Downton Abbey Questions. I Have Them.

Granted, he's my man crush so maybe I'm biased, but I agree that a good question is why the hell is Matthew Crawley not only in the war, but on the front lines (of a battle that would eventually yield a million killed or wounded, btw; ie the same number as (insert any soccer match ever played that didn't involve Americans here)):

 I can’t help thinking that Matthew is putting too much at risk by serving at the front. People upstairs and downstairs seem worried about William the footman going “off to face the guns” because he’s his father’s only child. Well, what about Matthew? It’s not like he’s holding a younger brother in reserve. For Lord Grantham and his family, losing two heirs on the Titanic may be regarded as a misfortune; losing a third on the Somme would look like carelessness. So many people’s livelihoods—let’s put aside mere happiness for a moment—depend on there being a suitable steward for the estate, it seems crazy to put all that at risk.

I mean, for fuck's sake - give him a rank and set of golf clubs, for chrissake.  He should be DiMaggio, not Prince William! 

Which reminds me, I can't believe Tom Brady lets his wife fly a goddam plane. Inconceivable.