https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 11 May 2026 12:59:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey/page/2#post-532987 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:25:09 +0000 tlcbaby 532987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband's work friends watched the season online and warned him since they knew I was pregnant, but I was still shocked and cried like a baby.</p> <p>Ooh Mary and Matthew adopting the baby, that is something I didn't think about, either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey/page/2#post-532882 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:59:28 +0000 Mrs. Cowgirl 532882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fussygal: i know, right! that's why i always liked sybill....she brought some niceness and wholesomeness to the otherwise mean and catty crawley sisters! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey/page/2#post-532865 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:54:32 +0000 fussygal 532865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was so shocked even though leading up to that scene they dropped some big hints. It sure didn't make it any easier to watch. So sad! I'm so anxious to see what happens at the end of the season now. I felt like season 2 wasn't that great, but they're definitely bringing the drama back!</p> <p>I never thought about Mary and Matthew adopting the baby, but I could totally see that happening!</p> <p>@mrs. Chalk I totally agree with The Lord Grantham comment! He's not looking to good in my eyes. Ever since his almost affair I've been kinda "meh" about him. </p> <p>@jesslc And then when Mary said that she doubted they'd ever be friends....geeze! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey/page/2#post-532428 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:44:08 +0000 Katm558 532428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs.chalk--amen to that!! Lord Grantham is an idiot, and I'm not sure there is any way to make him likable anymore, he's gone too far down that hole. I hope Cora stays forever mad at him! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-531772 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:14:59 +0000 Mrs. Chalk 531772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: agreed! My husband actually said afterwards, "I'm so glad you're not pregnant anymore... I don't know if I could have watched that". We started to watch Call the Midwife while I was still pregnant, and he couldn't handle it because of everything they showed going wrong. </p> <p>I also agree with the general consensus that Lord Grantham is a moron. Let's see... so far, he has had an almost-affair with a maid, bankrupted the estate, totally ruined Edith's chances for happiness, and now made disastrous decisions that ended in his daughter's death just because he wanted to side with the doctor with the fancier title. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-531770 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:14:46 +0000 mrsjyw 531770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've watched the entire season online. SO FREAKING GOOD THIA SEASON </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-531763 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:11:58 +0000 SleepyMonkey 531763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Omg I just watched this. So freaking sad. I'm not a crier at TV shows but this one really got to me. Esp the part when Sybil had just died and the baby starts crying and when Mary said that this is the last time all three of us will be together in this life. I'm going to be depressed all day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-531749 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:07:31 +0000 Foodnerd81 531749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so tired of the Thomas/O'Brien thing. I know you need someone to dislike, but I'm sick of them. </p> <p>@Katm558: Yeah, I was thinking that really, really sucks for Tom. He's got nowhere to go, how's he going to raise this baby, he hates being at Downton. And now no Sybil. </p> <p>@CarrieLouWho: "She didn't even get to name the baby! "-- that's exactly what I said to DH last night! The poor baby doesn't even have a name yet. </p> <p>BTW I'm barely skimming over responses even alluding to spoilers at the end of the season-- I've had too many shows spoiled! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-531736 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:01:43 +0000 Katm558 531736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has anyone realized that Tom is now stuck at Downton with a family who doesn't understand/respect/listen to him, with constant reminders of Sybil, and a newborn? His main support and ally was Sybil and now she's gone! Although I've never been a huge Branson fan, this makes for quite the interesting story line. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-531723 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:57:54 +0000 CarrieLouWho 531723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had the same thought about Mary and Matthew raising the baby... May make sense if they are going to make them have fertility problems.<br /> Agreed on Thomas, I'm tired of good guy/bad guy routine with Ms OBrien. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-531526 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:54:38 +0000 ladyfingers 531526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: @T-Mom: @Mrs. Sketchbook: Same :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-531459 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:33:23 +0000 hellobeeboston 531459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sketchbook: oh no! i hope your mom took it down! yeah - i'm really interested to see how they get there too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-531381 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:12:11 +0000 Mrs. Sketchbook 531381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: @T-Mom: I also read the same thing and have not whispered a word of it, then my mom mentioned it on facebook today I'm like whaa mom?? Some people are still innocent! I am still interested to see how they get to the point that they are going to get to, if that makes sense. </p> <p>@Mrs. Cowgirl: If Baby Branson were a boy it would make perfect sense; I think that was common practice at one point for people who needed an heir to adopt a cousin? I think that is what happened to Jane Austen's brother, come to think of it. Maybe they'll find a way to get DA out of the entailment and then Baby Bronson can become the heiress.</p> <p>@MrsSCB: You know they keep on playing games with Thomas....is he a villain or sympathetic? I never can tell! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-531057 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:36:51 +0000 MrsSCB 531057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This episode made me so mad, she is one of my favorite characters! Like I'm sure a lot of you did, I totally called it early, when they were talking about her swollen ankles and all. Plus they were just so over the top with all the "she's SO HEALTHY" stuff that I was like, "Oh crap, she's gonna die." DH was totally crying with me, lol, he pulled up the hood on his sweatshirt to try to hide but I knew what was going on!</p> <p>@Mrs. Cowgirl: I said the same thing about Matthew and Mary! I guess it just depends on what happens with Tom. </p> <p>Oh also, unrelated to this drama, but the whole weird thing with Thomas and that new guy is starting to annoy me. Last episode, DH was like, "Thomas has the worst gaydar ever..." haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-531044 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:31:48 +0000 Mrs. Cowgirl 531044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: i know! so sad...the baby daddy and his dad were total jerks. </p> <p>does anyone else think matthew and mary might end up raising the baby? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-531031 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:28:00 +0000 CarrieLouWho 531031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just watched the episode this morning and UGLY cried. Oh I can't believe they killed Sybil off. She didn't even get to name the baby! It was too sad, even though I know it's historically accurate.<br /> Now I'm worried about the end of the season :( What else can they do to break my heart? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-531001 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:16:58 +0000 T-Mom 531001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: ugh me too! I wasn't even looking for spoilers, I was just trying to get some info about their editing practices and stumbled across a major casting change and now I'm so depressed that I don't even know if I can continue watching it any more (but I'm sure I will muster the courage, haha).</p> <p>@Mrs. Sketchbook: I watched the first 2 seasons on netflix/hulu as well, and I didn't realize that those weren't edited, so that makes me happy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-530988 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:14:37 +0000 bpcmarj 530988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Sketchbook: I was thinking that Tom and Edith will shack up, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-530960 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:05:52 +0000 hellobeeboston 530960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OMG it was so sad! i didn't see that coming at all...</p> <p>unfortunately i read a major spoiler about how this season ends (accidentally on FB, ugh) - and cannot believe it.... so don't click on anything downton related online! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-530935 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:51:21 +0000 yoursilverlining 530935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Cowgirl: That scene was so heartwrenching. It has got to be so hard to give up a baby willingly; but to have been basically forced to do so like Ethel (and so many other women)? Makes me want to cry just thinking about it! Sometimes the “good old days” were definitely not that good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-530930 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:48:22 +0000 Mrs. Sketchbook 530930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@softcream: you have piqued my interest. DH (who hates the show yet somehow still manages to catch every episode) and I are making some predictions:</p> <p>Either Matthew n Mary OR Lord/Lady will be divorced.</p> <p>Matthew/Mary infertility seems inevitable at this point...</p> <p>I think Edith will move to London, get out of DA entirely. Maybe move to America?</p> <p>DH thinks Edith and Tom are going to shack up. Maybe to raise the baby? Seems silly if you ask me.</p> <p> @T-Mom: I have heard the cuts are to fit into Masterpiece timeslot but that this year it hasnt been an issue. I watched Series 1 &amp; 2 on Hulu/NF so I haven't seen the old edited versions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-530919 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:43:21 +0000 Mrs. Sketchbook 530919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Y'all, today I kinda woke up sad and I was like, what is up with me? Then I remembered, oh yeah, they killed off Sybil! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-530714 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 04:23:08 +0000 softcream 530714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>just wait until you see the season finale. sad cries for sure. both DH and I kinda don't like the show now because they know just how to break our hearts ... but we'll still watch the next season of course </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-530685 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 01:30:22 +0000 daniellemybelle 530685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T-Mom: I actually read something on Slate.com that kind of said the opposite... that there are extra scenes for the American audience? Either way, it is definitely edited differently. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-530670 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 01:01:02 +0000 jedeve 530670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T-Mom: I think that was true in season one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-530668 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:48:42 +0000 T-Mom 530668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has anyone else heard that they have cut the US episodes short for fear that our short attention span can't handle it? I feel that this episode especially moved way too quickly and I feel like they are cutting transition material out (although I heard its mostly commercials they cut)? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-530664 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:38:45 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 530664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She was my favourite character. So sad. And yeah, the bit with Ethel was awful too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-530644 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:48:17 +0000 Mrs. Sketchbook 530644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Cowgirl: that was so heart wrenching! I'm a little peeved that this opportunity for honest work came up....just AFTER she really needed it. But again, theres no way he would have all the opportunities he will have if he stayed with her, even if she were a maid. I hope and feel they are able to figure something out so she can see him grow up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-530636 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:39:27 +0000 luckypenny 530636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Cowgirl: saddest scene so far IMO! I was hysterical </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/downton-abbey#post-530634 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:31:04 +0000 daniellemybelle 530634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh my goodness. I am so mad at Lord Grantham - just worrying about impressing that fancy doctor! He is endearing but he is such a buffoon. </p>