Seeing those words written is a holy act in itself.

Beautiful and heartfelt sentiment. Bates was perfect here.

Bates' lines to Anna in the series make me cry. They are soft and sweet, praise akin to humble prayer, the flight of the soul when drawn to love that maintains its purity. Just reading this particular line made me tear up to be quite honest. True affection makes poets of men.

@@SJtheMFZB Well said!

Words of wisdom.

It's also not too bad to be an older woman's darling. I might be older than her, only by a few years, but loving my girl is the smartest thing I've ever done.

@@carlhicksjr8401 so then you are not an older woman's darling, if she is younger than you...

@@GhostHeartbeat Well, we're both in our fifties, so... lol!

Only if the old man is as gentlemanly as Mr. Bates. If he's a scoundrel you'll end up wasting many years of your life waiting for him to get his act together. I think that's why I like Downton Abbey. Mr. Bates and Anna's love story was beautiful and sweet.

Those facial expressions at the beginning are extremely well done.

Absolutly agree

TutuCute She won a Golden Globe for this season 💕

They both are. X

I wish there were more comments posted about men in real life being like Mr. Bates.

Awww!

msfigy I teared up just reading that, congratulations.

I am so happy for you. I've never been married, but I hope to find a wise soul with a heart of kindness like Mr. Bates. I'm 31, and I still want to believe there is a bloke out there waiting for me. A man that is genuine and gentle like our valet here is someone I truly wish to meet and be with in this life. I'd like to experience the kind of love Bates has for Anna: full of loyalty and devotion, brimming with affection, a calming lamp in the night.

Amen!

+Nina Gold I would love to BE a man like Bates.

Eric Naylor Even the desire to be so sets you apart from most other men! Whoever your other will be/is now, is a lucky person.

Me too. :)

I would love to be Anna! No, wait! Not all the time! I mean i would love to be his wife

Where are the women like Anna?

squire haggard like Anna how?

tara lang Feminists killed them off!

Dead men tell no tales 1914 Not all of us, some fight tooth and nail to retain femininity. It's as hard for us to find a 'classic' man, as it is those men to find a 'classic' woman.

They are around . Only now (In todays worlds) a little fatter but of the same conviction yet likely discouraged as Anna's pass them by at WALL-MARTs

That repulses "Mr. Bates" types. They don't want to be pursued, they want to do the pursuing, to court, to take their time to get to know the woman. Also, it takes a strong woman to take on a "Mr. Bates" type due to his baggage.

Anna Scott you are a very brave lady. I salute you 100%. What you went through couldn't have been easy

Anna Scott I’m sorry that happened to you. No one deserves that. But glad you have a love for your children. That doesn’t always happen. Your ability to love your child despite the circumstance of how you got him is inspiring.

I am so sorry for what happened to you but you got two blessings that I hope have helped your pain.

Nick Moscatiello it's season 4 episode 5

Anita Chequer where I can find full episodes of this series

@@Mike-lp2sc You can stream them on Amazon Prime. I think they are all available on DVD too.

I loved Anna for the same reasons - she would be a wonderful friend. But I didn't mind Daisy. Anna spoke fondly of her mother a time or two and I got the feeling she came from a loving family, while Daisy told her father-in-law she'd never "been special" to anyone before his son took an interest in her. I think it was said to her father in law. She didn't have the best start in life. But really, despite all the characters' differences there wasn't a single actor or character I didn't enjoy watching.

It was Mr Green

Yes, it was Mr. Green.

Anna lied to Mr Bates because she knows Bates would kill him and would be executed for it. She isn’t lying to protect Green, but lying to protect Bates. The thing is, Bates knows the entire time who it was and knows that if he kills Green his execution would destroy Anna.

I feel like Bates might try to kill him

i promise …. it’s easier said then done❤️

True but you have to remember, in those days it's very unlikely she'd be seen as a victim of a violent crime. She'd be seen as an adulteress who cheated on her husband/was asking for it/would have fought back if she really didn't want it/any and every pitiful excuse to dismiss how horribly she was hurt. While we know Mr. Bates would never be so cruel, he would have been within his legal rights to get a divorce from her for "infidelity." The probability that reporting it would have negative ramifications for her was higher than the probability of it bringing justice against her rapist.

LOL! It made them stronger and brought them closer together.

Keesha Wilson something far too cultured for you, apparently! 😂