"I don’t know if I will be returning to Downton."

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Day 11 - How long did you hold out hope that Dan Stevens would sign for S4?Dan Stevens' line up until late last fall was always that he "didn't know" if he would be returning for S4. In August, as he was preparing to cross the Atlantic for his Broadway debut, he said, "I will be taking the ( Read more... )

"I would never be happy with anyone else as long as you walk the earth."

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Day 10 - Favorite Matthew and Mary scene of S3.No one who saw 3x01 for the first time would have any reason to suspect how disappointing Mary and Matthew's arc in S3 would be. And the door scene on the night before their wedding was the pinnacle of the episode. For some, ( Read more... )

"We don't always get our just deserts."

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Day 9 - Most memorable Matthew scene in S3.

It should not come as any surprise that Matthew's final moments on screen are the ones which will stick with viewers for a long, long time. (And per usual, eolivet deserves credit for putting a finger on just why his death was so disturbing to watch.) I myself have ( Read more... )

"You do feel a certain obligation to shows that raise your profile like 'Downton' has."

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Day 8 - When did you first take seriously the idea of Dan Stevens leaving the show?

Or ... not. We were all irked (well most of us, anyway) when Dan Stevens spoke of Downton in such terms in his October 2012 interview with the Wall Street Journal. He spoke ( Read more... )

"Are you at all political?"

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Day 7 - Your hopes and dreams for Matthew and Mary's S3 relationship, prior to S3 airing.

Well, first of all, I know I am fangirling all over eolivet these days, but she nailed today's meme topic and on the off-chance you have not stopped by her page first, you should check out her post . What a vision she had for Mary and ( Read more... )

"Look for the silver lining."

Day 6 - Most memorable Matthew scene in S2."Somewhere the sun is shining." ... In my pick for Matthew's most memorable scene in S2, the dance/kiss from 2x08 (which, no doubt, tops many people's lists), Matthew and Mary did what they do best in S2: they tried to make the best of things. The scene itself is ( Read more... )

"I'm not a puppet. I must take charge of my own life again."

Day 5 - Most memorable Matthew scene in S1.

I am on record as saying that I identify more with Mary than with any other character on Downton. And I have always understood her as a character better than Matthew (especially in S2 and S3). But the wrenching farewell scene at the garden ( Read more... )

"Nothing but love for the haters."

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The fun continues. As I told eolivet earlier, I am combining Days 3 and 4 this evening in an effort to "catch up" since I have been a day behind (I blame the French 75 and Merlot I consumed Friday evening -- yes I still drink Merlot [no thanks to Sideways] ... but I digress). It also happens that the topics are ( Read more... )

"You must pay no attention to the things I say."

Day 2 - Your first impression of Matthew and Mary as a potential couple.I am not ashamed to admit that I am a sucker for hate-to-love, belligerent-sexual-tension meet-cutes. No one did it better than Jane Austen, of course, and Mary and Matthew's first meeting was a Lizzy/Darcy moment (with a bit of ( Read more... )

"I've always found this a trying time of the year. ... The leaves not yet out. Mud everywhere you go. ... Give me blizzards and frozen pipes, but not this ... nothing time. Not this ... waiting-room of the world."

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Yesterday, the lovely and talented eolivet posted her very own "How M/M via DS Non-Ironically Ruined My Life Abbreviated 28 Day Meme." ... ( Read more... )