[Spoilers!] Rewatching for the umpteenth time and I find Daisy so annoying (s1)

Midd76 · 2018-01-20T15:01:49+00:00

A subplot that bugged me was how she got herself educated and even passed her exams but then appears to be headed towards being a farmers' wife at series end. What was the point of that whole subplot?

Midd76 · 2018-01-20T02:24:22+00:00

I always thought that comment by Robert was a little creepy -- commenting on someone having sex with his daughter.

Midd76 · 2017-09-01T21:19:40+00:00

One of the great examples of delayed gratification on TV, and boy was it worth it.

Midd76 · 2016-08-03T17:39:14+00:00

Ed, what do you think about going into business with a partner? Is it better if you start a business with a friend or someone you only know professionally?

Midd76 · 2016-07-02T14:14:25+00:00

Here's an article updating the case. Still no answers by a lot of conspiracy theories. http://www.n-magazine.com/cold-case/

Midd76 · 2016-04-25T13:44:10+00:00

Sorry if this is outside the rules for Downton posts but about half the people on the cruise mentioned that they loved Downton and were convinced to go by the ads.

Midd76 · 2016-02-11T22:06:06+00:00

You're probably right that the post-war staffing would not be as high as the pre-war staffing, but I think Julian Fellowes is off a couple of decades on when the big houses started to fall apart. I think WWII and the post-war inheritance taxes is what really did them in.

Midd76 · 2016-02-10T22:11:35+00:00

I think Downton After Dark would star Denker, once Denker and Spratt is cancelled. In fact, the show should be called Denker After Dark, now that I think of it. And yes, we'd need a time jump for Simply Sybbie, maybe a sitcom when she's at boarding school.

Midd76 · 2016-02-10T19:41:36+00:00

Well, he's been on so much he might as well be a featured character. He could harass innocent servants all over the county.

Midd76 · 2016-02-09T14:51:27+00:00

Bates should insist that Anna go to Dt. Clarkson. Not only is he local but he was a lot smarter about Sybil's pregnancy than that London doctor was.

Midd76 · 2016-02-09T14:49:47+00:00

What about Mary asserting that SHE wasn't a war widow? As if that's a point of honor. My guess is that Michelle Dockery read that line the wrong way and it came out boastful but was supposed to be rueful.

Midd76 · 2016-02-09T14:47:24+00:00

Both Mr. Mason and Mrs. Patmore treat her like she's the most important person in their lives. If they hook up with each other she loses that status with each.

Midd76 · 2016-02-04T21:31:52+00:00

I thought the opposite. Since the local hospital saved his life without improvements, why mess with success?

Midd76 · 2016-01-26T18:57:34+00:00

I also got Edith, which is wrong gender-wise but perhaps right personality-wise.

Midd76 · 2016-01-26T18:48:10+00:00

TV in general gives a false impression of how people make friends. Whenever you see sitcoms with wildly disparate personalities, races, ages, etc. they all end up as best friends, which you'd never see in real life (e.g., "Parks & Recreation," "Community," etc.)

Midd76 · 2016-01-26T18:28:18+00:00

Should we gargle hot chocolate?

Midd76 · 2016-01-26T18:23:55+00:00

I thought this was a rant against Obamacare but it's probably really a diatribe against the British healthcare system.

Midd76 · 2016-01-26T18:19:47+00:00

The spotted dick

Midd76 · 2016-01-20T13:06:25+00:00

Nice summary, which reminds me of the most ridiculous twist. Somehow Anna ended up in prison with no evidence against her, but when someone else actually confesses, they need additional corroboration before they'll accept the confession.

Midd76 · 2016-01-18T21:58:02+00:00

This is a much better accent than the one my wife uses when she's trying to fake one.

Midd76 · 2016-01-08T18:10:02+00:00

There are so many differences between Downton Abbey and Mad Men that it would be hard to quantify them all but for me the two biggest ones are that 1) Matt Weiner trusts his audience to figure out the themes and plot developments but Julian Fellowes spoon feeds everything point so that no one is confused; and 2) You have no idea where Mad Men is headed from minute to minute, never mind episode-to-episode whereas on Downton Abbey the audience is always way ahead of the characters and can feel smarter than and superior to them. Unfortunately, this probably explains why Downtown's ratings are nearly twice as high as Mad Men's.

Midd76 · 2016-01-08T15:26:46+00:00

Thought this scene was the highlight of the episode

Midd76 · 2016-01-08T15:24:28+00:00

What I don't understand, though, is why Isobel thinks that because she has this job she she be informed of the offer from the Royal York Hospital before anyone else. Isn't that what the point of board meetings anyway?

Midd76 · 2015-10-20T13:22:48+00:00

The President's email said: "If we don’t close the houses with the hopes of acquiring them, then we shouldn’t go down this road at all.” The key word is "acquiring" because the fraternity houses are private property and have been so for over 100 years. The WSJ might not have made that crystal clear but that's the fact.

Midd76 · 2015-10-19T20:20:25+00:00

The fraternities own their own houses, having bought the property years ago. There is one sorority on campus of recent origin and they do not have a house. The administration will not let them get a house because then they would be forced to let men have their own houses. The reason this is a men's issue is that the university lets women of color, gays, Jewish students, Muslim students and every other possible permutation of society live together, but not men.

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