By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. It was a classic case of enemies who fall for each other and we loved every minute of it. Born She was a vindictive sociopath. If he indeed has killed Mr. Green as many suspect, then I have little mercy for the character and the writer is a sadist. YouTube. At first, Anna is the only person at Downton who is kind to Bates when he arrives, and the two share a special bond that eventually progresses into love. Season three covers 1920 to 1921, and begins with Matthew and Mary's wedding. Isobel, Matthew's mother and a former nurse, trains Sybil, who takes an active role in the running of the hospital. As Town & Country put it, "She was a fashion risk taker.". After a very difficult labor, Sybil gives birth to a baby girl. Bates wasn't there. You must be joking. The show was packed to the brim with unforgettable moments in fact, it was pretty hard to get through a single episode without emitting a shocked gasp or two. Despite this, he is eventually able to earn the respect of much of the staff, such as Anna Smith and Mr Carson, who are impressed by his . Ultimately, Anthony leaves Edith at the altar. 2023 SheMedia, LLC. The family lawyer, Mr. Murray, assuaged that fear though. Anna also proves herself as a maid and is promoted to lady's maid for Mary during the course of the series. But I still think hes somewhat involved. Anna's joy at discovering that her husband is finally coming home is lovely to watch. The writer has asked the viewer to endure an overused theme with Bates as the innocent lifer in prison once too often. February 20, 2014 @ But Bates isnt foolish despite his enduring love for Anna. So, despite their little bit of happiness, it sure seems like Anna and Bates are going to encounter even more hard times. In a shocking twist, he and Mary end up sleeping together (an unheard of scandal), and he dies while in bed with her. While this moment seems pretty preposterous, it turns out, the incident is actually based on true events. With Anna's help, he finds the snuff box in his room (as Anna predicted), and Anna offers to put it in Miss O'Brien's room if he wanted to. Sybil is the young, spunky daughter of the Crawley family who scandalously falls for the Irish chauffeur. This season's Christmas special finds everyone in London for Lady Rose's debutante ball and presentation at court. February 24, 2014 @ February 17, 2014 @ She couldnt bring herself to tell anyone about it, but she decided to leave the decision up to Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery). So, when Matthew finally proposed, viewers were over the moon. One of her boldest moments came in the fourth episode of Season 1 when she stunned her family by wearing not a dress but harem pants! All of the main cast return to their roles, alongside some new faces who bring plenty of intrigue to the storied estate. He explains that the fact he still had it, untorn, was proof that he never used it. Cut to an ominous clip of the Dowager Countess of Grantham saying, "We don't always get our just desserts." Thankfully, his sentence was changed to life in prison, and, of course, later on in the series, the charges were reversed (via E! Growing tired of waiting, Anna tells Bates that she wants to marry him immediately. Carlisle summons Vera to his office, and forces Vera into silence regarding any incident about Lady Mary (including the Pamuk scandal). Lord Grantham and his wife Cora (Elizabeth McGovern) have 3 daughters, Mary, Edith, and Sybil. And Bates proved his innocence when he revealed that his train ticket to London had been unripped and thus, he had been in York when Green died in London. John Bates (b. Black Pop down to London, swift murder, home again same day., Drama: In one of the series' most controversial scenes Anna Bates is raped by gentleman's valet Mr Green, Winging to a close: Viewers were quick to condemn the nearly 90 minute finale as dull because so little of note actually occurred, A third said: The travel time seems amazing.. He explains to Anna he wanted to kill him, and was planning on going to London, but he did not get on the train despite purchasing a ticket. Then, Matthew says, "Would you stay, if I asked you to?" Cora blames Robert for her death: Robert listened to his old friend, an obstetrician named Sir Philip Tapsel, over their own doctor, who wanted to send Sybil to the hospital for a C-section. But as this movie wraps in 1927, viewers know their way of life will soon face massive upheaval. Reputation management expert reveals why it doesn't just happen to How did Russia lose HALF of its 45,000 elite paratroopers in just seven months? Downstairs, Bates' wife Vera threatens to delay their divorce, then dies mysteriously, after which Anna and Bates marry in secret. Fortunately, another prisoner, Dent, who hates Craig, warns him in time. Meanwhile, downstairs, O'Brien and an ambitious footman named Thomas scheme against Bates, a friend of Robert's from the Boer War who's been brought on as Robert's valet. One of the earlier victims has an advocate with a mission. As she revealed to Mr. Bates, shes had several miscarriages. As most Downton Abbey fans will know, the show was filled with its fair share of medical mishaps. And she certainly did an amazing job she even won a Golden Globe for her work in this season! Female This touching moment was definitely one of the best of the whole series. Later he alarms Miss O'Brien when he mentions "her ladyship's soap," which Thomas has mentioned to himindicating he knows she caused Cora's miscarriage back in 1914. So who actually killed Green? Downstairs, Mrs. Patmore helps Daisy and new footman Andy move Daisy's father-in-law Mr. Mason onto his new farm. The thing is, we know he has this level of darkness within him, and he had basically figured out that Green was the man responsible for raping his wife. Things are thrown into chaos in the very first episode, however, with the sinking of the Titanic, on which Patrick and his father James were traveling. I suspect that Bates was off putting a down payment on that little hotel he promised Anna. At the end of the last season, Mrs. Hughes (Phyllis Logan) found a train ticket in Bates' coat pocket. Familyinformation As the series progressed, viewers became more and more invested in the Crawley family and their loveable troop of servants. OddOne: I believe Card Sharp Guy/Terrance Sampson, was the culprit not in Greens demise but in the disappearance of Michael Gregson, who had beaten Green at his own game of Poker. It is suspected that the death was suicide, although lack of a suicide note suggests there was no premeditation. Scandal! Bates and Anna, a lady's maid, have their budding relationship put on pause by Bates' wife, Vera, from whom Bates is estranged. Anna and Bates reconcile after Mrs. Hughes tells Bates that a stranger broke in and raped Anna. Using her husband's name, she obtains a service post in the household of the Hugh MacClare, the Marquess of Flintshire since Susan MacClare, the Marchioness of Flintshire is the cousin of the Earl of Grantham, Robert Crawley. Perhaps it was another one of Green's rape victims (the police mentioned that Anna's case was not an isolated incident and the person who allegedly pushed him was short). When Sergeant Willis comes back to Downton saying that the confession was real, the servants and the upstairs family have an informal ball in the servant's hall. For most of this episode, viewers were left staring at the screen as Daisy resisted tying the knot with the lovely William. And Mrs Bates immediately suspected the crime. Later, when Cora fell ill with the Spanish flu, O'Brien stayed up all night to tend to her out of guilt. She decides that she is going to sell Lady Mary's scandalous secret regardless. Isobel rejects a proposal from Lord Merton because his sons oppose the marriage. And the thought did cross my mind that maybe, just maybe, Anna really had been the one to push Green out in front of London traffic. Rose is a wild child who likes to drink and party, adding s bit of youthful fun to the series after so much tragedy. 7:25 pm. While the scene definitely wasn't fun to watch, at least it sounds like it was super fun to make. Durrant finds out and pressures Audrey Bartlett to change her story when Bates' lawyer George Murray comes to see her. Maybe the witness who heard Green speak to someone was mistaken, and no one actually intentionally pushed Green. The writer likes to keep things murky with Bates character. Carson's failing health forces him to retire, with the Crawleys hiring Thomas as their new head butler. Most of us probably remember how upsetting this storyline was when it first aired. Visit our. Mary dumps Richard and reconnects with Matthew, whose wounds have healed. The final season of Downton Abbey covers the spring and summer of 1925. She wouldn't give him a divorce even when she'd been unfaithful and they hated each other. However, at the end, a police officer announced that Anna is off the hook. However, it was not to be. Downton Abbey: The Complete Scripts, Season Two. I agree with this theory. Anna's main concern with telling Bates about the horrific sexual assault was that she thought her husband (with a criminal past) would kill Green if he discovered it was him. And as The Guardian pointed out, it was probably one of the most demanding scenes actress Elizabeth McGovern, who played Cora, had in the whole series. I think he probably also was responsible for his ex-wifes murder. But this puts him on bad terms with the guards, who cut off all correspondence between him and Anna and prevents her from visiting him. This throws the household into a tizzy. From the very beginning of the show, she refused to follow the dated rules of society. She is devastated. His parents offer to take care of the baby, under the condition that Ethel not have contact with the child. Anna was arrested and sent to jail in episode 8 of Season 5 for the murder of Green. She leaves in a huff as she realizes that she was tricked and silenced, but not before telling Carlisle that ruin was not over for her husband. Maria Doyle Kennedy, Mrs Bates (mother-in-law) Mr Harlip (cousin). The strongest point to back up the case for Vera having ingested Arsenic for a long time is when Mrs Bartlett says that Vera was described as "wearing a halo" - Arsenic, after it has had time to get into the lungs, makes the person's breath fluorescent, which is where the halo - made from Vera's breath - would have come from. Season three thus says goodbye to two beloved characters in only nine episodes, leaving the show without Sybil or Matthew. He probably made other enemies. Theres no doubt the final season is all about moving forward, as Lady Edith put it. The device is an utter failure, and it causes him great pain until Mrs Hughes finds out and persuades Bates to get rid of the device, and he does it by tossing it into a pond. February 17, 2014 @ When Anna returns back to Downton, she is in a better mood that when she had left. Sundays brand new episode opened up with Anna being released on bail, but still not officially cleared of the murder. Bates and Anna realize that this looks bad for him and that he may be accused of murdering his wife. Bates threatens Craig that he will give information to the authorities that will get Craig's sentence extended and Durrant fired, unless they get her to tell the truth. Anna explains the prosecutors found out she had struck her stepfather with a knife after he sexually assaulted her. 1:49 am. Yikes! Wow, high praise indeed! Affiliation Elgin982 However, it was hard not to enjoy her sweet romance with the adorable Atticus. February 17, 2014 @ "There's a danger about Bates," Fellowes told TV Guide, "that goes back to his time in prison when he was falsely convicted of killing his first wife.". I can't imagine Downton Abbey not clearing up this mystery in Season 6, but I'm hoping that whoever pushed Green wasn't a female victim of his she's had it hard enough without having to get convicted of his murder. 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