By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Branson gets sexist about how Edna could never be as pure or as marriage-worthy as his dear departed Sibyl. Its questions like that that have us eager for episodes to come. Mr. Barrow had a terrible time in his last season of Downton Abbey. In an incredibly harrowing moment on Downton Abbey, Anna was raped by Lord Gillingham's valet Mr. Green.When Rose organized opera singer Dame Nellie Melba to come perform at the abbey (who was a . After last week's extremely upsetting episode, many viewers of "Downton Abbey" wondered where the show could possibly go from there, what with a violent attack on one of the show's most beloved characters. The most surprising development is the appearance of actual romantic chemistry where Lady Mary is concerned a no-show during the entire three seasons of her love affair with Matthew. She is played by actress MyAnna Buring. There is nothing but regret in me, Branson affirms. The tie the knot, and move into a cottage of their own, where they settle in to married life . I am full of regrets. After Tom goes to bed later that night, Edna sneaks up to his room and enters after asking if he was still awake. Great scene. All the show tunes! Edith actually has sex! Image Gallery of Renesmee Cullen, who is played by actress Mackenzie Foy. No matter whether or not you find their story unbearableand, yes, they arespeaking about a rape victim along the lines of sufferability vs. insufferability is pretty gross. In any case they hit dangerously sappy scenes like this one out of the park: .css-rj2jmf{height:1em;width:1.5em;margin-right:3px;vertical-align:baseline;fill:#866D50;}LG: Will you kiss me? Mrs Hughes threatens to summon a doctor to examine her if she persists with her lie. She knows that Thomas is the illegitimate son of OBrien and Lord Grantham and the rightful heir to the house. I loved it when Thomas called her a manipulative little bitch in the stairwell snark-off. Edna doesn't think she has done anything wrong, insisting she is just as good as he and that there was nothing improper. The Giants win the pennant! The whether and how of Marys succumbing to Tonys overpowering charm should sail us through the rest of the season at least. Isomehow get the feeling that quite alot of the people in Downton Abbeys servant quarters will be unexpectedly drowning in thefinale. Thomas may be a reformed despicable person now, but even so, if there . Even when she rises from housemaid to lady's maid, she shows signs of distaste at serving rather than being . And we get this bit of dialogue, which Ithink it is important to reproduceverbatim: Mrs. Hughes: If you persist in your lie, Ill summon the doctor and have him examineyou. 45K subscribers in the DowntonAbbey community. Photograph: /Married Love, PBSwill still delay broadcasts of British hit Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey producer: 'no plans to end the show', Downton Abbey's next series may be its last, hints Julian Fellowes, Americans want to see Downton Abbey at the same time as the Brits, Downton Abbey season four, episode two: leaving lightheartedness behind, Downton Abbey season four: as beautifully British and baffling as ever. Tom Branson confides in Mrs Hughes over Edna's threats. Edna is a former housemaid who is conniving and scheming. Why else would you buy this book of instructions? I just started watching too! Edna is sneaky, dishonest, and not particularly fun to watchshe's so obviously those first two things that you can't imagine anyone, upstairs or downstairs, would be so foolish as to trust or engage her. I guess she could have just let him find her next to her in the bed when he sobered/woke up, but I feel like if there was doubt he may have eluded to that when he said about it to Mrs Hughes. I hate Edna too, but Bunting deserves every inch of hate she gets. When are Cousin Isobel and Dr Clarkson going to make out? Were meant to believe that Edna is abitch, not acriminal; that her crime is aspiring above the working class, not committing sexual assault. Mar 22, 2014 - Edna Braithwaite was a general maid who arrived at Downton Abbey in September 1921 and left soon after, then briefly returned as lady's maid to Lady Grantham. For, rather than dropping teacups, Branson has been dropping trou, in the company of Evil Maid Edna. So, good news: Two other characters are ambiguously raped, or threatened with rape, in this hour alone! Matthew will someday inherit both the earls title and his real estate, thanks to the entail. Edna Braithwaite Ah yes, the scheming maid who tried to hit on Tom while he was mourning Sybils death, got fired, then managed to worm her way back into Downton to work as Coras ladys maid, then pursued Tom relentlessly until she finally hit that and then tried to convince him he had gotten her pregnant. Tony Gillingham to Lady Mary, making a strong case for himself: TG: Look, I never met Matthew, but Im sure hes a splendid chap.. Height This is framed, for the most part, as an awkward yet consensual scenario: Branson is just some guy, coming off aparticularly rough and eclampsia-related break-up, who happened to get drunk at aparty and hook up with the nearest willing woman, even though he knew it was probably abad idea. Thomas then calls her a manipulative little witch and expresses delight that her schemes have come to nothing. Press J to jump to the feed. First Ill lock you in this room. So I dont think they did have sex that night. January 20, 2014, 8:13 AM. Downton Abbey Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Her shock at the ever-changing world will not wane this episode thoughlater, Edith is caught at six in the mornin] coming home from a kinky night at Gregsons at six in the morning. Categories. Simply put: Even in an episode about rape, the idea of aperson intentionally feeding an unwilling sexual target liquor until that target becomes unable to fight her off didnt appear to strike the Downton Abbey writers as rape, perse. She later takes his arm at the Thirsk Fair. Portrayed by She does, though she thinks Edna is not cut out to be a housemaid. She is played by actress MyAnna Buring. Have thoughts or reactions to this or any other piece that you'd like to share? If only Sybil was still alive (and I cant believe they killed her off, the couple deserved much more screen time). .css-rj2jmf{height:1em;width:1.5em;margin-right:3px;vertical-align:baseline;fill:#866D50;}So widespread in Anglo-Saxon countries is the view that it is only depraved women who have such feelings (especially before marriage) that most women would rather die than acknowledge that they do at times feel a physical yearning indescribable, but as profound as hunger for food. In this episode, that role is briefly filled by Nanny West before the scheming Edna Braithwaite returns to Downton as Cora's new Lady's Maid, much to Tom's dismay. It must be said, however, that Joanne Froggatt shines in a new way in some of these scenes, especially when she demands of Mrs Hughes to be allowed to move back into the house. Title(s) The way she manipulates Tom by playing off his grief, getting him drunk, r*ping him, and THEN having the nerve to try to . Mrs. Hughes: Oh, yes, Ican. spoiler* it is revealed he has been injecting an expensive placebo of saline, and the unsterilised needles are what is making him ill. Downton AbbeySeason 4, . The upper-class yet rebellious Rose is having astar-crossed love affair, with abohemian artist, who saves her from her boorish upper-class suitor, and from whom her family tries to forbid her, and that artists name is Jack. Sylvia Federicis new book explains how violence against women was a necessary precondition for capitalism. By episodes end, all that had changed. Edna is promptly fired, and also told that shell never work again if she dares to speak about any of this, because heck: Once youve already got rape threats and slut-shaming in the picture, why not add alittle bit of fear and silencing to the equation? Given that Matthew died in a car crash, Mary agreed to marry Henry Talbot (Matthew Goode) provided he give up his dangerous racecar driving profession and open a car shop instead. Actress Siobhan Finneran has revealed that her exit was down to nothing more dramatic than her contract ending. Family of three: Anna and Mr Bates welcomed a baby in the drama-packed final episode of the ITV series. According to actress Sophie McShea, her character Daisy is engaged to Andy the footman in the upcoming film. Anna and Mr. Bates. Between Rose and Jack. Unlike the other servants, she shows no respect when talking with Tom, and refuses to stand up when he enters the servants hall. To be honest, I'm uncomfortable with how Bates so immediately factors into the rape, its foreshadowing and its aftermath. Who plays Edna Braithwaite Downton Abbey? Braithwaite had a certain interest in the book's . You were attacked by an evil, violentman!. Anna May Bates (ne Smith; born possibly in 1886) was head housemaid at Downton Abbey and is currently lady's maid to Lady Mary Crawley. What is this entail? The saddest Crawley lady finally got some last night, spending the night at her lover Michael Gregson's house before he heads off to Germany so he can get a divorce and they can be together. She also felt Edna might have fantasized about Tom in sort of a romantic way in the Christmas Special, but not so in Series 4. Meet Jack Ross, the American singer who comes to Roses rescue when her boozy dance partner runs to the restroom to hurl. Show the world that you always put yourself first. Rose and Jack. [6] In December 2012, Buring played protagonist Karen Clarke, a woman who is haunted by her past which eventually catches up with her, in a two-part drama called The Poison Tree that was broadcast . Having an extremely violent rape scene on my silly show about dresses was bad enough; they could at least invest enough time in the scene to find an original means of executingit. All this, and approximately 12 separate plot lines about whos dating whom andwhy. Question: How long does it take the returned Edna Braithwaite to seduce Tom Branson on Downton Abbey? You've got to feel bad for the guy. And yet, Ednas behavior is clearly predatoryshe knows that Branson doesnt want asexual relationship with her, she used alcohol to make that relationship happen against his wishes, and given the ominous way the actress is playing her, particularly in the matter of the drinks, some recappers actually wondered if she had drugged himin away that the show itself seems fundamentally unclear about. She now stars in a new British comedy where she . Later, in London, he vaguely asks Mary for advice without sharing any details, and Mary, who has experience in dealing with sticky situations (one word: Pamuk) advises that he tell someone who can . Edna leaves soon after being fired. I think if they'd wanted us to doubt whether it had actually happened, they would have had Tom expressly say that he didn't know whether it had happened. Sometimes women, even unmarried women, are stirred by feelings of acute sexual longing; at other times, married or single, they are not. How can he be clearly guilty if he clearly doesn't know what happened. 1886) is lady's maid to Lady Mary at Downton Abbey; previously she was first parlour maid and head housemaid. She has proven to be ambitious in moving above her social station. Downton temptress MyAnna Buring, who played maid Edna, on her steamy new film. Still, good on her for throwing caution to the wind. Iget the sense that Edna is counting on thelatter. No way to know whether Edith has read Stopes, but she seems like the target audience, marital status notwithstanding. Ok, I get what you're saying, I just wanna now how the heck such a great, simple name hadn't been snatched up yet! By the time the episode ends, she has shamed him, kissed him, tried to date him, and been fired . The fact that there is still an active reddit over a show that ended 4 years ago makes me SO HAPPY! I will never love again as I love you in this moment. Perhaps this episode is just necessary buildup and exposition for fireworks in the second half of the season? She reveals Edna knew how to prevent a pregnancy with the help of a book she found among Edna's things. She would be replaced by Phyllis Baxter, who had been hired on Thomas' recommendation (although he failed to reveal to Cora that she had been a criminal). Was Tiffany involved? Why, Im glad you asked. Wow. Single No political movement can be healthy unless it has its own press to inform it, educate it and orient it. Later, Green returns to his seat for the show, while Anna, face beaten and bloody, shivers and quakes in Mrs. Hughes's office. Lady Rose, who had been staying with her, would convince Cora to hire her, to make up for Sarah O'Brien having left Downton to be in the service of her mother, Susan MacClare. Six months have passed since Matthew Crawley's sudden death and baby -- 'scuse me -- Master George's birth, and the house is still in black mourning . Using the controversial methods espoused by the infamous Marie Stopes) and sacked her ceremoniously. Absolute bitch. Edna Braithwaite is the WORST. is getting over Matthew's death, and even if she was being a pill about it, giving her an ultimatumpromise to marry me or else I'll enter an unhappy unionisn't really fair. However, she had no clue as to what trouble Edna had caused, as she had been in Scotland when she caused her schemes before. And what of young George and Sybbie, the respectively fatherless and motherless Downton babies, who are paid no attention? Family Lady Rose seems flustered too, but for a very different reason. The episode plays their encounter both as arape and as casual sex with amessy aftermath, and sometimes plays it both ways at once during the same scene; in one moment, Bransons explaining that hes just in aweird place right now, and in another moment, its implied that he only had sex with her because he was so drunk that he was fundamentally unclear on what was happening. She makes him feel guilty about having moved up in the world, going so far as to get him to eat downstairs again and suggest that he drive them to the Thirsk Fair, after urging him to come with them. She later tells Mrs Hughes and Mr Carson that she had made plans to meet Tom, inappropriately using his first name, when they ask her to do a job that clashes with those plans, asking them if she must do what they asked her to do. His first act as the new Lord Grantham is to change the familys coat of arms to a picture of a maroon leather glove. He later tells her how uncomfortable and idiotic he feels in the company of the Crawley's old friends. I was so sad when it ended that I just started over! Buckle up, everyone: Its Sexual Assault Sensitivity Time at Downton Abbey. Joanne Froggatt has given fans a candid account of her divorce, admitting her life is in a state of "flux" after parting ways from her . She was such a troll, endlessly picking fights, arguing with people pointlessly, and throwing out insults. It will be great, they think, and invite alcoholic John as a date for Rose, and, er, Branson as a date for elderly Rosamund. She is petite, slim, and of average height. Loyalty Now we all know by now that you are not to take any adviceconcerning finances, relationships, parallel parking, or anything elsefrom the man who cannot manage unbuttoning his own cuffs, let alone Downton. Lady, you do not know Branson. I also discovered the show during quarantine (I knew of it before and wanted to watch because of Maggie Smith but I never got to do so). But, as so often with this sort of thing, the success or failure of the plot line about Annas rape scene depends largely on its aftermath. That sounds exactly the kind of thing Id do (make an account somewhere just to bitch about a fictional character), She was terrible yes and thats not the end of her I dont want to give spoilers in case you are still watching. JR, Tom Branson Is Sufferable:Tom screwed up by sleeping with Braithwaite, and he knows it, and given the circumstances, he handled himself remarkably well. unless otherwise noted. She . The actress confirmed her split from James Cannon last year. She is 26 at the beginning of the series. I see where he can be branded insufferable: he's as much at fault for the whole Braithwaite situation as she isand he knows itbut the show just makes her so conniving that it's hard not to see him as, well, tolerable. Following that night, Edna immediately and relentelessly schemes to get Tom to . Stockton, Calif., residents have stopped one multinational company from taking over their water system, but other localities remain threatened. So I dont think they actually slept together. Edna Braithwaite Press J to jump to the feed. Did Tom sleep with Edna on Downton Abbey? The series was broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom and on PBS in the United States, which supported the production as part of its Masterpiece Classic . Mary isnt getting much council on the surprise marriage proposal because Anna, understandably, has been infected by the same zombie pandemic that struck Mary in the season-four pilot. Esther Zuckerman and Joe Reid. The sextet go to a jazz club, and we viewers are given the Token Black Character we were promised way back in May. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. She even skips work to go see him in the Grantham Arms, after hearing that he would be eating lunch there. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Most of the insufferability on last night's episode of Downton was trumped by the over-the-top villainy of Edna Braithwaite. Better a broken heart than a broken neck, snaps Anna. Anyone else think they actually had sex? Someone may know for sure but I always thought they did sleep together because of her pregnancy claim? This is the official YouTube channel for Downton Abbey. And this is portrayed as perfectly fine, rather than evil and violent (in Mrs. Hughes words) because that woman is sexually active, uses birth control, and isnt avery nice person. Do not read on if you have not watched season 4, episode 3 of PBS'Downton AbbeyEpisodes 1 and 2 aired during the premiere last week. organic valley grassmilk yogurt discontinued. When I stop loving something, I stop doing it. Edna comforts him, which makes him think she is the only one who understood him those two days. She plays the victim, and accuses him of using her, then casting her aside, and not being a man of honor. She is sure that Branson sometimes feels disloyal in the sameway. Episode three represents something of a return to form for the series after the anomalous, brutal rape of Anna at the end of episode two. Edna starts asking questions and making comments about Tom and Sybil, saying that Lady Sybil could have done better but that he is handsome, which prompts Mrs Hughes to tell her to mind her place. Death and aftermath Not long after her visit to Mrs Bartlett, Vera is found dead due to ingesting rat poison that she placed in a pie she cooked herself. I felt the same about the gal who seduces Lord Grantham, I get it, but Jane didnt make the first move on Lord Grantham. She has blond hair, fair skin, and midnight blue eyes. That was why she had Ms Stopes book on Married Love. Plus at least Jane didnt try to come back to Downton, shes at least got some self respect. Rose the Jazz-Loving Cousin lovesjazz. I think they did do the deed because she says something about him "not pushing her away last night" the following morning - sorry, I can't remember the exact quote. When former maid Edna Braithwaite responds, Rose and Cora interview her in Ripon. at what age can a child refuse visitation in utah; ventajas y desventajas de la terapia centrada en el cliente; humana otc pharmacy login; kindercare board of directors Pretty impossible to claim pregnancy (even if its a lie!) Icant wait to see how things turn out. I made a Reddit account just to bitch about her --Hahahaha I'd do the same if I didn't already have an account XD. 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