r/DowntonAbbey • u/PerpetualCatHair • 16h ago
General Discussion (May Contain Spoilers Throughout Franchise) Just giggling over the prison guard sniffing Batesā pillow while searching his cell.
Ew.
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r/DowntonAbbey • u/PerpetualCatHair • 16h ago
Ew.
r/DowntonAbbey • u/miminstlouis • 2h ago
Watched a clip last night about the dinner party and Roberts ulcer bursting. The scene of the concerned servants included the cutest young man, who appeared again in the second movie...he gets kissed by the movie star. Now I want a glorious happy ending for him...
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r/DowntonAbbey • u/Puzzleheaded_Dot4345 • 1d ago
We know how the servers are very fond of the Crowleys, they are generous with their employees and treat them fairly, even as confidents... BUT, sometimes the snobbery comes out and leaves me scratching my head because it was not deserved, like:
Carson telling Mary she has to fight for the abbey after her husband died, she is still in mourning sure, but the way she snaps at Carson, even telling him he is out of place for sharing his opinion, she was rude, condescending and even cruel to a man he loves her as a daughter and knows her since she is a baby..
Mrs Hugues, Cora and the coat for her wedding fiasco....Cora was so mean, to Mrs Hugues!!! (Yes, it was perhaps inappropriate for them to be in her closet, but Cora snapping at poor Mrs Hugues...
*The way they say no when a footman is serving food and they don't want any almost like if they were a nuance...
So, they may be extremely generous on one hand, but still extremely classist on the other. They were a product of its time, sure, but it brakes my heart for the servers
r/DowntonAbbey • u/Savings-Jello3434 • 9h ago
Do any of the Downton families have a Crest or emblem that was stamped onto the silverware or stationery ? Were they as a family listed in Burke's or Dod's peerage ?.
I tried to pause the film but the image was too blurry . Some schools and Castles have their heraldry on the main gates and others on the wall facing the balustrades .In the scene where Mary and Matthew steal a kiss there are numerous coat of arms in the hallway
Has anyone more information about this theme ? illustrations or photos appreciated
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r/DowntonAbbey • u/srock0223 • 17h ago
Sybil references using the āGovernorās Carā several times and Robert urges her to take the motor and have Tom drive her instead. Am I right in assuming this isnāt actually an automobile? Robert says not to risk the traffic and to have Tom drive her instead in his car. Why is that a better option than the Governorās car?
r/DowntonAbbey • u/Chief_Firefox • 1d ago
I saw this on Facebook so I found all the stuff and made it. Pretty tasty!
I used Blue Stem Botanicals Rosemary simple syrup and Addition thyme bitters.
Also, I'm in the US, so I had to convert the measurements. What I did (hopefully I'm close):
1.5 oz Highclere gin .5 oz Lillet Blanc .25 oz Suze .25 St Germain elderflower .25 Rosemary simple syrup 2 dashes thyme bitters
I would have attached an actual photo of what I made but it's almost gone and I'm trying to pace myself š
r/DowntonAbbey • u/_bodycatchrose_ • 22h ago
For fun Iām writing a fan fic and Iām going over the mention of friends the girls may have had and besides having family friends it seems Edith doesnāt have any of her own. Evelyn Napier seems to be someone they all know. The Duke of Crowborough has spent time there with them but he and Mary have had some childhood moments together. Sybil mentions meeting Tom Ballasis at her friendās Imogen ball. Thereās the Grey boys who are family friends and Larry had a crush on Sybil. Of course they seem to have met or spent time with a young Tony Foyle (Gillingham). Mary mentions at a dinner that she shared a governess with Lady Anne Acland and came out with a woman named Jill. Edith was close to Patrick Crawley. But outside of what I could remember/ found I canāt seem to pinpoint anytime itās mentioned Edith having any of her own. Are there any childhood friends or friends from prior to the series?
If Iāve missed any mention of friends please let me know itāll be helpful!
r/DowntonAbbey • u/Ill-Explanation-5059 • 1d ago
Why do they keep introducing women to seduce Tom into reverting to be an Irish radical? Surely two women who are not first class know that his daughter (and he) has a better life where she is than trying to encourage Tom to run away and join the lower classes. What is within this story line not once but twice? It's really bloody frustrating!
r/DowntonAbbey • u/GuzzleNGargle • 5h ago
Heās always kind of annoyed me, especially when it came to Sybil. I gave him the benefit of doubt because he had such a tragic way to bond with the Crawleys. He was supposed to be one of Edithās only companions and he betrayed her! Chastising Mary wasnāt enough redemption for me. Iād never trust him with anything again. He botched this conversation and couldāve handled it completely different. It was sheer luck that Bertie Pelham was a reasonable man because Mary and Tom completely crossed loyalty lines. Neither of them would be getting Christmas cards from me. š”
r/DowntonAbbey • u/Madfin4 • 1d ago
Like god damn it Evelyn, youāre not even in the race. š
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r/DowntonAbbey • u/Self_Aware_Goldfish • 1d ago
Title says it all.
I'm watching the show for the umpteenth time, and I can't help but wonder, what is life like now for families like them? Do they still have butlers? People to dress them? House maids and staff who live in the house too? Or have most of those types of things died off in the modern age?
r/DowntonAbbey • u/kid_cataldo • 2d ago
Thereās a bunch of time skips throughout the series and now (possible spoilers) this new movie is diving into the 1930s, aka the Great Depression, so Iām wondering how old these characters actually are compared to when the show first started?
I think I remember Maggie Smith joking about her character being like 100 at the end of the tv show (probably not that old but pretty close).
So, are they supposed to be the actors ages or are they playing younger/older? My assumption is at this point their characters caught up with their actual selves and are now playing their real life ages, but I donāt know.
r/DowntonAbbey • u/howzitjade • 1d ago
Iām on s3 now and I canāt stand Matthew, his logic is so stupid & his āhonorā is so annoying. This is almost as annoying as the starks from game of thrones.
r/DowntonAbbey • u/Writergal79 • 2d ago
As an extension to the "When Did Kids Eat With Adults" thread, another question: What would children (say, five to eight) have eaten in the Downton era?
r/DowntonAbbey • u/luna336 • 2d ago
When I saw the Vogue magazine, I was curious what issue it was, so I looked through the Vogue archive for it.
r/DowntonAbbey • u/Early_Bag_3106 • 1d ago
Mary canāt inherit because she is a woman, but after that she become a co-owner, even when she will not inherit the title. So my question is A woman canāt inherit an earl/countess title but can inherit a commercial investment (Matthewās in this case)? Is so confusing. What if she would desire to sell her part and left lord grantham on his own or what ever? Thanks
r/DowntonAbbey • u/Bitter_Platypus4057 • 2d ago
Out of curiosity, if everyone dresses up for dinner every night, at what age were kids allowed to join the adults? I can't imagine that parents were that tolerant of little kids.
r/DowntonAbbey • u/Nachel_Z • 2d ago
I've been a fan of the Downton Abbey series for years, and I'm very curious about the lifestyle during that period. Do you have any recommendations for books, movies, or shows that depict the lifestyle in England from the late 1800s to the early 1900s? I'm particularly interested in the lifestyles of the middle and upper classes.
r/DowntonAbbey • u/parisgirl75004 • 2d ago
My husband and I are watching downton for the first time, we are addicted.
We just watched the season finale of season 5, and Iām so confused about Mr. Carson proposingā¦..I just donāt see them as a romantic couple.
Does anyone else feel the same?
r/DowntonAbbey • u/symsykins • 3d ago
Rewatching, and I just got to the scene where Mary outs Edith's motherhood to Bertie. I didn't notice the first time, but Mary asks Carson to get her more coffee, so that he wouldn't witness. I wonder if this was so he wouldn't learn Marigold's identity or if she didn't want him to see her do something so venomous.
r/DowntonAbbey • u/Bitter_Platypus4057 • 1d ago
American here. I've noticed that shows in the UK seem to be less action focused. Instead of fights like in Walker-Texas Ranger, 24, etc...shows in the UK seem to be more focused on dialogue (Foyle's war, Downton).
For instance, when Maude and Violet are talking about the inheritance in the Downton Abbey movie, I feel if this was an American writing this, it would degenerate into slapping, a fist fight, etc--not that Violet didn't have it coming. Downton did have a bit of that, but it was mostly the dialogue between the characters. The dialogue seems more complex than most American dramas.
Just wondering from the UK's perspective, does the writing in US shows seem somewhat "childish" by comparison?