The Honeymoon is officially over, and someone should tell Mrs. Patmore that the mystery of life Mrs. Hughes-Carson now knows is: Be careful what you wish for. He squeakily nitpicks, she bubbles with resentment. Me thinks that if smug married Carson doesn't cool it with his ever so helpful suggestions, and but quick, the Crawleys will have to get used to having a butler with frying pan imprints on his forehead. Just sayin'. If Carson and Mrs. Carson don't watch out, they could end up going from love's young dream to a bicker a palooza that rivals Sprat vs Denker. For years, with the exception of the Bateses, the whole of the downstairs was single. Now suddenly, it seems like the music stopped and everyone sat down with a partner - or is maneuvering towards one. When the piano sounds its last note this final season, will everyone be paired up? That would be rather tidy. It's moving day and Mr. Mason just took over Yew Tree Farm. Now that he's there, he wants daughter Daisy to live with him, but she is hesitant. Mrs. Patmore, on the other hand, might not be so hesitant to get her feet under the table. She just might be hoping Mr. Mason can solve the mystery of life for her, and she makes her move. She hopes to seduce him with a picnic hamper (Hey, it worked on Mr. Tufton.), but Daisy may not like that. The Dow G knows where all the bodies are buried and she knows just when to dig them up for best effect. Neville Chamberlain comes to Downton to appease Violet and demonstrate why he couldn't stand up to Hitler. All she had to do was hint about his youthful Picadilly hijinks with his brother-in-law and he folded like a cheap card table. And what he walked into at the dinner party was a full-on bare knuckle fight. It was like one of those Real Housewives shows, minus the botox and table flipping. But here's the thing: All this time, while everyone's been arguing over the hospital, no one thought to insist to Robert that he see a doctor about these pains he's been having? Would it be impertinent to note that the effect of Robert's episode was pretty much the same as what Branson wanted to do to that General back in season 2? Just thought I'd mention it. If all this fighting over the Yorkshire takeover, prevented the hospital from having a treatment in place that Robert needed, and he dies as a result, well, I cannot even imagine the repercussions. He'll be another Lady Sybil, sacrificed on the altar of aristocratic hubris. Let's hope he fares better.
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Down the Road
Hitchcoc14 September 2020
Mary continues to be ambivalent about the car guy as Tom Branson starts playing matchmaker. Baxter is called to court to be a character witness against the man who used her years previously, resulting in her two years in prison. Edith seems to have a serious guy in her life. But there is a frightening moment at the dinner where Grannie is continuing her campaign of hands off the local hospital. An interesting bit is the appearance of Neville Chamberlain who later will sell the British out to Hitler and the Nazi's. Mary overhears something that she begins to pursue. Still lots of questions to be answered.
Daisy The Detestable and Andy The Annoying
figuress30 May 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Daisy is my least favorite character - even more so than Edna and Miss Bunting. She goes from being ignorant and naïve to being a nasty shrew on a regular basis without any real social maturity or growth. She herself says she fights without sensibility.
Episode after episode we see the aloof treatment Andy has towards Barrow. Not sure why the writers decided to make us wait so long for an explanation. Clearly an unnecessary dislike of Andy's character did not play into the writing. Perhaps they will do us all a favor and write him out.
It is definitely the Dow G is who keeps me coming back week after week. No one does it better when it comes to teaching a lesson. I'm sure Robert knows that more than anyone. Well maybe Denker who found out the hard way that the Dow G doesn't play.
Has Edith ever turned away even one suitor? Why must they make her so desperate?
Episode after episode we see the aloof treatment Andy has towards Barrow. Not sure why the writers decided to make us wait so long for an explanation. Clearly an unnecessary dislike of Andy's character did not play into the writing. Perhaps they will do us all a favor and write him out.
It is definitely the Dow G is who keeps me coming back week after week. No one does it better when it comes to teaching a lesson. I'm sure Robert knows that more than anyone. Well maybe Denker who found out the hard way that the Dow G doesn't play.
Has Edith ever turned away even one suitor? Why must they make her so desperate?
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