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[ceebeegee]

Downton Abbey last night:

Edith--UNBELIEVABLE. Sir Anthony is now DEAD to me, DEAD--what a horrible, cruel thing to do.

This comment on TWoP made me laugh though:

The only way last night's episode could have redeemed itself for me would be if Edith had a break with reality, and arose from bed the next morning believing she was Lady Strallan after all.

That? Would've been AWESOME.

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[vfrride.livejournal.com]

She basically said "I want to be your nurse maid." How he did it was wrong, but I think he was right to question her intentions. I know she wanted to take care of him, and would have loved him, but still...

[ceebeegee.livejournal.com]

She definitely shot herself in the foot. But at the altar? In front of EVERYONE--her family, his friends? He lives there too, now I doubt the Crawleys will ever come by. By shaming her so, he has also spiked her future marriage prospects, especially in an era where there were so few marriageable men. This is why it comes off as so cruel--he's not just stepping out, he's damning her to never being able to marry (in that sub-culture). Horribly horribly handled--and honestly, as badly as what she said came out, if I were Sir Anthony, I'd've tried to shrug it off. Edith could've been speaking from nerves or whatever--why take one remark and tank the whole thing? UGH. So annoyed, I love Edith. Middle children unite!