Julian Fellowes is a dog hater!
Admittedly, this weeks episode was difficult to watch, due to last weeks travesty: Lady Sybils death.
Downton is in mourning for Sybil, as evidenced by all the black armbands and gloomy faces.
Apparently not, since hes continuing his campaign to be the Mayor of Pratville all throughout this episode.
Then, he takes exception to the baby being baptized Catholic, like Tom.
Also, Protestant and Catholic are brothers from the same mother that just dont want to admit theyre related.
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Oh, he doesnt stop there.
First, he invites a Protestant Minister to dinner, to hammer home his No Catholics!
in the family point.
And then, THEN, he takes exception at naming the baby Sybil.
SERIOUSLY????
Lord Grantham storms over, interrupting a lovely luncheon with delicious pudding and orders everyone out.
Continuity/bad line score all around.
But this dont have unhappy marriages crap is just, well, crap.
Cora cries and hugs Robert, symbolizing her anger is over.
Robert pats her back and looks smug.
The Dowager Countess averts her eyes from all the emotion and seems to think her duty is done.
Way to keep the sexes down, Lady Violet.
They also hold their niece, eliciting awwws and shouts of baby foreshadowing!!!
Downstairs, things are astir mainly because Carson learns Ethel is local.
Carson being Carson, he forbids any of the staff to visit Ethel.
Carson deflates and sputters and the ladies triumph.
I hope she does.
Sooo that means: BATES IS BEING FREED!
Finally, a man of sense and respect and integrity is returning to Downton Abbey.
And he and Anna can be together!
And make lots of plucky British babies!
Thank goodness all the wrongful imprisonment is finally coming to a conclusion.
I mean, come on.
Bates is such a basset hound and Fellowes just keeps kicking him.
I mean, last season he had her dognapped.
A dog serial killer????
Someone needs to call the British version of the ASPCA ASAP.
