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Aww, Sybil. Your storyline turned to crap and so they killed you off. I can't say that I'm overly upset at her death, other than the fact that she was wasted from S2 on.
What did get me sniffling were the reactions. At the top of the list were Cora, Mary and Edith. The three of them knocked it out of the park acting-wise. At least those were the three that made me sniffly.
It would be unrealistic (LOL THIS SHOW) if Mary and Edith would suddenly be BFFs now, but I can see them at least trying with each other.
Oh Robert, you're such a douche. Yeah, Sybil would have had a slim chance anyway during this time period, but his pompousness during all this - expect Cora to be angry at you for a long time, dude. Between this and the estate, he really should go fishing for the rest of his life.
I can understand Mary's reaction to Matthew (that was incredibly stupid and insensitive to discuss business then), but Mary's got to let go of her inherited pompousness as well, otherwise the estate is going to go down the drain. And she'll really only have herself to blame if she keeps digging her heels in with Matthew.
BATES. WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE?

How did her storyline go to crap? She fell in love with someone beneath her class and fought for it despite societal conventions. She also found her footing as a nurse and fighting for things she believed in. She certainly did more then attend balls and swoon over finding a husband. I felt like Sybil was the very heart of the show.

Well Robert is still feeling useless cause hes making bad decisions that led to a death of his youngest daughter.

Cora, take care of your grandbaby and Tom and hold that grudge against Robert.

Matthew, good that you're worried about your potential to produce an heir but bad decision on talking to Murray when the morgue guys were taking your sister-in-law about the estate's mismanagement. Do you still have your job as a lawyer in Ripon cause if you did there would have been a good time to talk to Murray.

Mary and Edith, yes you two will be getting along.

Edith, be a writer and dont listen to Robert.

Ethel, not here for your storyline.

Isobel, first of all your an fing nurse you should have been there cause your a nurse and you know your shit and you know could have saved Sybil if you would have been there and you would have agreed with Clarkson.

Bates, not here for your storyline either but I hope you fuck up next week so badly.

Anna, for the love that is holy, if Bates die, move on.

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I thought the reactions were beautifully underplayed and the moment when the Dowager Countess wobbles across the hall, though, was a killer. Suddenly, she was old.

BECAUSE BATES IS AMAZING!

I'm sad that they killed off Sybil, because she was my favorite of the sisters, but I saw that coming. I think Robert is going to be in trouble for a while! Now I'm actually more interested in what Edith decides to do with her life - I don't particularly like her, but Mary irritates me with her unwillingness to consider change (that goes for Robert too, what a shock!). I did like her and Matthew when they were trying to get their act together, but they're both such consistent idiots that they're losing my sympathy. Lady Violet continues to be the best.

PS- oh yes, everyone I watch this with is over the Bates storyline. Julien started emoting about other scenes whenever Bates came on, "Let's be serious, guys, this is basically a commercial break." :)

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I'm with you on how Sybil's storyline turned to crap but I still think it is rude that they killed Sybil and yet it looks like Bates will get out of jail. COULD YOU NOT HAVE KILLED BATES INSTEAD FOR THE "OMFG!"