By: Leslie Forstner

Leslie Forstner — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:34:21 +0000

i just love downton abbey it is really good show but when is third one comes out

By: Frances

Frances — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:57:38 +0000

Will the Downton Abbey Series 3 DVD have the Christmas special on it? I have ordered it, but I am eager to know about the special.

By: DApper

DApper — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:04:40 +0000

Really didn’t understand the need to introduce a new wild child character, unless it is setting up something for the series 4 or the Christmas finale. Of course, she could just be a replacement fangirl object for the departed Lady Sybil, someone to keep the younger viewers interested and hating the mean old grownups for placing unfair restrictions on their children. We’ll see where she takes us, hopefully not as a love interest for anyone upstairs, though the boys downstairs may be interested. Nice to see that Lady Mary had mystery surgery to clear up any conception issues (must have had a cork removed from her birth canal, I venture), so she should be preggers (or in labor) by the end of the Christmas show–unless that is the heartbreak awaiting us there. I suspect from Lord Grantham’s cryptic dialogue line about wanting the succession issue settled that it will be the crux of the finale somehow. Heir born, or no heir possible–or heir born and Matthew in (no contract induced) limbo as the cliffhanger. And nice to see Robert and his sons in law on speaking terms, thought it now seems Tom is more of an ally than Matthew is, and certainly more respectful of Robert’s feelings and place on the estate. I kinda hope know-it-all Matthew is heading for a fall. He’s too perfect and sure of himself right now. To prove Tom right about Robert’s value, Lord G deftly handled the ‘people’ issues surrounding Thomas and Alfred and James. He knows how to handle his staff (including Carson) and his power over these people, and does rule them with common sense and sensitivity. Nice bit about him being propositioned at Eton, too. And nice to see him talking freely with Bates again, though one wonders if Bates will unknowingly confide the bit about the soap to him, setting in motion a dramatic confrontation with O’Brien, who deserves it after being such a witch this series. Robert would be the one to catch the reference to the miscarriage quickly, and respond with appropriate rage, especially if the heir issues are still unsettled.He has had little love for O’Brien over the years anyway, and Cora would be devastated. Looking forward to the special.

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