The Night Of Sybil's Death | Downton Abbey

How preeclampsia takes away Sybil's life. How will the Crawley family overcome her loss?
From season 3 episode 5: An exciting offer for Edith divides opinion, Isobel throws Ethel a lifeline, and new maid Ivy is attracting attention below stairs. Meanwhile, Anna's perseverance finally pays off, and Matthew's concerns about the estate grow.
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[@beepboop9464]

" Please don't leave me love" kills me every time.

[@redridinghood9882]

When i hear the baby that is what me cry ever time i can't

[@nadialister863]

Absolutely heartbreaking 😢😢😢

[@purpletigress9000]

😭😭

[@beepboop9464]

@The mysterious Miss X Well, you seem quite rude. Of course people die. I also have lost people I've known or been close to since around 10. My friend literally just died a few days before Xmas. I suggest you calm down, since I'm literally talking about a sad scene from a show.

[@lizac3858]

Thomas' reaction actually got me the most

[@nazgullord3198]

Me too. Sybil's death alone was devastating enough, but Thomas absolutely shattered me.

[@celticlass8573]

@@nazgullord3198 You really start to get to know how crushingly unhappy he is. :'(

[@nazgullord3198]

@@celticlass8573 Indeed x(

[@briancarter8490]

Him being that sad over her death really says something. Even people as mean as him and O'Brien are human, and it usually took events like these to bring out their humanity,

[@Serenity113]

Yeah Sybil's death hurt him a lot especially since they sort of worked together during the war at the hospital. She was kind to him.

[@superapm9620]

A spirit so sweet that even Thomas Barrow cried for her death.

[@peterwilliamskelhorn6675]

+Super APM its not very often you see Thomas Barrow crying

[@12classics39]

He knew that she would’ve noticed if he’d died, Anna was right that he didn’t mean it when he said she wouldn’t have. That adds to Thomas’ heartbreak because very few people he’s loved in his life have returned his love (look at the Duke and Jimmy), and Sybil did. They were true friends.

[@felipeestopado2346]

"The sweetest spirit in Downton is gone"

[@Nulcha]

Ahh I thought she said „under this roof is gone“

[@RochelletheRealtor]

Cora talking to Sybil’s body killed me. It’s so tragic.

[@sheilaburns8977]

Tom and Cora kneeling down by Sybil and crying was heartbreaking, and the scene with Cora talking to Sybil, my eyes still burn every time I see it. It kills me when Cora says, "My beauty, my baby."

[@CGwarrior12]

I cried when I first saw this scene and I'm crying again, just too heartbreaking

[@Doodledoo92]

My great grandmother who married into a family like this. Saw her brother in law loose his wife like this around the same time. She wrote in her diary she spoke to her like this while she was on her bed. I remember watching this with my grandmother not my great gran and she burst in tears..... now I understood why

[@denisefreitas6727]

So heartbreaking!

[@minniemcgonagall139]

That was the part that really made me cry

[@irocaboca]

It’s so heartbreaking to see how much everyone upstairs and downstairs was so upset with her death. She truly touched everyone’s hearts and changed everyone she met for the better.

[@metro121482]

Even the cold-hearted O'Brien looks sad and doesn't make a single cruel remark. Just a sign of how sweet Sybil was; no one had a bad word to say about her.

[@eucalyptused]

Seeing how upset Thomas was over her death was so touching, yet tragic. It’s rare that his emotionally vulnerable side shows, and that little scene with Anna comforting him while he mourned the kindness his dear friend showed him always tugs at my emotions :’( Also the fact that Anna, despite everything Thomas has done against her and Bates, wasted no time at all in checking in on him and gently comforting him while he cried reminded me why I love her character so much- She’s an absolute angel :)

[@marionarda2790]

I loved this scene too . It really highlighted Anna s kindness and understanding. It also showed Thomas vulnerable side indeed but also how difficult and foreign it is to him . His immediate réaction to sadness/ unhappiness/ despair is nastiness . " she would n t know if I had died " . It is not what he thinks , and Anna says so ( if only because he is bowling his eyes out ), but that s the first thing he says . Which made me rewatch the scenes in which he immediately says something nasty when something horrible happens differently

[@ABirdOnTheMoon]

@@marionarda2790 Thomas must've has a hard time trying to be something he is not and that is why he shows harshness as if he wants the world to hate him and for him to find less love and people to keep close. He is so afraid of being intemiate and loving to anyone .. because of how conflicted he is about himself and how the world treat him for it. Even when the family is not close minded about it, the people often display their disapproval and distance from his situation. Very few people saw it and accepted it.

[@lauroandrea3241]

Anna is Mary's guardian angel

[@Augiegrl12]

Barrow may not have liked Nanny West ordering him, but this scene proves that it wasn't all his own selfish ego. I doubt he would cry like this if Mary or any other crawley died. Probably silently promised Sibyl he'd always watch over Sybbie.

[@Dr.SyedSaifAbbasNaqvi]

He cared for her, they even worked in the war together

[@samprimera5545]

I really like that thought.

[@lauraschoenborn3544]

The thing about Barrow not liking nanny West ordering him was he was onto something. He knew something was wrong with Nanny West. People thought he was being arrogant when he said that Nanny West gave him orders, but something was rubbing him the wrong way and he was actually right about her.

[@taylornielsen5215]

Game of Thrones: We have the most unexpected tragic deaths on television. Downton Abbey: Hold my beer.

[@veritycrouch4400]

*Hold my tea

[@nazgullord3198]

I know right. For all the death and tragedy shows like Game of Thrones and Walking Dead pride themselves in, THIS was actually the single most heartbreaking death I've ever seen in fiction.

[@barchetta575m]

Game of Thrones was OKAY, at first. The final seasons became way overrated. The finale episodes were rubbish!

[@crayongudetama9278]

Tea*

[@gerardcollins80]

*Hold the baby

[@jeremymiller9582]

Mothers calling adult children “baby,” in a tragedy is always a punch in the gut for me.

[@farisanwari777]

Couldnt agree more, we'll always be their lil babies 🥲😭

[@iceskatings]

It's so sad that the birthday of Sybbie and George it's also the day of death of one of their parents.

[@sheilaburns8977]

As much as I've re-watched Downton and then watched just the clips on KZbin, I never thought about that. Wow. So sad. Sybbie lost her mother and George lost his father.

[@cassandrafenton2160]

iceskatings oh I never noticed that

[@jehannethompson1432]

Wow I’ve never really noticed that but this comment makes me cry even more

[@FavreianVengeance]

Wow. Both of them. Hadn't thought of that.

[@elenaverde7356]

And Marigold’s father died before he was even born. What an unlucky trio.

[@17rhino697]

Sad to think that all of the Downton children have lost a parent prematurely: Sybil dies after spending only a moment with Sybbie, Matthew dies after spending only a moment with George, and Michael never even got the chance to meet Marigold.

[@amberanime]

This is my problem with the writing of downton abbey in general though.. some plotlines are repetitive.. Honestly I love the show but with rewatching I am learning just how mediocre the writing is. Characters act out of character all the time to suit plot lines, some story lines drag on and on, some stories that would have been really interesting happen of screen or get rushed trough, some stories get repeated in a different coat of paint and some of the drama's are just carbon copy repeats. Also characters acting unnatural or being mysterious for no good reason other then creating tension, and the glorifying of rich people (crawleys/servants relationship is very unrealistic) and demonising of the working class (every poor person trying to change the system is portrayed as a unlikable or agressive or rude or naive or something else unfavorable whilst nasty upper class people are portrayed as the exception the other upperclass people look down on instead of that being the rule (like larry gray, who held opinions normal for upper class at that time yet the series acts as if his opinions are the odd one out for upperclass at that time) etc. I understand downton abbey is fiction and entertainment though, but not everyone seems to understand this series has nothing to do with historical accuracy and the sub par writing that escaped my notice first time around is hidden because of the amazing acting. This cast is just amazing.

[@nhupham9829]

@@amberanime I'm here right after finished watching Mathew's death. Sad to admit I have to agree with you. I was disappointed when they kill Mathew. It's the same thing again. Now I learn that Edith's husband going to die too. I don't have the heart to carry on with the show anymore.

[@ferrisulf]

@@nhupham9829 I really only rewatch seasons 1 and 2. The writing was less predictable. We hadn't fallen into so many of these patterns.

[@Starlight893]

Unfortunately the characters who died the actors wanted to leave the show so it’s really not the writers fault to a certain extent. Ideally they could’ve written the character a storyline that gave them a chance to come back like Sybil going off to be a nurse somewhere or better yet college in America and Mathew being so disfigured by the wreck that a new actor is revealed under his face bandages. But they choose not to and honestly it sucks.

[@alking7655]

With Jessica (Sybil), she said from the outset that she didn't want to be typecast or written to come back so that left her few options, being cast as part of the main family. It was basically leave alone, with Tom if Allen left the show or, being part of the family, be killed off. That said, they did make hers not only one of the most tragic but, especially for the time, very realistic. While quick birth is often the first method of treatment, Magnesium sulphate, which is now often used to treat preeclampsia and eclampsia wasn't discovered until the 1930s, almost a decade after this. So while the doctors knew of the condition and symptoms, once it had set in, they wouldn't have been able to save Sybil, either at the house or the hospital. 😢 Vaginal birth was the main form of delivery at the time, with caesarean being rare because it was still not heavily practised. Also, I believe Sybil's blood pressure wouldn't have returned to normal levels soon after the birth, as she was expressing high levels of protein in her urine. My mother went through preeclampsia. All I can say is that I am thankful for modern medicine.

[@nazgullord3198]

No death in fiction has ever affected me this much... I cried myself to sleep the night I watched this episode. Thomas breaking down over her death made it soo much worse 😫

[@karenax254]

Me too, it was a tragedy.

[@TheDrexxus]

Matthew's death got me worse. The instant I saw him driving a car my heart stopped and I said to myself "Oh no... They're about to kill him." I was so distraught watching those scene cuts back and forth, knowing he was inching closer and closer to death. Only just after he had gotten married and been happy and his son was just born... It was just so dreadfully unfair.

[@nazgullord3198]

@@TheDrexxus Lol... I remember also just knowing he was about to die when watching that scene. Him driving all carefree and happy, completely absorbed in his joy, and not really paying attention to the road before him. It was just so obvious from the way the scene was set up that he was about to crash.

[@amberanime]

Several deaths affected me more, a main character in Mcleods daughters. Wont use names to avoid spoiling who it is for those still watching/planning to watch but her car crash/cliff dive while working together with another character to save a baby in the backseat will always be the most impactfull one to me. Another big one was in ER in the episode 2 main characters of that season got stabbed during I believe a holiday celebration with a cake knife. One of those characters died. Angel season 1 had a very impactful one for me too though not so much in the death itself, but rather in the way the episode ended with the deceased character having a recorded video left behind they where filming that episode which the living characters played, and the characters ending with the final line of that recording being ''thats it? am I done?'' OMG. Buffy had two huge ones also, one I cant even rewatch because it hits to close to home. An episode called the body I believe.. and the other character is one that gets shot of all things. Demons and vampires everywhere, but this character dies because of a gun. Sybil comes after all of these. But she does rank high considering I have seen a big amount of tv series.

[@nazgullord3198]

@@amberanime ER did have some really sad ones. I used to watch it many years ago with my mom, and recently I have recollected how sad the death of a certain someone in that series was. I have watched a fair amount of series that have a lot more death than Downton Abbey had, like Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Walking Dead (Walking Dead I only watched till season 6 or so before losing interest), but still it's Sybil that takes the top spot as saddest, most devastating death for me.

[@m.layfette6249]

As a mother I admire Cora's strength in this moment. She's facing it in her own way. She's feeling grief, pain, heartache, disappointment, and shock all at once. But she's gathering up some dignity and respect to say Goodbye to her baby properly. Of course in her mind she feels as if her daughter will wake up any moment and shatter this nightmare she is living.

[@m.layfette6249]

@The mysterious Miss X True, Lady Sybil was the youngest of the Crawley daughters but for Cora is goes FAR beyond that. At every age and every stage, we are Always our mother's Baby. Don't matter how old you are. My daughter is a teenager, but she will ALWAYS be my Baby Girl. The same thing with my Mom regarding my sister and I. Cora is beyond traumatized at the mere idea of having to say Goodbye to her daughter. The laws of nature have be challenged. Parents are not supposed to bury their children.

[@Saltysaltire97]

Cora was what really got me. Her sitting beside Sybil's body saying goodbye, "you always will be, my beauty, my baby" 😭🧡

[@Yorkshirefreckles]

When the baby cries out. I always lose it. So sad. I'll never forget it.

[@MandieTerrier]

The plaintive cry always gets me. She no doubt wants her mother, but cannot have her. Since Sybil is now beyond anyone's reach.

[@inannaenigma9391]

Nobody realizes the impact here, but downstairs-the lowest member of female staff, Daisy, speaking up to the highest head of male staff, Carson, and how they react just really paints an impactful and empathic picture of them. ‘Is there anything we can do anything Mr. Carson?’ ‘Carry on, Daisy.’ Also, Thomas’ reaction was especially heartbreaking because he and Sibyl had work experiences together at the hospital.

[@georgeprchal3924]

Even Thomas was broken.

[@hadiyazid]

One thing that Mary and Edith agreed on is that they both loved Sybil

[@rosierennie5867]

It was the ONLY thing they agreed on

[@jmarie9997]

And after that, Tom. He became their brother.

[@amberanime]

@@rosierennie5867 No it wasn't. I swear people adopt the in series drama to their own comments sometimes. The sisters agreed on plenty of things. Their shared love for several people included. Sybil yes, but also their parents, Tom, Matthew, Rose even Henry later which Edith seemed to get on well with. They also both where pro changes and benefits for modern women. They just never got along as people and clashed frequently on a personal level. But not because they didn't have stuff to agree on.

[@keara.ls3]

1:34 she absolutely would have noticed. Sybil was the kind of person who noticed everything and everyone. She cared so much about the people who looked after her and who she herself looked after. There was a place in her heart for everyone.

[@barb7124]

Carson....he was there when all three daughters were born. Baby Sybbies cries echoing through the house must remind him of when Sybil was born 24 years ago. The look of disbelief on his face broke my heart.

[@samprimera5545]

And did you all notice,Anna put her and Bates' dislike for Thomas aside and just patted or rubbed his shoulder.Warmed my heart more.

[@felipeestopado2346]

If only that pompous Doctor considered Clarksons recommendation then Sybil might have a slight shot to live.

[@Kelaiah01]

I used to think that... except Jessica Brown Findlay wanted to leave the show. She told Julian Fellowes right from the start that she wanted to do only three seasons. So it's like Dr. Clarkson later conceded: no matter what was done, Sybil was going to die.

[@hearttune98]

At that advanced stage in her pregnancy, a C-section might have saved her life-or it might not have. Remember, medical care and surgery was not like it is now. They only thought she had eclampsia right as she was about to deliver, whereas nowadays mothers know months before their delivery date. She might have lived, or she might’ve died on the operating table, terrified and without holding her baby as she did in this plot line.

[@tideoftime]

@@Kelaiah01 Well, in fairness, that's looking at things from the meta-narrative perspective of the production of the show; _in-narratively_ , of course it stands that they "should" have listened to Clarkson earlier on. (Even though he later is persuaded by the Dowager to... shift... his commentary on things in order to help save Robert and Cora's relationship, we as an audience know that although not a certainty, she *would* have had a better chance of survival if they had done the C-section. The in-narrative is where the narrative "truth" lies, not the meta-narrative where the actress just wanted to leave the series which is of course the real-life/mundane reason.)

[@siennarae523]

Totally agree even tho there was a small chance that a c section would work there was still a chance, sir Philip just didn’t want to agree with a ordinary doctor and because he got his pride and rank on the way of the facts it resulted in Sybils death.

[@amberanime]

@@siennarae523 Yes a very very VERY small chance that would have caused a LOT of pain and suffering and likewise a LARGE chance she never even got to see her baby or hold her in her arms before dying. Sybil was going to die. Much as it sucks for everyone to accept this, thats just the truth. This way at least she got to meet her child before going..

[@HookedOnSonics518]

This scene REALLY hits hard when Gwen comes back to visit Downton later. Sybil was the best Crawley, even in death.

[@andreasoto5205]

I still miss her.... She was the one who moved me to see Dowtown Abbey She really was the sweetest spirit there, for me she is still the soul of the program, she is always remembered during the seasons You just have to see everyone reactions to kwon the impact of her character The best, Lady Sybil...

[@latinguy67]

i hold her character as the greatest in the series, bar none. She was the epitome of hope and advocacy of the voiceless.

[@andreasoto5205]

loveloses Totally agree!

[@BurkeanMama]

I don't care what lie the Dowager convinced Dr. Carkson to tell, Robert was an ass to listen to that new doctor. Maybe Sybil would have died anyway, but definitely Robert was refusing to listen to reason.

[@m.layfette6249]

A man who is willing to listen/abide by reason, is like "A turkey in favor of Christmas."

[@tideoftime]

@@m.layfette6249 If you're going to paraphrase the Dowager, at least make sure it's phrased in a way that makes more contextual sense... lol... ;)

[@amberanime]

Easy to say in hindsight. Meanwhile Robbert was listening to the advise of 2 different doctors. One of which knew Sybil but ALSO had misdiagnosed pretty badly previously. He had no medical knowledge. It's not so easy to make decisions when somebody you love is in pain and might be at risk. You want to do whats best, but you dont know whats best. Whatever you chose it's a gamble. If Clarkson was wrong, and he'd listend to him, that could have resulted in needless cutting into Sybil likely causing a painful death that was wholy unneeded because she was fine. If Clarkson was right and he'd listend to him that could have resulted in Sybil, very very very likely, still dying as she's cut open withoud even the chance to see her daughter. If the other doctor was right and he was listend to, that could have resulted in Sybil just delivering her child, and things being well after. If the other doctor was wrong and listend too, that could have resulted in Sybil dying as she did end up doing in the show. the fact is there where 2 scenario's she would very likely die one of which allowed her to hold her child. There where 2 scenario's she could have lived, one of which allowing her to not go trough a traumatic surgery. People are seriously overplaying Sybil's chances in this story, and downplaying Robberts choice as being not only understandable but what most sane parents would have chosen as the results are mostly better. In the case Sybil would be fine anyway, she would not get cut open for no reason. In the case Sybil was not fine, she would very likely have died either way. The one where she was cut open being the more horrible way to go between the 2. Roberts choice was not a bad one based on the information he had and the fact he had to make it under dures. It just happend to result in a tragedy anyway. Never blame people for things like this in hindsight.. You cant blame a person who has no medical knowledge, for chosing the wrong doctors advise. Because not every doctor is always right or always wrong. If even the doctors cant always tell correctly, how is somebody like Robert supposed to?

[@Sam-0827]

Cora talking to Sybil's still body broke me to the core. It's just utterly sad, utterly heartbreaking

[@magooda5599]

The acting really was superb.

[@marianohellmuth7143]

What a kind of weird relief to find so many other people as shocked as I was when I watched this scene. Mary’s expression of terror when she realizes that Sibyl is dead -not shown here- and Lord Grantham's reaction were so genuine. I was really shocked, as if I was witnessing an actual death.

[@samprimera5545]

What really pissed me off about the whole thing was their family doctor knew and was warning them.But the new doctor was dismissive (he doesn't know what he's talking about). But when Sybil is dieing he doesn't lift a finger,he couldn't even look at her. If he was going to dismiss her family doctor like that,w/o listening to him,it was his responsibility to try and save her.Yet he didn't.

[@shelby8829]

@@samprimera5545 I know this is an old comment, but I had to respond! The tragedy of this situation they wrote still gets me. Unfortunately, working in OB, I know there was absolutely nothing he could have done in that time to save her. Even nowadays, once a woman with eclampsia starts seizing, the only cures are expedited delivery and a magnesium sulphate infusion. They hadn't yet discovered the benefits of magnesium in that regard (they knew ofc about mag and eclampsia, but no one tried putting the two together until the 1930s), and so even if he'd performed CPR and resuscitated her, she would have just kept on seizing until he gave up. I completely fault the character for dismissing Clarkson's concerns when she still could have been saved, but once Sybil started seizing, it was too late for anyone to do anything.

[@kathrynnorman2253]

Sybil was such a breath of fresh air and her death apart from Matthew's must be the saddest in history ;( Thomas's reaction to Sybil's passing was raw and emotional ;(

[@m.layfette6249]

The saddest moment in this scene is when the baby cries in the background. The looks on Matthew and Mary's faces are heartbreaking. 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔 #MissingLadySybill

[@Fee212]

The attention to detail is fantastic. Sybil still has the swollen abdomen of a mother who has just given birth.

[@MoodLabs]

I am watching Downton Abbey for the first time and this totally killed me. I'm crying in very rare occasions and it was this moment. Even Matthew's death didn't make me cry. Tom's "please don't leave me love" and Thomas' cries did kill me and shatter my heart into pieces.

[@flyboy152]

Makes sense that this one is much harder to watch. Matthew’s death was quick, one minute there, the next gone. Sybil, we had to watch her suffer with her entire family around her helpless to do anything.

[@KaliqueClawthorne]

Me roo I'm just in season two and searched a video of sybils "jumpsuit" from season one. Instead I found this

[@lauraschoenborn3544]

Tom’s holding her hand and crying in pain killer me. To see him so broken after he death was heartbreaking. Especially when he is holding his daughter staring out the window at the end of the episode. Thomas’s was sad but did not impact me nearly as much as seeing the entire family and staff look helpless.

[@JoseFernandez-cm6eb]

Thomas crying... "My beauty and my baby"... All this rain splashing in my bloody eyes, I need some wipers...

[@robertmonroe6944]

Please love don’t leave. Please don’t leave me love. I was a broken mess for 1/2 hour after that My heart was breaking for Tom and Cora

[@fish-fingers_and_custard7685]

One of the hardest episodes of television I've ever watched....totally heartbreaking

[@priam9376]

Thomas and Cora are heartbreaking in their scenes..

[@g0nt4]

Honestly, the picture of Sybil suffocating and turning pale is something that hunted me for a while. It was too well done.

[@thelonelyarchon]

Looking back at this, when I hear Sybbie crying at the background after everyone's forced to grapple and comprehend the fact that Sybil just died breaks me. It's a cinematic masterpiece in story telling. We didn't need any dialogue to tell how much this will affect everyone. The people who were present in that room upon hearing the baby cry realized that Sybil gave birth to a baby girl she had only met, and now she's dead. She left her husband and her child. The child would grow old without Sybil. The look on Mary, Edith and Matthew's face is telling and I love how they chose to focus on their expressions to tell the story instead of showing us Sybil's lifeless body.

[@Coastermania15]

This entire scene killed me cause everyone was so heartbroken and when Thomas cried I broke cause I never thought he would ever cry

[@NakedSnake1836]

0:33- Their reaction to the baby crying hurt more knowing she was calling for her mother but they know Sybil won't answer b/c she's gone.

[@ivywilliams9427]

I so cried that my daughter asked me why... Cora's lines made me more cry.

[@12classics39]

That cut from the family’s audible sobbing to the shocked silence of the servants hits harder than a speeding train. Brilliant editing.

[@Kevin-ht4ii]

I’m literally binging Downton before the movie comes out.....I can’t wait!!!!!

[@nat.1086]

Kevin same!

[@dixiestar9]

me too haha

[@blinkeu7775]

p a it’s something they wanted to comment, there’s nothing wrong with it, they never once said that they’re the only one doing it

[@ryujin8842]

Where are you guys watching it from????

[@blinkeu7775]

Ryujin Jakka Wdym? The film or the tv series

[@paulaault6956]

Sybil’s death broke me...

[@rtab722]

Mary had given up before it came to the last moment of Sybil and she's already mourning deep in her sorrow, yet Edith is still in shock and uncertainty and expects with every fibre that the doctor could give some hopeful reply, but when she sees that look on his face, she realizes Sybil is gone and she breaks down. This is so painful.

[@cheetahinireland18]

Yes, I loved how Mary and Edith were scripted and acted during Sybil's death, very true to their characters. Edith is lingering in the back while Sybil is dying while Mary is leaning over Sybil and talking to her, like she can will her sister to breath...until she realizes that she can't, and there's nothing that she can do and Sybil is dying right before her eyes. Then Mary goes numb and backs away, because she knows she's already gone. Edith needs to see the doctor confirm it and then reacts with horror and sorrow. But Mary has already gone cold with it.

[@jehannethompson1432]

cheetahinireland18 well Mary was the one who was bathing Sybil’s forehead. So I guess she could tell. But honestly Matthews face made me cry

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

@@jehannethompson1432 I feel bad for the men in this scene. I mean, they're rich, powerful in their own right. They all normally get their way. But they can do absolutely nothing for this poor, sweet girl who is dying right in front of them.

[@lauraschoenborn3544]

@@jehannethompson1432 Same. Seeing Matthew so Broken, and Tom holding her hand with “please don’t leave me” gutted me.

[@12classics39]

@@jehannethompson1432The venomous disgust and rage in Matthew’s voice in the full scene (not in this video) when he yells at the doctors “somebody DO something!” is one of the most powerful moments of the scene.

[@scottw9318]

What? Wha...I get three seasons into this lovely show about aristocracy and the working class...everything is fine...and I see the most horrifying, shocking death scene I've ever seen in my 46 years HERE? This has spooked me. I came here to see if there were others who have been truly affected by this, and I'm glad it's not just me. Yes, it's just a television show, but damn!

[@latinguy67]

I was devastated by Sybil's death, Beyond gut wrenching

[@karenax254]

You're not alone Scott.

[@luis_zuniga]

Imagine watching this at 14 :(

[@jacquelineadams8363]

I was deeply sad at Sybil's death for two reasons: she was the nicest and most giving of the sisters and fun with a strong sense of justice, and two I felt that they could have saved her with an earlier C section no matter how unpredictable. It's just too bad they didn't have enough knowledge to take a chance.

[@sapphire4937]

Mr Carson and Coras reaction is what got me. Even though Mr Carson’s reaction wasn’t as emotional as the rest, it does hurt most when you think he knew Sybil from the day she was born unlike the staff. He was there for her first birthday, her 18th. He probably saw her trying to take her first steps and heard her first words. He saw her grow from a little girl to a strong, independent and kind hearted woman. He may have not known her like her parents and sisters did but still, he was there and he watched her grow up. He probably thought he’d never live to see any of the daughters pass away but he did and it was the youngest and most kindest one. As for Cora, any mother’s reaction would be heartbreaking. She lost her baby, her beaut. Someone who she adored from the moment of her existence. No mother should EVER have to watch their child die. No one. And I have to say that Sybil was kind of like the Diana of her time.

[@m.b3839]

In the midst of my tears and crying I gained a new-found love for Thomas in this scene. I already felt a connection to him from the start due to him being gay like me, but he really was mean at the start and I couldn't be dealing with that at all. But this scene, it proved that he had emotions, and that he did care deeply for people, regardless of what he showed on the outside. It brought a completely new side of his character into the light and this quickly secured his place in my heart and made him the best character in the show for me.

[@juliam1099]

Don't forget how when he worked in the hospital with Sybil, he cared about the depressed man. And when that soldier killed himself because he was going to get sent away, Thomas took it really hard.

[@marionarda2790]

Thomas acts mean all the time . Even here what he said was mean " she d not notice if I died " . Anna just saw through it because he was sobbing like a baby but his 1st reaction is to be mean when he is sad . Which explains a lot actually

[@slysloth96]

First time watching this, I cried like a baby. Many times later, still cry like a baby. At first I crumbled when Sybil died. Now, the crack starts (she was my first fav character), then intensifies with Tom, then breaks with Thomas (my two other favs). This is always so gutwrenching.

[@faithwhite4345]

the sound of the baby and then they all look up is absolutely heartbreaking

[@Stardust_7273]

I cry my eyes out every time I watch this... It's so well-acted too. Just breaks my heart.

[@brianhowarth2112]

First of all I must state that Downtown Abbey is without question, the finest television series in the past 40 years. The sets, the acting, the writing, cannot be equaled. Too bad American entertainment has forgotten how to utilize talent. The death of Sybil was indeed a shock and heartbreaking. The acting unsurpassed.

[@LeahBandB]

Sybil was an angel. This death absolutely broke me when it aired.

[@ghostheartpheonix6325]

The Pain of Losing a Loved one cannot be measured, Life is so precious, 2021 ♥️ DOWNTON ABBEY Sybil & Tom

[@maidacameron4093]

The sweetest strongest person dies and it is just awful. Tom saying not leave me😭. It like Shelby dying in Steel Magnolias but worse.

[@kcbh24]

It wasn't Shelby's death. It was Sally Field's performance.

[@raynekraven]

This season took a heavy toll on the Crawley familly: First Sybil, then Matthew... Barrow showed that he actually had a heart...

[@sheilaburns8977]

Cora looking at Sybil lying on the bed and talking to her … ugh!!! … makes me cray every time I see it.

[@abhishekbisoi3794]

Nothing upset me more than this in the entire series

[@karenax254]

This was so well done. I cried my eyes out.

[@annabella1250]

"my beauty and my baby"

[@emdee7744]

A young woman who was a driver for our local transit service died suddenly, and she too was only in her 20s. It was devastating to her family as she was the only daughter, and passengers and co-workers alike mourned her loss.

[@marsbars84]

*sad bc Sybil* *sad intensifies bc Thomas*

[@hruaiachawngthu507]

I've watched the series five times now but I never could summon up courage to watch this scene except for the first time.

[@autumnfranklin6790]

“We’ll take care of them. Both of them” And they did. I wish Sybil could have seen them love Tom the way she did

[@ridhwansuriyathardi4416]

How isit that I always tear up watching this? Always. :(

[@georganna.2371]

Still gives me goosebumps!

[@kcbh24]

A tear just came spilling out of my eye and slid down my cheek. I was not prepared. This show is a masterpiece.

[@Squrtile101]

There is this eye twitch Cora does when talking to both Cora and Sybil. She's keeping a straight face but is just breaking inside.

[@1313fina]

I literally watched this series for her and to know this is how she died breaks my heart. It's probably even worse than seeing Dany die.

[@LeahWalentosky]

Cora’s face is every mothers nightmare

[@anachin9062]

4:20 and I instantly cry within the first 10 seconds

[@mmcoriginal]

Sweetest spirit under this roof is gone😢😢

[@l0rdparzival954]

Even Miss O’Brien is shocked and sad lol

[@dldavi]

Cora held it down. Her quiet strength was just amazing.

[@vulcan2882]

Sybil always treated everybody with respect and kindness no matter who they were.

[@DowntonAbbey_fan]

The reactions that got me the most is Cora,Mrs Hughes and Mr Carson. Seeing a mother grief is hard and seeing 2 people who are usually so strong and straight-forward be so fragile and weak is heartbreaking.

[@LeviAckerman-fp6rz]

Thomas 😔

[@sarahhales1505]

Body language notice: Can I point out where Tom is holding Sybil’s hand at the beginning of the clip. It’s to his chest/heart. He’s trying to hold on to her, even though in the back of his mind he knows it’s too late. She holds his heart and he is trying desperately to keep it that way.

[@msinvincible2000]

Damn, even the horrible and nasty Barrows and O'Brian were shocked to the bone.

[@pmajudge]

HEART WRENCHING INDEED !!I CRIED !!!IT HAPPENED IN THOSE DAYS .MEDICAL- SCIENCE WAS NOT VERY ADVANCED !!!HOW VERY SAD .R.I.P. SYBIL .SUPERB ACTING !!FROM (U.K.).

[@StormyGeddon]

the actor who plays Branson is like 100000x better at this than everyone else in that room.

[@eucalyptused]

Allen Leech is an absolutely phenomenal actor- His acting in that scene never fails to get me emotional :’(

[@lxtatar7773]

Omg I'm crying, she was a rebel and a free spirit, yet so sweet and nice to everyone 💔

[@Acceber123]

0:19 *news flash kid, it can*

[@rosierennie5867]

"You always will be. Always. My beauty, my baby" 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@redridinghood9882]

I cry every time i see this.

[@lower_than_furries9727]

This part traumatized me so much. Poignant, truly. Sybill was so sweet.

[@ronaldgiroux3307]

This just devastated me! Superb acting by the entire cast!

[@gladlock]

Bawling for the millionth time here!!

[@zerooneone2407]

Thomas is my favourite character he’s a kind hearted and sometimes looses it and his love to kids. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@saramiller1733]

aw thomas it is just heartbreaking 💔

[@Deletedforever677]

I cried when I saw Thomas crying

[@jjs1300000]

This was heart wrenching 😔💔

[@ingridfortier6710]

this scene breaks my heart every time

[@amys4392]

Cora sitting there calling Sybil her baby is heart breaking.

[@PaulyWally30]

They should have made Cora inconsolable, crying with pain. The writers did not give her a realistic reaction to a mother losing her child. It seemed very cold.

[@Roheryn100]

She will cry later. And she IS inconsolable.

[@azulafire4544]

oh when Thomas broke down i literally got shattered 😭💔 very tragic :(

[@shayrose8397]

I feel like when Cora says "I'll be alright I promise" she isn't just talking to Mary, she's still talking to Sybil.

[@jbarry39]

I've known her all her life you see....I've known her since she was born

[@onegirl1289]

when I watched this scene the first time I ugly cried so hard