Goodwill at Downton: Gwen Remembers Sybil | Downton Abbey

"I'll never forget her. Her kindness changed my life"
When Gwen revisits downton she recalls the help that Sybil gave her to rise up.

Clip From: Series 6 Episode 4: As Tom and Sybbie settle back into life at Downton, the family and servants are surprised with the return of another old friend in unexpected circumstances. A visit from Sergeant Willis leaves Baxter with a dilemma and Thomas struggles to fill Mr. Carson’s shoes. A crisis takes Anna and Mary to London; will Bates find out what Anna has been keeping from him? Daisy has a bone to pick with Cora and Mary’s eye is caught by an admirer.

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The costume drama series, Downton Abbey, written and created by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes, stars Academy Award-winner Maggie Smith as a Dowager Countess of an Edwardian English country house in 1912. The series portrays the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them, in a time before the last vestige of a century’s old tradition were stripped away by World War and the modern age. The all-star cast also includes Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern.

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[classics]

I love how Isobel alleviates the awkwardness twice - after Mary rudely says “you had every opportunity, ” Isobel turns the mood around by complimenting Gwen’s climb up the social ladder. And then when Rosamund subtly criticizes Gwen for considering Downton not good enough to stay, Isobel immediately praises Gwen for following her dreams. It’s clear where and how Matthew developed his incredible kindness.

[vivianpowell]

Sybil lives on. Even the mention of her name shifts the air in the room. You can see people taking stock, even if just for a moment, searching for their better selves.

[kerriethompson]

The way Gwen remembers Sybill almost makes you want to cry.

[e_G_o_]

Gwen’s husband is the greenest flag. He looked so proud of her throughout the whole conversation.

[hollabigT]

"Her kindness changed my life." is a beautiful delivery from the actress. Powerful, subtle, emotional.

[FayeVert]

"All we were taught was French, prejudice, and dance steps"

Yes Mary, IT SHOWS.

[filmsensei]

I love how Edith calls it as it is, too. That Gwen was in their house for 2 years and they never spoke! Pretty incredible.

[mdotschrody]

I love this whole part of the episode. It was so wonderful seeing Gwen again and her being so successful. I also love how she's continuing Lady Sybil's kindness by reaching out to help other women. It's also so wonderful seeing everyone remember how amazing Lady Sybil was.

[HandmaidsTaleComingForUsAll]

What I love about this scene is that it captures the excitement people experience when they learn something new about a loved one that passed. For a moment they talk about them as if they were alive again. Very bittersweet and brilliantly acted.

[annsmith]

Sybil’s ability to see through the hierarchy “pretense” and help another woman to succeed was so kind but also very astute ! She was far ahead of her time as was Gwen!

[pawnshopleo]

"Her kindness changed my life."

Then I literally cried so bad.

[nichart]

I love how Allen Leech plays remembering Sybill. The misty eyes.

[Bobrogers]

Mary's thank-you to Barrow at the end certainly had a double meaning!

[charlescurrin]

speaking of Lady Sybil... "her kindness changed my life..". For me, one of the most moving... touching lines in the whole series...

[JakobMahase_Bass-Baritone]

Sybil was such an amazing character. Her presence is felt long after she had passed!

[nocomment]

Unintentionally Gwen put the whole family to such shame by describing how Sybil didn’t only know her but had cared for her.

[inkheart]

“I see she hasn’t got time to greet her old friends.”

As she had a brief lovely chat with Anna.

[hannahsmart]

To be honest, I really like how out of all of them Mary was the one to recognise Gwen from somewhere, for a character everyone loves to remind is entitled and a bit snobbish, she did recognise Gwen's face, even if she couldn't remember where she'd seen it.

[Beautycomesoutofashes]

It’s great how Thomas got reprimanded by Robert afterwards. And Gwen did go downstairs and see everyone after :)
And Tom’s fond smile of her, when Gwen recounts how Sybil helped her. He already knew because he was there when she got the job and they all hugged, but probably not all the little details.
Mary was put in her place a bit too, as was Rosamund :) not by Gwen solely but by Sybil’s kindness towards her and their relationship.

[sayfalardaseyahat]

Hello. I'm writing this using a translation programme because I speak very little English. This series came to me in my most difficult days. My sister had an accident and was in a coma. I had to recover. And since that day, I have been watching this series every year for 10 years. The first time I watched it for the first time, I watched it in the original English with Turkish subtitles. I liked the British accent the most because of Lady Mary's speech. I'm trying to improve my English now. I'm trying to listen to the original language. While watching this episode, I remembered Sybil and cried. The strength of the series is the skill of the actors. I love you all very much, Downton Abbay cast :) Zamira from Ankara😍