00:00I have PTSD still from Downton Abbey when Sybil died in childbirth, so all through the premiere, I was like,
00:06he's gonna do it again, he's gonna do it to Gladys.
00:08How relieved were you that, you know, we got to keep Thaisa on the show, and how important is it
00:13for your character that Duke chose Gladys over the heir?
00:16But if a choice must be made, then save the Duchess.
00:21Oh, thank God.
00:26Oh, I mean, I love Thaisa, of course. We're so lucky to have her.
00:30I wish we had her more this season.
00:32Every day is better when she's there.
00:34And I mean, in that time, the heir was everything, and especially when you're considering the aristocracy in England.
00:39I mean, Gladys is ostensibly married off in order to save that family, their fortune and their lineage.
00:44And so it makes sense that Lady Sarah, who I love, I think Hattie is so great in that part.
00:48She's so good.
00:48She's amazing.
00:50You know, a really critical moment.
00:51And I think even more important, it puts Bertha in the moment of realizing she almost lost her daughter,
00:56and she almost lost her husband less than a year prior.
01:00And so it's really put everything in perspective for Bertha this season, what's important to her.
01:05I would also just add, I think it is that sort of final moment of vindication for Bertha.
01:09Like, oh, I did, I was really right about the character of this man and who he will be.
01:14That's right.
01:14Yes, it's very validating that way.
01:16Yeah.
