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It's very sweet & flirty between Tony & Mary that's for sure. Fans will be delighted. But when I ship someone I just know and feel it and I don't with Tony ever since S4 as compared to Charles. Tbh, the main reason I do like Mary & Evelyn is their history together and the way they rub off on each other which I like more than what we've got with Tony & Charles (so far).

Really? Most of the time, I think I'm the only one who likes Mary.

Hi and welcome to the board! Glad to see you join us! The whole thing with Thomas was certainly a stroke of luck. And we have seen this plenty of times the past seasons. And regarding Sarah, yeah she's insufferable. Like Larry Grey, she's the female version of him as that character I love to hate on the show.

You worded it perfectly: they are the anti-Carson/Hughes.

Thanks! How as The Manners of Downton Abbey? I still haven't checked that out.

Talula78

*peeks in* Hi there, everyone! Thought I'd stop by now that the season has started up again here in the States & Sunday was my first time watching the show live on PBS! I love this show and am so happy to see it grace my TV screen!

I also watched the following special, The Manners of
Downton Abbey and really enjoyed it. God, I'm glad I didn't live in England back then, I would've slit my wrist with all of that malarkey!

CarrieAnn

Thanks for the welcomes How do we see a list of where we've posted? I've been all round the houses looking for a list.

Yes, Jimmy was Lady Anstruther's old footman/ toy boy. He's so silly! However, I thought he was nice to Thomas this episode when Thomas said 'how sad to be chasing after a footman' or something. Jimmy said it wasn't a bad thing to do, I thought he was reassuring Thomas he wasn't upset anymore by the fact Thomas fancies him.

I love that idea of Denker/ Spratt being the anti Carson/ Hughes. Brilliant.

Its a shame really about Sarah Bunting, I was all prepared to like her- an independent woman who won't put up with bad treatment, but she goes too far

I'm on the anti-Mary side I'm afraid I've always preferred Edith.

Wes&FredFan

I like Edith - always felt that she should've married Sir Anthony. She could've actually been happy and had her own home/family. It seems like she's always been the forgotten one, the one who's "just there."

I like Mary too ... but her constant iciness to her sister is somewhat tiring.

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I'm glad you're finally watching on PBS, Jen. I don't even get the show here. I mean we do but we're a season behind. LOL on that comment about The Manners of Downton.

What do you mean a list of what we've posted?

I'm still shipping them. It's great that their relationship has changed now.

The build-up with their relationship was great but how it ended was just... UGH.

Yes, that's one of the things I don't condone with Mary. She's a bitch alright but have some sympathy on your sister of all people!

CarrieAnn

On other forums I've been on, you can click on your name (or somewhere) and see where you've posted and commented, and if there is a reply. Is there the same thing here? I haven't posted much yet but I know that when I do, I shall make a lot of comments and not remember where I did

Re: Thomas and Jimmy. I hated Jimmy in series 3 and 4 but thawed towards him in series 5 because IMO he matures a lot and realises Thomas isn't trying to annoy him but actually loves him. That isn't a spoiler btw.

aggiemom09121416

To find your posts:

1. Click on the black oval at the top left of the page that says 'User CP'.
2. Click on 'your profile'.
3. Click on 'statistics'.

CarrieAnn

Thanks. But when I do that it just comes up with this message All I want to do is see my own posts, not other people's or do anything weird.

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aggiemom09121416

well boo. I am sorry that didn't work. (maybe it's because you haven't posted a lot?) I've wanted to change my avatar, but you have to have at least 100 posts under your belt to do so--I finally got to that point and everything I want to use is too big. LOL

CarrieAnn

Yes, that must be it. Never mind, one day

L i N d $ @ y

Yeah, Jimmy was a bit off-putting in S4 although I was surprised with how it all went down for him in this ep. I also like Anna Chancellor (Anstruther) very much but was disappointed at his role on this ep. I wanted to see more of her.

From the FF rules:

CarrieAnn

Thanks for the info Lindsey

Jimmy's storyline with Lady Anstruther seemed very obvious and hasty to me. I hoped it would be more complicated, like she had a child by him after their liaison when he worked for her, or she was dying and wanted to leave him all her money (whereupon he would carry Thomas off to live in the mansion with him, lol)

aggiemom09121416

LOL

I hated that Jimmy was written off so quickly, talk about being too quick on the draw, JF.
Jimmy was a good addition and sorta alleviated losing William. I read in "To Marry An English Lord' that big houses preferred their butlers, etc, to be good looking young men--it showed that they took pride in their household help and wanted to make a good impression on their guests.

Jimmy and Rose having an upstairs/downstairs liason would have been dicey!

And speaking of Rose, I am surprised her scandalous past (being seen in a public place with a married man, being seen in public with a black man) didn't come back and bite her

RCBadger

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Actually, Jimmy had been trying to avoid her and there was no indication that it was anything more than her making inappropriate advances to him in his view because she hated getting older. Unfortunately, Jimmy, being a "vain and silly flirt" kept sending her Valentines so it's no wonder she thought he was interested.

She came to Downton to have sex with him but all he wanted was to tell her to leave him alone. However, as he told Thomas, "I can't resist it, not if it's offered on a plate" and we all know Lady Anstruther was going to be offering.

L i N d $ @ y

LOL, I'm on-board with this.

Let's be careful of discussing futures SLs in this thread. Our US posters have only seen the 1st ep.

I thought it was so obvious Lady Anstruther was flirting with Jimmy over dinner with all those advances she did and that it was only a matter of time until they were found out. I'm glad it was Robert though. They can't keep it secret for very long. It's now making me think if the SL is because they wanted an exit for Jimmy's character. Kind of lazy writing, imo.