Downton (Spoilers obiviously)

[LizInFL]

Tony is just kind of bland. I feel like he's a pretty face and that's it. Move on, Mary.

@yez9 I agree about Anna.

I LOVED getting a peak into the dowager's past with the trip to Russia and her admirer. I thought that was very cool...and how Mary kind of joked with her at the end about it. Very funny and sweet moment.

What do y'all think about Bates? He described his day in York to the police but there wasn't really a way he could absolutely prove he was there. Do you think he killed Mr. Greene? I'm inclined to think he did, but it doesn't really bother me.

[cgmb]

Of course Bates killed Greene! I'm 100% convinced he did.
I hope Mary decides to try something with Blake. I really enjoyed their interaction a couple of episodes ago and i feel like there's nothing "real" between her and Tony.

The Russian and the dowager was the highlight of the episode for me. I love seeing into her past like that.

I think I've mentioned it be ogre but I am damn sick of this school teacher. She has a horrible attitude and i don't like how Tom is becoming around her. Sybil had different ideas than her family but she went so brash and nasty about it. I miss Sybil. (Why PBS WHY?!)

Did you all see the preview for next week? Do you think Edith spills the marigold secret??

[leopardgurl831]

Bates definitely killed Greene!

I wish Gregson would come back and Edith could live happily ever after. Also Tom better not leave, they have already lost enough people!

[LizInFL]

Jan 20, 2015 17:40:15 GMT -5 @surelycantbesrs said:

Sadly I think if Gregson came back it would just be like "Oh, yes, I was captured or had amnesia or something, but meet this wonderful woman I met in Germany! I'm happily married now. Oh, Edith, is she still around?" Things just can't go well for poor Edith.

LOL. So true...she just can't win. Partly from her own dumb decisions but partly just bad luck. The term "shit magnet" comes to mind. 

[leopardgurl831]

What if Gregson was in Jail, from something in his past? I doubt it would be that exciting though. I also hate the teacher. I was so sad when Sybil left.

[LizInFL]

i'm thinking Gregson is dead. It's been several years now, right? Surely if he was alive and imprisoned or something, he could have gotten word out?

[leopardgurl831]

I was thinking it was 2 years, but Downton time seems faster. Maybe 3 years?

[LizInFL]

well, Marigold is 2(??) and didn't Edith discover her pregnancy shortly after Gregson left? So that's almost 3 years right there. I think. I could be wrong about all of that!

[cgmb]

Has this same family had marigold the whole time? How has Edith not gotten involved until now?

[finnaroo]

I love how they can all sniff out that Mary's trip was fake and that Bates likely killed Greene, but nobody can put together the fact that Edith was gone for the exact amount of time it takes to have a baby and she has a strange interest in an orphan adopted by a local couple.

I would be very happy if the teacher fell victim to some political ruffians or something.

[leopardgurl831]

I think the same family has had Marigold the whole time. I was actually thrown off because I assumed originally that Edith brought her to the man since they were close, but I just realized that he didn't know before.

[finnaroo]

At first, Edith gave Marigold to a Swiss family. She took her back before coming home.

Like 99% sure

[cgmb]

Jan 20, 2015 19:31:14 GMT -5 finnaroo said:

At first, Edith gave Marigold to a Swiss family. She took her back before coming home.

Like 99% sure

Uh, so how long was Edith in Switzerland then?!

[finnaroo]

Jan 20, 2015 20:16:01 GMT -5 cgmb said:

Jan 20, 2015 19:31:14 GMT -5 finnaroo said:

At first, Edith gave Marigold to a Swiss family. She took her back before coming home.

Like 99% sure

Uh, so how long was Edith in Switzerland then?!

Probably at least 9 months. She left after not going through with the abortion, so she would have at least been a few weeks by then and then they said that she stayed until she weaned the baby. I thought someone said that she spent 10 months away last season but I don't remember which episode.

[LizInFL]

^^^Yep. and remember, she came back to England, and then decided to go back to Switzerland to get M from the Swiss couple (I think that went down in the holiday episode last season?)

[pinkaliphant]

I'm wondering if Gregson will come back and long story short, they will be a family. But maybe that's just what I want so I'm hoping it will happen.

I don't see much chemistry between Mary and Tony so I'm guessing that this will pass over.

Also it's pretty obvious that Bates killed Green but is that what they want us to believe and then throw a curve ball??? :: dum, dum, dum....::::

So am I crazy to think that the lady's maid (can't remember her name) will be set up by Thomas? I can picture Thomas stealing something to set her up. #jerkface

[cgmb]

Jan 21, 2015 9:35:24 GMT -5 pinkaliphant said:

I'm wondering if Gregson will come back and long story short, they will be a family. But maybe that's just what I want so I'm hoping it will happen.

I don't see much chemistry between Mary and Tony so I'm guessing that this will pass over.

Also it's pretty obvious that Bates killed Green but is that what they want us to believe and then throw a curve ball??? :: dum, dum, dum....::::

So am I crazy to think that the lady's maid (can't remember her name) will be set up by Thomas? I can picture Thomas stealing something to set her up. #jerkface


I was totally thinking this same thing. I really hope that doesn't happen though, because I REALLY like her!

[LizInFL]

ditto pinkaliphant and cgmb. I like Baxter a lot but Thomas is such a snake. I can't see him just letting her go on with her life now that she's come clean with Cora.

Also, I hope something will develop b/n Baxter and Moseley:)