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It’s really nice to see the Thomas Barrow fandom thriving here. Obviously I’m a newbie, and I’m curious to know more about how you guys first came to like Thomas as a character (aka when “the evil one” became “HIM!!!”). So, if I may ask:

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Looking forward to seeing the results. I hope I’ll get surprised! Please reblog for larger sample size. Thanks!

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I’ve always thought that in his lowest moments in S6, Thomas might recall what Edward said to him when they first met:

“It doesn’t help me to be lied to, you know. I’m finished. And I’d rather face it than dodge it.”

Then he did what Edward once did to himself. Because (he thought) he realised all the time he’s been lying to himself about how life would become better one day and the world could not defeat him. He might be wrong all along. Too wrong about the reality of the world and of himself.

So eventually he stopped believing anymore. Just as Edward never did.

Not even for him.

Thomas & Baxter [6x04]

spoiler alert: he managed.

TV Appreciation Week 2022 ✨ Day 2: Favourite TV Character of all Time

Rob James-Collier as Thomas Barrow

DOWNTON ABBEY Series 6 (2010 - 2015)

I have fallen from the sky,

Fallen to the ground,

I am the angel of sadness,

Angel of lost hopes,

Angel of lost dreams,

I am the fallen angel,

Fear me not,

I am here for reason,

That reason is to have a second chance in life.

- Fallen Angel, Jennifer Rondeau

“I am not foul.”

Rob James-Collier as Thomas Barrow

DOWNTON ABBEY Series 5 (2010 - 2015)

Got Facebook? Then you can nominate Rob for the JustGiving Awards 2015 for his charity campaign! He raised over 15K for Chilterns MS Center and ran the London Marathon.