Downton Abbey 3

[mothwing]

Love the use of singing in this series so far, I must say. 

• 00:29 - "Tired" - Oh, Carson. ♥

• 10:51 - As nice as it is of Cora to let a loyal servant stay on and care for her even though she's sick the dependency of the servants on their superiors really kills me. 

• 13:40 - Oh look, free money! Now, that is a conveniant solution if ever I saw one. I had assumed that that burnt Patrick would be making a return to save Downton and snatch Edith away under Anthony's nose. I'd much prefer it if this letter turned out to be a forgery, though I doubt that anyone would be capable of that. 

• 18:20 - I'll readily admit that I am not the most cautious TV watcher these days so I may have missed it, but how does Mr Carson knows about that lump in Mrs Hughes breast? Are we ever told? No? I'll entertain my own, private thoughts on that, shall I?

• 19:39 - How can Matthew still not know who Daisy is? He's been at that house for how long? It's not as though there's that many servants. 

• 20:36 - I totally forgot about that baby. How long has she been pregnant? It doesn't show at all. Feels long, but then, the break between seasons probably made it feel longer. 

• 20:38 - "Waiting for a beating from the headmaster" indeed. Don't put thoughts into my head, voice of Dame Maggie Smith.

• 22:30 - Oh, come now Anthony, that is the moment you choose to break up? Fine, Edith talked him into it and he's never really seemed into her rather than fairly bemused at her infatuation, but why not say anything sooner? Violet seems pleased, though, which makes me wonder if she knows more about his backstory than we do. Also, writers, would anyone that horribly worried about her position in all of this really let things go so far as to leave her at he altar? 

• 31:31 - I'm trying to feel sorry for Edith, I really am, but moaning about how you are a to be youthful spinster in your twenties to your housemaid whose husband is in jail doesn't particularly endear her to me, even though it's not likely that she knows any better. Be glad, you dodged a bullet! Either you'd have been a young widow, or your man of choice has some more *cough* personal reasons not to be interested in very pretty, sensible young women and you were even more lucky. 

• 32:32 - Mrs Patmore/Mrs Hughes forever. Maybe with Mr Carson thrown in to form a Love Triangle of Awesome.

• 34:40 - Oh, Carson. ♥  Rewatched this nearly as often as that other song. Perfect.

Comments

[kellychambliss.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they're all acting as if he's 80 and in the last stages of TB or something. But as you say, even if he does die long before she does, she'll be well-off and well-positioned. And if he gets ill, yes...they're rich!

Sir Anthony's behaviour makes no sense on any level whatsoever

Yes, this! I don't believe that if he really loves her (and can tell she loves him), he would go though all this "noble sacrifice" silliness. People just don't act like that outside of soap operas -- which makes me wonder if he really *does* care for her. He seemed to in Season One, but lately, he's had this sort of panicky, deer-in-the-headlights look every time she talks to him, as if he's feeling sort of backed into a corner. Or maybe we'll find out that he's lost his money: I can believe that he'd think it was noble to step aside then -- i.e., he wouldn't want to offer himself as both old AND poor.