Well, different strokes and all that, I guess. I wouldn't have liked that at all. If an integral part of the cast dies, I think it's disrespectful to just address it with a couple of lines about having moved away, gotten a job or something. And another voice would've just been in poor taste. Those are good enough…

I see where people are coming from when they say that the writers are milking Mrs. Hollowitz's death. However, I have to disagree: it'd make no sense whatsoever for Howard's mom to die and for this plot point to be over after 2 episodes. That might make sense for Raj, or any of the girls - but certainly not for…

I think they're back in the village, since they can be clearly seen running away from the castle.

But weren't those the castle people, rather than the villagers? I mean, the Beast was a prince, he MUST have had a court. Not to mention the ridiculous amount of furniture and cutlery we see during the film. Those were definitely not the villagers.

"The one where Raj forgets he's Asian"!!!!!! That did not occur to me (I know it should've been obvious, but I was too baffled by the premise of "not picking a fight with an Asian"); this is… how could this happen?!

Agreed. Edith asked them not to tell anyone, and they were loyal to their word. But like you said, they could've at least hinted at something to Cora.

Right?! Though I WAS pleased with Cora's reaction towards Violet and Rosamund. She had every right to angry at them. I hope it pays off later on, that was a severe breach of trust.

I AM extremely curious to see Mary's reaction, given their hostile relationship. I wonder if Mary will find Edith stupid (as she usually does), since there were ways to avoid "an unpleasant epilogue", as Violet would say.

It was positively heartless of Edith to put Mrs. Drewe through all of that. Poor, poor woman. People claim Mary's a bitch, and while I agree she really knows how to be one, and delights in it, Edith is utterly incapable of thinking of anyone but herself.
Seriously, to lose Sybil and keep Edith… urgh.

I don't think they're competing to see who's the most rebel, though.

This. Right here. This is so true.

Of… course I said much of the same stuff you just said. I was trying to make it clear that I agree with you to a certain extent.

Granted. I won't pretend there aren't crazy people out there, and I won't stand on a pedestal and claim "no woman would EVER do it".

That does make an awful lot of sense, specially when taking the way Carson sees life into consideration. And although I think it's great Daisy has taken so much liking to studying everything she can get her hands on, she's now definitely reaching for things that have nothing to do with farming or cooking.
But her…

Well. That pretty much settles it.
And fuck people who still go for the "fame and fortune" argument, seriously. The mere idea that a woman would like to be publicly remembered as a rape victim is ludicrous. Being remembered as one of the Real Howewives of Wherever would be more dignified and less traumatic than this.
Ca…

How right you are! Women DO like to be remembered as rape victims! Can you imagine how awesome that must be?! Pff, forget about the money, look at ALL THE GLORY!

Poor Molesley… after having been a valet and a butler, he just wants a little status again…

And I gotta say: LOVED IT when Mrs. Drewe slammed the door shut on Edith's face. It's high time she realized that
a) her being the real mother gives her no rights whatsoever over Marigold once she decided to keep that a secret and give her away, and
b) just because they're farmers on her father's estate it doesn't mean…

Exactly! Mrs. Patmore is not gonna live forever, and then Daisy will probably take over the kitchen, if she's still there. She'll need to do some book-keeping. And that will be even more necessary if she decides to leave in order to run the farm.
I'm quite confused when people say (Carson, I think?) that she doesn't…

I don't think "being able to see past labels" is the same as "being tamed".
Whereas Miss Bunting goes around calling the aristocrats bad people (without going through the trouble of actually talking to them), and Lord Grantham goes around calling socialists bad people (without going through the trouble of actually…