No! I'm only up to episode 4. LOL I'll opt out of this conversation.

Well, you need to start bingeing, girl!

I miss Downton!

I loved it, loved how they ended it but of course, wish there was more.

Well, I didn't care for the ending....that's my problem!

How would you have preferred it to end?

I thought it ending with Anna having her baby was perfect because I just couldn't see them trying to continue the story with her in service with a newborn.

Gee, chloecat. I was trying to remember the ending and the only thing I -could- remember was your hatred of Thomas. lol

I loved the series but didn't care for the ending.......just too much "happily ever after", as though written in a rush.

Phyllis pretty much summed it up....too much happily ever after. I felt like a little girl wrote the last episode, making sure that everybody ended up with a twinkle in his or her eye, a redeemed soul, a fabulous new hairdo, the career of his or her dreams, the love and admiration of all, blah blah blah.

Much of the dialog in the last episode was, in my opinion, hackneyed....even mawkish.

The only thing missing at the end was the appearance of the Dowager's handsome Russian prince! I can see him mysteriously appearing in the throngs at Edith's wedding. He sees Violet from across the crowded room; his steely gray eyes never blinking as he wills her to glance his way.

Bah!

:-)

I can see him mysteriously appearing in the throngs at Edith's
wedding. He sees Violet from across the crowded room; his steely gray
eyes never blinking as he wills her to glance his way.

Did you take that from the pages of your newest romance novel, rhizo? :)

There's something to be said for quitting when you are ahead. I think it needed to wrap before this. I'd also prefer for a series to just *end* without prior fanfare about a last season.

Haha! Don't read romance novels, but that last episode sure did seem like a Disney version of a bodice ripper.

On the positive side, I thoroughly enjoyed this series, drooled over the costumes and was so impressed with the attention to detail.

I was deeply impressed by the performances of many of the actors with lesser roles, some of whom made their characters so memorable.

All in all, I loved this series and will probably watch it again. Except for that last episode, which simply seemed lazy and predictable to me.

I just started watching the series and I LOVE it!!

He really did create great characters, the acting was great, and the sets and costumes were real eye candy. But I was often frustrated by some of the storylines, especially in the last season when he sometimes just didn't seem to know where he was going with the main characters.

I was deeply impressed by the performances of many of the actors with lesser roles, some of whom made their characters so memorable.

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You should watch Lady Mary in "Good Behavior". She's really good in a role that is the polar opposite of the buttoned-down aristocrat she played on DA.

Mimi, I've been watching "Good Behavior", too. Michelle Dockery is terrific in the leading role. She's totally believable as an American, isn't she?

My favorite actress in the series, I think, was Leslie Nicol. Her performance as Mrs. Patmore was so wonderful, a real standout, in my opinion.

I always knew that Thomas was redeemable and was happy to see how it ended for him. His character was very complex, and I found him to be very forgivable.

Dockery's American accent is really good! She plays "gritty" really well.

Where is where is Good Bhavior offered, rhizo?

Good Behavior is on TNT.

Are there any free sites like YouTube that offer Downton Alley? I've never watched any of the DA so I'd like to start with episode1 series1 Thank You.

Yes, Thomas was "redeemed" but in many ways his comeuppance is as head butler he now must continue to live a life of repression and solitude which drove many of his actions in the first place. Meanwhile, all the other characters are, for the most part, happily paired off.

Downton Abbey is available in most libraries. Think it is 2 sessions in each dvd box. They will borrow it from another library if they don't have in their selections.

Marcopolo, Thank You. .I'll head to my library.

For those who are still watching or re-watching, I am trying to find the episode that has Mr. Carson in his office and there is a scene or scenes where a heater sits on the floor in front of the mantel. It's a really pretty heater and I am trying to get a screen shot of it. I may have seen it in the final season, not sure. If you see it, please let me know what episode it is in.