Laura Carmichael as Edith Crawley | Downton Abbey

Not to celebrate Edith’s suffering, but that shot of the veil falling downstairs is incredible.

When the show starts you think Edith is going to be this annoying side character. By the end of the show you start to realize that she was actually one of the most interesting and best written characters in the show. I can't wait for the movie. <3

Biggest character development. You go from disliking her so much, like her, to love her at the end. She deserved her fairy tale happy ending. I can't wait to see what she has been up to. Is it September yet???

I never got why Edith was seen as "the ugly sister". I think Laura Carmichael a true beauty, and her eyes mesmerizing. Her character arch is the most interesting and heartwrenching, but also the most satisfying of all. I often cried for her, although she was so wonderfully strong.

I absolutely loved Edith, she grew to be my favourite character. I couldn't have been happier for her at the end. But the irony of Mary being married to a car salesman and Edith a Marquis was fantastic.

When Laura Carmichael says, "Edith matured out of that vengeful phase, but Mary continued because she was unhappy"......I thought, "OMG, SAVAGE QUEEN. LONG LIVE THE EDITH INSIDE YOU." LOL

This video missed the contribution of Lady Edith when Downton served as rehab for wounded troops during WW I. I think that period changed Edith for better.

Edith has it all (in 1920ies!) and a promising future; she learned how to drive a car, became publisher of her own magazine, kept her child and married a lovely marquis. What a developement!

I liked her during the hospital season, she quietly took care of the less obvious but important things like reading and writing letters, etc.

"I am a uselful spinster, good at helping out & spinsters get up for breakfast". That line felt like a knife stab. Edith is my fav as well. Such a wonderful arc, her tragic turned happy life.

She's so pretty in real life! :o I never really found Edith to be attractive but the actress is GORGEOUS!

Slightly overlooked? They were BRUTAL to Edith. My favorite grandmother was named Edith.

Edith was my favourite because she wasn’t considered cultured enough, pretty enough. she is much more in touch with her feelings, not having to hide how she feels. even when she engages with people and conversations her parents are surprised. there is a transformation from holding her head down to being very empowered, and much more independent than Mary. She enters the big city and runs a company. at the time most women would have given up their children out of wed lock. she smart, progressive and has a lot more to her world than most think. In the end the family is surprised that she marries for true love and someone very influential and high standing in society.

Edith had the most growth in the series, at first she was petty and in constant competition with Mary. During WWI she learns to drive and makes herself useful even getting recognized by the military personnel. Then working on the farm, becoming a journalist, then running her own magazine. She really had so much growth that I loved her story line more so than Mary's (Mary was stagnant, and I felt her storyline with Henry was just a revised version of her and Matthew).

It's really interesting how, over time, Laura's portrayal of Lady Edith was so stunning that by the end it had clearly steered Mr. Fellowes's scripts to essentially transform her into the show's main, and clearly most interesting character.

Edith deserved to be happy.

I know it's a soap opera and so it needs drama, but seriously, I think they should have let Mrs. Drewe in on the Marigold secret. I think she would have gone along anyway because she seemed like a pragmatic and decent person. She was pissed off because she was tricked and that kind of drove her insane. Communication, people.

I was SO glad Edith finally got her prince!

Edith and Rosamund are so freaking cute. Rosamund is such a good mother figure for Edith:-)

Gregson was the love of her life, like Matthew was the love of Mary’s. It annoys me that both were killed off.