Sorry for not keeping up my Downton Abbey recaps so to make up I will do a LIVE BLOG!!!
Its my first on the blog, so I apologize if I'm not perfect.
The plot: Well, the Crawleys are headed for Scotland for a holiday with the household staff (and Branson and Lady Isobel) staying behind to hold the fort.
9:12 "I notice you are not one of our regulars." Thomas proving he can be both a complete asshole and awesome at the same time.
9:13 Also, Mrs. Hughes and Mr. Carson are the mom and dad of the staff. Hell, looking at the way those two interact
9:15. O'Brien, Mosely who can't play cricket worth a damn, and the Bateses (free!) are w/ the family in Scotland eating w/ the staff. NEWSFLASH! O'Brien is a snotty bitch.
9:16 Matthew hates bagpipes.
9:17 Thomas being nice? Weird.
9:18
Lady Isobel telling Branson he should eat w/ the staff.
"I don't think Lady Grantham would approve of that."
"Well, I don't think Lady Grantham would approve the working class learning to read."
9:21 Matthew really hates bagpipes. Especially when they wake him up.
9:22 "That sounds like a week w/ my mother-in-law." Love. Lady. Violet.
9:23 What is Mrs. O'Brien up to this time?
Mr. Carson won't give anyone a moment's rest.
I like Lady Edith in a pink sweater. ;-)
9:24 Looks like the new maid has the hots for Mr. Branson. Not necessarily good so soon after the death of Lady Sybil. I predict fan hate for her.
9:25 Mrs. Patmore wants to take a trip into town.
9:27 If you want to understand the Carson-Hughes relationship remember the statement from My Big Fat Greek Wedding: "A man may be the head but the woman is the neck and she can turn it anyway she wants to." :-)
9:28 Violet still grieves over Lady Sybil.
9:29 Still not sure what to make of the new maid. Movin' in on Lady Sybil's man!
9:30 John and Anna Bates meeting Rose(?) while she is smoking. Boy she is not happy in Scotland w/ her mother.
9:31 Do I smell romance in the air between Isobel and Dr. Clarkson?
9:33 Lady Edith in a red 1920s dress. Me likey. ;-)
And that guy w/ the wife in the looney bin kinda likes her too. Drama.
9:34 "Cause I've seen you naked." Cue fangirls fainting.
9:35 Hughes and Carson. I actually see Carson's point. He is the classical Team Dad who metes out punishment, she is the classical Team Mom who advocates for them to get lighter punishments from Mr. Carson.
9:36
"She's a woman, ain't she?"
"Only Technically."
Thomas you awesome snarky jerk.
9:37
Hunting in the Highlands.
9:38
"He finds himself in need of a wife."
9:39
John: "You sound racy."
Anna: "I am racy!"
A long overdue John/Anna romantic picnic that fans have been waiting for!
9:41 Branson will be eating w/ the staff. Cue smile from
9:41 Lady Edith in a grey outdoors outfit. Me likey. ;-)
9:43 Did Mrs. O'Brien just subtly insult the Lady of the House?
9:44 Lady Edith in a green dress. Me likey. ;-)
9:45 "He's what!" "It's only meant to be friendly." Carson and Hughes always entertain.
9:46 Clarkson asking Lady Isobel out on a date. Clarkson and Isobel kissin' in a tree. . .
9:47 Carson is still not coming to the carnival.
9:48 Is Anna learning how to dance?
9:49 The footmen sitting in the chairs of the Lord and Ladies. Ooooooh, not goo-ood! :)
Note: Do I see a gay romance next season between Jimmy-who-might-be-closeted and Thomas-who-everyone-has-known-was-gay.
9:51 The Carnival! Daisy and Ivy are getting along!
And I don't trust that guy sweetin' on Mrs. Patmore.
9:53 Tug-o-war match.
9:54 "We're not in a novel by Walter Scott."
I think that means "No", bub.
9:55 Downton Team wins Tug-O-War Match!
9:56 I love Daisy.
9:57 For the Record:
Upstairs crush: Lady Edith,
Downstairs Crush: Daisy
9:58 Yo, big guy! Don't break Mrs. Patmore's heart, you are making Mrs. Hughes angry.
9:59 Damn! Thomas. Is. A. Badass!
10:01 Folks, this is why everyone loves Violet.
10:02 I think we should note that Thomas got into a fight saving Jimmy. You know, the guy who nearly sent him to prison.
10:03 Carson picking up Lady Sybil. I sense a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming coming on!
10:04 Mosely may be s--t at Crochet but he can dance a decent jig.
10:04 The Local's maid has a problem w/ Mrs. O'Brien and spiking her drink! A warning, Mrs. O'Brien is not a woman to cross.
10:05 Well, we have our Crowning Moment of Heartwarming. And why Hughes and Carson are not just the Mum and Dad of the staff but of the whole house.
10:07 Mrs. O'Brien knows a spiked drink when she tastes it. Morsely, apparently, does not.
10:07 Lord Grantham helping the local Lord (still have no idea what his name is)
10:08 The passing of an age. "If only I had modernized as you did."
A modernization that Lord Grantham had to be dragged into kicking and screaming.
10:09 Anna dancing.
Mary: "Isn't she marvelous?"
Bates: "Yes, she is marvelous."
10:10 Mrs. Hughes telling Mrs. Patmore what a dick that bloke is.
10:11 "Either way, its the cooking he was after, not me."
10:12 "What if he comes back?" "He'll get a thick ear."
Hughes and Patmore laughing at the dick's bad pick-up lines.
10:12 Mosely is drunk.
10:13 Morsely dancing whatever the hell he is dancing is probably the funniest thing in the history of Downton Abbey. Crowning Moment of Funny, that's for sure.
10:14 The maid has kissed Branson.
Just wondered, do we call him "Lord Branson" yet? :-)
10:15 Lady Edith in a green dress. Me Likey. ;-)
And Mr. Mosely laughing.
10:16 Edna is in TWUBLE!
10:19 If you want to know why we love Mrs. Hughes, her comforting Tom Branson is why.
10:21 We got a baby coming!
10:21 It's understandable that Daisy would be worried upon hearing that Lady Mary is in the hospital considering how the last childbirth in the family went.
10:23 Rose is coming to Downton next year. I wonder what that will bring! Maybe some romance for Mr. Branson...
10:24 Clarkson is handling this childbirth, so Mary should be fine!
10:25 "I feel like I'm only half myself without him." -Mary, on Matthew.
10:28 Jimmy and Thomas are getting along better.
10:30 Well, we have a male heir now. "Downton is safe."
10:32 A Kissing Part! Yuck!
10:33 Uh-oh, bad feeling.
10:34 Well, that's two Crawleys down. Talk about a body count for this show.
Well, the episode is over. Now PBS will try to sell their DVDs.
Anyway, shocking ending. Though I knew about it ahead of time as I read a spoiler.
I'll post a later post on where I think show might go from here in terms of character arcs and development.
One last note: PBS, I can get Downton Abbey season 3 much cheaper than $120.
