Does Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey) Hate Women, Babies or Marriage?

Ok, hate is a strong word but I can’t help but think that Mr. Fellowes has something against women or better yet, married women. 

Now, if you haven’t watched series 4 of Downton Abbey, SPOILER ALERT!! You have been warned.

At the beginning of the new series, it hit me that the Crowley women have had it rough in marriage.  The Countess Cora lost her baby, Lady Mary lost her husband while having her baby while Lady Sybil died in child birth. It makes me almost grateful that Lady Edith has not been successful in the road towards marriage. I’d hate for her to meet the same fate. 

I thought this fate was only on the Crowleys until I remembered Anna and Mr. Bates. Mr. Bates is sent to jail for a crime he didn’t commit. Then as if the nicest person on the show hasn’t suffered enough, Anna gets raped. I mean seriously?! Watching Anna try to cope with the rape and her changed relationships with the men around her, particularly her husband, has really been heartbreaking. Anna’s mental condition is understandably frail. 

Poor Mrs. Hughes, she is the one who holds all secrets; how does she not burst. Only Mrs. Hughes knows. Although Anna asked her not to say anything, Mrs. Hughes didn’t exactly promise she wouldn’t. I am really hoping she finds a way to let it be known who the perpetrator is and help Anna. But just like Anna feared, I am afraid that Mr. Bates will end up in jail when he finds out. I am just hoping Anna is not pregnant.