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After two marriage proposals, Matthew and Mary were finally married but, in a shocking twist, Matthew dies in a car crash on the night their son George was born in Dan Stevens' exit and Matthew suddenly being killed off from the series - during the Downton Abbey season 3 Christmas Special, no less - ignited a firestorm of angry fans in the UK because Downtown Abbey aired months later on PBS Masterpiece in the US, many American fans had already learned the disappointing news.
However, Stevens left Downton Abbey by his own choice. I wanted a chance to do other things. However, Stevens' decision to quit Downton Abbey created a problem for series creator Julian Fellowes - and not just because Matthew was the show's male romantic lead. As Fellowes told Vanity Fair , " Dan only decided to leave when we were about to start filming [Downton Abbey season 3], had already written five episodes and cast them.
Fellowes also mused that he could have even killed off Matthew and Lady Sybil Jessica Brown-Findlay in the same episode and the same car crash since she had also announced she was exiting Downton Abbey in season 3. Heir of the Downton Abbey Estate Matthew was a middle class lawyer from Manchester until he got a letter from Robert Crawley in that informed him that he was the heir to Robert's estate and would, eventually, be the 6th Earl of Grantham.
Although Matthew is taken with Mary from first sight, he slowly tries to build a friendship with her. As the months progress in and , their relationship matures, and Mary slowly falls in love with Matthew. He eventually proposes in , but Mary decided to wait to give him an answer, as she was having trouble trying to tell him of her relationship with Kemal Pamuk , believing that not to tell him would be a lie, and if he found out, he would leave her.
Matters were further complicated by the fact that Cora, who had last given birth eighteen years ago, became pregnant. If the baby were to be a boy, Matthew would be displaced as heir. Mary took advice from her aunt, Rosamund Painswick , who thought she should wait and see. Mary couldn't quite do this, and admitted to Matthew all the advice she had received, but her lack of an answer hurt Matthew, and he believed her lack of an answer was only due to his status as a middle-class country lawyer, and possible displacement of being the heir.
After Cora miscarries, and Mary continues to not give him her answer, Matthew on the verge of tears, retracts his proposal at the garden party, and tells Mary he is moving back to Manchester: "the experiment is at an end. Minutes later, Lord Grantham tells the garden party that Britain has declared war on Germany.
It is August 4, Mary Pushing Matthew During his recovery, he was nursed by Mary in hospital and then at Downton Abbey, which caused friction in her relationship with Sir Richard. As the war ended on November 11, , Matthew began to feel sensation coming back into his legs, but only informed John Bates , who sustained leg injuries in the Boer War with Robert, and swore Bates to secrecy.
Bates helps Matthew as well, wheeling him around, and helping him into his small hospital bed that has been put into a small Downton bedroom for his use. After the War " You loved her once - you sure you can't love her again? Marriage Only a few months later in the Spring of , Matthew's marriage to Mary was soon to take place, when he received news that he may be the heir to the fortune of Reggie Swire.
Matthew and Mary shortly before the church doors are closed The problem of the money plagued the beginning of their marriage, and they argued more about it after Mary's maternal grandmother, Martha Levinson , was unable to give them any more of her husband's fortune to save Downton. Martha is only allowed to give Cora a dress allowance each year and that is it.
Matthew had learned that the two other potential heirs to Reggie Swire's fortune had died, and that he would definitely inherit, but he was still determined to give the money away.
However, they soon discovered that Reggie Swire gave Matthew the money knowing full well that he and Lavinia wouldn't have gotten married if she had lived. Lavinia had written her father a letter before she died informing him that Matthew was a good man as he was still willing to marry her because of his promise, despite loving Mary. After learning this, Matthew accepted the money and put it into running Downton, becoming the co-owner with Robert. Matthew soon teamed up with Tom, and together they were able to convince a reluctant and sad Robert that the running of Downton needed to change.
Together, they set about keeping Downton safe for the future by buying back farms that weren't being farmed properly from older tenants, adding sheep, and expanding wisely. Additionally, Matthew also came to believe he may be sterile due to his war injury since Mary was not yet pregnant.
Whilst at a fertility doctor, he asked if his wife had come to see him. Crawley" being a patient. When Matthew goes downstairs to exit, he discovers Mary there using her mother's maiden name, Levinson.
He takes her to a restaurant to cheer her up, over what he believes is his fertility problem. Mary tells him though that it was she who had a problem, which stuns Matthew. She doesn't tell him what kind of operation she had, explaining that she can't "talk about this sort of thing, even to [Matthew].
He is relieved that her recovery from the operation was the reason for the abstinence. Mary informs Matthew that the doctor assured her that she would become pregnant within 6 months.
Son's birth and death Matthew and Mary with their newborn Son. After his death It is now February , and Matthew's funeral is not shown, but Molesley's father and the Dowager watch as the final headpiece decoration to Matthew's grave is added. This can only be added six months after death, as the ground has to settle for that long. Mary sleeps on Matthew's side of the bed, with their wedding photo on the nightstand, and another photo of him on her dressing table. Mary is in very deep mourning six months on.
Matthew's mother Isobel has mostly been by herself at Crawley house, with a slightly different wedding photo of Mary and Matthew on the mantle. Edith goes to visit her, and she urges her to come to the house to visit her grandson. Isobel said when you lose your only child, you are nothing really. The Dowager Violet also visits Isobel and urges her to be an involved grandmother as well.
A deeply mourning Isobel tells Violet that she is just an old woman who eats off trays now, and has no need for Molsley anymore at all.
Isobel is surprised, that a meticulous lawyer such as her son, seemingly has died without leaving a will. However, a letter is soon found that Matthew had written the day before the family let for Duneagle.
Matthew reveals his intention to return and make an official will naming Mary his sole heiress, that she "take" charge as he knew not if their then unborn child would be a boy or girl but would be a baby. He admitted he had not drawn up a will and felt better writing it down at that moment. Most of the family seemed delighted for Mary, but Robert was certain it was not an official will and could not stand as one.
However, his lawyer affirmed it was, that thanks to Matthew, Mary now owned half of the entire estate. Mary Crawley Mary and Matthew at a fair " I am more in love with you every day which passes " —Matthew to his wife. She contracted the Spanish Influenza and witnessed Matthew and Mary dancing together and kissing. She then confronts Matthew on her deathbed and told him what she saw and heard and that she loved him very much and wanted to marry him, but she postpones their wedding as he loves Mary.
In her final moments, Lavinia tells Matthew to be happy for her sake and to remember her fondly before dying. At her funeral, Matthew is tortured with guilt and remorse and believes that he killed Lavinia and that she died of a broken heart.
Tom Branson During series one and two, Matthew and Tom's relationship was a normal relationship between a member of the family and a servant. When it appeared that Sybil had a crush on Matthew when he saved her from a rally in Ripon, Tom was jealous. In series three, after Tom and Sybil's wedding, Matthew and Tom become close friends, because Matthew wanted to help him to fit in with the Crawleys and even asked him to be the best man at his wedding with Mary.
After Sybil's death, Matthew and Tom become best friends and start to develop plans for a new management for Downton Abbey. Matthew teaches Tom to play cricket and the two bond with their father-in-law, Robert Crawley. Series 1. Series 1 " It's from Lord Grantham He wants to change our lives. They'd have fixed on that when they heard I was a bachelor. I don't deserve it.
If you don't, say no. But if you do. Wish me luck with that Mary, God knows I wish the best for you. Series 2 " I hardly know him, but I'm sure I'll like him when I do. That's if he's good to you. If he's not, then he has me to answer to. We're in the army, Mason, we're going on a patrol because we're going on patrol. Not exactly instead of me, but sacrifice should be rewarded. Told me to marry you. However much I might want to.
You don't have to marry anyone. You'll always have a home here as long as I'm alive. Now it's time we live them together. Series 3 " I'm looking forward to all sort of things. That I won't be happy with anyone else as long as you walk the earth.
Which is true!
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