tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203576453126494928.post8895963731901862774..comments2024-03-15T11:23:15.068-04:00Comments on View from the Birdhouse: Watching Downton Abbey With Downtown Abby: Season 4, Episode 3 (US)Birdhouse Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075857846666114496noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203576453126494928.post-13952657823120632862014-01-21T09:42:39.937-05:002014-01-21T09:42:39.937-05:00Dianne, love your comments!
I agree about Anna an...Dianne, love your comments!<br /><br />I agree about Anna and the rape -- although the storyline is hard to watch, the reporting aspect is realistic for the time. Agree completely about Mrs. Hughes. She is wonderful!<br /><br />I also find Mary very sympathetic. 6 months is just too soon for her to be moving on, especially with such a young baby at home too.<br /><br />Glad you agree about Isobel and the Doctor. I am really hoping they do get married. They seem like such a perfect match, in terms of both interests and temperament (both kind people).<br /><br />I am also a great fan of Masterpiece Theatre. I've loved so many PBS shows over the years, starting with Upstairs Downstairs when I was a girl (probably too young to actually be watching it!).<br /><br />Thanks for visiting my blog. I always enjoying talking Downton with you!<br /><br />TrishBirdhouse Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075857846666114496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203576453126494928.post-39659499581652581082014-01-20T23:04:22.257-05:002014-01-20T23:04:22.257-05:00Sadly at that time, reporting rape was not done. ...Sadly at that time, reporting rape was not done. The woman was at fault, of course, for leading the man on. Anna would be crucified by the authorities. I can see why she doesn't tell Bates. He would kill the guy and wind up back in jail. She's in a really bad place. Don't know what I'd do in her shoes, I'm glad she has Mrs. Hughes to confide in. And speaking of Mrs. Hughes, don't you wish everyone had a Mrs. Hughes to confide in? She's awesome. <br /><br />I hope Edna is history. Seems she tried and failed - adios!<br /><br />I can sympathize with Mary. It's too soon for her to consider a real relationship with another man. She needs a lot more time.<br /><br />Love Isobel and the Doctor (I never can remember his name either). They'd be good together.<br /><br />This is such a good program. The British just excel - so many quality programs thru the years. Lucianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15945003863981693173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203576453126494928.post-87742657708714079802014-01-20T10:53:26.545-05:002014-01-20T10:53:26.545-05:00Greg, thanks for the comments.
I agree that there...Greg, thanks for the comments.<br /><br />I agree that there were a lot of nice moments in this episode. <br /><br />Agree with you completely about Gillingham. He seems genuinely nice, but I also think it is too soon for Mary. I hope he does not get engaged right away, so he is still in the running as a suitor for Mary.<br /><br />Mrs. Hughes is one of my Downton favorites, and she really shone last night. That scene with Edna was perfect!<br /><br />Agree also with you about the storylines -- I felt last night's show really moved them along nicely, and I like the direction of most of them.Birdhouse Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075857846666114496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203576453126494928.post-12817293864753294262014-01-19T23:01:05.297-05:002014-01-19T23:01:05.297-05:00This was a good episode, lots of nice moments. I l...This was a good episode, lots of nice moments. I liked the scenes with Mary and Gillingham- he's being portrayed as quite the nice guy and I like them together, but it is a bit soon. It will be interesting to see how future suitors stack up to him. <br /><br />I loved how Mrs. Hughes handled Edna. Solved that problem! Maybe... speaking of Mrs. Hughes, I very much enjoyed her scenes with Carson in this one. The quiet moments between them were probably my favorite part of the episode. <br /><br />I'm a little leery about Gregson too, seems like something is going on. More heartache for edith? That would be too bad. <br /><br />Nice to see Mrs. Crawley and the dowager getting close. I look forward to seeing where they take that relationship the rest of the way. <br /><br />All in all a pretty good segment. I like where they're going with most of the storylines. Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.com