Too much of this episode continues the saga of Mary and those two clowns that have interest in her. Then there is Mabel, who is working the system in the most ridiculous way. Mary is about as tender as flank steak. I just don't care abut her. Edith is in perpetual pain and finally acts. It's going to really stir the pot. And we finally know what Thomas has been up to. It is sad. Bates and Anna believe they have been betrayed, but Baxter is in a really tough position.
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Being Gay in the 1920s.
jpismyname8 January 2018
Warning: Spoilers
It's hard for Barrow, to deal with his sexuality in a time like 1920s, in a time where many people are not so open yet. I don't really know what to feel for this very complex character, but mostly I dislike him.
Bates tells Anna his innocence, much to his wife's relief. But the proof of evidence was already destroyed by Lady Mary who, we remember, thought it might've been a proof of his guilt.
Michael Gregson has been killed a year before, which depresses poor Edith more. I'm always waiting for an episode where Edith finally is lucky and happy, and Mary's luck is not favoring her anymore.
Bates tells Anna his innocence, much to his wife's relief. But the proof of evidence was already destroyed by Lady Mary who, we remember, thought it might've been a proof of his guilt.
Michael Gregson has been killed a year before, which depresses poor Edith more. I'm always waiting for an episode where Edith finally is lucky and happy, and Mary's luck is not favoring her anymore.
Truth, Consequences, and Horrid Hairstyles!
spasek16 November 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Yes, if there is any period that had the worst hairstyles for women, the 20s into the 30s would get my vote. Mary's new hairstyle is simply terrible, but given the time period, it's not a surprise either.
Edith finally gets a backbone and decides that her daughter and love are more important than family or personal reputation. Of course, Mrs. Drewe, who had no idea, is slapped with the truth, and it's heartbreaking as she clearly loved Marigold.
We also finally get the truth from Mr. Bates about his involvement with Green's death and how the ticket the Mary tossed haphazardly into the fire, will carry even more consequences down the line. We can understand that Anna wanted to protect her husband, but had she spoken out right from the start, she would have already done just that, but she was too ignorant to see it.
And we also get Violet's reaction to Mrs. Crawley's answer for Lord Merton. Certainly, there aren't many actresses in history that are as good as Maggie Smith, and this show wouldn't be nearly as good without her.
Edith finally gets a backbone and decides that her daughter and love are more important than family or personal reputation. Of course, Mrs. Drewe, who had no idea, is slapped with the truth, and it's heartbreaking as she clearly loved Marigold.
We also finally get the truth from Mr. Bates about his involvement with Green's death and how the ticket the Mary tossed haphazardly into the fire, will carry even more consequences down the line. We can understand that Anna wanted to protect her husband, but had she spoken out right from the start, she would have already done just that, but she was too ignorant to see it.
And we also get Violet's reaction to Mrs. Crawley's answer for Lord Merton. Certainly, there aren't many actresses in history that are as good as Maggie Smith, and this show wouldn't be nearly as good without her.
Well Carry On...
moviesfilmsreviewsinc14 May 2022
Miss Bunting is like Tom before he was one of the family. She doesn't have the same experiences that have allowed Tom's perspective to change. She mentioned that she wishes they had met before he knew the Crawleys, but how can she be sure she would have loved Tom the same? It seems to me she fell in love with who he is now. Once again my favorite scenes were those between Isobel and Violet. In Downton Abbey Season 1, these two were middle class and upper class polar opposites, but somehow that has blossomed into a dynamic, funny and genuine friendship. I think Violet is indeed resentful that Isobel's status will change if she marries Lord Merton, but I think her love for her friend trumped that resentment. To quote Ladies Maid Extraordinaire, PollyAnna Bates, "I'm so happy!" To quote a response from the great philosopher and loyal opposition, Charles Brown, 'ARRGGHH!!!' Not again! So it turns out that ticket to London wasn't proof of Bates' guilt, it was proof of his innocence. The good news: He didn't do it! The bad news: Everyone assumed he did and destroyed the evidence and how can they explain that now? The Dowager Countess of Grantham is one formidable soul, and a Violet that could never be accused of shrinking. One would think that at her age all this current upheaval has got to flatten some of that formidability out of her, don't you agree? While her new maid, Danker, is a bit too judgy to be seen in that part of town (which should actually make her a perfect match for Sprat), The Dow G visits Prince Badenov in his hovel, where he offers her Top Ramen and tea made from boiled socks, to tell him that Shrimpy is getting closer to finding his wife, the long lost Princess Irina. This, clearly, is not the news lover boy was looking for. Speaking like a Russian Tarzan, he reminds Violet about the way they were when she was the most beautiful girl in the world and he was a National Geographic photographer photographing bridges; about secret assignations, and how nothing compares to her (then or since).
Oh no! They're firing the dog!
mark.waltz3 February 2022
Warning: Spoilers
The recurring role of Isis is ending for the dog playing him/her, and it's a sad day for dog lovers and for Robert who notices that Isis is not very energetic. Say goodbye too to Mary's old fashioned hairstyle, becoming Thoroughly Modern Mary and upsetting Edith in the process as she chooses the day after they learn that Edith's love, Bertie, is dead, to do this and steal the center of attention when she desperately needs compassion. I doubt Mary even lifted a finger to offer her sympathy, having said earlier that she didn't understand why anyone could love it it's in the first place. She's not winning points and lowering herself on the scale of my favorite characters and least favorite on the show with this incident. It makes me care less about her romantic escapades at this point.
While Edith's story is the main plotline, and when she goes to see Marigold to have some comfort, she is not allowed to see her, hurting her further. As more talk about the investigation into Mr greens death, and I wish they'd just wrap this up. The last thing we need is another murder investigation that goes on like Bates' ex-wife did. There's some revelation of how far Thomas will go to try to change, having foolishly injected himself with the saline solution, like that would do any good. Help from Baxter, now his all it again after he confides in her, and Dr. Clarkson, point him in the right direction. The comical feud between Mr. Spratt and Miss Denker, Lady Violet's new maid, lightens up the episode.
There does seem to be some happiness for Edith as far as Marigold is concerned, but it's a nasty confrontation that resolves that. Mrs. Patmore and Carson have a temporary truce when Carson wants to go see her new Cottage, and it's amusing to see Mrs. Patmore's grin at beating the pompous old eagle. Lady Violet does spend some time with the Prince and tells him there is a search for his wife underway. The horserace sequence where Mary goes up against Lord Gillingham's former fiancee seems ridiculous because they don't acknowledge the horse doing all the hard work, just the rider. An important episode because this resolves several plots and puts a few more in motion.
While Edith's story is the main plotline, and when she goes to see Marigold to have some comfort, she is not allowed to see her, hurting her further. As more talk about the investigation into Mr greens death, and I wish they'd just wrap this up. The last thing we need is another murder investigation that goes on like Bates' ex-wife did. There's some revelation of how far Thomas will go to try to change, having foolishly injected himself with the saline solution, like that would do any good. Help from Baxter, now his all it again after he confides in her, and Dr. Clarkson, point him in the right direction. The comical feud between Mr. Spratt and Miss Denker, Lady Violet's new maid, lightens up the episode.
There does seem to be some happiness for Edith as far as Marigold is concerned, but it's a nasty confrontation that resolves that. Mrs. Patmore and Carson have a temporary truce when Carson wants to go see her new Cottage, and it's amusing to see Mrs. Patmore's grin at beating the pompous old eagle. Lady Violet does spend some time with the Prince and tells him there is a search for his wife underway. The horserace sequence where Mary goes up against Lord Gillingham's former fiancee seems ridiculous because they don't acknowledge the horse doing all the hard work, just the rider. An important episode because this resolves several plots and puts a few more in motion.
Blake's Oracle of a Mouth
jlchine30 October 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Apparently Fellowes had decided to endowed this man with some keen psychic insight into the hearts and minds of all his female friends and we viewers are supposed to learn such truth from his oracle.
So we have Mable here, oh so still "in love with" Tony... just as Blake had told us previously. Oh and yes, it really was just "a scene they had to play"... for now she's oh so jolly and chummy as ever with Blake, partaking in his scheme and coming to Downton to stalk her love interest.
WTF!
Sorry I just can't swallow it. Between ep 5 and ep6, has Mable undergone some electric shock like Thomas?
And I have to say, next to Bunting, it'll be this man's insolence I can't stand, esp his smug and cocksure manner... oh I know about the whole lot of you better you yourselves. Mary you only wanted to sleep with Tony. Mabel you're still in love with him, oh "I know so" (that Mable had brought enough clothes to stay at downton to stalk Tony... uhghhhh! )etc etc. His oracle of a mouth just can't shut it.
And of course it won't and he has every right to be presumptuous. His omniscient power is fully endorsed by Lord Fellowes.
It's an outrage, this foul treatment of Mable. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1606375/board/thread/235867763)
So we have Mable here, oh so still "in love with" Tony... just as Blake had told us previously. Oh and yes, it really was just "a scene they had to play"... for now she's oh so jolly and chummy as ever with Blake, partaking in his scheme and coming to Downton to stalk her love interest.
WTF!
Sorry I just can't swallow it. Between ep 5 and ep6, has Mable undergone some electric shock like Thomas?
And I have to say, next to Bunting, it'll be this man's insolence I can't stand, esp his smug and cocksure manner... oh I know about the whole lot of you better you yourselves. Mary you only wanted to sleep with Tony. Mabel you're still in love with him, oh "I know so" (that Mable had brought enough clothes to stay at downton to stalk Tony... uhghhhh! )etc etc. His oracle of a mouth just can't shut it.
And of course it won't and he has every right to be presumptuous. His omniscient power is fully endorsed by Lord Fellowes.
It's an outrage, this foul treatment of Mable. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1606375/board/thread/235867763)
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