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* ArtifactTitle: In-universe; despite [[spoiler:marrying Matthew and becoming Countess of Grantham, Mary is still called "Lady Mary" as if she were unmarried to differentiate herself from Cora and Violet, both of whom are Dowager Countess.]]

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* ArtifactTitle: In-universe; despite [[spoiler:marrying Matthew and becoming Countess of Grantham, Mary is still called "Lady Mary" as if she were unmarried to differentiate herself her from Cora and Violet, both of whom are Dowager Countess.]]



* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Bates leaves Downton after Vera's man attacks Anna. Sir Richard manages to locate him but it's unclear whether or not he'll return while Vera is still on the loose.]]



* RomanticRunnerUp: Sir Richard Carlisle for Mary. He actually knows he's a HopelessSuitor and simply endeavors to help Mary when he can, as shown when Matthew [[RivalsTeamUp enlists his aid]] in finding Mary after the June 13 bombing attack.

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* RomanticRunnerUp: Sir Richard Carlisle for Mary. He On some level he actually knows he's a HopelessSuitor and simply endeavors to help Mary when he can, as shown when Matthew [[RivalsTeamUp enlists his aid]] in finding Mary after the June 13 bombing attack.

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* InSpiteOfANail: Tom Branson and Sybil are presumably conducting their romance while trying to keep it secret, though both Mary and Edith seem to suspect that Sybil is seeing someone neither would find suitable.

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* InSpiteOfANail: Tom Sybil becomes a nurse as in canon. Similarly, she and Branson and Sybil are presumably conducting their romance while trying to keep it secret, though both Mary and Edith seem to suspect that Sybil is seeing someone neither would find suitable.suitable.
* KilledOffscreen: Implied with Mary's horse Diamond who was sent to the army and never came back.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After Mary learns from the doctor about the venereal infection she contracted, she is wracked with guilt after her miscarriage, thinking it is her fault.



* RomanticRunnerUp: Sir Richard Carlisle for Mary. He actually knows he's a HopelessSuitor and simply endeavors to help Mary when he can, as shown when Matthew enlists his aid in finding Mary after the June 13 bombing attack.

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* RomanticRunnerUp: Sir Richard Carlisle for Mary. He actually knows he's a HopelessSuitor and simply endeavors to help Mary when he can, as shown when Matthew [[RivalsTeamUp enlists his aid aid]] in finding Mary after the June 13 bombing attack.

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* GreaterScopeVillain: Kemal Pamuk. Despite being dead for a number of years, he is personally responsible for two of the main conflicts, being Vera's attempts to blackmail Mary and also for [[spoiler:Mary's fertility issues.]]



* ImpoverishedPatrician: Sir Richard mentions that many aristocratic families are going down due to inability to adapt to changing times, and that's without the ludicrous spending habits like the Duke of Crowborough's gambling.

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* ImpoverishedPatrician: Sir Richard mentions that the fortunes of many aristocratic families are going down due to inability to adapt to changing times, and that's without the ludicrous spending habits like the Duke of Crowborough's gambling.
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* TraumaticStillbirth: [[spoiler:Mary suffers a miscarriage in Chapter 25. It gets worse when she visits Dr. Ryder and part of the issue seems to stem from her encounter with Kemal Pamuk.]]

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* TraumaticStillbirth: TragicStillbirth: [[spoiler:Mary suffers a miscarriage in Chapter 25. It gets worse when she visits Dr. Ryder and part of the issue seems to stem from her encounter with Kemal Pamuk.]]
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* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Dr. Ryder appears a few years earlier than in canon due to [[spoiler:Mary visiting him about her possible fertility issues.]]


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** Mary's fertility problems appear to have been the result of an infection brought on by Kemal Pamuk.


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* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:Most of Matthew's old unit is killed at the Battle of Passchendaele offscreen]].


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* InSpiteOfANail: Tom Branson and Sybil are presumably conducting their romance while trying to keep it secret, though both Mary and Edith seem to suspect that Sybil is seeing someone neither would find suitable.


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* TraumaticStillbirth: [[spoiler:Mary suffers a miscarriage in Chapter 25. It gets worse when she visits Dr. Ryder and part of the issue seems to stem from her encounter with Kemal Pamuk.]]
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* BigBad: Vera Bates is slated to take the lead as main villain for the events around Downton.

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* BigBad: Vera Bates is slated to take the lead as main villain for the events around Downton.Downton as her attempts to blackmail Mary and force Bates to come back escalate throughout the story.



** Mary takes Robert's role in calling out the White Feather girls at the concert.

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** Mary takes Robert's role in calling calls out the White Feather girls who humiliate William at the concert.

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%%* TheGamblingAddict: The Duke of Crowborough.



** Lt. Edward Courtenay, the blinded officer who later killed himself, lives to Downton's time as a convalescent home.

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** Lt. Edward Courtenay, the blinded officer who later killed himself, lives to see Downton's time as a convalescent home.



** Chapter 18: [[spoiler:Mary and Aunt Rosamund are caught in the June 13 zeppelin raid; Mary is unhurt but Rosamund is wounded.]]

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** Chapter 18: [[spoiler:Mary and Aunt Rosamund are caught in the June 13 zeppelin raid; Mary is unhurt but Aunt Rosamund is wounded.]]

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor:
** Mary has wanted to inherit Downton, but Matthew declaring her his heir wasn't what she had in mind because that means he's dead, which she definitely doesn't want.
** Cora has been pushing Mary to consider other men throughout the story. When she finally gets cold feet on the eve of her wedding to Matthew because he means to return to the front, Cora isn't happy about it.
-->'''Violet''': Well, wasn't that what you wanted? Mary changing her mind?
-->'''Cora''': Not on the eve of the wedding! Not when we have two hundred guests coming tomorrow, not to mention the press!



* BloodFromTheMouth: Davis starts coughing up blood as his pneumonia worsens.

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* BloodFromTheMouth: BloodFromTheMouth:
** The premise is that Robert vomited up blood as in Series 6, only this time it proves fatal.
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Davis starts coughing up blood as his pneumonia worsens.


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* LastOfHisKind: Shortly after Matthew joined the army, Murray did extensive research on the Crawleys and found that Matthew is truly the last male Crawley.

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* ShotInTheAss: This happened to Murphy, one of the soldiers in Matthew's company.



* SpottingTheThread: Anna and Bates figure out that [[spoiler:O'Brien is Vera's spy]] because out of everyone who knew where Matthew and Mary's honeymoon spot was, she's the only one who could be a loose end.

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* SpottingTheThread: Anna and When Bates figure out that [[spoiler:O'Brien is and Anna read Vera's spy]] because out of everyone who knew where note threatening the latter, she mentions that Matthew and Mary's honeymoon spot was, she's the Mary were at a seaside cottage for their honeymoon. The only one people who could be a loose end.knew that Matthew and Mary were headed to the seaside were them, Mrs. Hughes, Mr. Branson, and [[spoiler:O'Brien]].
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* BadLiar: Tom Branson. His attempt to pass off Anna as Ethel fails miserably, forcing him to chase down the thug who attacks Anna.


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* BloodFromTheMouth: Davis starts coughing up blood as his pneumonia worsens.


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* ConflictingLoyalty: Thomas is apparently hit with this. On the one hand he wants to do right by Matthew since he's the reason why he got to go home, so he wants to help him out by looking after those at Downton. On the other hand he doesn't want to rat out O'Brien, his OnlyFriend in the house. He settles for [[spoiler:disrupting Carson's efforts to investigate the postman so O'Brien won't be incriminated in Vera's schemes.]]


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* DramaticIrony: Mary notes that Sybil is probably seeing someone who is clearly unsuitable and hopes that he isn't married. Well for Tom, one out of two isn't bad.

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* AdaptationalContextChange: Since Mr. Lang is AdaptedOut, Carson's collapse is triggered after he gets carried away with a pleasant memory of Mary and spills wine by accident.



* AdaptedOut: Mr. Lang, Robert's valet in the first half of Series 2 who [[ShellShockedVeteran suffers from PTSD]], doesn't appear since Bates isn't forced to leave Downton.

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Mr. Lang, Robert's valet in the first half of Series 2 who [[ShellShockedVeteran suffers from PTSD]], doesn't appear since Bates isn't forced to leave Downton.Downton.
** Tom Branson likely won't become the land agent since Jarvis leaves much earlier.


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* ImpoverishedPatrician: Sir Richard mentions that many aristocratic families are going down due to inability to adapt to changing times, and that's without the ludicrous spending habits like the Duke of Crowborough's gambling.

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* AdaptationalExplanation: Sir Anthony Strallan describes how he suffered his arm injury: he was touring the trenches with the Diplomatic Corps when he was blindsided by a German sniper.

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* AdaptationalExplanation: AdaptationalExplanation:
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Sir Anthony Strallan describes how he suffered his arm injury: he was touring the trenches with the Diplomatic Corps when he was blindsided by a German sniper.sniper.
** The Duke of Crowborough's hunt for an heiress (why he courted Mary in the pilot episode) is revealed to hide a gambling addiction.


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* GreenAroundTheGills: William turns a shade of green when he sees the trenches for the first time.
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* AngstWhatAngst: Discussed. Cora chastises Violet for not being more worried about Rosamund's wounds from the bombing attacks but Violet counters that she saw no reason to worry since Rosamund wasn't in mortal danger.

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* AngstWhatAngst: Discussed.In-universe. Cora chastises Violet for not being more worried about Rosamund's wounds from the bombing attacks but Violet counters that she saw no reason to worry since Rosamund wasn't in mortal danger.

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* AngstWhatAngst: Discussed. Cora chastises Violet for not being more worried about Rosamund's wounds from the bombing attacks but Violet counters that she saw no reason to worry since Rosamund wasn't in mortal danger.



* DisposablePilot: [[spoiler:Lady Rosamund's chauffeur White is one of the casualties in the Liverpool Street station bombing attack.]]

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* DisposablePilot: [[spoiler:Lady Rosamund's chauffeur White is one of the casualties in the Liverpool Street station bombing attack.run.]]

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