#downton abbey a new era spoilers
Tue, 03 May 2022 20:03:41
So I just saw Downton Abbey: A New Era. I’ve got some thoughts and had some emotions. Be warned, I’ll have some vague spoilers in here.
- Baxter and Molesley made me so happy in this one. FUCKING FINALLY!!!!
- Sidebar, Mr. Molesley is finally getting all the love and respect he deserves. It’s about damn time!
- Edith and Mary getting to be proper sisters to one another is long overdue. I love that they can snark at one another, but those comments don’t come from a mean place. They come from a light-hearted familial place. It’s just two sisters being sisters and doing the “I love you, but I’m also the only one who is allowed talk shit about you; anyone else who tries will be summarily punched out” thing. They’re hug towards the end where they just leaned into one another should get so much recognition. Edith and Mary have come a long way in their relationship and they’re both better for it.
- I cried. If you’ve seen the movie, you know why.
- My headcanon that Tom Branson is Violet Crawley’s favorite grandchild still stands. Him calling her by her given name (especially after all this time) warned my heart.
- The Crawley next generation has gotten so big! I can hardly believe it.
- The entirety of the French plot line was one of costume porn, landscape porn, and drama. I enjoyed it.
- Seeing both Mary and Edith taking on different interests and jobs is nice. Mary as a voice actress — that’s a turn I appreciate. Also, Edith getting back into her magazine and writing is a good thing. I love a boss bitch and they both served that in this film.
- On another side note, if we do get more Downton Abbey after this, I’d love to see Edith at her magazine dealing with the effects of the Great Depression. (It is Marigold’s legacy after all.) Also, it’d be a great way to get Spratt back as a one scene wonder. (I, for one, want to know how his Agony Aunt column is going.)
- All of the established couples are adorable as expected.
- The combination of Anna, Daisy, and Cora with the lead actress at the Abbey is nice. Women supporting women, I dig it.
- Daisy the matchmaker is not something I expected, but I can get behind it. It feels like she’s starting to take on that role for the next generation. That’s not a bad thing.
“Suppose someone comes in, what would they say?”
“I don’t care.”
