I can’t wait to see how Thomas and George’s relationship will evolve in the future!

@@epicgamerheyab5183 IKR! They need to ride this show All the way up to WWII, when it comes time for Master George and Miss Sybiee to serve in the war just as their parents did. It'd be great to see Miss Marigold serve as a war corespondent and support working women.

@@m.layfette6249 I agree! It’d be great to know the children’s role in WWII. I’m also curious to see how the other children of Mary and Edith will be like.

@@m.layfette6249 Thomas will be in the Medical Corps and Master George in the RAF flying a Hurricane or a Spitfire keeping the Luftwaffe from the beach.

yes! they remind me of Carson with Mary

YES!!!

Now come on now 😌

TRUEE ✨✨🙏🏼

I love Thomas Barrow. He's such a well-written character. Also love that he's a gay character, which gives LGBTQ representation

Fabolous Outstanding Unique Loved That's what you are and that's how you'll stay. Never forget that my friend. For that is something even Mr. Barrow would appreciate, for both himself and you. 💜

@@m.layfette6249 You are so sweet omg

@@eucalyptusfox7553 You're most sincerely welcome. 🤗💜🤗💜🤗

I cried when I saw that, and I was worried that Carson’s ignorant comments would have a destructive effect. Barrow showed such dignity and resilience in his response despite how horrible calling a human being foul is

Same here. It was my dad, and not foul, but defective.

It used to at least

That would be amazing to see, the next generation of Downton.

I just realized that wow so true

he's also much kinder and softer near the end seasons, helping andy, helping baxter too even

@@echa9446 this. I’ve been rewatching some stuff with the film and if you notice his voice is softer and gentler in season 6. Amazing character development- and I totally hated his character. Lol

@@Amanda-wh8ww INDEED!! even more in the movies, the tones are definitely not harky or petty like the early seasons 😂

In pair with Mary I'd say

Yeah, sure... If it were true that every moment in TV and film where someone has said it "wasn't in the script", no show or movie would have ever been scripted based on the frequency it happens.

Its stands out because she didn't hear it. Unlike other comments that were clearly meant to hurt people, this was just said for a laugh.

Holding my tears was mission impossible :((, I've read that Sybie hugging Mr Barrow was not scripted so his reaction was genuine. I found that to be so sweet!

@@nickidon7262 😢 IKR!! All of the Downton children are super sweet, kind and loving.

I totally concur with you all of this. He was a wonderful and complex character.

I agree with absolutely everything you’ve put omg- It makes me happy to see others appreciate him as well! :)

@@eucalyptusfox7553 thank you . I love him and this show. Rob is a fantastic actor. Have a great day☀️

That was probably one of the best comebacks in the whole series! I wonder if that was actually scripted or ad libbed :)

This! Hates him for so long and then suddenly he became my favorite and I just want to give him a hug.

I love that one, too! I was wondering where it was!

Didn t age well . But yes I wish they had been

@@marionarda2790 ...how does it not age well..?

@@oriana9135 I guess you haven t watched the 2nd movie

@@marionarda2790 ohhh dear

@@oriana9135 I ll take that as a no

Didn t age well

Yes and I loved that part when he went to bates even though they weren’t the best of buds they would still help each other out (atleast in the later seasons) I loved that conversation of “ you know when your beaten mr bates well I’m beaten” “well then give me the weapon and I’ll do the work”

That really shows how they all realize Thomas belongs there and is needed there, especially needed by the future Earl… Thomas ditching the kids and running off to America in a New Era was SO out of character that the film doesn’t even exist to me.

I know he probably has a soft spot for Sybbie because of her mother. He was really upset when Sybil died.

i think it's because children are innocent, not yet hardened by the world. children would probably be the only people who didn't judge him on something

Thomas our beloved

The best characters are the ones we Hate to Love and Love to Hate.

WOT??

I don't. Why was he leaving this time?

@@Sciencegrindse found a new job at another estate, but it was very cold and unfriendly there. He missed Downton and the family & servants missed him, and when Carson’s palsy made him unable to continue being the butler, Robert hired Thomas to return as his replacement. So Thomas got his dream job and was able to return to the children. A perfect ending. Ignore the 2nd movie.

Classic Thomas!

see 2nd movie

Perhaps Carson should have said: No-one has ever called you stupid...and lived not to regret it.

@@DellaStreet123 exactly

I wanted him to find love too, but I liked how the series ultimately showed that he wasn’t defined by his struggles to find a relationship. Nobody should be defined by romance. He has special friendships with George, Sybbie, and Baxter, he’s finally earned the respect from the Crawleys that he always wanted, he’s become a better person, Downton has become his home, he got to be the butler which was his dream job from the start, and the family & servants have come to need him as much as he needs them. Then the movies erased all of that development and reduced his worth to romances; when he runs off with the rich actor which is guaranteed to be an unhealthy and unequal relationship, it’s no different from his desire to run off with the Duke in the pilot. He’s grown out of that now, and I despise the way the films destroyed that. The series finale closes his character arc by enabling him to discover he has a true purpose at Downton, not only as the butler, but also as the Carson to George’s Mary. And when WWII breaks out, Thomas’ medical experience and empathy for the marginalized will undoubtedly make him the perfect person to be in charge of Downton being a safe haven for Jewish refugees as well as the wounded. Plus on the topic of romance, EVERYONE at Downton knows and accepts Thomas for who he is. He’s free to be himself there, especially with him being the butler, I’m sure that Robert and Mary will allow him to have a private relationship with someone, perhaps a servant at a nearby estate or a future coworker.

Considering that Barrow is great with kids, got an abusive nanny fired, took a beating to rescue another man from an attack, saved a woman from a fire, got a scammed man’s money back, and voluntarily taught an illiterate man to read, I’d say it speaks very well of you. :)

Me too

Me too

Recently watch the show again, Edith is the only member of the family (Violet aside) that didn't have a deep relationship with at least one of the staff members. They were always the help, and yes, she didn't really have any character development, which is sad when the family lost Sybil.

​@@SaphireKancer90i never saw edith interacting much with the staff, and even Violet has that scene where she comforts Daisy.