Downton Abbey - Isobel Crawley/Penelope Wilton #2: "She is a good woman and...there are moments when her virtue demands admiration." ~ Violet Crawley

Lauren60 · 08-17-2014, 01:39 PM

Welcome to the 2nd
Isobel Crawley | Penelope Wilton
Appreciation Thread

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1. L i N d $ @ y
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3. sofiab
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9. carrie.suze

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***L i N d $ @ y*** · 08-18-2014, 12:21 AM

TFTNT Lauren!

Wonderful start and I like our thread title.

Lauren60 · 08-19-2014, 05:16 PM

You're welcome! As far as the thread title goes, it isn't often Violet pays Isobel a compliment so it's fitting to put it front and center.

I really agree with Violet's assessment. Isobel is a good woman. She can go overboard sometimes but her heart is always in the right place. She definitely cares about and for people and has a huge heart.

***L i N d $ @ y*** · 08-19-2014, 09:47 PM

That's true, Isobel's heart is always in the right place. She means well and goes out of her way to help.

Btw, have you done something different with the OP? I like it.

***dancing in the rain*** · 08-21-2014, 02:44 AM

TFTNT! I love the OP

Can I be added?

Aw the "Aren't we the lucky ones?" gif

carrie.suze · 08-21-2014, 09:26 AM

Thanks for the new thread Lauren, I agree Isobel's heart is always in the right place, and Penelope Wilton plays her beautifully, plus her scenes with Violet/Maggie are so wonderful to watch.

Can I be added too please.

***L i N d $ @ y*** · 08-21-2014, 09:32 PM

I've added you both. I can't believe both of you aren't on the list yet! You've been posting here for quite sometime.

Lauren60 · 08-22-2014, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by L i N d $ @ y (View Post)

That's true, Isobel's heart is always in the right place. She means well and goes out of her way to help.

Btw, have you done something different with the OP? I like it.

I'm glad you like the OP! I was hoping I didn't stray too far with my approach. I wanted to put a lot of Isobel related gifs in the OP. I tried to capture the essence of Isobel with them such as her loving relationship with her son Matthew, her friendships with Violet, Dr. Clarkson and Tom and some of her touching and amusing moments. There's so much great material where Isobel is concerned and Penelope's portrayal of her is top-notch. I really enjoyed putting it together and came to appreciate the character and the actress even more through the process.

***L i N d $ @ y*** · 08-22-2014, 09:30 PM

I like that you included those Matthew scenes as well as her happy moments with the Crawley family & Dr. Clarkson.

Rehearsals for 'Taken at Midnight' starts today! Penelope Wilton makes a longawaited return to Chichester to play Irmgard Litten.

TAKEN AT MIDNIGHT | Shows, Productions, Summer Season, Programme, | Chichester Festival Theatre

***dancing in the rain*** · 09-03-2014, 03:14 AM

I find that happens to me a lot when I forget to ask to be added and then way later, a new thread is started and I only realize then that I didn't

Lauren, I noticed the partitioning of her relationships and I love the way you did it

Thanks for posting the tidbit and picture!

***L i N d $ @ y*** · 09-07-2014, 10:27 PM

I'm so looking forward to Isobel's SL in S5. I enjoyed her SL in S4, mostly the ones with Violet and I liked her SL more in S4 than in S3.

***L i N d $ @ y*** · 09-09-2014, 10:09 PM

"It’s the story of mothers all over the world whose children disappear. And the mothers fight on. Once you have a child you don’t come first anymore… So it’s that story really."

***L i N d $ @ y*** · 10-20-2014, 11:57 PM

carrie.suze · 10-21-2014, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by L i N d $ @ y (View Post)

I'm so looking forward to Isobel's SL in S5. I enjoyed her SL in S4, mostly the ones with Violet and I liked her SL more in S4 than in S3.

She's definitely getting a good storyline in this series, and thanks for the gifs and link to the interview, Penelope looks much younger in real life, just shows what good wigs and make-up will do.

aggiemom09121416 · 10-21-2014, 01:29 PM

I really like this character, although I wish JF had spent more time on how she (and Mary) handled the death of Matthew.
It's the norm to see the grieving widow, but I was more interested to see how Isobel is handling it. Her line ' I'm not a mother anymore, I'm not anything, really' was so profound and grief stricken, I wonder how she handled losing her only child. (And, her current living conditions are solely due to her son being the future Earl, and since he is no longer living, that's an interesting topic to explore as well).


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