An article about stuff we're waiting/hoping for, which are vaguely promised to happen, but don't have a release date yet, would be very acceptable, as would a fantasy list of stuff we wish would be created/released, but never will. The latter, however, may have been done before: multiple times.

I love those time-saving word combos! My brother-in-law, bless him, says, "flustrated." It's the most apt mispronunciation I have ever heard.

I hate how they did this Thomas-is-growing-as-a-person thing, but then apparently decided having him being a vengeful asshole again was better for plot points. Two-dimensional Thomas was way more interesting. He could still be naughty, but isn't a huge theme in this series (or, at least an oft-repeated conversational…

Re: 100% agree about Bunting. She was completely rude. Lord Grantham was rude back, of course. But even opinionated middle-class people who are only nominally invited to a special family party have manners.

Re: photos interspersed with above review: I'd rather have the space taken up by more words in the review, esp since the Daisy one looks like a stock photo, and the Tom/Tony/Mary one looks like it is either from a different season or from later this season.

If I'm not mistaken that's Padme Skywalker standing in the graveyard, no?

Also, I'm sure Daisy had a pretty minimal education. I mean, she started working at DA when she was, what, 15, maybe? And I don't think that was her first job. It's actually surprising she was taught to read. A lot of people I meet have problems with doing math in their head.

It was difficult to understand how the comedown from valet to footman could be worse than valet to asphalt shoveler. Then again, the other servants are very conscious of serving hierarchy ("What! HE'S carrying the meat? I was supposed to serving them the meat!") so maybe that's what made it unbearable.

Not sure how you watch Downton Abbey, but the On Demand cable thing we have (the free version) offers the Manners of Downton show as an option, alongside S5E1 episode. :)

I'm beginning to realize that in order to enjoy my favorite tv shows, I'm going to have to suspend my disbelief as regards timing (I mean, The Walking Dead: don't get me started). That doesn't mean I don't like bitching about it, though. And you're quite right — with kids, it's got to be hard, continuity-wise.
PS: The…

Maybe it was Mary's special way of being considerate of others: no one wants to see Mary with Hat Head. Meanwhile, continue to kick Edith while she's down. But, take your hat off upstairs.

Good review: especially as regards Edith's bedroom having been on fire and it being assessed as having been no big thang being symbolic!
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*It was a bit irritating to me that based on the age of Edith's little girl, two or so years had gone by in the series. But. Everyone on the show was talking as if it…

Actually, though, he did steal in Season 1 (I think Bates saw him trying to lift something from a coat? And now we know that Bates was probably thinking… that is SO not the way to pick a pocket. Sheesh!).

I wished Edith could have gotten together (maybe she still will??) with someone rather impeccable, like Matthew. My heart sank when she got involved with Gregson… it started out creepy to me, how he was her boss, and he pursued her. And that he was married, too.

I LOVE how he stands up for Baxter, against evil Thomas, too. Re: Bates… odd but possibly foreshadowing moment after the fire when Anna mentions that Bates was worried about the fire, and says something like, "He gets so worked up about things."

Same thing we got here in San Francisco. It was good, unlike many of the "bonus" DA mini-documentaries, which can feel like filler. The whole thing was pretty interesting, as they discussed a handful of obvious things and a lot of less obvious things, like why someone wears a certain hat or what exactly goes on at the…

I made the wacky mistake last month of bringing a book to a hair appointment. The appointment was with a stylist in a master apprenticeship program. They do a great job, but they take forever (as in, two hours).

Okay, so I know this discussion died months ago, but I've only been watching the show now (pros: no commercials or waiting week-to-week; big con: not getting to "talk" about it on the interwebz).

Re: example of coming back changed, but still themselves: post-Season 5, resurrected Buffy?

I liked that part of the book, actually.