I loved the WWI stuff in S2 actually; it was inevitable, given the timeline of the show. I disliked the stories that spawned from the hospital stuff at Downton though...
but I must admit
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I jumped out my seat and nearly cried when my nicca Matthew managed to walk again :bow
End of season three spoilers below. BEWARE.
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Tons of people on my Facebook feed are whining about Sybil's death. Just wait until the Xmas special when Matthew bites it.
:lol
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yes
I must say I'm NOT looking forward to another season of
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the courtship of Mary. I'm imaging the season will start months, perhaps a year, after Matthew's death and a bunch of love candidates will show up. Meh. It's hard to imagine someone just "working" as a character as well as Matthew. Maybe they'll do something new by having him be a dashing American.
Oh well, we still have Branston. Fuck I was so looking forward to seeing him and Matthew continue to run shit together like Voltron.