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| Author: | Ariadne394 [ September 7th, 2012, 3:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Downton Abbey Season 3! |
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/06/downton-abbey-season-3-preview_n_1860646.html I can't wait! "Nothing succeeds like success," according to the Dowager... and it sure is true for the show.  Also, "I'll never be happy with anyone else as long as you walk the earth." Awww! Who else is excited for more Downton? |
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| Author: | Nurrantiel Mashiara [ September 7th, 2012, 10:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Downton Abbey Season 3! |
Oh definitely!  I'm excited to see Matthew and Mary get married, and for Edith and Sir Anthony (squee!) and I can't wait to see all the snarky things that happen when Cousin Violet, Branson, and Cora's mother are all under one roof. Shall be brilliant!
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| Author: | Shadowcat [ September 7th, 2012, 10:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Downton Abbey Season 3! |
I'm mostly excited for new hottie footmen.  And valet!Thomas. Is it too much to hope that he can be happy this season? Edith too, though. I'm interested to see what they do with her story, because it seems like she's going to go out and do things rather than feeling sorry for herself. 
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| Author: | Ariadne394 [ September 8th, 2012, 11:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Downton Abbey Season 3! |
Well, the Thomas situation didn't look to promising, since he was sobbing later in that preview...  I'm also glad that they're keeping Ethel and not just dropping her out of the show, since that's something that really annoys me. And yes, I'm crossing my fingers for a wedding in the first episode! (Although they'll probably try to mess things up at the beginning to make us worry...) |
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| Author: | Shadowcat [ September 8th, 2012, 10:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Downton Abbey Season 3! |
... maybe he'll hook up with his fabulously pretty new boyfriend and then it will be joy and rainbows for the rest of the season? No? Okay, I'll keep hoping.  I agree about Ethel. She wasn't really as bad a character as everyone made out, and I would like to see her get some kind of happy ending. Not that it's likely, alas.  If they drag out the Matthew/Mary wedding even more, I'm going to start hitting things. That worked for a season and a half, and then it got boring. Maybe if they'd done more with |
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| Author: | Nurrantiel Mashiara [ October 14th, 2012, 7:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Downton Abbey Season 3! |
WHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY I've been so disappointed with the writers this season. Here I was thinking after episode two that we might be back to the greatness of season one. And we aren't. |
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| Author: | Johnny's Fan [ October 17th, 2012, 11:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Downton Abbey Season 3! |
Nurrantiel Mashiara wrote: WHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY I've been so disappointed with the writers this season. Here I was thinking after episode two that we might be back to the greatness of season one. And we aren't. SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS Pretty much my feeling as well. I thought after the first episode it was back to how it was in season 1, but last episode failed epically. It's going to make it hard for me to believe anything else could be as important as what happened to Sybil, and I fear her death has just been for the shock factor. But it also seems like the actress had film offers she wanted to pursue, so it may well have been she had to be removed from the scene. Terrible, terrible way to go though. |
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| Author: | Ariadne394 [ October 22nd, 2012, 6:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Downton Abbey Season 3! |
SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS I agree as well, Nurr. I'm always an emotional wreck after Downton these days... I bet that the first episode was be the high point of this series. I may not be a huge fan of Edith, but I think that what happened to her was just cruel. And Sybil's death?!? Must they kill off my favorite character in the show?? (after the Dowager, of course.) I understand that Jessica Findlay wanted to move on, but couldn't they have done something less... drastic? My take on it is that the writers have decided that since they finally got Matthew and Mary married, no one else can ever be happy again. Blargh. 
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| Author: | Seren [ October 25th, 2012, 8:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Downton Abbey Season 3! |
 SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS Well my wish isn't going to happen. I didn't want Cora to forgive Robert and I thought she was going to have some fun on the side. She deserves it. I've got it all planned out as well. Benedict Cumberbatch needs to guest star as Cora's lover. And possibly Thomas' lover as well. Oh yes. Anyway, I cannot believe they killed off Sybil in such a horrible way. I think Robert is going to go speak to the home secretary (or whoever it was that said they wouldn't pursue Tom at Downton, only if he went back to Ireland) to get him to arrest Tom so he can take over care of baby Sybil. Poor Edith. Now that Sybil's gone she might become my new second favourite character. (Violet will always be my firm favourite.) I can't believe Dr Clarkson managed to accurately diagnose something that wasn't drunkenness! I'm still reeling from that shock. I wish Matthew and Mary would crawl into a hole and die somewhere. They're really boring and annoying now they're married. The whole Bates thing has gone on for far too long. I'm glad he's been released if only to get away from that storyline. |
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| Author: | Sidawethiel [ February 19th, 2013, 7:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Downton Abbey Season 3! |
I just want to say, I thoroughly enjoyed the finale of Season 3 (well, apart from a certain character dying). Oh man, with Season 3 being over, what does everyone think will happen in Season 4? I cannot even begin to speculate! |
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| Author: | Ariadne394 [ February 19th, 2013, 10:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Downton Abbey Season 3! |
My favorite episode was definitely the special before the season 3 finale. The finale was okay... but I really didn't like all the random story lines they pulled out of nowhere and then abandoned (Branson and that maid? Doesn't that feel a little soon after Sibyl? And I also felt like they were just re-using that story line from season 2. Also, I din't really get why they needed to include that thing with Mrs. Patmore and the fair guy - it didn't connect to anything else that was going on in the season.) As for Season 4 predictions, I think that the main focus is going to be on Rose and how she adjusts to life at Downton. Since they've killed off two of the main characters, I don't think there would have been a whole lot to do without bringing someone new in, as they did. I think that it will be interesting to see them explore the theme of the clash of new ideas against the old, which Rose will definitely bring. Of course, I'll be sad that the Matthew/Mary dynamic will no longer be there - but I guess once they got married, all the anxiety that made the show so fun sort of fizzled out. But Maggie Smith is going to stay for the fourth season, so we'll still have the Dowager's one-liners to look forward to!! 
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| Author: | Johnny's Fan [ February 19th, 2013, 10:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Downton Abbey Season 3! |
I personally do not think that Downton Abbey will ever be as good as the first series. I think the writer admitted he made some mistakes in series 2 - I think when you have a sleeper hit, when you write your next series you might well have been reading too many praising reviews - and I don't think he did much better with series 3. Granted what happened with Matthew was not his fault - if your actor wants to leave what can you do? The same with Sybil, she wanted to leave as well. And now Lady Mary also has her sights on Hollywood. Apparently she has a team around her, who are trying to make waves in America. Her Golden Globes dress was stage 1 of that mission, and I have heard rumours that she too, may well not be around for much longer, even though they are bringing in a new man as her love interest which has recently been confirmed. There were some good elements to series 3 though, particularly involving O'Brien and Thomas. I like where Thomas' character is going, he's showing vulnerability and I like that. But I'm not looking forward that much to the next series if Rose is a major character, she doesn't seem anything special. I just want Fellowes to have something good happen to Edith for once! Let her get married to that newspaper man or something please! Don't bring in a new female character when you have Edith still hanging around, unhappy. |
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| Author: | Sidawethiel [ February 21st, 2013, 5:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Downton Abbey Season 3! |
A new love interest for Mary? That will be...interesting. However, I guess, she can't mourn the death of Matthew forever. Also. Branson, I wonder which route they will take with him. I was so annoyed with that maid taking advantage of his feelings...I was probably only annoyed because of how much I enjoyed Sybil and I wanted him to worship Sybil's memory forever and not take on a new love interest. As for Rose, I like her outfits, I want them, they're fun. However, I'm not sure what I will think of her being at Downton, maybe she'll add a youthful flare? She'll definitely add some drama, I wouldn't be surprised to see something happen between her and one of the servants. I completely agree with you JF about something good happening to Edith! I was so so so disappointed that the newspaper man was already married! All I could think was "Of course, that HAD to happen to Edith!" But, I sincerely hope that something good comes from that situation! |
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| Author: | Johnny's Fan [ February 21st, 2013, 5:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Downton Abbey Season 3! |
Yes, they have named who the new love interest is: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... erest.html I can see why Mary can't mope forever, but depending on how they write this, it might just be too soon for a new love in her life. Considering that Matthew was a REAL love, and not just someone she had to marry. I really, really, really, really, really hated the story with Tom and the maid. The only good thing about it was that it confirmed just how much he loved Sybil and how much he missed her. Lesser men would have given into the temptation, and it was also great how Carson came to respect him as a member of the household during the season. Tom's character development was one of the few highlights for me for the whole series. His character has grown so much. And let's not forget! Never mind Edith falling in love with someone who is MARRIED but someone who is married to a mentally unwell person, who under law CANNOT get divorced. I doubt somehow his wife is going to do a Mrs. Rochester and conveniently set fire ot herself..... This proves that Fellowes has either got something in for Edith or something is going to happen to her that tops everyone else... like she becomes Queen of England or something.
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| Author: | Nurrantiel Mashiara [ February 21st, 2013, 6:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Downton Abbey Season 3! |
I'd be okay with that. Something good needs to happen to her! The Branson maid storyline was way, waaaaaaaaay too soon, and I'm glad it didn't go anywhere. Branson spent, what, about 6 years waiting to marry Sybil? He shouldn't be thinking of anyone else for a loooong while yet.I very much doubt I will watch the next season (I actually stopped watching season 3 halfway through and only finished because my cousin bought the DVDs) - it's just too much. I know we all love Maggie Smith, but seriously, her character would've died by now. It's been too long a time span in the show. Just many of the character choices make me mad - it's writing to just get by, not good writing. |
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| Author: | Larael [ February 27th, 2013, 1:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Downton Abbey Season 3! |
I completely agree, Nurr! I was just remarking to my flatmates after the Christmas special that most of what occurred in the second and third series was so improbable that the show was becoming ridiculous! I always use the example of Daisy. Almost ten years have passed, and she doesn't look a day over 15! It's getting silly. Before the special I knew someone was going to die, and I thought for sure it was going to be the dowager (shows that I don't follow tabloids or I would've known about Dan Stevens long before!). |
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