tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post2176226980379791738..comments2024-03-05T19:35:48.700-08:00Comments on Booktalk & More: Downton Abbey Series 4, Part 4Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-80577615623616434952014-01-29T16:45:29.168-08:002014-01-29T16:45:29.168-08:00@Kristin - I guess we are just supposed to go with...@Kristin - I guess we are just supposed to go with the idea that he's going with his gut emotional response. Dude has a TEMPER, eh??<br /><br />I got my blu-ray set yesterday too! But I only re-watched the first episode thus far. Not sure how far ahead I'm going to let myself get. ;) But I am happy to hear I have something to look forward to in that last scene!! :)<br /><br />@Jennifer - Edith, eh...the whole thing is so soapy. ;) I've read that some other people were wondering about the paper she signed...I guess I figured it was some sort of power of attorney in case something came up w/ the paper and wrote it off. I think he's too gone on Edith to leave her in the lurch though...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-33592523868908740842014-01-29T09:39:34.383-08:002014-01-29T09:39:34.383-08:00I like Edith a lot but this potential plot line bo...I like Edith a lot but this potential plot line bothers me. I'm also curious as to what she ACTUALLY signed. She didn't even read it. And WHY hasn't she heard from Gregson? He's not going to dump her, is he?<br /><br />Also, I don't like that Hughes and Anna assume Bates will go homicidal on Evil Valet. I hadn't drawn a line between this scenario and the death of the former Mrs. Bates, but that is an intriguing thought. True, maybe Bates WOULD go after Evil Valet; I might be OK with that.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337500567333475158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-62447512884406514622014-01-29T06:27:19.578-08:002014-01-29T06:27:19.578-08:00I like Baxter, too, and I'm curious to see the...I like Baxter, too, and I'm curious to see the connection between her and Thomas.<br /><br />I also don't understand the whole Bates thing. Seriously, I get why he wants revenge, but would murder solve anything?? I think they should have reported it and let the police deal with the valet (if only Bates would be willing to let the police deal with it instead of wanting to take matters into his own hands).<br /><br />I won't say much more because I got the DVD set yesterday and spent the whole evening watching the rest of the season. And I feel no shame. :) But I don't want to spoil anything. Let me just say this: Ruth, you will love the last scene in season 4. (I think it's the very last scene, if I'm remembering correctly.)Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10592919145644124930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-610986331210109212014-01-29T05:51:38.972-08:002014-01-29T05:51:38.972-08:00@Kaye - Oh I get Bates's volatile side and Ann...@Kaye - Oh I get Bates's volatile side and Anna and Mrs. Hughes's reasoning...I guess something about how that was playing out w/ him in this episode didn't sit well with me, for whatever reason. Oh well. :P<br /><br />Good point about Daisy! Though sadly I am not convinced she's realized that as yet! ;) <br /><br />And I completely agree with you about Jimmy...I do think they are trying to make him into some sort of Thomas-lite, but it whether it is the actor or the writing or a combination of the two it isn't working successfully. <br /><br />I also agree about Molesley, though I think more often than not he doesn't help himself AT ALL (as in how he offended Carson's sensibilities here), so he gets on my last nerve, so really...he can go. Far away.<br /><br />The only thing I can figure about Rose is that she is going to have a scandalous love affair with the band leader, which will go no where...so we're back to the no purpose thing again, aren't we?<br /><br />@Tasha - Well I'm just following the logical (?) soapy trail here... ;)<br /><br />And I agree with you about Bates. COMPLETELY. :)<br /><br />@Anne - Yeah...she was in this hour SO little, and the party thing was so random w/ no follow-up...very odd. :P<br /><br />I hope we see a lot more of Branson w/ Sybbie before the season is over. That girl is so adorable!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-64190012059892861862014-01-29T05:19:28.461-08:002014-01-29T05:19:28.461-08:00I'm with Kay--does Rose have any point at all?...I'm with Kay--does Rose have any point at all??? It drives me crazy to just have her appear and say, "Yes, let's have a party!" <br /><br />All I kept thinking with Anna and Mrs. Hughes was "stop staying it wasn't the valet!!!" I mean seriously. The more they insisted it wasn't that man, the more Bates knew it was! <br /><br />Sybbie might be the cutest thing ever. And when she said, "uh, oh" WITH A BRITISH ACCENT, she stole my heart completely! Anne Mateerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330467138236037032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-74790135400228255592014-01-28T20:15:59.860-08:002014-01-28T20:15:59.860-08:00WHAT Edith's pregnant?! I toooootally missed t...WHAT Edith's pregnant?! I toooootally missed that.<br /><br />Personally I think Bates did kill Vera. He's such a badass. But the whole I'm-gonna-kill-that-guy thing was like UGH REALLY BATES. So not helpful.Heidenkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494625457587427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-24166249335767540072014-01-28T19:25:00.235-08:002014-01-28T19:25:00.235-08:00Oh, and have we ever figured out (without any spoi...Oh, and have we ever figured out (without any spoilers) if Rose actually has a purpose?Kaye Dacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187774900100851982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-69196028729993551512014-01-28T19:18:11.261-08:002014-01-28T19:18:11.261-08:00Yes, you are overthinking a soap opera. But everyo...Yes, you are overthinking a soap opera. But everyone knows that Bates has a somewhat volatile side, and even if Anna believes he didn't kill his first wife (and if he had, would he really have used poison? I doubt it would have been that unviolent if he had), she knows he has it within him to inflict harm on someone who's hurt somebody he loves. So, yes, I understand their reasons.<br /><br />All I can think of with the Daisy-Alfred situation is: now she knows what William felt like when she kept rebuffing him throughout seasons 1 and 2 until their deathbed wedding. :-(<br /><br />RE: Jimmy---it's like they're trying to replace Thomas's snarky/snide personality downstairs with Jimmy, but he just comes across as rude and petulant. Don't know if it's the actor or the writing or the combination of both, but he can't pull it off the way Thomas used to.<br /><br />What is the point of continuing to drag Moseley through the mud and muck this season? What's wrong with his getting a job for which he's qualified without someone else sabotaging him to make him look like an idiot or having to humiliate him into a demotion like Carson was doing? I don't get it.<br /><br />In the blurb for next week, Edith gets "disturbing news." Because, obvious. ;-)<br /><br />My DVDs arrived today. Tempted to watch the rest of it tonight, but then I know I'll be tired and grumpy tomorrow. Oh, decisions, decisions.Kaye Dacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187774900100851982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-18469776989500443962014-01-28T17:05:50.215-08:002014-01-28T17:05:50.215-08:00@Rissi - Color me intrigued about next week! Well....@Rissi - Color me intrigued about next week! Well...you know I'm already looking forward to the arrival of Charles Blake! :)<br /><br />Re: Napier...well at least this actor has occasional guest star work, hmm? I think Fellowes could definitely do more with the character, though.<br /><br />And thanks for not spoiling anything you know about Baxter! ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1319032275293010502.post-53806719519986505362014-01-28T16:58:40.801-08:002014-01-28T16:58:40.801-08:00Okay, if next week's episode features what I t...Okay, if next week's episode features what I think it does, "aww... so fun" and that's all I'll say. ;) <br /><br />Poor Napier, he always seems to come in second best - looking back on S1 and now with Tony. *sigh* He is a nice guy. Or so it seems. <br /><br />Ugh, this whole Edith thing is ridiculous. I like Baxter and am curious to know what's to come with her connection to Thomas. Oh, the mystery! :)Rissihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378400717440822186noreply@blogger.com