Postscript to Season 2 - Little Freshness in British Dramas

Harvey 2022-10-28 00:33:32

The end of the second season was warm and funny, and what the old lady said to the master made me see the extraordinary humor of this noble old countess. Although the theme of the whole play is the nobility, inheritance, scandal, marriage, and war that we are familiar with in English literature and can no longer be familiar with, but the plot of the whole play basically does not use those very cliché stalks, the screenwriter is really loving, In order to earn ratings, I did not forcefully join some conspiracy theories scourge characters to destroy the happiness of the young lovers and the future of the manor. The reason why this drama is wonderful cannot but mention the screenwriter's subversion of the traditional plot, and it can be so wonderful without emphasizing the struggle between black and white and the rise and fall of family honor. It really requires a lot of skill to create various characters.
The first is the inextricable past and future of the eldest miss Mary and the heir matthew. To be honest, is there anyone who, like me, was frightened by the sense of responsibility and reason for the love of these two after being abused for N years by various love stories in other dramas that ended up getting married after suffering. After tormenting for two seasons, the dance of the last waltz and the uncontrollable kiss, I thought I saw hope again, but I didn't expect that this stalk was not used to revive, but to further shackle and seal this love. These two people, throughout the second season, are punishing themselves for the decisions they made before, when mary said that, they aren't all of us stuck with the choices we make, despite the remorse in the heart, the eyebrows on the surface She didn't even move, and this gesture really made me worry that she might force herself to marry that old, tough, sly richard in the future. matthew is still immersed in the grief of Miss Swire's sudden death. After all, this young lady has proved that she still loves him very much. Her only weakness is that she is not miss mary. Carson said that although he didn't like miss swire, he also wished her happiness. I am a loyal mary-matthew party, but there will definitely be various tests for this couple in the future. I hope the writer's imagination will not be too unreasonable. The mm party has been abused for two seasons. Desperate.
Earl and Lady: The reason for the story is that these two have no children, but none of their three daughters can inherit the family property. Madame has a lot in common with other upper-class mom characters on the show, loving her daughters, but being practical. In order to ensure that her daughter will be safe in the future, she would prefer her daughter to marry a rich old man, but she does not approve of her daughter's pursuit of unrealistic love. The Count's attitude is the opposite. Although he is stubborn and strict, he has seen the value of love from his own experience, so although he does not fully agree with the choices of his daughters, most of them are tolerance and trust. He took great care of his servants because of his intentions for downton, even if the youngest daughter naughty told him that her servant was being interviewed by a new employer in his study, he walked away with a helpless but not angry look. But this character, the screenwriter also added a stain at the end, and had an affair with a married maid, but in the end, he pulled back from the precipice. I don't know if this stalk will cause an earthquake in the new season. The clever screenwriter doesn't seem to have left any clues this season.
The Old Countess and Isobel Cousin: These two strong old ladies have never looked good on each other. I can only say that Jiang is still old and spicy. Maggie Smith, an old drama player, is so vivid. I thought she was a typical pedantic aristocratic old woman, but I didn't expect that in countless critical moments, she could use her incorrupt tongue (and sometimes her title), to fight for benefits for the top and bottom of the downton. There is no doubt that the old lady is extremely confident in her vision and ability, and she often brings out specific examples to teach the younger generation to take into account the overall situation. But the surprise is that she actually has a lot of love, from her abdication at the flower show to help her servant William get a hospital bed after the war, and silently observing Mary's emotions. The little granddaughter once gave her a romantic evaluation, and she also laughed at herself by saying that I've been called of many things but not that. And Isobel's cousin is also a surprise, she should be regarded as a representative of avant-garde feminism. As a semi-outsider, her pursuit is not in Downton, so she and the old lady and the Countess have conflicts of interest from time to time. But the only thing in common should be that she also thinks Mary is Matthew's true love. In the next season, I hope she will comfort her son well, not to be impatient and miss his happiness again. After all, the mother still wants her son to start a family and start a business. But if matthew really wants to be in the top position, she will have to work harder to establish her prestige in Downton.
Second Miss and Third Miss: The second girl is very pitiful, and she feels that she is about to be unable to marry, but fortunately, she did not become a typical resentful woman because of this. Her patrick may come back next season, maybe the main line of the next season will revolve around whether this mysterious man is the heir. The third miss was going to elope with the driver, but was later discovered by the smart eldest lady and persuaded to go back, so as not to ruin the reputation of herself and the manor, otherwise, the trouble caused by this matter would be enough for everyone to clean up. The second season ended with the happiness of the younger sister and the grief of the elder sister, which once again reflected the screenwriter's unusual path. According to common sense calculations, the resistance to the love between the noble lady and the commoner driver should be far greater than the love between the eldest lady and the heir of the manor. It seems that what matthew said is sure: we are cursed. But it seems that next season, the little sister's wedding should be held ahead of Mary's wedding, so that Mary and matthew have time and opportunity to cultivate their relationship.
Butler and housekeeper: Actually, I think the butler carson is more like a father to Mary. He has endless tolerance and love for her. His position among the servants is very high, and only Mrs. Huges can persuade him. These two people also have a tacit understanding. They can discuss everything, and they can communicate with each other even on their minds. At first, they thought they were ambiguous, but later they felt more like brothers and sisters and master and apprentice.
Anna and Bates: There is infinite suspense at the end. The ex-wife is too powerful. A room of powerful people and Mary's shrewd fiancé seem to have failed to stop her revenge on bates. What kind of ruthless role did bates marry back then? There is no peace in death. I really feel that having an ex like her makes us extremely aggrieved, Anna, who is smart, witty and reasonable. In fact, I personally think that Anna's ideology is the most similar to the tone of this film. From her, we can see the screenwriter's respect for the traditional rules of the aristocracy and the concept of human rights born in the new era. She accepts her job faithfully to serve the manor family, but at the same time encourages her female companions to pursue their dreams of becoming professional women. For love, she does not approve of Miss San giving up grace and wealth to follow a poor lover, but she loves a man so much that she can ignore the restraints of the world.
There are also a lot of cute little characters, such as the commanding cook mrs patmore, the big boys william and the little sweetheart daisy, the desperately empty old maid o'brien and the horny gay thomas. To put it in a line, the devil is in the detail, and the success of the entire series is also indispensable for the consideration of details. One line, one expression, no need for great sadness and joy, parting from life and death, and adding fuel to the old-fashioned plot. After a flood of Shakespeare-esque tragedy or Austen-esque literary emphasis, the show's small freshness is refreshing.

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