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I could have used less of whether Carson and Hughes were going to have sex or not.
I didn't mind this and liked it because it showed the sexual repression of the era, especially for women. Having the elderly discuss sex is not common on television because youth are the target demographic, so I appreciated it for this as well.
But they did belabor the point. As far as having the cook act as an intermediary to discuss sex, that seems unrealistic, and I suspect it was to help extend this episode's fixation.
The stories in the first episode were rather bland. We certainly should see more drama in the rest of the season.
There were two quick storylines resolved: Mrs. Hughes' concern that she couldn't fulfill all aspects of marriage and Miss Bevin's attempt at blackmail. Both storylines showed that sex outside marriage was forbidden at the time. Both Mrs. Hughes and Mrs. Patmore ("I wouldn't know, of course.") hadn't had it, and Mary's having it was scandalous.
And one old storyline was resolved: the business with Mr. Green. I'm glad that's over with. Clearly both Anna and Bates had a motive to murder him, but we never saw that the police (or anyone else besides Mary and Mrs. Hughes) knew about the rape. Without that motive, there was no reason for the police to even suspect them. We likely won't see them fade away to run a small hotel, however. They are likely to face new adversity in the next few episodes.
The hospital dispute will provide a source of dissension between Violet and Isobel for a while. It also shows that Lord Merton isn't out of the picture. Nor is Dr. Clarkson.
It was clear that the lavish lifestyle of the aristocracy was on it's way out. Just the hint of staff reductions was cause for concern. It did give Denker an opportunity to cause a little trouble, which backfired on her. But we'll likely see changes coming. Thomas likely will be looking for other opportunities ("Who has an underbutler?"), and Daisy will have to rethink her plans to take over Mr. Mason's farm now that there is no farm. But she's gained some spunk and has other options, now.
But they do still hunt. One of the things that makes the show great is that they stage lavish scenes such as the one involving horses and several filming locations. The hunt played no role in the plot other than to get Robert out of the hospital meeting and to introduce Miss Bevin, but it was great show.
We saw little of Edith but got a foreshadowing of her move to London. As the second daughter, she really has no future at Downton (while Mary and George's futures are tied to the estate). It's about time she got herself a life away from Mary.
Doesn't it make more sense for Edith to move to London than for the farmer family to move? She is the one that dragged them into this mess in the first place. Although that would solve the problem for Daisy's father-in-law. He could take over that tenancy.
Doesn't it make more sense for Edith to move to London than for the farmer family to move? She is the one that dragged them into this mess in the first place. Although that would solve the problem for Daisy's father-in-law. He could take over that tenancy.
Yes, it would but the farmer has to be punished for his wife kidnapping Marigold.
Mr. Mason would be happy, sort of, until Downton goes into receivership too.
Doesn't it make more sense for Edith to move to London than for the farmer family to move? She is the one that dragged them into this mess in the first place. Although that would solve the problem for Daisy's father-in-law. He could take over that tenancy.
They were pretty insensitive to the Drews, especially after all Mr. Drew has done for Edith, not to mention the pigs. But it does open a spot for Mr. Mason.
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