Anonymous wrote:The dowager leaving the country seemed absolutely pointless.

Completely. It seemed they had no other plot ideas but to write her out. What is also ridiculous is how fast Tom's letter reached her and how fast she was able to return. Mail was extremely slow as was travel. South of France to Yorkshire--train, ship, train again.

Anonymous wrote:It's not on this coming Sunday?? Why? Why drag it out?

It's Oscar Sunday so maybe they didn't want to compete.

Carson hasn't always been this way, there has to be something he's not telling everyone (at least I'm holding out on that possibility, the alternative is he's an ass).

If they don't give Edith her happily ever after with Mary getting married... OMG.

I hope we get to see Bates & Anna's baby too, they too deserve a happy ending.

This Christmas episode better be pretty damn good... And long for that matter.

It's not on this coming Sunday?? Why? Why drag it out?

Anonymous wrote:Were people calling each other the B word in 1925? It sounded like too modern an epithet to me.

Seriously? You think Bitch is some new word?

Were people calling each other the B word in 1925? It sounded like too modern an epithet to me.

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Anonymous wrote:Go Spratt!!!! That was my favorite storyline this season, by a mile!

Yes!! That was hilarious. No wonder we always see him in Violet's kitchen with the paper spread out before him.

SPRATT!!! BANANAS! Yes, that was so funny.

I'm also so happy for Mosely. I cried when he was giving his inspiring speech to the kids. I hope him and Baxter end up together.

The finale isn't for 2 weeks! That's a long time to wait. It's all I can do to not search for what actually happens. You know someone is going to die in the final episode. The dowager would be too predictable so I'm thinking it's Carson. And something's got to happen with Daisy too, now that she's gotten her exams back.

Mary is the pits.

Anonymous wrote:Does Tom seem to be about 30 lbs heavier this season? He looks huge right now. I like him but he does seem a bit too invested in mary's love life. Glad to see that Edith finally tried to Mary in her place. But good lord, how much does Julian Fellow hate the actress who plays Edith, he is determined to ruin her life.

Agree, on all counts. Tom is quite stout these days - not a good look. So overbearing when it comes to Mary's love life. And poor Edith - this is the third time she's been jilted, if you count Michael dying. Surely they'll give her a happy ending?

Anonymous wrote:Go Spratt!!!! That was my favorite storyline this season, by a mile!

Yes!! That was hilarious. No wonder we always see him in Violet's kitchen with the paper spread out before him.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh, there better be a BIG wedding for Edith in the Christmas special or else...

Mary is truly despicable.

+1 yes, disgusting seeing Mary get a happy ending. Though she and that actor have zero chemistry, amirite?

Totally agree. I didn't understand at all why Tom and other family members were so insistent that Mary really did love what's-his-name. She's rejected much more interesting men before!

And when the Dowager told her to make things right with Edith, I don't think she meant that Mary should go ahead and make her perfect life while Edith continues to suffer.

I love that family members finally called out Mary for being a bitch. Especially Cora's line about Mary acting jealous.

I would have so much more respect for Mary if, instead of planning her own wedding right then and there, she had told Henry (?) that it would have to wait until she had found Edith's guy (name?) and actually made it right with them. That is, done everything in her power to get him to come back to Edith. THEN she could have her own stupid wedding.

I loved everything Edith said to Mary before she left, and then after she returned for Mary's wedding. I was actually very surprised to see her come back for it. Just shows she's a much bigger person than Mary.

Anonymous wrote:Who's more unlikable, Mary or Carson? She's a real piece of work. Her spite for Edith is psychotic. I think she just can't stand Edith outranking her. Carson's snobbishness is out of hand too.

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Mary was horrible (more so than usual) in this episode. I was outraged that she got to enjoy a lovely wedding while Edith is heartsick over the end of her engagement (can't remember his name because he is SO bland). That said, I wanted to smack Edith several times when she had the opportunity to tell him about Marigold but didn't. She is so wishy-washy, it drives me crazy. If she had just told him earlier, I'm fairly sure he would have been ok with it.

Since there's only one episode left, I can't imagine how they're going to tie it all up. Maybe they fast-forward a few months so we can see how everyone turns out. Who will Tom wind up with? Speaking of Tom, I love him, but he was flat-out annoying. Such a busy-body, literally insisting that Mary should be with whatshisname.

Carson is now one of my least favorite characters. Such a self-righteous prig.

Anonymous wrote:Does Tom seem to be about 30 lbs heavier this season? He looks huge right now. I like him but he does seem a bit too invested in mary's love life. Glad to see that Edith finally tried to Mary in her place. But good lord, how much does Julian Fellow hate the actress who plays Edith, he is determined to ruin her life.

The actress has had 6 years of international visibility, and has been getting leading roles in West End plays because of it, so I think she'll forgive Julian Fellowes. Fellowes has said in interviews that he believes that there are people who are just unlucky, and that's why he has Edith and the Bateses.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh, there better be a BIG wedding for Edith in the Christmas special or else...

Mary is truly despicable.

+1 yes, disgusting seeing Mary get a happy ending. Though she and that actor have zero chemistry, amirite?

Insane. Zero chemistry. How can anyone not have chemistry with Matthew Goode?

Alicia Florrick on the Good Wife has plenty of chemistry with him. I wish they would bring him back to that show!