Love Downton Abbey, love Maggie Smith! Her delivery is always spot on, she's such a gem. I'm always looking forward to her cutting remarks. :)
I love downton and season 3 was great:) I didnt enjoy the Christmas special as much though x
I'm with you. I like that they took some risks with Season 3 and felt it was well-done overall, but I agree about the Christmas special.
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I remember being so excited to set aside a night to curl up and watch it after the holidays were all said and done for me. I had loved the one that came the year before, it was just so heartwarming. I had been looking forward to it all month, but the ending just left me feeling pretty cold, especially after loosing Sybil. I went to bed after thinking, "What was that?"
I know Dan Stevens didn't want to continue on with his role as Matthew, so there wasn't much of a choice concerning his departure, but I feel that he will be sorely missed. While he wasn't my favorite character, I liked his interactions with the rest of the cast, so I hope the storyline can recover in a satisfactory way. I was also a big fan of the relationship between he and Mary and I'm conflicted about how I feel about season 4. I'm a bit heartbroken with the sudden turn, but a part of me is also looking forward to seeing where they go from here.