What treatment did Barrow get?

He claims to Carson that he has to go see his father who is ill, but instead uses his time off to go to London to receive what is later revealed to be electroconvulsive therapy in order to change his sexuality.
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What medication is Thomas taking in Downton Abbey?

Back in the early to mid-century, there were many ill-advised methods of "curing" homosexuality, one of which included three main types of aversion therapy: electrical, covert, and the use of the drug Apomorphine, which, according to psychologist Dr.
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What procedure did Mr Barrow have?

His trip to London earlier in the season had been to receive electrotherapy that would “make [him] more like other people” (to change his sexuality, that is) and he had given himself an abscess through follow-up injections with an unsterilized needle.
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What illness does Thomas Barrow have in Downton Abbey?

Barrow's 'treatment' may cost him more than just his wages. SPOILERS AHEAD! Downton Abbey's resident underbutler, Thomas Barrow, will undergo a bogus gay cure to rid himself of his homosexuality in season 5 of the popular British television show.
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What happens to Barrow in Downton Abbey?

In the final episode, Thomas would temporarily leave Downton to work for another family, but he hated it. He would return to Downton and would later become the new butler, as Carson would finally retire due to the palsy. By this time, Barrow realized how far he had come from a conniving footman in the first seasons.
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Does Thomas Barrow get a happy ending?

Thomas Barrow was one of Downton Abbey's original villains but he's been redeemed and A New Era gives the butler the happy ending he deserved. Thomas Barrow (Robert James-Collier) gets his happy ending in Downton Abbey: A New Era, which properly concludes one of Downton Abbey's oldest storylines.
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Did Lord Grantham have an illegitimate child?

Cora decides who's inheriting – and it's not Lady Mary's son

She knows that Thomas is the illegitimate son of O'Brien and Lord Grantham – and the rightful heir to the house. She knows it will kill her husband to see an illegitimate child inherit Downton Abbey and she has waited a long time for this moment.
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Does Tom Branson remarry in Downton Abbey?

Fans will also have been delighted to see that chauffeur Tom has found love again as he appears to remarry in wedding scenes that see him and maid Lucy Smith (Tuppence Middleton) tie the knot. Tom married into the aristocratic Crawley family only to be devastated by the death of his first wife, Lady Sybil.
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What is Mrs Baxter's secret?

1924. Baxter's secret has been revealed: she stole jewelry from her former mistress, Mrs Benton, which included two diamond bracelets, a pearl necklace with a ruby clasp and four rings, and pretended that a burglary had taken place. Her penance for this crime was serving three years in prison.
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Who does Daisy end up with in Downton Abbey?

Thanks to Mr. Mason's encouragement, Daisy pursued her education and gained greater self-confidence. Andy Parker later joined Downton Abbey as a footman at the end of season 5; Andy fell for Daisy and they became a couple by the end of Downton Abbey season 6.
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What is Andy's secret Downton Abbey?

Andy tries to break ties with Thomas, due to Mr Carson, Mrs Hughes, and Mrs Patmore informing Andy that Thomas is a homosexual. Andy helps Mr Mason move into Yew Tree Farm.
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Is Lord Grantham unfaithful?

- Feeling ignored by Cora (who was busy running their house-turned-makeshift hospital) and useless during the war, Lord Grantham almost starts an affair with a maid. - He tries to pay off his son-in-law, Tom Branson, because he is of a lower class. He later owes much of his renewed success to said son-in-law.
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Does Thomas in Downton Abbey get his comeuppance?

Downton Abbey's Thomas finally got his comeuppance, but was it enough? Or was it unfair treatment? On Sunday's episode, the sneering servant was finally outmaneuvered by his fellow downstairs nemesis O'Brien (Siobhan Finneran) who convinced him that footman Jimmy (Ed Speleers) reciprocated his romantic feelings.
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What was Thomas Barrow doing with the syringe?

Dr. Clarkson reveals that Thomas was only injecting himself with a solution of saline, which should be harmless, but that the solution was not sterilized and therefore caused the infection. After asking him what he was trying to do with it, Thomas admits that he was trying to change his sexuality, after which Dr.
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Who does Rose marry in Downton Abbey?

Actually, Lady Rose MacClare, the seemingly permanent houseguest at Downton Abbey (at least until she marries The Hon. Ephraim Atticus Aldridge), shares many qualities with Cinderella.
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What happens to Tom in Downton Abbey?

Tom Branson

Tom returned to Downton from Boston after deciding that raising his daughter Sybbie away from her family was a bad idea. The chauffeur-turned-estate-agent surrendered most of his agent duties to Mary, who had them well in hand, and opened up a car shop with his brother-in-law Henry Talbot.
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What happens to Marigold in Downton Abbey?

Cora reveals Marigold will have moved to her stepfather's estate of Brancaster Castle in Northumberland by the end of Edith and Bertie's honeymoon.
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Do Molesley and Baxter end up together?

But Molesley levels-up one last time in Downton Abbey: A New Era. When he is offered a job as a screenwriter by a Hollywood bigshot, he seizes the moment to propose to Baxter. At long last, Molesley gets the happy ending so many of the other characters in the series experience.
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Why did Mr Molesley get fired?

When Matthew was killed, he lost his job as valet, and then when Isobel told him that she was going to live a lot more simply and not need a butler, he was forced to find work elsewhere, working on roads and delivering groceries for Bakewell's the grocers in Downton.
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Does Tom get the maid pregnant?

Edna Braithwaite

Ah yes, the scheming maid who tried to hit on Tom while he was mourning Sybil's death, got fired, then managed to worm her way back into Downton to work as Cora's lady's maid, then pursued Tom relentlessly until she finally hit that and then tried to convince him he had gotten her pregnant.
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Does Branson and Mary get together?

While season six begins with Mary being blackmailed for her hotel stay with Anthony Foyle, by its end, she is married to Henry Talbot, and they are expecting their first child together. Both she and her husband are in business with Tom Branson.
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Who does Mary marry after Matthew dies?

Mary (Michelle Dockery), the family's eldest daughter, finally found love again years after the tragic death of her husband, Matthew. Given that Matthew died in a car crash, Mary agreed to marry Henry Talbot (Matthew Goode) provided he give up his dangerous racecar driving profession and open a car shop instead.
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What surgery did Mary Crawley have?

Mrs. Crawley directing the withdrawal of fluid from around the heart of a local farmer. Mrs. Patmore's successful cataract surgery.
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Does Lord Grantham sleep with Jane?

SPOILER ALERT: Downstairs comes upstairs as Downton's Earl has secret bedroom tryst with his new maid. Things are about to get steamy at the Grantham country house in Downton Abbey. Viewers will see the Earl of Grantham commit the ultimate betrayal as he shares a steamy kiss with his maid, Jane, on Sunday night.
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What did Lady Mary and Mr Pamuk do?

Kemal coerces Mary into having sexual intercourse with him, saying that if she screams or rings for someone she will be scandalized. Mary is scared and attracted to him at the same time. Although she tells him to leave, he doesn't.
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