Monday Musings: Downton Edition

Linking up with Jen for her 7 Posts in 7 Days Challenge! (I'm so brave!)

Whew! The season is OVER?! Already?!

Though, what started off as a less-than-exciting season certainly ended very well, in my opinion. 

Well, on to the musings part of our program:

- Edith: what beautiful, sacrificial love!      

  Not only did she decide against the 

  abortion, but she carried her baby to 

  term, breastfed her for a couple of

  months (cannot imagine doing this 

  knowing I was giving the baby away!), 

  and then handed her over to the 

  adoptive parents. And, all without the 

  knowledge or support of her parents

  and sister. Which brings me to...

- How can they not know?? I realize 

  times were different, but your adult 

  daughter -- who is already dealing with 

  the tragic disappearance of her   

  potential fiancé -- travels to Switzerland 

  for eight months and returns 

  obviously physically and emotionally 

  drained, and you barely do more than 

  ask "are you alright?"?? (Do I win an 

  award for longest run-on sentence?)

  The Mama Bear in me was grinning 

  like a fool when Edith and the tenant

  farmer came to such a wonderful 

  agreement about her "secret" and...

  the baby is coming home!!!!!

- Speaking of which, where the   

  heck were the babies?? I want

  to see way more of Sybbie and Baby 

  George. 

- Rose, don't go away mad...just 

  GO AWAY!!

- Thomas, I don't even love to

  hate you anymore. "Naner-naner-

  boo-boo! I tattled again!". Dude, if you

  had blond, curly ponytails and lisp, you

  would be the youngest daughter of a

  lovely lady.

- Bates, Bates, Bates.... I'm not even 

  falling for the "did he/didn't he?" plot 

  here (he did. Duh.). More interesting is

  the surrounding moral issues faced by 

  Mrs. Hughes and Lady Mary. While I 

  can understand both points of view, 

  I think Mary had it right when she 

  states that it doesn't matter if the bad

  guy was eliminated, a life was still

  purposely taken and that is wrong. 

  And, then, she goes and stays true 

  to her first love (family pride) and burns

  the evidence all because Batesy is 

  loyal to the family. Hmmmmm.

- DOWAGER! 1) I despise Shirley  

   MacClaine and she's a crappy 

   actor, so, 2) it's so satisfying to 

   see her trounced by the Dowager's

   classy one-liners and Dame Maggie

   Smith's superb acting skills. Suck 

   it, Triangle Head!

- The finale. How sweet was that? 

  I loved seeing the staff relaxing at the

  beach and enjoying their break. Even 

  more, I was tickled pink to see Carson

  and Mrs. Hughes wade hand in hand 

  into the ocean. So sweet!

So, what are your thoughts??