Was I the only one who came away from the final scene in Thomas’s room with the impression that Jimmy was indeed… “interested” but saying he couldn’t possibly cross the physical line?
I saw it more as Jimmy seeing that Thomas is a decent bloke despite the “incident” and is someone worth having a friendship with.
Agreed. I don’t think Jimmy is gay or bicurious. Next season I would like to see Thomas get it right, wether it’s with a guest or a visiting servant. Also I’d like to see just what exactly his job as underbutler involves, other than being a heartbeat or fall down the stairs away from being butler ;).
My random guess for the shocking start of next season
Matthews father shows up at his funeral. Turns out he just left his life to live in Africa all this time. Oh, so that’s why Isobel turned down the doctor.
Or.
Matthew has a bastard half brother who is lazy, shallow and drunk, in keeping to the times.
Why use spoilers when I don’t really know squat? Well, I suspect some would rather people keep their guessing to themselves.
I’ve been noticing the dog more lately. It’s probably because it does have a more waggly tail. The scene stealer.
well there’s a car on top of him. His eyes are open without blinking and there’s blood gushing out of his ear. Other than that, he should be fine. Bring him back for season 4. If Downton goes down in a Ponzi scheme because Mathew is gone there’s going to be an international incident. I’m talking about writing an actual letter of disapproval.
I think the statement is self explanatory. He has a crush on Jimmy.
But this being a poorly written soap opera he may have paid the guys to beat him up. Notice how he insists that Jimmy run. “RUN JIMMY RUN”. :rolleyes: It should have been “help me you gormless git”. 2 on 2 would have been a fair fight. All he had to do was kick one of them in the balls and then it’s 2 on 1.
Yup, I agree. Thomas is becoming a much more nuanced character than he started out, and I like it.
Since early in the first season, Mrs. Cretin has been saying Rob James-Collier is the best actor in the cast, male or female. I’m finally agreeing with her.
The Highclere Castle website re: DA: http://www.highclerecastle.co.uk/downton-abbey.html
I don;t agree, but he is clearly the Producers fave character.
He’s had three strikes, there’s no way he’d still be around.
The stories are getting more and more silly I think. It’s like Julian has a dartboard with horrible things to happen to each, then picks one each down & up stairs character to have some unbelievable tragedy occur to.
That’s exactly how it feels like it’s playing out.
Since adjusting my frame of mind from “period drama” to “period soap opera”, I’m enjoying it more. Now I don’t have high expectations for quality writing and serious story lines.
Exactly correct.
Not saying it would be easy, but if perhaps Ethel’s son was autistic and had a snow globe it’s doable and no worse writing.
Question about the DVDs: are there any “must see” extras for any of the series?
I feel certain that I’m missing an illuminating pop culture reference here; but I’ve no clue at all what it is. Please translate for the olde?
In the very last episode of the landmark 1980s drama St. Elsewhere, it was revealed that the entire series had taken place in the mind of an autistic child who was staring into a snowglobe and that the doctors, nurses, and administrators of the hospital were really members of an impoverished family.
And, because of character crossovers with several other TV series, it turns out that if you apply strict notions of continuity, then it turns out that a very large chunk of scripted fiction – drama and comedy – in American TV all took place in Tommy Westphall’s imagination. It’s called the “Tommy Westphall Universe” hypothesis. – http://home.vicnet.net.au/~kwgow/crossovers(full).jpg
Aha! Thank you. I must have been at ballet class that night. LOL!
Wiki discusses it, too: Tommy Westphall - Wikipedia
Does Downton Abbey have showers, or just tubs? Because if Patrick Duffy steps out of a shower at some point…
… where Hotlips Houlihan is desperately trying to cover herself with a washcloth …