Downton Abbey - update required

[StagnantRabbit]

Any big Downton fans out there who can tell me what happened in the very last episode of series 2 and also the Xmas special? Tryin to get ready for the new series on Sunday but is there anything else I missed? (apart from Lady Mary and Matthew getting together that is)

Am hoping DS goes nicely of to sleep so he doesn't need feeding at all during Downton. Watched the Xmas special last night which I missed last year, having only converted to Downton after borrowing my mums DVDs in March. Am looking forward to Sybil's return, to Edith getting some good storylines hopefully and obviously the wedding of M&M. Can't stand Bates; would have been fine had he been hanged. Will be interesting to see how Thomas fares as the new valet and how the other servants deal with his new status.

I is excite

What time?

convienently I have just sent the children to bed for pissing me off so all will be quiet soon.

9pm. Am rather excited

I am doing a roast in celebration

Oh my! I've only just found out it starts again tonight. Very exciting.

ahem if anyone is the Dowager, it is I! :o

I have a crunchie chilling in the fridge ready for 9pm. I can't wait!

Missed the christmas episode catch up. I did see it first time but would loved to have seen again. Anywhere else I can watch it?

Thanks for this thread as I didn't even know it was back on! It's in series record now so all is good

I've just seen the season trailer and have bad bad feelings about the fate of Bates and possibly Sybil too. What was that white garment fluttering over the banisters? Mary's wedding dress? Oo-er mrs if so.

Downtown is back on? This is the best news I've had all day

Here are a few links to wet your whistle guys & gals.

The Dowagers finest moments from Series 1 &2 .

Anyone going to start a sparkly new thread for tonight or shall we be re-grouping here?

Small glass of wine (preggers).. Check
Mint matchmakers (half price in tescos) .. Check

Matthew, Mary, Maggie ... Eeeeeeeeeeek!!

I've been catching up on itv2- just finished the first series, had forgotten how good it was! My first-trimester-self can't stay up later than 9, so am going to watch it tomorrow and avoid temptation to look at any threads that may spoil it for me in the meantime! night all- enjoy!
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Soddit trigger finger-SO excited ......

P.s. hi ted!! Hope the pg is all going well! I'm 11 weeks today!! Eeek!!
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I hope Matthew Crawley dies.

Oh no,noo....
Or at least not until Mary up duffed

His sperm would be too meek to impregnate her feisty eggs.

Down with Matthew Crawley!

squoosh .. WHY?? Any man who applies his eye liner better than me, gets a thumbs up in my book.

wishful HI to you too :). I am 15+2 now. Glad things are well with you. Good luck at the 12 wk scan!

I want Edith to find luuuurve this series.

Bossy - love the links

I'm going to record it & start watching it at 9:30. I find that by forwarding the adverts, the recorded DA ends at the same time as the live one.

Is it wrong to have a massive thing for Bates? He was the reason I watched several years worth of Lark Rise to Candleford!

DisappointedHorse wronger than wrongy mcwrong

pedantry alert
Would the expression 'hit the spot' as said by Carson been in existence in 1920?