The Crawleys have a rather full house with the return of Matthew – about to start his assignment at home to boost recruitment – and his fiancé and mother; Mary’s guest, Mr. Carlisle, a newspaper man and clearly interested beau; and cousin Rosamund comes at Violet’s behest.
Overworking himself because of the lack of footman to wait in the dining room, Carson succumbs to stress at their dinner and as if that weren’t enough excitement for those living at Downton Abbey, Rosamund finds that Matthew’s fiancé is much better acquainted with Mr. Carlisle than anyone could have guessed.
Edith finds her calling to help others by driving a tractor for a local farmer, but unfortunately her mutual attraction to the married man results in a kiss seen by the farmer’s wife who quickly puts a stop to her aide.
With the suicide of a depressed patient after learning he must leave Downton Cottage Hospital, Cora and Robert agree to let their home be turned into a convalescent home, threatening to disrupt everyone’s lives.
My Thoughts:
I did not expect Mr. Bates back so quickly. And I feel like he should have been gone longer. I know he’s not exactly back, but I think it would have been a more impactful absence if they’d had him actually gone for a full episode.
No matter how many times Thomas shows himself to be remotely human, I won’t believe it. The scene in which the patient kills himself rather than be sent away and Thomas is shown weeping felt off to me. I won’t say that Thomas has no capacity for sorrow, but I don’t feel that particular moment was built up enough to make his grief feel real, especially since he goes back to being the same old arse he was before.
I really do love Iain Glen in just about anything he does. He can take characters I’ve hated in other formats or adaptations and make me seriously consider liking them. I don’t get much of a feeling for his character in this episode, but I am hoping to see more of him!
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