I'm disappointed that Julian Fellowes cheated us out of seeing Lady Arabella's face when Dr Thorne told her about Mary's inheritance! But I really can't say I' surprised because Fellowes pulled the same stunt over and over again on Downton Abbey. ðŸ˜
shareTo be fair, that's a director's call, not the scriptwriter's :)
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We didn't see the scene, period.
Have you ever read any of the Downton Abbey script books? I have. I can tell you that the scenes i am thinkg about were written so that the revealing moment took place off stage, just like the scene in Doctor Thorne, and that is why I believe the same thing happened in Doctor Thorne. 😃
The cries were hilarious!!!!!!
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Yes, they were, and I enjoyed them, but I still wish we had seen her face when she learned that Mary was the heir. After all the insults about Mary, referring to her as a minx and saying she wasn't good enough. I wanted to see Arabella's face crack.
shareI love they way they did that - I cracked up with laughter.
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I thought it was hysterical! Plus, Frank Sr.'s laughing! Great!
shareI agree. It was definitely a stylistic choice. I didn't have to see her face as it was building up the whole last parts of the story. I could already picture it in her mind. I very much enjoyed the look and laughter and anticipation of the husband's reaction because he knew. And then later we get that sweet comeuppance between her, Mary and the Sister. (sorry, just saw this this weekend and don't remember all the names)
shareI agree. Fellowes pulled this crap all the time with Downton Abbey! It's really annoying!
shareYES! Felt cheated out of multiple scenes - Lady Arabella's face when she's told (and the satisfaction of hearing Dr. Thorne tell it to her). I also wanted to see the angst of the scene when Mary broke off her engagement with Frank. And I wanted to see Dr. Thorne tell Mary that she owns it all - we jump straight to her reaction and no build-up.
I think I might be done with Julian Fellowes stuff. It's like he doesn't understand setups and payoffs. He only understands setups. No payoffs.
I think I might be done with Julian Fellowes stuff. It's like he doesn't understand setups and payoffs. He only understands setups. No payoffs.
That's it exactly! So many of the scenes that Downton Abbey fans really wanted to see took place "off stage": Matthew's first proposal to mary, Mary telling Matthew about Pamuk, Robert learning about Pamuk, and lots of other things. These scenes were teased for a long time, then the fans were cheated.
So many of the scenes that Downton Abbey fans really wanted to see took place "off stage": Matthew's first proposal to mary, Mary telling Matthew about Pamuk, Robert learning about Pamuk, and lots of other things.I think there's a reason for it though. Such scenes are so juicy that no matter what they put on the screen, it won't do justice to the way you imagined it. So why compete with the imagination when you'll only lose?
I call BS. Imo Fellowes simply didn’t feel up to the task. He took the lazy way out.
shareI was fine with it. My imagination was up to the task of visualizing their expressions, helped mightily by those over-the-top (in a good way) screams. To hear the screams and see their faces might have been too much.
shareI said to my wife: "Oh, this will be fun – if we get to see it!" (Which we didn't, but it was still fun).
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Count me among the disappointed.
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