Disappointing a Fan by Gerri Brousseau

OK, I admit it. I was late in coming to the party of the fans of Downton Abby. I never saw the first season. Nope, not one episode. I began my journey to Downton last season and followed it ever since. I love the old cars, the costumes, the manners, and the Abby. It is, well, a castle. Yet this season seemed mared with the death of a few characters.

A couple of weeks ago we were saddened when Lady Sybil passed away from complications of childbirth. I felt so sorry for her hsband who was left to raise his infant daughter. But if that wasn’t bad enough, the final episode of the season left me sitting screaming at my television. Obviously some time had past since the previous episodes because Lady Sybil’s baby is now a toddler and Lady Mary is 8 months pregnant. She and her husband, Matthew, who by the way saved Downton from financial ruin this season, are very happy and very much in love. When she goes into labor unexpectedly, and a few weeks early, he races to her side. They have a son, and after a touching scene where he declares his undying love for her, he heads home to share his joy with the family at Downton. But while driving along a country road, his vehicle is struck by a delivery truck and he is killed!

I sat in my living room in shock. How dare they? How could they do this? I was not only saddened and disappointed, but I was angry. As a writer I would never kill off a hero. What are the screenwriters thinking? If you are a Downton Abby fan, please tell me what you thought of the ending episode this season. If you could change it, would you? Have you ever read a book that left you disappointed with the ending? Would you change it if you could?

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