While there are many characters on “Downton Abbey” that choose to go by Mr. or Mrs., Mr. Carson is one of the few who uses it so ubiquitously that it is easy to forget that the man has an actual first name in Charles. While he may be at times the coldest and most authoritative […]
It is not that often when we legitimately find some scoop on “Downton Abbey’s” new season this early in the running, and while we’re not necessarily speaking here from the angle of what happens to some of the characters, it is nice information to know for the sake of the production’s timeline. (Even if you […]
We are still smack in the middle right now of our “Downton Abbey” character debate series, where every day we feature one of the characters that is a part of the hit ITV series. So who is the focus on this time around? We’re looking at a man in John Bates who clearly has had […]
Is there a character on “Downton Abbey” season 4 that went through more than Anna Bates? This is a woman who certainly seemed to start off the season happy enough, but then (spoiler alert!) there was the horrific incident when it came to Mr. Green. Her rape changed everything, and it also changed her relationship […]
Here is something that we have not had at CarterMatt for a little while now: A “Downton Abbey” article that is actually safe for audiences around the world to read! It’s spoiler-free, and rather than really even talking about individual story points, the majority of the focus here is instead on the show’s tone and […]
There is no “Downton Abbey” character as polarizing as Lady Rose. Some people out there enjoy the sort of rebellious energy that Lily James brings to the show; meanwhile, others just think that she is the second coming of Cousin Oliver, a character meant to capture some of the spirit that Mary and Edith had […]
When Tom Branson first surfaced on “Downton Abbey,” he was not anywhere near the same man that he is now. He was a man of lesser status who Sybil fell in love with, married, and then had a baby girl with. Unfortunately, this birth also ended up being the death of the character, which threw […]
Despite seemingly living in the lap of luxury, somehow the family living within Downton Abbey finds a way to make life very difficult on themselves. Take, for example, Laura Carmichael and her character of Lady Edith. We cannot imagine how she could have gone through more emotionally, save for maybe being thrown out and becoming […]
“Downton Abbey” season 4 is done, and thanks to that, we are pressing forward now in an attempt to answer a question on the minds of many: What in the world is going to happen next? This is where our Character Debate Series starts to come into play. We’re going to spend much of the […]
Welcome back to our “Downton Abbey” character debate feature, where we try to look at the future for several of the show’s stars prior to the start of the fifth season’s production in the United Kingdom next year. As always, we start this out with warnings ahead for those of you who hate spoilers. So […]
