Her misbehavior gave Matthew a chance to be stern and fatherly, and gave the Dowager Countess an opportunity to be devious and manipulative. Her presence in this episode distracted from the main storylines a bit, but I liked the drama enough to feel OK with that. It’s possible Edith could take up with a married man, which would be a very modern thing to do – and the thing she chastised her young cousin for. It’s 1920, so he can’t get divorced and she won’t get well. I love the flirtation between Edith and her editor, and the reveal that he’s married to a woman in an insane asylum makes that even more interesting. She no longer takes on the role of the victim, pitying herself as she lives in Mary’s shadow. The war made her kinder, and the one-two punch of being left at the alter and Sybil’s death made her stronger and more interesting. There were a lot of different threads in this episode, so let’s break them down.
Everyone in cream for the cricket match! Gorgeous.
