‘Downton Abbey’ season 5, episode 3 spoilers: The sorrow of Brendan Coyle’s Bates
Where do we expect the story to go from here on “Downton Abbey” moving forward? Well, there is one thing we know already about Mr. Bates’ storyline moving into Sunday night’s third episode: Things are not looking too rosy. (Warning: Spoilers ahead for Americans!)
The last time that we saw the character, he was unknowingly in a position where his actions against Mr. Green may come back to haunt him severely. Someone was sniffing around the Abbey with questions, and saying in particular that there may have been a witness to what happened, which caused the footman to lose his life.
Is this really the case? We wonder, given that the show has not even 100% proved that Bates killed Green just yet, and for a man who spent some time in jail before, you would think that Bates would be very careful.
If he does go back to jail, this may be a failure all around. Brendan Coyle has already had this storyline for one, and we don’t like the show treading on old territory. Also, it would completely devastate Anna, and we don’t really have that much of a desire to see the character sad.
The real conflict here goes like this. There really should be consequences for all those who do immoral things, and you have to include what Bates may have done in here. However, there is a distinction between what should happen for him, and what we want to see happen. We have to find a way to reconcile that as a viewer.
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drewder
October 8, 2014 @ 1:27 am
It’s not possible, I thought the almost 9 hour train trip down to London and back would leave no time for murdering anyone. He takes the 4 hour 20 minute trip down. Finds Mr. Green, in a city of almost 10 million, who apparently was worried that Bates would be looking for him, pushes him in the way of an oncoming truck on a crowded street with nobody noticing and no argument from green, turns around gets on the next train back up all in one day?
Dion flowerboy
October 6, 2014 @ 1:00 am
I’m more annoyed than Julian Fellowes is setting up a stupid misunderstanding, storyline for when Bates find the contraceptives. He’s only good at writing couples going through courtship and then breaking up. He won’t write a positive storyline for the Bateses. It’s is lame.
a Nonny mouse
October 6, 2014 @ 8:33 am
People are postulating that the reason the show’s ratings have dropped is because fans of Bates, Molesley and Edith are jumping ship thanks to Fellowes admitting he writes these characters to have only bad things happen to them.
Deb
October 5, 2014 @ 12:54 am
I am hoping Bates did not kill Green. Of course he was angry and wanted to get justice and honor for Anna but when he “brooded” about it, he realized how hard Anna was trying to protect him by not telling him and trying to deal with it herself because she loves him. But, he had to have realized she was in near panic for fear he would do something that would take him from her forever. I think Bates may have started an investigation, maybe hired someone to check into Green and his past. But Bates knew if he did anything violent himself and got caught that he would be hanged. Not only would Anna be devastated emotionally, but most likely, her professional life would also be in ruin. I do not think he would risk her future and theirs together. By the way, if there are to be consequences for immoral actions, why does Thomas always get away with mean things?