It’s just 2 days, 11 hours and 5 minutes until the Downton Abbey Season 2 finale, and I am aflutter with excitement! Will Matthew and Mary finally get together? Will Bates go to jail for murder? What scathing remark will spew forth from the Dowager Countess next? And will someone please smack that vile Sir Richard?
While waiting, I took the “Which character are you?” quiz, which put me upstairs as Lady Mary Crawley. Rightly so. I couldn’t handle it downstairs with those hideous uniforms. Like Mary, I yearn for glamour and excitement! And exotic delicacies! Although I never would have slept with that Pamuk fellow.
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| Cast of Downton Abbey, PBS Masterpiece |
In the finale, Christmas arrives at Downton Abbey. All those holiday puddings and parties will likely bring relief from an abundance of war and Spanish flu. It also means eight months will have passed between episodes. Lady Mary and Sir Richard were supposed to marry in July; I’m curious to see what (or who) threw a wrench into those plans. The same with Lady Sybil and Branson – will they have married off-screen and be banished to Ireland forever? I doubt it. Lord Grantham is a softie at heart. Too bad that sweet maid Jane has left. I’d have liked to see her knocking boots with her boss, perhaps in the library or Carson’s office. And what trouble will Thomas create next? Both he and O’Brien have been uncharacteristically agreeable lately. Surely that won’t last. It wouldn’t surprise me if O’Brien somehow had a hand in the death of Mrs. Bates.
Are you a fan? What do you think will happen in the finale? Who is the sexiest character? Please post your comments below.
Looking forward to Season 3, there will be plenty of historical backdrop for new plotlines. 1920s England comes with the breakdown of the aristocracy, the birth of the cocktail, unemployment, jazz music, relaxed fashion standards and women’s right to vote. Also, Shirely MacLaine joins the cast as Lady Grantham’s mother. She’s sure to match the Dowager Countess barb for pithy barb.
Watch a preview scene from the finale – no spoilers here!
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