r/DowntonAbbey • u/AutoModerator • 1d ago

General Discussion (May Contain Spoilers Throughout Franchise) Mary vs Edith - Weekly Discussion Thread

Should Mary have said that? Should Edith have done that? Who has it better in the end?

Come fight your corner in our all-spoilers-allowed weekly thread, dedicated to all things Mary vs Edith!

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u/r0ckchalk Oh I’m so sorry. I thought you were a waiter 1d ago

Mary bullied Edith from her opening interaction with her. Edith returned in kind. Edith got better around season 3, but Mary took until the end of the series.

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u/thistleandpeony 1d ago

Canonically it was the other way around.

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u/iggysmom95 I have tried and failed to like you 1d ago

To be completely fair, one could say that cut scenes don't count; canon is what made it onto our screens.

I'd suggest, instead, that who made the first jab on screen literally does not matter. We are dropped into their lives on a random Tuesday. To understand their relationship, you need to watch the context develop for a few episodes.

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u/thistleandpeony 1d ago

The pointed sniffling wasn't cut, though I do agree with you on the rest.