And nothing really happened as a consequence anyway. This is the same man who risked everything by making a pass at Jimmy. He might need to be secretive and he might be terrified of losing his position in the house, but he is a proud man and nobody’s fool. (Who remembers the time he bought all the black market flour and then went mad in the shed with it?) But I struggle to believe that he is really ashamed of who he is. Yes, he had his demons and was prone to folly. For the first two to three series, Thomas was feisty, conniving and deliciously evil. The other painfully repeated storyline – and one that jars the most – is Thomas’ struggle with his sexuality. (I had forgotten about “poor Mrs Schroder”.) And now Rose is falling in love once more with someone who is “not one of us”. This is the second time Lady Edith has had to decide whether to pull The Impostor Child out of a foster family. I keep expecting the Turkish ambassador’s long-lost twin brother to turn up and have a cardiac arrest while ravishing Lady Mary.īranson has faced the choice between the family and his radical ideas before.
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But for anyone on board since series one, the deja vu is becoming exhausting. For cosy Sunday night viewing, there’s nothing offensive about Downton. Instead, we were served up one echo of a previous dilemma after another. The neckline alone of Lady Mary’s navy silk bias-cut dress deserved an Oscar.īut we were not allowed a cocktail party. Why is it that with three minutes and 50 seconds to go, they start rolling up the carpets for an exciting cocktail party? I wouldn’t have minded a whole episode of cocktail party, showing off what Downton does best: fabulously lavish sets, glittering period detail and gorgeous costumes. Read Viv Groskop’s episode four blog here.Ī slow and sedate episode with only Richard E Grant getting socked in the jaw to jolt us out of the sweet sherry stupor that this programme seems to induce. Don’t read on if you haven’t seen series five, episode five. The way she portrays herself to others isn’t necessarily the truth.SPOILER ALERT: This blog is for people watching Downton Abbey series five. His brief conversation with Addy was illuminating because it brought into focus some inconsistencies with Colette. When he eventually ends up in Colette’s home, drunk and hovering over her daughter, you can see not only a man that’s broken but also a man that’s making sense. Imagine being Will at that moment and seeing the woman you’re equal parts in love with and obsessed with looking happy and content with her husband and wife, while you’re day drinking and trying to convince men to join the military - a cause you don’t even fully believe in.Įverything hits Will like a Mack truck, and he’s suddenly forced to confront his loneliness, and it leads him to drink more, fight Kurtz and even stalk Colette a bit.Ĭolette: This is my life that we're talking about. And he completely loses it when he sees the French family out for lunch.
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