Focus Features<\/span><\/p>\nSo, how will they deal with Matthew Goode not being in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale?<\/h4>\n
If you want absolutely zero spoilers about what happens in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (like, not even what’s in the trailer), then close your eyes right now, because the trailer does let us in on what the writers have planned for Goode’s Henry (or, rather, lack thereof): he and Lady Mary are now divorced!<\/p>\n
In Downton Abbey: A New Era, Henry’s absence was explained away by saying he was gone on some car-related trip\u2013something that seemed to put a big strain on his marriage to Lady Mary, so the divorce doesn’t come out of nowhere.<\/p>\n
But the revelation seems to cause quite the scandal for Mary once it becomes public knowledge, even getting her kicked out of a ball\u2013divorced women weren’t exactly welcome in society back then. It also seems the divorce will bring up some questions about Mary’s future running Downton. But let’s be real, we all know she’s the best person for the job, with or without a husband.<\/p>\n
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