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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just saw an interesting Tik tok that posited the finale was written as a series, not season, finale, with nearly all loose ends tied up.  The final scene was filmed as a maybe and added after the show was renewed.[/quote]

Hard disagree, the episode was full of details clearly intended to set characters up for next season. I guess you could see Marion's and Peggy's engagements as "happily ever afters" but on this show, marriage is a beginning, not an ending. Marriage is one of the primary ways people (but especially women) build and amass power and status, and the show is essentially about how this era resulted in a lot of power shifts and status movement. So I view those engagements as hints at what is to come.

Same with Oscar and Mrs. Winterton -- that doesn't wrap up their storylines, it launches a new one for both characters.

Jack and Bridget are also entering a new and exciting era, and the scene of them sitting at the dining table hints at where it might be going as they likely marry and attempt to enter society with Jack's newfound fortune. The way their story also echoes the Russells beginnings is also interesting to me.

Gladys is also not at all wrapped up, even as she's turned a corner in her marriage. She has only just begun and there is a lot more to explore there with her imposing her will on British tradition and her sister in law.

The only storyline that felt wrapped up in a series finale kind of way to me was Agnes and Ada, with Agnes getting the role at the historical society and then ceding the house to Ada. Though after watching Downton Abbey, I also expect both of those will continue as storylines, as Agnes becomes a kind of protector of the old ways via her new role, and Ada continues to explore new ideas like suffrage and temperance from her position, especially via her relationships with both Marian and Peggy, who clearly intend to continue to challenge societal expectations.[/quote]

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