Downton Abbey: Episode #6.8 (2015)
Season 6, Episode 8
10/10
Downton Abbey Keeps Getting Better
11 January 2018
Warning: Spoilers
Mrs. Patmore opens a bed and breakfast, not knowing that her first customers are a man and a mistress, so her small business is branded as a "house of ill repute". It's become a laughingstock. Of course, it is also touching that Robert, Cora and Aunt Rosamund decide to eat there to help Mrs. Patmore flourish her business. As Robert says, " Mrs. Patmore has been loyal, so we must be loyal to her". I wonder if aristocrats at those time really are that kind. It's moving, really.

Mr. Molesley finally finds his own path, that is, to become a teacher. It's really touching.

Poor Thomas is in a depression. How I pity him, finally we understand why he acts so mean at times. His mind is simply not healthy. He is disliked by many and has no friends, and he feels very lonely. We can blame him, I mean after all the things he did, who wants to associate with him? But this time, his illness strikes harder and he considers suicide. Luckily, good-hearted people like Miss Baxter and Anna help him. Finally we understand Thomas better.

Perhaps, the biggest incident is Edith vs. Mary, finally, in a last battle. I'm so happy that Edith said those words to Mary, a cold-hearted and scheming woman at times. Edith has learned to fight at last. Mary deserved those words. And the acting is superb.
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