Downton cast update

[womet]

Say it isn't so... 


O'Brien is leaving Downton too. I hope they don't kill her off. 

theclicker.today.com/_news/2013/03/01/17149393-obrien-is-leaving-downton-abbey?lite

[Dumbledork]

I actually thought they hinted at that in the finale when she was talking with the other scheming maid about how she wished she was with a family that traveled more.

[meowmaps]

Mar 1, 2013 18:39:02 GMT -5 Dumbledork said:

I actually thought they hinted at that in the finale when she was talking with the other scheming maid about how she wished she was with a family that traveled more.

Yeah, I noticed that too.  

[meowmaps]

O'Brien brings a lot to the table but I don't think her loss will be felt as strongly as some of the others this past season. Another troublemaker will emerge to challenge Thomas.

[BookLover]

I hope they give a good reason, even though they hinted in the Christmas episode. At least they said they left the door open for her, so it doesn't look like they kill her off.

[cjeanette]

Mar 1, 2013 19:13:33 GMT -5 BookLover said:

I hope they give a good reason, even though they hinted in the Christmas episode. At least they said they left the door open for her, so it doesn't look like they kill her off.

I think they are just saying she found another job.

I never cared for the character so I am happy about this.

[315]

Ah, well, good thing there'll be six new cast members to get to know.

www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/programs/features/news/downton-abbey-season-4-casting-news

[Deleted]

I didn't care much for that character, but think it'll be easy for them to write her off since they hinted that may happen during the Christmas episode.

[ECB]

I'm kind of unsure of where I stand w/ O'Brien. both she and Thomas are horrid, but at least w/ him - there is something there that I can grasp onto. Part of it is that at times his character is just funny. But also because either the way it's played or written - there is something human there that feels real.

Outside of the little, tiny glimpse that you got from O'Brien that she felt bad about causing Cora's miscarriage - she is just this grumpy grump that I just can't "feel" anything for.

Not sure yet if I"ll miss her when she's gone or not!

[dr.girlfriend]

This is interesting to me.  There's so few episodes, I wonder what she could be leaving to do that couldn't work around the shooting schedule of Downton.  For an actress her age, it seems like the meaty role of a lifetime, and the character is so pivotal to the show.  I understood Dan Stevens's decision more, I can see him wanting to make a name in Hollywood or live theatre, but O'Brien is not going to be in the same boat.


Random, but a big thumbs up to Dan Stevens's new look (minus the poor excuse for facial hair):