mrv3000 | As the world turns into Downton Abbey.

I love fierce women being fierce! It seemed like this episode focused on women in the face of horrible wartime circumstances who stepped up and carried on. Ones who even cried at times, but still had 100x more strength than the ridiculous Hollywood male fantasy of a gun-toting Barbie doll. It made me all "FUCK YEAH, STRONG WOMEN!" (I'll allow that I might have overdosed on pumpkin pie today, leading to pie-induced excitability.)
Poor, poor Daisy. That was a hell of a lot to go through, and a hell of a lot of guilt to lay on her shoulders. She should have had to go through all that, but at least William died content.
DIAF BRANSON. He only had a couple of minutes in this episode, but he still managed to piss me off. Well done. This sums it up nicely. It's been a while since I've had full-on character hate. Again, WELL DONE, BRANSON. Douchebag.
Why are they highlighting the new maid so much? I call either secret child of Lord Grantham or someone he'll have an affair with.
I'm getting a bit tired of the Mrs. Bates storyline, although it has upgraded to RUH ROH on the threat level. I still think someone will be murdered by the end of this series. I MEAN. It's 1918 in the English countryside. OF COURSE SOMEONE WILL BE MURDERED EVENTUALLY. MURDER MYSTERY NOVELS SPEAK TRUTH. (It's how I know that shinyopals is lying when she says she's not an expert on tea. She's British. Of course she's an expert on tea. Don't be ridiculous.)
What do you mean Leonardo DiCaprio didn't die on the Titanic and has come back to reclaim his claim (reclaim his claim?) on Downton Abbey??? (Handy that this is before the days of DNA tests.)

Oh wait! I wonder if that dude is married to the new maid! And they've cooked up a scheme to get the inheritance! Although I guess that probably wouldn't work since the family should have known if that heir guy had gotten married. Dang.

UGH. BRANSON. He's such a Nice Guy. He definitely feels entitled to Sybil. Like since he's nice to her and cares about her and is willing to wait around for her, he feels like he should eventually get her and like he deserves her.

But whatever. Mary was amazing all over the place in this episode, so it was a good episode in my books.

Stop falling for Branson, Sybil! You'll be stuck with a douche all your life! Tell him to go away for 10 - 20 years and hook him when he grows up!

Mary WAS amazing! I think this was the first time I was really impressed with Mary.

Yes, this. All of it. I used to really like Branson when he was being supportive of Sybil and just wanted to bridge the gap between social classes. But now he just sucks. Dude, Sybil never made you any promises; she's never even told you she likes you, much less that she's as desperately in love with you as you think she is. Quit being an entitled jerk.

THIS. He's being so emotionally manipulative right now and it's getting creepy. He really sucks.

FUCK YES, Downton women. Mary and Violet and Edith were just so amazingly awesome. And I was so proud of my girl Mary - she's surprised me so much this series. She hasn't for one moment tried to deny the fact she cares a lot for Matthew, but she isn't pining for him or being bitchy to Lavinia. She's just there, looking after him AND Lavinia, and I could hug her so hard. And Lord Grantham's face when she was packing the bag that time, he is just in awe of how amazing his daughter is. As am I, Bob. As am I.

And Violet cannot possibly get more fierce. "SHRIMPY? YES, IT'S AUNT VIOLET." hahahahaha.

Branson needs to fuck off back to Ireland and die in the war of independence. Or catch Spanish Flu.

FUCK YES, Downton women. Mary and Violet and Edith were just so amazingly awesome. And I was so proud of my girl Mary - she's surprised me so much this series. She hasn't for one moment tried to deny the fact she cares a lot for Matthew, but she isn't pining for him or being bitchy to Lavinia. She's just there, looking after him AND Lavinia, and I could hug her so hard. And Lord Grantham's face when she was packing the bag that time, he is just in awe of how amazing his daughter is. As am I, Bob. As am I.

Mary really was awesome. I really was impressed in how she's treating Lavinia.

And Violet cannot possibly get more fierce. "SHRIMPY? YES, IT'S AUNT VIOLET." hahahahaha.

She had all the best lines!

Branson needs to fuck off back to Ireland and die in the war of independence. Or catch Spanish Flu.

YES PLEASE.

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A little ways and only if someone behind the scenes is pressing a switch. They do it during little gatherings throughout the day where they typically have a little kid come up and then it comes part way up when they lift it.

Otherwise it's locked into place.

It's 1918 in the English countryside. OF COURSE SOMEONE WILL BE MURDERED EVENTUALLY. MURDER MYSTERY NOVELS SPEAK TRUTH.

Yessssss! I want this to happen. This reminds me that the Tommy & Tuppence novels will start up (in this timeline) in something like a year! The Young Adventurers could solve the mystery! And if it was an Agatha Christie, you know Mrs. Bates would be the casualty, because she's the most unpleasant. But then I'm not sure who's unpleasant enough to be found out as the murderer. Unless it was one of those novels where the mystery is solved, but the detective(s) decide it was justice and decide not to say anything.

Regarding the last point- I can't imagine the heir would have been reported dead, then somehow managed to enlist without anyone notifying the family. This kind of smacks of "we need more DRAMA!"

:D It's perfect for an Agatha Christie type mystery! And maybe it'd be like Murder on the Orient Express where everyone's the murderer!

And you're right about the thing with the heir. I mean, come on!

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