What did they do to Ashley Longworth Jr?

[bluesmyboy]

So I've finally finished all the episodes and now going through the tv movies. The first one is about Erin getting married and I have to say that I'm a bit disappointed about how much they changed Ashley Longworth Jr. It's one thing that it's a different actor playing the part but his personality has completely changed. Sabotaging the Walton's mill operation just isn't something he would've done no matter how much in love he was. It really felt like a completely different character. What did you think of this significant change?

[nedandres]

That particular TV reunion movie is largely dismal!

[Brenda]

PTSD perhaps?
War changes people. He had also recently lost his wife, so he was likely grieving. Never mind that he told Erin in a letter that he had married a lovely English girl called Margaret, but in this movie, his deceased wife’s name was Kathy. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I agree with both of you. I’m not a fan of this new Ashley Longworth Jr nor of this movie.