When Mr. Carson was found out about his past, he felt deeply guilty, self-blame, shameful When the earl said: 'We all have some chapters we don't want to publish'.
When Matthew wanted to dismiss his personal servant, the earl said: 'We all have to play some part that impact others, so we must play well '.
Mr.Bates: Nothing is worse than keeping a false hope.
Anna: It is sad you love someone who doesn't love you back, no matter who you are.
Mr.Bates: Perhaps he did love her, he wasn't t in liberty of speak.
Mr.Bates goes through my heart.
Love his eyes. His story with Anna touches my heart too.
Mr.Carson: Life alters you.
Indeed. It is better to say that life treats people kindly than to say that people have lived through life. And how people treat life is deeply embedded in people's hearts and faces. There is a saying 'before 40 years old, your parents gave you your face, after 40 years old, you made your own face'.
Violet Crawley: You are so wonderful to see quite improvement wherever you look.
Isobel Crawley: I take it as compliment
Violet Crawley: I guess I didn't speak well
The quarrel between the two Ladies is traditional and modern, noble and commoner, incompatible , compromise and tolerance. Meggie Smith's performance is even better. When the Country Flower Show awards are given out, the results make me tearing.
Matthew Crawley: Perhaps I am there to balance the number.
Lady Mary Crawley: No worry, they are just a bunch of dull neighbors
Matthew Crawley: I may be shine by comparison .
Matthew is another sentient character. The difference is that if Mr. Bates came from the heart, Mathrew came from the brain. Appreciate his neither humble nor arrogant, independent, witty and humorous.
Robert Crawley:
I am a custodian, not an owner.
Robert once said that Downton was in his blood, in his bones. But he still believes he doesn't own Downton, but is just a caretaker. This attitude of his makes his decisions from Downton's perspective, rather than owning and changing downton.
Last but not least from Mr, Carson
You do have spirit, that is what counts in the end.
Isn't it? What happens when a person has no soul? It looks like the next season is about war. What better way to test human behavior than war?
Seems to have the title of Downton Abbey Season2's next film review "Soul on the shoulders"
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