Christmas at Downton by Elizabeth Fellow

He forges a letter to leads the cook at the castle to give Lord Sinderby a different meal at dinner. Anything to end this storyline.īates stays behind as the family leaves for vacation in order to give us scenes of him visiting his wife in dank surroundings.Īnd how realistic was it to have Mary encourage Barrow to plot against both the Stereotypical Evil and Grumpy Butler as well as Lord Sinderby?īut, of course, Barrow rises to the occasion. I would laugh, but I kind of wish she had. The dowager asks if Mary took a cake with a file in it when she visited Anna. Bates that he just hopes 'everything will be resolved when we're away,' as though he's talking about a shirt that got a hole in it and needs to be repaired. Meanwhile, back at the house, Robert tells Mr. Ta-ta for now! Off to a shooting party at a castle! She tells Anna that the family will testify on her behalf. It's all a bit awkward and Mary looks terrified at the noise of a cell door clinking shut. We start with Mary visiting Anna in prison (and wearing a huge hat for some reason). The MOMGPTRTGA is woven throughout the episode.

Really, it feels like he died 10 years ago. Green Plot That Refuses to Go Away (MOMGPTRTGA). On the other end of the plot spectrum, we STILL don't get resolution of the Murder of Mr. He tells her that he has registered the home in both of their names. Later, as the Downton community gathers for the Crawley Christmas party, Carson grabs Mrs. Hughes tells him he will enjoy his house alone.

Seems a little bit lazy to me as far as plot development goes).Ĭarson looks shocked and sad as Mrs.

(Side note: I was a little bothered by the generic 'not right in the head' explanation. She has no savings and doesn't plan on ever retiring. Hughes explains that when her mother died, it was left to her to care for her sister who was born 'not right in the head.' Therefore, she has spent every money she has earned caring for her sister from afar. It's pretty clear she's hiding something, so it doesn't come as quite a shock when, as Carson tells her about a home they should put an offer on, Mrs. Hughes comes along, but doesn't seem too excited about the whole thing. Hughes spend a bit of time scouting homes for their post-Downton plans of running an inn. When the family goes to the Sinderbys' rented estate for a shooting vacation (as rich folks do), Carson and Mrs.

Christmas at Downton by Elizabeth Fellow