For such an experienced actress with really quite an impressive resume, in Downton McGovern so often appears to have no idea what her Cora is thinking or feeling. She often just google-eyes briefly and settles into defeat. In the scene in the bedroom with Bricker, she appeared an utter blank to me, negative space -- not angry, not frightened, not flattered, not happy-to-see-ya, not afraid of Robert, not angry when Robert pretty much cold-cocked Bricker for no reason (Really, Bricker was trying to leave nor was Cora visibly distressed)) Robert's "explosive attack" on Bricker seemed to come out of nowhere -- he had Bricker on the ground and was choking him, while Cora waved her arms about, and tended to the much-too-easily-put-off Edith. Then standing at the window watching Bricker's departure, how? wistfully, mournfully? I saw no good-bye and good-riddance in her countenance.
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