# Downton Abbey S6 - spoiler-free until broadcast in the U.S. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 16, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966 "2015-08-16T02:06:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966/1 "2015-08-16T02:06:43Z")
Previous season’s thread: [Downton Abbey S5 - spoiler-free until broadcast in the U.S. - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=729656) PBS website: [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/](http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/) Article on the last day of filming: [Emotional day for cast as Downton Abbey finishes filming final series | ITV News](http://www.itv.com/news/2015-08-13/emotional-day-for-cast-as-downton-abbey-finishes-filming-final-series/) As before, I ask that this thread remain spoiler-free, with discussion limited to the episode(s) which, at the time of your posting, have already been broadcast in the U.S. - then discuss all you want. Speculation, gossip, rumors and discussion of past episodes are fine, but please, no spoilers. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966/2 "2015-08-30T03:44:11Z")
ITV ad for the last season, starting in the UK next month. No spoilers: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WPwaCjE8DcY/maxresdefault.jpg "Downton Abbey | Series 6 | ITV") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPwaCjE8DcY) ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966/3 "2015-08-30T22:01:47Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > ITV ad for the last season, starting in the UK next month. No spoilers: > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPwaCjE8DcY&feature=youtu.be](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPwaCjE8DcY&feature=youtu.be) Ooh. I will be sad when it’s over. It made me roll my eyes at times, but it was so enjoyable. The clothes! The castles! The drama! Ah… ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966/4 "2015-09-09T02:17:14Z")
Charles, Earl Spencer, on the threats today against the last of the great English country estates: [January 2010: Charles Spencer on the English Aristocracy | Vanity Fair](http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2010/01/english-aristocracy-201001) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966/5 "2015-09-13T17:39:47Z")
_Crankshaft_ cartoon about DA: [http://old.seattletimes.com/comics/crankshaft.html](http://old.seattletimes.com/comics/crankshaft.html) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966/6 "2015-09-15T18:00:30Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > _Crankshaft_ cartoon about DA: [http://old.seattletimes.com/comics/crankshaft.html](http://old.seattletimes.com/comics/crankshaft.html) I now see that always shows the cartoon for the day you look, so go back in the archive to Sept. 13, 2015. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966/7 "2015-09-16T03:50:22Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Charles, Earl Spencer, on the threats today against the last of the great English country estates: [January 2010: Charles Spencer on the English Aristocracy | Vanity Fair](http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2010/01/english-aristocracy-201001) Wicked stepmothers apparently being one of them. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966/8 "2015-10-15T20:10:34Z")
DA costume exhibit soon to open at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond, running through Jan. 10: [https://tickets.vahistorical.org/Info.aspx?EventID=10](https://tickets.vahistorical.org/Info.aspx?EventID=10) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966/9 "2015-10-28T20:15:58Z")
PBS’s updated _DA Rediscovered_, looking back at the first five seasons and ahead to the sixth and final season, will air Nov. 15 - check local listings: [http://www.wmht.org/blogs/arts-entertainment/downton-abbey-rediscovered/](http://www.wmht.org/blogs/arts-entertainment/downton-abbey-rediscovered/) _Salute to DA_, hosted by Hugh Bonneville (Lord Grantham), will air Nov. 29: [http://wptschedule.org/episodes/46145563/A-Salute-to-Downton-Abbey//](http://wptschedule.org/episodes/46145563/A-Salute-to-Downton-Abbey//) Looks like S6 will premiere in the U.S. on Jan. 3. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966/10 "2015-11-15T21:03:02Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > PBS’s updated _DA Rediscovered_, looking back at the first five seasons and ahead to the sixth and final season, will air Nov. 15 - check local listings: [http://www.wmht.org/blogs/arts-entertainment/downton-abbey-rediscovered/](http://www.wmht.org/blogs/arts-entertainment/downton-abbey-rediscovered/)… A reminder for tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966/11 "2015-11-30T16:03:47Z")
DA creator Julian Fellowes hosts a two-part documentary on British great country houses: [http://www.pbs.org/program/great-houses-julian-fellowes/](http://www.pbs.org/program/great-houses-julian-fellowes/) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966/12 "2015-12-04T02:24:17Z")
The trailer for the Christmas (and final) episode - no spoilers: [Downton Abbey |The Final Episode | Christmas Day 2015 | ITV - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MMcK8giRpY) ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966/13 "2015-12-11T18:08:26Z")
I sped through the thread (not having seen any of season 6 yet) for the express purpose of posting here a bit from Stephen Colbert. [Three of the main actors from DA try out their American accents](http://www.cbs.com/shows/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/video/563B9574-67C8-BC93-2A67-89D30AD20FA4/-downton-abbey-with-american-accents-is-bizarre/). Sorry about the lead-in commercial. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966/14 "2015-12-11T20:14:27Z")
Love it! That was funny. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966/15 "2015-12-12T02:56:21Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > The trailer for the Christmas (and final) episode - no spoilers: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MMcK8giRpY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MMcK8giRpY) That trailer is not available in the US, but if it’s the same ITV Christmas trailer I’ve seen elsewhere, there most definitely are spoilers if you have not watched the rest of season six. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966/16 "2015-12-30T16:34:02Z")
_The Washington Post_ on the DA final season - some minor spoilers, and interesting behind-the-scenes thoughts from the cast: > **[‘Downton’ funk: The end of ‘Abbey’s’ road draws nigh](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/downton-funk-the-end-of-abbeys-road-draws-nigh/2015/12/29/3f1cc4bc-9eac-11e5-a3c5-c77f2cc5a43c_story.html)** > > As the sixth and final season begins, the stars of the PBS series pay a visit — and dish some secrets. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966/17 "2016-01-03T20:23:06Z")
Test your DA drama quotient!: [Test Your ‘Downton Abbey’ Drama Quotient - The New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/12/31/arts/television/downton-abbey-season-6-quiz.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=mini-moth®ion=top-stories-below&WT.nav=top-stories-below). My score was 14 out of 37, although I disagree with some of the categorization (many people suffered heartbreak from Sybil’s death, for instance). The sixth and final season begins tonight on PBS. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966/18 "2016-01-04T02:16:23Z")
Watching now! ETA what year is this? EGTA 1925. Ah. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966/19 "2016-01-04T03:09:12Z")
Would a chambermaid in 1924 Liverpool have been named Lisa? Unless she was imported from Italy, I mean? ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966/20 "2016-01-04T03:44:17Z")
I enjoyed the episode, but found it rather difficult to believe that even in 1925 Lady Mary’s tryst with Lord Gillingham would be very good blackmail material. A year-old story about an attractive young widow staying in a hotel at the same time as an unmarried man known to have been courting her seems like pretty small potatoes. It’s not even the most shocking sex scandal Mary has personally been involved in. Had the obnoxious hotel chambermaid approached Lord Gillingham then I could see him paying her off to keep his wife from finding out about how close he and Mary had really been and/or out of chivalrous feelings for Mary. But I didn’t buy that Mary would be fearing “ruin” for herself over this story. I’m not convinced a gossip rag would even be interested in running such a boring story. They apparently weren’t writing about how Lady Mary’s maid was suspected of murdering Lord Gillingham’s valet, and that seems far juicier. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-s6-spoiler-free-until-broadcast-in-the-u-s/727966.md?page=2)