For MMSC: Downton Abbey Season 3

[cal828]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

I liked it better than I did any of Season 2, though Fellowes' dislike of Americans started to wear on me. Seriously? He thinks that's how society Americans behave? Did he not see Titanic? Read The Two Mrs Grenvilles? Or anything by Edith Wharton, for that matter?

(pause while I remember how much my 24-year-old self adored The Two Mrs Grenvilles. Sigh. And The House of Mirth is still one of my favorite novellas)

So I thought Shirley MacLaine was a bit wasted (she's one of my favorite actresses, so I am biased, I admit). But overall I enjoyed. I think Tom the Irish former chauffeur is super cute so I'm happy to see him back. And of course Maggie Smith does no wrong in my eyes.

My goal this week is to find an opportunity to say, "I say, have you done something jolly with your hair?"

I liked her line about the party when she said, "nothing succeeds like excess."

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by cal828

I liked her line about the party when she said, "nothing succeeds like excess."

And I liked Martha's defense of Edith's choice of man, with her quip about "all those things you people find important."

I find it bizarre that Cora was totally okay with the loss of Downton's money, seeing as how the threat of losing the Abbey was her driving force in the first season, while Robert was all, "Eh, what can you do?" then and now is all "Omigawd! The moooonnneeeeeeey!" Inconsistent writing on Fellowes' part.

[cal828]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

And I liked Martha's defense of Edith's choice of man, with her quip about "all those things you people find important."

I find it bizarre that Cora was totally okay with the loss of Downton's money, seeing as how the threat of losing the Abbey was her driving force in the first season, while Robert was all, "Eh, what can you do?" then and now is all "Omigawd! The moooonnneeeeeeey!" Inconsistent writing on Fellowes' part.

Yes, I thought there were some turnabouts in some of the players too. Last year I thought that Mrs. O'Brien was a bit of a villainess, but this year she doesn't seem that way. She did a good turn when she hid the shirts.