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Rewatching Downton and I just despise him from seasons 1 to 3. Honestly, I'm mad that I forgot how shitty he was because of the 180 degree turn his character took post-Sybil's death.
He's really awful to Sybil. I get the appeal of the whole different classes (in this case, daughter of an earl and a chauffuer) trope, but I don't get why people rooted for them to be together when he's a dick to her.
The "won't take no for an answer" trope can be cute, but it's pretty creepy with Tom and Sybil. Whenever he asked her to be with him, she was really hesitant and really didn't want him asking her to leave with him.
Then he left her alone while she's pregnant with the risk of getting her arrested. Who the fuck does that??? Yeah, it was Sybil's idea for him to go first but I do not care. Not to mention he kept secret the fact he was going to meetings, which was what put her and the baby at risk in the first place.
Maybe I'm remembering things wrong but I'm pretty sure there were times where Sybil asked or pleaded with him to just get along with the family but he just refused. Sorry bud, but love is a two-way street. She risked not seeing her family again when she was going to elope with him. She risked having bad blood between her and her family when she decided to marry him.
He knew who he married, he knew what kind of family she has. He didn't get to be rightfully stubborn when he knew exactly what he was getting himself into.
Huh, I didn't know that about Fellowes. I guess it really impacted how Tom came across from seasons 1 to 3.
Seeing how this is a show that is pretty ingrained in the time period it exists in, I should've guessed it would be a show where you got to understand the historical context to understand why the characters are the way they are and do what they do.
I take back what I said about his outspokeness and leaving Sybil in Dublin.
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I just found out from someone in the comments about how Fellowes is actually a shitty guy and learned more about Irish oppression during the time period so I take back what I said regarding the whole leaving-Sybil-in-Dublin and his outspokenness around the family. I made the post while watching Downton and not exactly understanding the history the story is ingrained in. I'm not against the Irish, if that's what you got from my post because of the last few paragraphs. Sorry if it came out that way.