Worst Downton Abbey storylines

[DressingGownofDoom]

I love Downton but there have been some really awful storylines. Like at least one per episode Think my least favourite is when the soldier guy turned up at Downton pretending to be cousin Patrick, who had survived the Titanic, got amnesia, and his memory returned to him suddenly in a blast in the war, and Edith actually believed him

I have been re watching Downton and thought that storyline was absolutely shit 😂 I LOVE Downton but there are som questionable storylines and then they just disappear without another mention.

O’Brien ending Cora’s pregnancy with soap... Matthew rediscovering his legs worked because his fiancé nearly dropped a tray... the Dowager Countess’ butler being the agony aunt for Edith’s magazine... oh so many!!

@Juanbablo

I have been re watching Downton and thought that storyline was absolutely shit 😂 I LOVE Downton but there are som questionable storylines and then they just disappear without another mention.

It's part of its charm

@HelloViroids

O’Brien ending Cora’s pregnancy with soap... Matthew rediscovering his legs worked because his fiancé nearly dropped a tray... the Dowager Countess’ butler being the agony aunt for Edith’s magazine... oh so many!!

Oh aye that's right. Who needs back street abortions when soap will do

I actually liked the idea of Spratton being an agony aunt! Agree with you about the wounded soldier though, I'd have liked to have found out who he really was.

Spratt. Stupid autocorrect.

All those already mentioned plus the season where every single male in England appears to be competing over Mary. Became very tiresome.

When Edith's fiancé-to-be noticed she had done something different with her hair!!!

The entire Bates murder storyline.

When Mary was singing "If you were the only girl in the world" and a missing Matthew turned up and joined in!

The original Upstairs Downstairs had a far better script than Downton Abbey. Downton looked beautiful and had an excellent cast, but I always think that if would have been far better if Julian Fellows has outsourced the script writing.

Matthews death.

Honestly what was the point having all the back and forward with Mary every series and then as soon as they’re together he’s killed off

So frustrating

The actor wanted to leave.

Almost all of it. Enjoyable though!

Actually, I've just thought of the most ludicrous of all. Lady Sybil getting involved with the driver and after about half and hour of disapproving, next thing he's one of the family. A working class Irish man? Doubt he's be welcomed into any landed family of 1920.

All the Bates storylines. Just misery porn. It got boring.

No one guessing that the baby was Edith's.

Yes definitely the Bates storylines for me. Too depressing the first time with the prison part, let alone the rape as well. Nobody watches Downton for gritty darkness, for God's sake. Let's face it, we're all in it for the posh frocks and Maggie's one-liners.

Also Sue Johnstone's role as Violet's housekeeper or whatever she was - just didn't work for me.

The starving pigs which Lady Mary just had to rush out to feed

Edith kissing the married farmer.

@wellthatsunusual

Actually, I've just thought of the most ludicrous of all. Lady Sybil getting involved with the driver and after about half and hour of disapproving, next thing he's one of the family. A working class Irish man? Doubt he's be welcomed into any landed family of 1920.

Yes and on rewatching it he wasn't even particularly nice to her and they weren't even romantic. He just stared at her and kept on at her til he wore he down and agreed to run off with him! Even then it was only because she couldn't be arsed with her family anymore!

What are you all talking about, those storylines were all solid gold.

I did get annoyed when they killed off Matthew though. Also Anna getting arrested for murder JUST when they had sorted out Bates being tried for murder. That dragged.

@WildOrchids67

I actually liked the idea of Spratton being an agony aunt! Agree with you about the wounded soldier though, I'd have liked to have found out who he really was.

I also agree - the storyline about the wounded solider and "is he, isn't he?". To be honest, it really annoyed me and still does today.

Was he, or was he not the long lost relative? I need to know!

They went on so long. Honestly the Bates stuff I just didn't give a stuff about (except the actual rape and immediate aftermath, poor lovely Anna)

I never got Branson and Sibyl either - not enough to build this epic enduring love on.

I liked the storylines about the dogs.