(Beware, spoilers below!) Episode two of Downton Abbey kicks off as we find out that Tom and Rose are both doing well before Mary goes to settle into her new role as the agent of the estate. She finds out that she needs provide a decent turn out at a local late fat stock show. […]
Read more "Downton Abbey, Season 6 Episode 2: Review"(Beware, spoilers below!) We experience the excitement of a new season of Downton for one last time as Season 6 commences. As always, if you’d like to skip the recap, just scroll down for the review. With a blast of hunting horns and beautifully polished silver, we’re back. There may be a hospital board meeting […]
Read more "Downton Abbey, Season 6, Episode 1: Review"(Beware, spoilers below!) We return to the world of the Granthams in this lovely Christmas special (this is a long episode, so skip to the last few paragraphs if you only want the review without the recap). The family go to join their new in laws the Sinderbys for a holiday retreat. The Sinderbys are […]
Read more "Downton Abbey, Season Five Christmas Special: Review"Downton Abbey ends it season 5 run with a 90 minute episode which centers primarily around the buzz to do with Lady Rose’s wedding. There’s tension between both In-Laws-to-be, specifically Lord Syndeby and Rose’s mother Susan. As Rose’s wedding (not in a lavish church but a simple registry office), her mother takes the final step […]
Read more "Downton Abbey, Season 5 Episode 8: Review"(Below, spoilers below!) It’s a bit of a slower episode this week as the family intend to source Edith and Branson keeps on considering a move to Boston. It’s an episode full of drama and one with a brilliant Dowager Countess line: ‘he’s a man, he doesn’t have any rights.” Cora discovers the existence of Marigold via the […]
Read more "Downton Abbey, Season 5 Episode 7: Review"(Beware, spoilers below!) It’s been an extraordinary drama filled episode, one that makes me wish Edith would find some happiness. Any hope we might have had for Gregson surviving has no completely evaporated, and given that she’s no longer allowed to visit Marigold, it’s like Edith has lost everything. Indeed, Edith decides the only solution […]
Read more "Downton Abbey, Season 5 Episode 6: Review"(Beware, spoilers below!) Aunty Rosamund has come to stay in Downton, whilst we still wait in anticipation for Isobel to make up her mind. I’ve come to root for Edith over the past few episodes and hers is possibly one of the more engaging storylines, fresh against some of the repeating themes. Mrs Drew’s want […]
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