Why Downton Abbey’s Violet Ending Was Right For A New Era (& Lady Mary)

Why Downton Abbey’s Violet Ending Was Right For A New Era (& Lady Mary)

In Downton Abbey: A New Era, Julian Fellowes also ingeniously crafted Lady Mary’s story to parallel her grandmama’s. Just as Violet had a possible fling with a man she found incredibly attractive in the 1860s, Mary was similarly tempted by her attraction to director Jack Barber (Hugh Dancy) while her husband, Henry Talbot (Matthew Goode), was away. Yet Mary stayed true and “nothing happened,” just as nothing happened between Violet and her French Marquis. The Dowager Countess passing away finally passes the torch of the matriarch of Downton Abbey to Lady Mary, which was set up in the previous Downton Abbey film and touched upon in Mary and Violet’s scenes together in the sequel. By the end of A New Era, Mary has finally “become” her grandmother and is fully minted as “the captain of the ship.”

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It’s Lady Violet’s death that gives the title Downton Abbey: A New Era its meaning because the loss of the Dowager Countess is what finally brings forth a new era. The Crawleys enter the “modern world” of the 1930s and soon, it’s their grandchildren who will carry on the family legacy. Downton Abbey: A New Era is actually a celebration of Lady Violet’s life and how much she will always mean to the Crawley family. Hence the beautiful and poignant final shot of Downton Abbey: A New Era after the Dowager Countess’ solemn funeral procession when, nine months later, Tom and Lucy Branson (Tuppence Middleton) bring their new baby home and is welcomed to the Crawley family while the portrait of Lady Violet lovingly looks on from the mantle.

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Why Downton Abbey’s Violet Ending Was Right For A New Era (& Lady Mary)

In Downton Abbey: A New Era, Julian Fellowes also ingeniously crafted Lady Mary’s story to parallel her grandmama’s. Just as Violet had a possible fling with a man she found incredibly attractive in the 1860s, Mary was similarly tempted by her attraction to director Jack Barber (Hugh Dancy) while her husband, Henry Talbot (Matthew Goode), was away. Yet Mary stayed true and “nothing happened,” just as nothing happened between Violet and her French Marquis. The Dowager Countess passing away finally passes the torch of the matriarch of Downton Abbey to Lady Mary, which was set up in the previous Downton Abbey film and touched upon in Mary and Violet’s scenes together in the sequel. By the end of A New Era, Mary has finally “become” her grandmother and is fully minted as “the captain of the ship.”

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It’s Lady Violet’s death that gives the title Downton Abbey: A New Era its meaning because the loss of the Dowager Countess is what finally brings forth a new era. The Crawleys enter the “modern world” of the 1930s and soon, it’s their grandchildren who will carry on the family legacy. Downton Abbey: A New Era is actually a celebration of Lady Violet’s life and how much she will always mean to the Crawley family. Hence the beautiful and poignant final shot of Downton Abbey: A New Era after the Dowager Countess’ solemn funeral procession when, nine months later, Tom and Lucy Branson (Tuppence Middleton) bring their new baby home and is welcomed to the Crawley family while the portrait of Lady Violet lovingly looks on from the mantle.

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