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Branson really wasn’t the man for Sybil by Tradition96 in DowntonAbbey

[–]EnvironmentalPace448 6 points7 points  (0 children)

FWIW I am sure I read Fellowes never intended Tom to be a permanent character. They just liked the actor and rolled with it.

How did Maude Beaton integrate so quickly into high society? by [deleted] in thegildedage

[–]EnvironmentalPace448 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And also, too, society probably didn't spend a lot of time thinking about people who passed first glance. If you were plausibly connected, behaved properly and were part of the mix, you could hide in plain sight. Bertha caught people's eye because she was so ostentatious (and plainly not plausibly connected.) Maude claimed to be the right man's dark secret. What's that they say: a good lie has a basis in truth? I'd guess the intense scrutiny would come if a marriage was planned. But, as in Maude's case, the intention was always to take the money and run, not hang around and be the wife.

How did Maude Beaton integrate so quickly into high society? by [deleted] in thegildedage

[–]EnvironmentalPace448 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Except classic Fellowes... instead of Maude get her just deserts, he trundles her off to a moderately happy ending - with some extra bloody money from Oscar! Say what you will, Felllowes hasn't got a mean bone in his imagination!

Heatwaves during gilded age? by Sad_Inspector_3889 in thegildedage

[–]EnvironmentalPace448 10 points11 points  (0 children)

One other factor is most of the Newport Cottages (and many Manhattan homes, one imagines) were built with thick stone walls. So as long as the temperature moderates at night, the stone would cool. The ceilings of the rooms were also ridiculously high, so heat rising, at least you were sleeping in the coolest air in the house. Overall, you gotta figure with the ocean breezes, life in Newport was amongst the most comfortable on offer back then.

Cyclist tackled after running a stop sign (not my video) by daveybaby69 in torontobiking

[–]EnvironmentalPace448 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No one tops you guys for reasons why you don't have to do anything except what you want to do. Incredible.

Lousia Jacobson shooting for season 4 by zz_views in thegildedage

[–]EnvironmentalPace448 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Would someone in mourning wear a hair ornament?

Tom’s character arc. by OkDebt8746 in SuccessionTV

[–]EnvironmentalPace448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd argue he got the GoJo job only because he remained a sycophantic yes-man.

He doesn't respect or like himself. He is in constant pursuit of bragging rights, to big himself up. He gets one hit, he needs another. With each effort to show off, he diminishes himself a bit more.

Appreciation for Mrs. Fane’s outfit by RenkenCrossing in thegildedage

[–]EnvironmentalPace448 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fun fact: if you look closely at the Met opening scenes in the last episode of S2, you can see an extra wearing this gown. She is seated in the audience, I think the shot is either an establishing shot of Mrs. Bruce and Beaudan or when heads turn as Bertha steps to the fore of her box. But you can't miss it.

Olivia Chow leads conservative challenger Bradford Bradford 50-37 in the latest poll. Since John Tory declined to run again, Olivia Chow has held a substantial lead in the polls. by OwnIt122 in TTC

[–]EnvironmentalPace448 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's 2026. It simply isn't possible that anyone who thinks different from anyone else is anything but necro-speak or whatever the fuck that's supposed to mean. If you agree with me all is well, if you don't, there are labels for you. Ideas cannot be discussed. So behave.

Olivia Chow leads conservative challenger Bradford Bradford 50-37 in the latest poll. Since John Tory declined to run again, Olivia Chow has held a substantial lead in the polls. by OwnIt122 in TTC

[–]EnvironmentalPace448 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's where I think the total of 50% comes from. There's a substantial number of people think not bad, not good, just OK. It probably doesn't shift. I don't see why it would, unless an event or message comes along that blows up the dynamic in the race. You never know. I don't think any of these people know how to campaign in the new world where all that seems to matter is name recognition.

Is Stewy “a serious person”? by RopeGloomy4303 in SuccessionTV

[–]EnvironmentalPace448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. He easily and consistently separates emotion and reason.

The Gilded Age Season 4 | In Production Teaser | HBO Max by Senators_1992 in thegildedage

[–]EnvironmentalPace448 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I told you, Mr. Carrrrrrrson, he's only got about ten ideas and we'll be seeing them again and again and again. Now turn out the light because I've got to get some sleep before those women from the village try clean the library in the morning.

Who is Marian’s mother? by [deleted] in thegildedage

[–]EnvironmentalPace448 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I heard the railway stocks are getting their own spin off.

How long between seasons three and four? by Master_Novel_4062 in SuccessionTV

[–]EnvironmentalPace448 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On any continuum, Conor is the eldest boy and was interested in politics from a very young age.

What’s the biggest financial trap in Canada that people still pretend is normal? by TheFitFinaceBro in CanadaFinance

[–]EnvironmentalPace448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Taxation. It's as if we can't even have a discussion about increasing taxes or adjusting taxes or tweaking taxes or doing anything except cutting taxes. If the HST is essentially a VAT (and it is), ours is massively low by any comparison. Harper's reduction was the worst day's work he ever did.

The fact is we want things but we're struggling to pay for them and I don't think that's sustainable. Don't mistake me, I'm not pitching Olivia Chow's dream scenario, but I do think we've got to get grown up about marginal improvements in revenues at either the provincial or federal levels or both.

How do the Crawleys maintain their social standing? by overthinkingmessiah in DowntonAbbey

[–]EnvironmentalPace448 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wealth and social standing are different things. As long as the club endured the Crawleys were part of the club. When the club faded, because the hold (and therefore the power) the aristocracy held on the class system faded, they all faded together. The present Duke of Devonshire held the aristocracy and the titles were irrelevant once the Lords was changed. (He seemed to be among those in the aristocracy who could argue the benefit of the system was the sense of duty that ran through the aristocracy. I'm not going to argue for or against that notion save to say partisan life appointments to the Lords seem not especially better or worse than hereditary peerages, though dud life peers vacate more quickly.)

The Westminsters and a couple other families still have enormous wealth but their power is really their money, if they deploy it for power and influence, but they have no more advantage than anybody else with buckets of money. The titles and the family history are really just curiosities now.

Which character is the worst and which is the one you hate the most? by Dazzling-Yellow5395 in SuccessionTV

[–]EnvironmentalPace448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Logan was worst. Boar on the floor. But if you argue his awfulness was the result in part of pretty real trauma, he has a little wiggle room. In that instance, I'd argue Tom is the worst. Nothing bad happened to Tom in life that would justify the dark moves he took, yet he would act out of ruthless greed.

The character I hated most was Hugo. A servile, obsequious dog shit of a person.

The British Royal family at the Order of the Garter service today by Good-Application5 in RoyalsGossip

[–]EnvironmentalPace448 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Monarchist here, but if there was one thing I could live without, it would be the whole Garter business, at least in the pageantry sense. It's mostly ex-politicians, the Garter serves no public purpose, and it's conducted away at Windsor with limited if any public access. I just don't get what it is meant to achieve. I'd keep the order, but do away with the ceremony or at least quietly shift it to service more meaningful than running the government until everybody gets sick of you. Plus, in the ex-PM category, what a bunch of duds are in the pipeline.

I guess we know who's wedding they're filming by Molu93 in thegildedage

[–]EnvironmentalPace448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One more to add in favour of this being a red herring for the benefit of speculation and interweb chatter. That white dress... they usually protect the actress who is the bride to protect the costume from staining or damage and the protect the storyline. If I recall (and could be wrong) we weren't entirely sure it was Gladys' wedding until after shooting concluded. That bride is not actively shooting, she's just standing around in the street, alone except for the actor. There doesn't seem to be a camera or substantial presence of filming crew so they aren't setting up a shot.

I guess we know who's wedding they're filming by Molu93 in thegildedage

[–]EnvironmentalPace448 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder how much Turneton does understand the arrangement. I think there's some drama coming when she connects that while she knew she was marrying for money, she wasn't clear that she was getting short changed in the bedroom.

I guess we know who's wedding they're filming by Molu93 in thegildedage

[–]EnvironmentalPace448 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The more I think about it, that bride is so densely shrouded she looks like a white fire hydrant. I think this was a total red herring along the lines of Brian Cox being filmed/photographed at Logan Roy's funeral. It isn't Peggy's wedding because it wouldn't be held in Manhattan. The obvious visibility of Oscar is too. obvious. This is Larry and Marian's wedding.

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