WitchHazel Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 I bet she falls pregnant. I thought that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superkitty Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Genuinely great acting, wasn't it, the mix of anger and fear and shock. Very impressive. Really hope she doesn't fall pregnant...but it'll make for a good story so you're probably right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Have a look at this, the interview is good and very interesting too historically: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24436893 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Oof - this series needed a bit of excitement but I wasn't expecting that. Fantastic acting from Joanne Froggatt, I can't wait to see next week's episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Was it me or was it just a bit boring last night? I normally love Downton, but last night seemed dull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Its Michelle Dochertys droney voice which grates on me. She probably is a good actress just not stretched by this role. I hope Anna doesnt get pregnant - i really dont want them writing in a back street abortion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 My daughter and I are confused over who raped Anna - we thought it was the servant He was called Mr Gillingham but the person who wants to marry Lady Mary was Lord Gillingham, are they the same person ? Or is Lord Gillingham's servant called Mr Gillingham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 He is lord G's valet - in those times a visiting valet or ladies maid was called by the surname of the person they served, preceded by Mr,Mrs or Miss, depending on their marital status. So Lord Gillinghams valet was called Mr Gillingham by the Downton staff when he was staying with them, but his real name is Green, & he is played by Nigel Harman. Hope that makes sense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Thank you Cinnamon, that was a perfect explanation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Cinnamon - are you a Downton fan by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 Just a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Anyone notice Sybbie had been watching too much Teletubbies as she went "Eh-oh" when her dad knocked her toys over in the nursery when pretending there was a hurricane on the farm set. I wonder if they left that in deliberately. You would only pick this up if you had sat thro loads of Teletubbies - and I did - and mine are 17 and 12years old now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I'm a big Downton fan but this series seems to be, well, a bit lacking. I don't even really know why as it is not that nothing is happening what with the rape and all that but . . . . Mary does irritate me a bit and I don't really find Branson convincing anymore which is a real shame. Perhaps I just miss O'Brien (Still love Maggie Smith). All the same I would like it to take the family right through to post 2nd WW from a historical interest perspective. I find the changes in upstairs/downstairs (like people from 'downstairs' looking for jobs outside of 'service') quite fascinating and I'd love to see the General Strike etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Just read a review online by the Daily Telegraph of last night's program. Did anyone else realise Edith is pregnant? I missed that bit, perhaps it was in the letter that I didn't get chance to read or I was too busy worrying about my chickens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 It was it the letter. I had the programme recorded so put it on hold to get a chance to read it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Yup Ediths up the duff if you blinked you'd have missed the word "pregnant " in the letter. OOh er - what now ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I guessed that she might be. Has he done a runner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I don't think so - no doubt there's some explanation for his disappearance, but she can't afford to wait for him to get a divorce now ... and if she can't contact him, will she be tempted to marry someone (anyone) to save her reputation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 It was in the letter and also Edith was at the doctor's in the previous episode. Poor old Lord Grantham, something gone wrong with the way he and her Ladyship brought up their daughers (for that time) if one runs off with the chauffeur and another gets pregnant outside marriage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 It was in the letter and also Edith was at the doctor's in the previous episode. Poor old Lord Grantham, something gone wrong with the way he and her Ladyship brought up their daughers (for that time) if one runs off with the chauffeur and another gets pregnant outside marriage And didn't Lady Mary sleep with some man in the very beginning who then died in her bed ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 That would be a long pregnancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachachecha Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Ooooh I love these spoilers, and they are for me here in the states. I am the type that will read the last chapter in a book and still enjoy reading the rest of the book. My daughter is none too happy with me for caving in and reading all these post. Now I can't wait until January comes around to watch this season. Sad to say but I will keep reading, hehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I found it deadly dull last night. I wish someone would put Mary on fast forward she is so monosyallable and droney. i was watching to see if Edith drunk the champers she was given a sure sign of being up the duff if she didnt - but the camera didnt show this. Shirley Maclaine is back for Christmas episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Agreed. I don't know why exactly, but I was once again left with the feeling that 'nothing has happened' and felt a bit disappointed. I like the menacing characters best, and of course Maggie Smith. Mary's inability to take to any suitors is just a bit of a bore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I was a bit puzzled about the valet who attacked Anna - I get that he died, but is the implication that Mr Bates went all the way down to London and back in a day to bump him off? Not sure how possible that would have been then? Or did he go to York (as he claimed) and organise for someone already in London to do it for him? Not the last we've heard of that, I suspect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
