unless you're the sort of person who would bring a book on German grammar to a party, when your main reason for being there is to see the Lord's daughter. Make no mistake: it's still largely a high-concept soap opera, with melodrama abounding - and you'd better not ask how it is that a book belonging to Edith's employer is found in the house. Your thoughts on this week’s particularly grabby Downton? Drop ’em in a comment below.Wow - do we really have nothing but ten-star reviews, broken only by one three-star? Neither is accurate, nor useful, so here we go: The good news is that the writing quality has returned. * Only Lady Mary could make a sentence like “I’ll discuss it with our pig man” sound elegant and lyrical. * Isobel and Violet are back at each other’s throats over the hospital situation, which is fun to watch, though I kind of miss their “friendship.” (I’m putting that in quotes, because I’m not sure what else to call it.) * Rose might be pregnant, per Mary’s interpretation of her latest letter, which means she’s already infinitely more interesting off-camera than she was on. (Who are you calling a “delicate-looking fellow,” you Mr. Well, it’s not so much that he bombed it as his potential employer turned out to be a big ol’ homophobe. Not only is Andy proving himself to be the new Jimmy - he shot down Thomas’ offer for a walk in the woods and for his help with “winding the clocks,” which I’m pretending is an old time-y euphemism for sex - but he also bombed a job interview. And as happy as I am that she’s one step closer to birthing the Bates baby of her dreams, was anyone else a little unsettled by the doctor’s no-hospital-required “cervical incompetence” surgery plan? I’m just saying, the Abbey doesn’t have the best track record of in-house medical care - unless we’re all choosing to forget the whole Lady Sybil incident.ĬLOCK-BLOCKED | I’d like to believe that Thomas will get a happy ending when Downton comes to a close this season, but with less than 10 episodes left to go, things are looking characteristically grim for the slick-haired schemer. Pamuk’s scandalous corpse down the halls of Downton, Mary finally repaid the favor this week: Heartbroken over her lady’s maid’s apparent inability to maintain a pregnancy, she took Anna to the doctor who helped her conceive George. TRY, TRY AGAIN | Five seasons after Anna helped lug Mr. (Isn’t there a 1925 version of David Tutera they can call to sort all this out?) Hughes, “This is not the kind of behavior I would look for from you,” I’m thinking the road to the altar will be a bumpy one. “Is that so wrong?” I really want this wedding to work out, but based on the preview of next week’s episode, in which Cora tells a fur-coated Mrs. “I just don’t want to be a servant on my wedding day,” she told her stoic fiancé. Carson was, as always, ready to accept whatever crumbs the Crawleys were willing to throw his way, but Mrs. Hughes have decided to seal the deal - in every sense of the word - it’s time to start planning the wedding! Robert graciously offered to “decorate the servants’ hall and make it look very special,” but Mary and Edith were quick to offer a complimentary upgrade to the main house. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION | Now that Carson and Mrs. TVLine Items: Call the Midwife Holiday Special, Yellowstone Season 3 on CBS and More
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