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Post by kostgard on Feb 20, 2013 21:53:31 GMT -4
I find Branson far more compelling too. Which feels odd, because I didn't like him much last season where be basically just stood around in the garage telling Sybil "You're in love me. Yes, YOU ARE." He was cute in season one, annoying in season two, and now Fellowes actually gave him something to chew on and he really stepped up to the plate.
Branson, Thomas and Mrs. Hughes are my favorites now. I hope Fellowes gives them all good stuff to do next season.
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Post by angelaudie on Feb 20, 2013 22:10:23 GMT -4
Yeah, that's the impression I'm getting as well. It seems to me Julian Fellowes didn't really know what to do with Matthew after S1. Same with Sybil now that I think about it. It's probably not a coincidence two actors playing characters that the writer didn't know what to do with left. They are both talented so they will be fine in the long run.
There are rumors Julian Fellowes is bailing on DA to work on some sort of DA type show for NBC. It makes me wonder if this is the show's death knell. Then again, a new writer might be flesh the out the other characters. I like Mary and think Michelle Dockery is a great actress but JFC there are other characters here!
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Post by kostgard on Feb 20, 2013 23:01:01 GMT -4
I recently read an interview with Fellowes where he said he either wouldn't start the NBC thing until DA is done or he'd hand it off to some writers and would just oversee things.
I honestly think he needs a writing staff to smooth out the writing on the show, so I don't think that would be a bad thing.
The other factor is that this crew of actors is signed through season five, but how much longer would they want to stay? I think some of them (Michelle Dockery, Rob James-Collier and Allen Leech) could really use their exposure on this show as a springboard for bigger and better things, and they may be eager to do so.
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Post by bklynred on Feb 22, 2013 20:56:34 GMT -4
If the last ep on Downton Abbey went down on Facebook... ETA: I love Branson & would love to see him get more screen time.
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Post by Martini Girl on Feb 22, 2013 23:57:32 GMT -4
Those FB posts are infinitely better than season 3.
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Post by Augustus on Mar 2, 2013 18:05:01 GMT -4
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Post by kostgard on Mar 2, 2013 20:56:43 GMT -4
I'm kinda bummed that she's leaving because she was entertainingly evil, but it honestly makes sense that the character would leave at this point. She already set her employer up for a serious injury because she thought she was being replaced and her employer ended up losing her baby, and then she not only outed a gay man, but she tried to get him either thrown in jail or ruin his chances of any future employment, all because he started a rumor that she may be leaving and created an awkward moment with her employer. You don't get much more evil than that. She would have to go around kicking Isis every day to top herself.
So she was kinda at the top of her evil game, she and Thomas were permanently broken up, and now she knows that 2-3 of her co-workers know about the soap. Now is the perfect time for her to take off to India with the Shrimpies before the other shoe drops.
Fellowes has said that he believes lady's maids were an evil, manipulative lot in general, so I'm sure O'Brien's replacement will be trouble too.
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mementomori
Landed Gentry
Leaning Into Impermanence
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Feb 3, 2013 0:34:44 GMT -4
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Post by mementomori on Mar 2, 2013 22:01:21 GMT -4
I'll miss her a little bit (that mean roller set in front of her bun always makes me lol ) but I'm more excited about the jazz musician who will be Downton's first black character. May he get more development than Dawn the secretary on Mad Men .
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Post by Strawberry on Apr 22, 2013 0:21:28 GMT -4
I'm almost finished with season one on Netflix. If anyone wants to discuss their favorite way of watching the other two seasons online then please feel free to pm me.
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Post by Ladybug on May 6, 2013 14:29:08 GMT -4
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