The Many Sins of Mr. Barrow

In case you’ve forgotten all of Thomas’ evil ways, here’s a great recap. #PoorThomas

“Poor Thomas Barrow. Season 6 has not been kind to Downton Abbey’s under-butler and the only gay in the village. Nobody likes him, he’s barely got a job and he never gets laid. Can he possibly redeem himself before the series finale, Sunday March 6?

It’s hard to see how. We count 25 distinct sins Barrow (memorably played by Rob James-Collier) has to answer for.

Sure, he got dirty searching for the Crawley family dog; saved sad daughter Edith from a conveniently-timed fire; and he plays nice with the kids in the nursery.

He’s also gay, so we want him to succeed and overcome the kind of prejudice maybe we’ve endured. And finally get some, for God’s sake.

But will it be enough to avoid the horrible end he really does deserve?”

See the full list of 25 sins in the full article.