It just won the SAG award for Cast

I cried like a baby.

OMG, I never expected that. So sad.

Don't tell me. I won't see it til they broadcast it next week before the next episode.

Mare, can you watch it online @ PBS.org? this episode was reallyyy good.

I would say it was probably the episode that has shocked me the most...but there is more to come...

I just started to watch Downton Anny on Netflix..saw the first 2 episodes of the first season and I must say it is awesome.
My only complaint is trying to understand some of the dialogue...
Perhapps I should start watching the current episodes as they come along...it is going to take me a bit to get caught up.

I watch it with "closed captioning" for that very reason Brightonborn... because of some of the dialogue is so very British. Some of Violet's lines are not to be missed; she just cracks me up. She is steeped in tradition, yet also forward thinking also. A great character!

I sometimes use closed captions for DA but I really needed them for Call the Midwife.

Sounds like it was a barnburner. I might not be able to wait to next week and watch it online. Thanks Bee, don't know why I didn't think of that.

I've been watching previous seasons trying to catch up but have not watched anything this season. When I tried to find the show last night to record it, nothing came up for the Southern Calif. area. I'm puzzled.

Jodi-

I cried too - yet I've been waiting for something like. It was announced last year that the actor who plays that character decided to leave the series for film roles. And our local PBS announced that Maggie Smith has signed on for another season. Yeah!

I live down the road from you, Jodi. It was on as Masterpiece Theater. Maybe you can find it repeated later. Enter the name in your guide search. Sometimes I find a PBS showing of things several days later on another PBS station.

Sheila, I did a Guide search on my Cox Digital TV settop box and found nothing. Usually it will list anything that's playing during the week. I'll check again later.

Be sure to search for Masterpiece Theater, not Downton Abbey.

Thanks for the tip Dedtired. I found it but there are three segments to choose from:
1. Irish Civil War and women's suffrage affect Downton Abbey
2: Crawley family faces another test; newcomers try to fit in.
3: Robert and Cora are not speaking.

Which is the correct one?

Robert & Cora are not speaking.

Wonderful acting, costumes and script! I resist watching because I don't want to become hooked.

Thank you Pump Toad!

I'm hooked on D.A., too; I was saddened by last night's show. I liked Sybil's spunk and independence; she was trying to live a 'normal' life, but in her situation, guess that was almost impossible. I'm sure the show is very true to the customs/mores of those times, so Sybil's husband Tom didn't get consulted much, did he? On another note, Isabelle Crawley's hiring of Ethel as a cook/housemaid would probably have been a "kiss of death" for her, as far as 'social position' was concerned.

Hounds, Downtown Abbey is worth getting hooked on, IMO. My only problem is that it will eventually end, just like "Upstairs/Downstairs". That's a series I'd like to see shown again.

Beeohio .... I used the"closed captioning" .Thanks for that bit of information and what a difference it makes.I am really loving this series. Thanks netflix...

Beeohio .... I used the"closed captioning" .Thanks for that bit of information and what a difference it makes.I am really loving this series. Thanks netflix...

You are welcome, Brighton (x2... LOL). I've found CC really helpful when watching other Masterpiece Theater programs especially those with a Brit flavor.

On the other hand, I can't stand to watch a dubbed film-- don't like to "read" a movie. LOL

Great show! I often use CC for the charming but thick accents.