Does anybody else realize that no other nobleperson has hugged a servant on this show? Not even Mary and Anna shared an embrace. Only Sybil was truly humble enough to convey emotion towards her servant that way because she truly, honestly saw Gwen as her equal.
It's not only about hugging servants, it's about showing affections in general. Those in upstairs hardly ever show affection to one another. They kiss in the cheek for greeting and for saying goodbye but that's the gist of it... but Sybil always shows affection to everyone that is why everybody loves her.
Years later when Gwen comes back to the house for lunch as a guest of Lady Painswick she was outed by Barrow as having once been a maid, she explains how Lady Sybil helped her get the job, gave her clothes to wear to the interview and took her there. Finally she says "........her kindness changed my life...." somehow those words have stuck with me. I pray too that my actions can positively impact someones life.
"No one hits the bullseye with the first arrow." My favorite line in this entire scene. Lady Sybil gave Gwen the confidence boost she needed. A guiding hand up the ladder of success.
It's true advice for even more most powerful people (Michelle Obama failed the Illinois Bar exam the first time, for example; Joe Biden ran for POTUS three times). I kept it in mind when I was interviewing for jobs years ago.
The irony is that Rose Leslie is in actuality a noblewoman and she plays maid and wildling outcast in dramas...oh and she married a fellow aristocrat in real life, who also plays a bastard and an outcast in the same drama she's in...
Toby oh shut up. People can’t help their ancestry or where they come from let alone who they fall in love with. She is an actress, doing what she loves because she loves it and is talented enough to play a diverse set of roles. Stop being petty
Such a heart warming side story on Downton. Especially like when she revisits Downton years later and relays the story of Lady Sybil's help with her job interview. Sybil's kindness was a nice way to remember her.
7:12 - I love the way Anna says "where were you?". She's playing along with Gwen's "sick day" routine but she also wants to know what she's been up to! A great sister and friend :-)
One of the ironies is that the actress playing the housemaid is actually an aristocrat in real life who was born in a castle. The actresses playing the daughters of the earl are actually the descendants of housemaids! The radical left wing teacher who went out with Branson was played by a cousin of the Queen. Lady Edith was played by an actress who was working as a doctor's receptionist before she was hired for Downton. I loved how Downton Abbey used actors and actresses that were often playing against their own background and did it so perfectly that no-one suspected. You'd never guess from the clips that 'Gwen' in real life is an aristocrat and 'Lady Sybil' is in real life the daughter of a teaching assistant.
I always missed Gwen. She was so endearing. I was so happy to see Rose on Game of Thrones. I recognized her voice Immediately. This video made me miss both Gwen and Lady Sybil.
Me too. Gwen was my favorite downstairs until she left, and Sybil was my favorite upstairs character til she died. I was so incredibly pissed off when they killed off Sybil!😣
Oh this is great. Gwen's story line was one of my favorites. If the video had included the bit where she went back to Downton years later at Lady Rosamund's invitation, it would've been perfect. Thomas got a smack down from Lord Grantham for "outing" Gwen as one of their former maids.
Lady Sybil was truly one of a kind, a GREAT lady. I am so glad that she stepped in to assist and support Gwen. Difficult to comprehend that no one believed in Gwen and her dreams except Anna, Bates, Tom and Sybil. What lovely people, all of them!
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I remember when Mrs. Hughes says something similar to - "A kinder soul never drew breath within those walls" and I agree. Sybil was the best of that lot.
Gwen was so humble upon her return to Downton but this time dining upstairs. She never sought vengeance on anyone downstairs her caused her stress. She was elegant and noble in her own right always.
Great storyline! It not only showed a character trying to better herself but the true kindness of a noblewoman who treats the help as her equal and aids her in every way to do so. So happy they did the follow-up so we would know what happened to Gwen. Great friendships with Anna and Lady Sybil!
They have only started to upload these clips for like less than a week now, hence we've only seen season 1 clips so far. Waiting for that scene to be uploaded later.
Sterling Thomas was just bitter and somewhat jealous that someone who used to be a housemaid like Gwen could become someone of higher status (not aristocratic level but still a respectable profession). He was also unfriendly to Gwen most of the time when she was still a maid. And because Thomas was also considered for sacking at this point, he took it out on her.
The war did a lot of social change. That's probably why. Mr. Carson was against change always. I remember a scene when Mr. Carson and Lord Grantham were discussing the staff arrangements and one of the maids were getting married and the other were leaving to work in a shop which Mr. Carson did not understand.
@@AnzuBrief - He ran a school for women. Gwen met him while she was working for "local government", but it's unclear whether he was also working for the same local government at the time. Regardless, neither of them worked for national government.
Carson looks at her like he wants to shoot her for daring to improve herself. The thing that is obvious is that there is no privacy among the servants. They always want to know what is in letters or packages they receive almost like they are in prison and their mail gets censored.
Thank you for uploading Gwen's scenes ❤ I first saw her as Ygritte in Game of Thrones, one of my fave GoT characters. Then learned she's Gwen in DT. Amazing journey.
I really like her too... in interviews she always seems very down to earth and fun, although I got a bit of a shock the first time I heard her as she has a super posh accent in real life. I'm sure I read somewhere that her family are very aristocratic and she grew up in a castle!
I loved it when Lady Sybil said, "your dream is my dream now"! I loved Sybil's kindness and zest for life and hated when she died not being able to see her daughter grow up with Sybil for a mother. Wouldn't that have been a beautiful thing?!
This was the best. All the ladies makin it happen that first season. I'd watch an entire series about Gwen's experiences as a secretary during WW1. But not until after we get the Gilded Age series Freakin Julian Fellowes has been promising for years!
I didn't realize that was Rose Leslie in the role. Wasn't it Lady Sybil who encouraged her character to improve herself so she could become something else other than a maid?
I loved Ms. Hughes's character she was strict but kind. We will celebrate after we finish today's work. I suppose she could have said "we could", "we might" but she said, "we will".
This show really opened my eyes to how deep the divide is between the classes. Even trying to move up in the world is so frowned up and controversial. It’s wild to me
Gwen was in Game of Thrones as Ygritte. Sybil was in Misfits with Simon who played Ramsay in Game of Thrones (he also fought against Jon Snow in the show, Gwen's on and off screen partner). Coincidental and cool! Using character names to make it less confusing!
It is interesting to me that while many people accuse the Aristocracy of keeping the working class suppressed, they fail to see that the working class also tried to keep their own people down and "in their place". There was class snobbery on both sides.
I remember wanting to be a secretary. I thought that profession to be truly romantic. I realize now that to be a secretary is incredibly hard, and I would never be able to do it.
What I find funny about this whole subplot, is that it was O'Brians meddling that lead to Sybil finding out and help Gwen. That "odious woman's" inability to mind her own business actually had positive ramifications for once.
Well now I can understand why Gwen didn’t want to visit the staff when she came back.... those that remained were the ones that didn’t believe in her....
