View the gallery YOU GUYS. Mrs Pig Farmer is back (and she's kinda turned into a kidnapper, not that you can totally blame her). Can Sarah Bunting, Ingrown Bikini Line Hair, be far behind?? In other news, EvilButler.com is terribly gloomy and Edith actually looks amazing despite
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View the gallery At last, it's back! I am wholly unspoiled -- as ever, we thank those of you who've seen this season already for letting us watch without spoiling us; you are the best -- and I cannot wait. This premiere brought moments that made me clap
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On the off chance you didn't see the trailer for the final season of Downton Abbey, released a couple of days ago: A) WHYYYYY are you leaving me, Downton, although, also, it's probably good that you're going out before Julian Fellowes would be forced
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View the gallery This is only my favorite thing that's happened all week. Or, technically, I suppose, my "favourite." When in Downton! TO THE BOOT ROOM! [Photos: Chris Jackson/Getty] [Photos: Getty]
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View the gallery I laughed, I cried, I yelled, "JUST KISS HER ALREADY" at the TV (more than once), I applauded the long-awaited and much-desired appearance of Matthew Goode (who was born to wear tweeds in period pieces and perhaps also in my apartment while handing
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View the gallery Matthew Goode arrives NEXT WEEK. I feel like we need a Matthew Goode Countdown Clock on this thing. Like the clock on 24 , except what we're waiting for is HOTNESS. Anyway, this week was full of intriguing developments. Several were maddening. One was lovely. One
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View the gallery You guys, this episode was SO VERY GOOD. It had all kinds of wonderfulness in it: kissing, both swoony and awkward! Proposals! Schemes! Bastards being called out! Mary deservedly getting her ass handed to her a bit! The discovery of truths! A masterclass in scene work from
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View the gallery Oh my god we have a lot to talk about. Parts of this episode filled me with GLEE and others with RAGE and others with an intense longing to learn to ride a horse and then time-travel back to the '20s so I could put
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View the gallery It's possible -- POSSIBLE -- that our long national (nay, international) nightmare may be over. RING THE BELLS! All that, plus (unintentionally?) hilarious fisticuffs, bejeweled headpieces aplenty, loads of "Poooooor Edith"ing, and several delectable dressing gowns. Oh, also: veiled accusations of murder, but I
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View the gallery A proposal! An outburst! A break-up! A snit fit! Sobbing! Another outburst! Me, losing my mind over the unconscionable rudeness of Sarah Bunting, who MUST STOP BEING INVITED TO DOWNTON MY GOD YOU GUYS CUT IT OUT. Violet, implying that perhaps Prince Kuraguin's missing
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View the gallery You know things are bad for you when even Anna -- who was raped last season, and who is currently in a huge tizzy over the fact that she thinks her husband is about to get busted for MURDER, and who is also a little bit worried that
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View the gallery First of all, apologies that this is a wee bit later than usual -- the Golden Globes shoved me down the Downton well and only just now fished me out. Point the second: I could not get the PBS app to work for me when I was taking
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Welcome back, dear friends, to the Downton Abbey recaps! This show brings me great pleasure and many wonderful coats and I delighted that it is BACK. As ever, I sincerely thank everyone who has already seen this season (either by non-televisual means, or because you live in the UK)
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View the gallery The fifth season of Downton Abbey premieres for those of us in the United States on this Sunday, January 4th, and I AM EXCITED. Let's prepare by looking back at some of the notable ensembles of season four. As ever, I am UNSPOILED -- despite occasionally
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View the gallery I have a LOT of comments about this episode, and they include: Why am I hanging out with Paul Giamatti so much all of a sudden? Since when is this thing a caper? Why can't Julian Fellowes hire a British actor with a decent American
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