{"id":2019222,"date":"2025-09-13T13:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T13:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2019222"},"modified":"2025-09-13T13:24:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T13:24:02","slug":"the-grand-finale-is-wonderful-but-one-thing-frustrated-me-about-lord-grantham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-grand-finale-is-wonderful-but-one-thing-frustrated-me-about-lord-grantham\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grand Finale Is Wonderful, But One Thing Frustrated Me About Lord Grantham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Focus Features<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I\u2019ve been a big fan of <em>Downton Abbey<\/em> since the first season, and the latest (and likely final) installment in the franchise, <em>Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale<\/em>, which you can catch in theaters now on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/upcoming-movies-2025-movie-release-130453990.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:2025 movie schedule;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">2025 movie schedule<\/a>, is a fitting end to the story, as I wrote in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/downton-abbey-grand-finale-review-212636510.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:my review of the movie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">my review of the movie<\/a>. One thing I left out, however, is something that frustrated me about The Earl of Grantham (Hugh Bonneville). All of a sudden, he\u2019s completely out of touch with everything. It\u2019s out of character for him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Hugh Bonneville in a gray suit, standing in front of a fire place, in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/3TUFn7OCFa9U4TyPcmOmiA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/2aa44f5b52ff9cf51283db876cd6e65a\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Focus Features<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">The Crowleys Have Always Been A Little Out Of Touch, But Come On<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In <em>The Grand Finale<\/em>, there are a handful of scenes that see Robert seemingly so out of touch with the real world that he doesn\u2019t understand how apartments work or that people, even rich people, cook dinner for themselves. These would have been perfect scenarios for his late mother, Violet Crawley (played in the series, of course, by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/film-legend-dame-maggie-smith-134740546.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:the late Dame Maggie Smith;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">the late Dame Maggie Smith<\/a>), but not for Robert.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The late Dowager Countess was famous in the series for being a Victorian aristocrat who was proudly uninterested in the changing world of the early 20th century, but Robert was always more pragmatic and realistic. In <em>The Grand Finale<\/em>, suddenly, he\u2019s the one who is comically out of touch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In one scene, he and Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) tour a flat in London that Mary intends to be the family\u2019s headquarters in the capital. Robert is seemingly stunned to learn that other people live in the apartment building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In another scene, Lady Edith (Laura Carmichael), whose character is very much adapting to the times, makes a joke as they sit down for dinner that soon they all may be cooking for themselves. Again, Robert reacts much like Violet would have, with shock and confusion. It simply makes no sense for the character.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Hugh Bonneville in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale addressing his dinner guests. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/4ZeR9GZncXh4b3u8G5GPRg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/5f6296c88170bcf52f04e8f0bbff71f9\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Focus Features<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Robert Has Always Been Old-Fashioned, But He\u2019s Never Been A Fool<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Both of these scenes make Robert out to be a fool, and he\u2019s never been that way before. Sure, he laments the changing modern world and has worked hard to maintain the manners (and the manor) of the Victorian Era in which he was raised, but he\u2019s also always understood that things change. While Violet balked at electricity and telephones, Robert saw the future in both. Now we\u2019re to believe he not only doesn\u2019t see the future for what it is, but can\u2019t even understand it? I\u2019m not buying it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Just as we all <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/two-big-ways-downton-abbey-124149317.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:miss the presence of Maggie Smith;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">miss the presence of Maggie Smith<\/a>, the characters miss the Dowager Countess, but that doesn\u2019t mean we need a character who has taken on her thought process, as Robert seems to have in the final story from the world of <em>Downton Abbey. <\/em>He isn\u2019t the right character for it, and no one else in the movie has any illusions as to where the world, and the family, are headed. Robert may not like it, but he\u2019s not blind to it, either.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I still heartily endorse the movie, and I\u2019ve even found myself rewatching old episodes of the show with my <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tech.yahoo.com\/streaming\/articles\/peacock-subscription-plans-price-included-140420036.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Peacock subscription;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Peacock subscription<\/a>. And yes, I, too, miss Maggie Smith\u2019s biting humor very much, but the world, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/downton-abbey-3-clip-reveals-005417935.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:like the family in Downton Abbey;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">like the family in <em>Downton Abbey<\/em><\/a>, moves on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Focus Features I\u2019ve been a big fan of Downton Abbey since the first season, and the latest (and likely final) installment in the franchise, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, which you can catch in theaters now on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2019223,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[358624,358625,328980,356232,370773],"class_list":["post-2019222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-dame-maggie-smith","tag-dowager-countess","tag-focus-features","tag-the-grand-finale","tag-violet-crawley"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Grand-Finale-Is-Wonderful-But-One-Thing-Frustrated-Me.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2019222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2019222"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2019222\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2019223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2019222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2019222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2019222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}