#anna and bates

[kidcataldo]

Thinking how future historians in the downton abbey universe will wonder if the crawleys were actually murderers, bc there’s just an excessive amount of deaths on record to make any of it look innocent

And like an entire subreddit would exist to prove lord grantham was some type of mob boss in the aristocracy, who killed anyone who wronged his family. The descendants of the granthams are constantly in the media trying to disprove these theories, like “no great grandad was just a guy… we think” but they don’t really have any solid evidence to disprove any claims bc the family took those secrets to the their graves

It’s so bad that people wholeheartedly believe he was the one who sunk the titanic and caused World War I

[downtondownstairs]

Happy 14th birthday Downton Abbey // 26.09.2010 // original Downstairs cast

[flowersandfashion]

sorry let me rant about downton abbey 10 years later

Thomas's conversion therapy plot pisses me off so much. firstly, it's incredibly out of character. he never wanted to change to conform to society, he wanted the world to change to accomodate him. the man who said "it's not against the law to hope is it" and "I'm not foul, Mr Carson, I'm not like you, but I'm not foul" would NEVER

secondly, from a storytelling perspective, the only 'problem' is that he used infected needles. did we forget that Thomas was a sergeant in the RAMC? he knows how to sterilise needles and how to recognise and treat infection. this also shifts the blame to Thomas himself for getting sick and implies that the conversion therapy itself is harmless (Dr Clarkson says it's just saline solution)

thirdly, it's not historically accurate. I'm not an expert but conversion therapy was not at all common in the 1920s, even Sigmund Freud was against it. hormone therapy and chemical castration were barely developing let alone available to the public (I can't imagine what else the 'treatment' was supposed to be). the only practices that I can find evidence of were psychoanalysis and electric shock therapy

Thomas also mentions that he did electric shock treatment - if you really want to make a point about homophobia in the 1920s (and make Thomas suffer as much as possible), show that instead. watching him be literally tortured for his sexuality would have been far more impactful than him just... looking sweaty for a few episodes

[such-g00d-luck]

you know it hits hard

[queenmelancholy]

Everyone’s reaction when they thought Thomas was leaving:

To them at Downton, Thomas is really a son, a brother, and a father.

[camedownonamoonbeam]

[mysteriousscottishdragon]

The downstairs ladies ❤️ apparently at Joanne’s baby shower.

[acewithobsessions]

we were robbed of a Thomas/Anna friendship. btw.

[ivoirloup]

So i'm writing about Downton Abbey now. That's my life ._. Futuring Anna and Thomas being friends BECAUSE WHY WE HAVE THAT FUCKING GREAT SCENE AFTER LADY SYBIL BUT NOTHING ELSE ?!

[angel-princess-anna]

MAJOR DOWNTON ABBEY 3 SPOILERS!!!

Pics of Anna below!!

Source: with more photos: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1903414833008187/posts/8396094263740179/

[irenic-raccoon]

I had the worst but funniest idea and I need to share it to the world.

A sitcom starring...

The world's most dysfunctional and fucked up polycule.

These bastard children they kidnapped adopted :)

The guncles.

[asoftepiloguemylove]

suddenly childhood ended and now i am supposed to know how to live

Franz Wright Entry In An Unknown Hand / Elena Ferrante (tr. Ann Goldstein) Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (via @luthienne) / Jenny Zhang How It Feels / Anna Kamienska Astonishments / unknown / Gabrielle Bates & Jennifer S. Cheng So We Must Meet Apart / W. Todd Kaneko The Day After / image; SZA Blind / Ethel Cain Dog Days / @darkerthanerebus / pinterest

[the-real-lordrisley]

DOWNTON (specifically Anna and Thomas fans) TUMBLR!!!

I've been spinning around a fic idea in my head for a lil while of a modern day AU where Carson and Mrs Hughes are the foster parents to teenaged Anna and Thomas.

The general idea is that Anna is around 16/17 has been with the Carson's for at least a year, and is trying her best to improve and move on from her past. Whereas Thomas, 15/16, is very new to the family and is angry at the world for everything he's gone through.

Whether this will actually get off the ground is debatable (v busy atm icl) but if anyone has any ideas/scenarios/HCs that they would like to put forward feel free to come forward and share!!! 😁🫶

[barrowdearest]

I'm really bored so CALICO CRITTERS AS DOWNTON CHARACTERS!

Starting off, this is definitely Robert and Cora:

Keeping up with couples, here's Matthew and Mary:

Ok, now Anna and Bates:

Now, you know it, my favorite babygirl Thomas:

I don't know what to tell you other than he is giving William vibes:

Too cute for him but this is Carson:

Now, my girl Mary:

This is Jimmy simply because he too is a red flag:

Finally, we have master George:

thanks for coming to my ted talk, feel free to add more

[weherzit]