8:36 pm. Theyll still be dealing with the aftermath of Annas rape, even though Anna would prefer they didnt have to. In a shocking twist, he and Mary end up sleeping together (an unheard of scandal), and he dies while in bed with her. Both Anna and Mary suspect John of being involved as he was absent the whole day of the accident, having told Carson he was going to York, but there is no proof he was involved, and they take the matter no further. Its time period is one of major cultural shift, especially in regards to the institutions that give the family their prestige. Nearly half of British viewers believe ethnic minorities and LGBT communities are over-represented on TV, Head over heels for Kate! 8/15/2015 in General Discussion. British Summer Time begins in March but do you wind your watch forward Britain braces for brutal -9C Arctic snap: Met Office warns more snow and ice could lash the country next Father-of-three drowned in hot tub while on weekend break to Welsh seaside with his family, inquest hears. Anna's joy at discovering that her husband is finally coming home is lovely to watch. However, Vera has compromising information that will delay the divorce. Anna's stepfather had also sexually abused her (!!) It wouldnt be Downton without Anna and Bates facing some kind of trouble in their marriage or on the show, right? Downstairs, Bates' wife Vera threatens to delay their divorce, then dies mysteriously, after which Anna and Bates marry in secret. She even began to tell her employer about the soap incident. Rather than go through the entire episode again piece by piece, we are instead going to look at a singular event that transpires within it. She died and he walked free. As Tablet recounted, the pair met in "a classic British meet-cute, in the middle of a pouring rainstorm." Dan Kois: I agree with June.Downton is guilty of a lot of sins, but one of them isn't misdirection. Plus, Gillingham isn't short or that bright (as Mary discovered in Season 5). February 17, 2014 @ And it's true wearing pants was a pretty big risk at the time! She committed suicide with rat poison in the pie she baked. Downton Abbey garnered legions of fans for its gripping drama as much as its glorious landscape shots. More: Downton Abbey empowers women of all ages to keep having sex. Sadly, Cora loses the baby thanks to a scheme involving soap left next to the bathtub by Cora's disgruntled maid, O'Brien. Edith, finally at peace with Michael Gregson's death but missing Marigold desperately, had thrown a book into her fireplace, causing the blaze. Downton Abbey for a better position. Luckily, after Bates is found guilty of murder, his sleuthing wife Anna eventually finds the evidence needed to set him free in Season 3. 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. February 24, 2014 @ While this scene might not be quite as exciting as others, fans were still overjoyed. "It was an eye-opening experience," actress Joanne Froggatt, who plays maid Anna, said of her character's rape during season four. Maud's maid Lucy forms a bond with Tom Branson in the meantime. It's 1924, and people are coming and going all over Downton Abbey. Edith "adopts" Marigold, but Tom and Robert eventually figure out that she's Edith's biological child. Nevertheless, it wasn't until the 1970s that it became normal to see a woman in pants. One of the worst death scenes is Sybil's. He says "he is not a free man". After everything theyve been through, Bates let Anna know that she is what truly makes him happy and the only thing that matters. Of all of Downton Abbey's love stories, the romance between Mr. Carson and Mrs. Hughes is certainly one of the most poignant and touching. So, when it was announced during the Season 6 premiere that the real culprit who pushed and killed Mr. Green confessed to the crime (and her confession was proven by a witness), Im pretty sure all fans rejoiced. The Entire Downton Abbey Timeline Explained. "Suffice it to say he's got more charisma in his gallantly umbrella-wielding left arm than the rest of the cast put together." With the middle class rising and the aristocracy on the outs, Downton's staff begins to disperse, and its lands are sold off. Season five offers a dizzying array of romantic entanglements none of which are entirely untroubled. EXCLUSIVE - Revealed: Carol Kirkwood's secret toyboy fianc - 13 years her junior - is a divorced police 'Digital antidepressants' to be rolled out on the NHS as health bosses give eight apps and web-based therapy BBC journalists vote 'overwhelmingly' to stage series of strikes in move that could sabotage corporation's 'This is the most ridiculous thing I've seen!' Mr Green, who raped Anna Bates in Downton Abbey a few episodes ago, has been killed, somewhat mysteriously, in the series finale. Bates shoves Thomas to a wall, calls him a "filthy little rat," and threatens to "punch your shining teeth through the back of your head." Bates, as played by Brendan Coyle, also has form of sorts, after he was convicted of murdering his wife Vera. Accidents happen and karma is a bitch. He explains that the fact he still had it, untorn, was proof that he never used it. They start painting it and it is done by the time O'Brien pays a visit. Downton Abbey: The Complete Scripts, Season Two. John swears to punish the man who attacked his wife. John Bates returns to Downton Abbeyafter his mother's funeral. He said "something else may turn up" (in Season 6, I'm sure), but for now, both Anna and Bates got to come home and continue to work at Downton. Tom also joins in the management of Downton, and the two attempt to modernize. 41. Matthew takes leave and returns to Downton, informing the family that he is engaged to a young woman named Lavinia Swire, leaving Mary devastated. She threw the ticket in the fireplace. In fact, writers at Maclean's even called it the "best Downton moment, ever." John Bates (husband) Mrs Bates (mother-in-law) Mr Harlip (cousin) In 1920, after Audrey Bartlett gives a testimony that clears his name, Bates is released from prison, and he returns with Anna to a cottage near Downton. Thomas Barrow and Sarah O'Brien make several attempts to get rid of him. Violet is reunited with Prince Kuragin, a Russian royal whom she met in St. Petersburg in 1874. Robert has an investigator look into it further, and "Patrick" abruptly departs. Another new footman, Jimmy, and a new maid, Ivy, join the ranks downstairs and many flirtations ensue. Tom becomes the new land agent for the Downton estate at the suggestion of Violet, the Dowager Countess. Rose was carrying one too many wicker cake baskets when Atticus appeared to gallantly hold her umbrella for her. Matthew has a job,something utterly unheard of within the Crawley family. As one writer gushed, "I screamed. As a result, Robert makes Matthew more involved in running the estate. However, he quickly puts himself back in the family's good graces when he rescues Edith from a fire in her room. She couldnt bring herself to tell anyone about it, but she decided to leave the decision up to Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery). In order to improve the servants' opinions of him, Bates goes to a a shop that has devices that will supposedly correct his limp. That said, at least they have each other to lean on during all the difficult times. Anna and Bates, in front of the servants, ask Carson and Mrs Hughes, the housekeeper, to conduct a search on the servant's rooms. The Downton Abbey Season 5 finale episode acted like the greatest hits of the season with drama, humor, scandal, and intrigue. In fact, the moment was so perfect, one fan even recreated the moment for his own proposal. He reveals that he has known all along that Mr Green was the man who raped her, since Green mentioned he went down to the kitchens during the concert. I found it really grinding that even though Bates was, by his own admission, an alcoholic who was physically violent towards his wife, she's still portrayed as the antagonist forstanding in the way of his extramarital affair? "Most of my scenes were filmed in Lincoln where there's a perfectly preserved Victorian prison." Prince Harry 'hated woke nonsense' and 'made jokes we are no longer allowed to make' before meeting Meghan, 'We met a Princess'! She decides that she is going to sell Lady Mary's scandalous secret regardless. Bates was so angry he pulled the rat poison from under the bed and dumped the liquid into the pie crust dough she was working on. Barrow and O'Brien have a falling out, after which O'Brien leads Barrow to believe that Jimmy, the new footman, is sexually attracted to him. After Bates successfully got Craig on bad terms with the guards by putting the drugs in his bed, his and Anna's letters were finally delivered to each of them. 7:25 pm. Anna is heartbroken. If I had any inklings that she killed Green, they were completely erased during her teary-eyed confession of her past to Bates. Anna is nonetheless overjoyed that he is innocent, and that they no longer have to keep secrets between one another. As she explained to HuffPost, along with Mr. Bates' trial, this scene was one of her only "raw, reactive scenes." Cookies help us deliver our Services. i think the point is that he seriously regretted who he was when he was an alcoholic. 7:22 pm, 1)Bates was on his way to confront Green and witnessed him getting struck or the aftermath of it. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. His parents offer to take care of the baby, under the condition that Ethel not have contact with the child. 1:35 am, dinos Sounds like Sybil was about 60 years ahead of her time! 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. Some serious excitement wraps up the TV series. Her independence made her a likeable and exciting character. She tells Mary, and they burn the ticket. Share some of your thoughts below, and also be sure to visit the link here if want to read some more news related to the show. Violet reveals that she's sick and won't last much longer, but they're all British, so no one cries. I see a very suspenseful season ending cliffhanger involving these two ? She places her secretly in the care of a farmer and his wife who live nearby. Scandal! No wonder viewers loved seeing them finally reunited. As in the rape subplot, Downton Abbey went through the pretense of tackling a serious issue racism without really digging into it. He believes he can finally divorce Vera and therefore proposes to Anna. Bates visits Anna in prison, staying behind while the family holiday at Brancaster Castle. Whether you're an Edith fan or not, the moment was incredibly sad. Marital status Jealous of her sister's fancy wedding and successful marriage, Edith pursues a much older man, Anthony Strallan, who reciprocates her feelings but knows he's too old for her. Carson and Mrs. Hughes get engaged. Black How can someone be so despicable . It is suspected that the death was suicide, although lack of a suicide note suggests there was no premeditation. Downton Abbey Season 5 premieres Sunday, Jan. 4 at 9 p.m. EST on PBS. In Downton Abbey, Mr. Bates was certainly one of the most hard done by characters. Molesley (in a moment of not complete uselessness) decided to prove Bates's innocence by going around York and showing Batess photo to all of the pubs in the town. Carlisle later telephones Lady Mary regarding Vera's threat to her husband. She adorably replies, "I thought you'd never ask." Vera knew John Bates since childhood, and they married young and had an extremely unhappy marriage. After going through the ups and downs of Mary and Matthew's relationship, fans of the show finally thought everything was going to be alright. John offers Vera money to keep quiet about the story that she was blackmailing him with and to leave them alone. No one's in a great mood in season four. Knowing that if Edith will outrank her if she marries Bertie, Mary spitefully reveals that Marigold is Edith's biological child. As Town & Country put it, "She was a fashion risk taker.". You wont watch the show anymore if Mr Bates killed his wifes rapist? JudithDear Every week when we review the American airing of Downton Abbey, we take a little bit of a different approach than we did when watching this show when it aired in the United Kingdom. Reaction was divided in the UK after this aired, and we can only imagine that it will also be here. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. I reckon he's penniless. Wow, high praise indeed! Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Thomas Barrow and lady's maid Sarah O'Brien strive to have him sacked from Downton Abbey. Don't know why yet but we will soon see. One thing that Downton Abbey did exceptionally well was romance. No wonder fans were thrilled with his first appearance. In fact, as the Mirror noted, it was the conclusion of what was probably the "most heart-warming storyline of the series." whose real name is Crawley, as well as his servants. When Vera dies (we later find out by suicide), Bates is accused of her murder. 2)Bates pushed him and he happened to fall into the line of the lorry. She asks for large amounts of money, refusing a divorce so he cannot marry fellow servant Anna Smith and blackmails him, threatening to expose Lady Mary's secret. She also wants her husband to give notice and come back to her since she has tried living on her own and does not like it. Only Anna, who helps him up, offers him any sympathy and friendship. By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. ITV has announced Downton will return for a fifth series next year. Zara's husband announces a two-month tour with his rugby podcast Behind-the-scenes at fashion week with the Spencers! He wouldn't even throw her under and blame her when it would have affected his job at Downton. The writer likes to keep things murky with Bates' character. It was her last resort to ruin his life, and she was willing to die to make him miserable. She woke up and since nothing else could be done, she continued to knee the dough then baked the pie. So, despite their little bit of happiness, it sure seems like Anna and Bates are going to encounter even more hard times. The death of Mr. Bates' ex-wife Vera was used to enhance the plot line between Mr. Bates and his new wife, Anna. Eye colour Last night on Downton Abbey, poor, wrongfully imprisoned Bates was upset because he didn't have any. Anna and Bates have earned a break, so someone else has to be found guilty of Green's murder in Season 6. Baxter and Molesley are able to prove that Bates wasn't in London at the time of Green's death, and he and Anna are both left alone. Anna becomes pregnant, and delivers a healthy son to much rejoicing. Instead of being seen as the victim of sexual abuse that she is, she is now looked at as a woman with a history of attacking men. Okay, the show definitely doesn't want us to think he killed her, but I'll always theorise that he totally did. John Bates (b. As bespoke tailoring businessKing & Allen explained, trousers did enter women's fashion "for leisure activities" in the 1880s. While this moment seems pretty preposterous, it turns out, the incident is actually based on true events. Downton's lead character Lady Mary Crawley was in little doubt he had been deliberately pushed in revenge for raping her ladies maid Anna Bates. Biographicalinformation Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. What makes the moment so incredible is watching Anna, Cora, and Mary trying to get rid of the evidence of Mary's indiscretion watching the three women scuttle down the hallway carrying the dead body made for a juicy plot point that viewers ate up. Major Bryant, who recovered from war injuries at Downton, dies in the war, leaving behind a child he fathered with Ethel, a maid at Downton. Mary's happiness seems to be the only thing that matters in this household," one said. Inside the forest palace 'Putin shares with his gymnast lover and their secret children': Luxury estate Do not sell or share my personal information. In the scene, Carson, ever the dignified stoic, asks Mrs. Hughes to marry him after telling her he bought them a cottage. Mary and Tony have a good little fling, but Mary eventually rejects his proposal, much to Violet's chagrin. The few who know about Annas rape worry that Bates killed him. 5:22 am. Downton Abbey's Anna and Mr Bates finally get happy ending as they welcome a healthy baby boy. Edith becomes increasingly close to her editor, Michael Gregson. When Anna defends herself, asking why she would want to do that, Bates replies, "Because you think I'm a murderer." "As a fan, I hope this couple will get back to the heart of their relationship, which is incredibly strong and warm. you'd only need one dose to commit suicide, Thats what I read too! That wasnt my objection. Even in a modern car, the round trip would involve at least eight hours driving. Mrs. Hughes is tough, but I expected her to tear Green apart until there was nothing left of him. Is it even someone we've seen on Downton Abbey before? Mary later thanks John for what he did for her. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. The young kitchen servant had promised to marry the footman but never intended to go through with it. Hastily, Thomas and O'Brien run to their rooms to search for the box as they speculate that Bates and Anna put it in their rooms. In order to keep Vera quiet about Kemal Pamuk and Mary Crawley, her husband bribes her for a divorce, which she reluctantly accepts. Vera was one of Downton Abbey's most despicable antagonists and often tried to . The pair marry surrounded by family and servants with William's bed decked out in flowers. As for Bates, he could not bare to see his wife in prison, so he gave a false confession to the Green murder and fled Downton. Bates wasnt there. Upon arrival, the staff (except Anna Bates and to some extent William Mason) give him the cold shoulder as they do not believe he is suited to the job as Lord Grantham's valet as he uses a cane. Some will find reason to believe that Bates is the killer in "Downton Abbey" Season 5. 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