Monday, February 23, 2015

Downton Abbey 5.8



Fast-forward two months from the last episode and the wedding preparations for Rose and Atticus’ wedding are in the final stages. Their parents are set to meet just days before the wedding is to take place. They’ve had some difficulties with the difference in their religions and get another blast of meanness when someone frames Atticus, supposedly caught sneaking around with another girl after his bachelor party. Tom, meanwhile, seems to have made up his mind to leave Downton and move to America, much to Mary’s vocal dismay. There’s a lovely scene with her and Carson, reminding us of how close they are despite the different circles they live in. And Robert, the thoughtful lord that he is, has a special surprise for Mrs. Patmore at the ceremony for the memorial. But with all the happy turns taking place, poor Anna and Bates are extremely unhappy. When the inspector starts interviewing them again, having dug up new evidence of Green’s nasty character, they worry that their hopes of putting it all behind them were in vain. And that is exactly what happens when Anna is wrongly arrested for the death of Green. Oh, the drama and heartache! Poor Mr. Bates. Mrs. Hughes put it well when she said, “Sorrow seems to follow them around.”

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