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Re: Downton fans...

by Helena (mellon.collie)

3/22/2015, 5:30 AM

I don't find it odd that Edith, who has suffered from middle child syndrome most of her life, would choose a more unusual name for her child. I don't know why she gets pegged as unimaginative either - she wrote a column at some point, and while stating the facts is all rather well, if she didn't have the artistic inspiration to embellish her writing, she might as well have written telegram news.

Also, she might have hoped a name like Marigold would have made the child easier to find in the future, or perhaps marigolds had some significance to her and Michael Gregson.

Sorry if I come across as a little snappy, but I'm a member of the Edith Defence Squad.

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- Llewella (penguiny7) +1

3/22/2015, 1:39 PM

I considered it being a significant name between her and Michael Gregson too, but couldn't come up with anything. Perhaps hypothetically it is. :)

Also I've contemplated Edith's creativity. They sure don't show it in her character, at least not obviously and I haven't watched anything more than once and analyzed it. So just recently I was even thinking about how odd it seemed that she was a writer. They don't give her a ton of depth, just a ton of sympathy!

But now I'm off topic, ha

- Genevieve

3/25/2015, 4:23 AM

I agree that they don't give Edith a ton of depth. I think there's a lot more to her than we know. I'm still not convinced she would have chosen Marigold, but I am also not convinced that Edith was the one who chose the name.

- Puck (BBH)

3/22/2015, 1:03 PM

I never said I disliked Edith. I do like her, actually. But I adore Rosamund.

- Ottilie

3/22/2015, 5:32 AM

QuoteI'm a member of the Edith Defence Squad

Preach.

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