Even if Matthew and Mary get married in Season 3, what are they going to do for the rest of the season? Behave like a pair of love birds? That can get sickening. I only hope that the complexity and intelligence that made their relationship so interesting in Season 1, will return in Season 3. I could barely deal with the psuedo-romance novel aura that seemed to mar their relationship in Season 2.
Since happiness doesn't make a story, and that in a series you need some drama to get things going, I'm fairly sure they'll have to face many problems (and JF hinted at that). Be it as a couple against some external force (like Anna and Bates) or some deeper, emotional problem (ie: not having children? I don't know? Economical issues? Whatever) it isn't going to be a happy island. Which doesn't mean they should stop loving each others or break up - it would be stupid, after two seasons and 7 years of unrequited, complicated love. I don't think anyone would like it - wouldn't it feel like a betrayal? The on-and-off couples are not for period drama, and surely not for quality tv IMO, they're like a punch in the face
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Which doesn't mean they should stop loving each others or break up - it would be stupid, after two seasons and 7 years of unrequited, complicated love.
Why did you say that? What makes you think I wanted them to break up? I want their relationship to be interesting, not a romance novel cliche. That is what I was hinting.
I barely saw pseudo-romance in season 2, I saw personal growing and the good amount of angst. A bit of romance is deserved now, but I'm very sure that Fellowes won't make that last long and he will put some challenges for them soon.
I barely saw pseudo-romance in season 2, I saw personal growing and the good amount of angst.
I guess we saw different things. You saw personal growth. I saw an unoriginal remake of a bad romance novel. Their relationship in Season 2 could have been handled with a lot more originality and intelligence, as it was in Season 1.
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Why did you say that? What makes you think I wanted them to break up? I want their relationship to be interesting, not a romance novel cliche. That is what I was hinting.
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A bit of romance is deserved now, but I'm very sure that Fellowes won't make that last long and he will put some challenges for them soon.
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I guess we saw different things. You saw personal growth. I saw an unoriginal remake of a bad romance novel. Their relationship in Season 2 could have been handled with a lot more originality and intelligence, as it was in Season 1.
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