What the f*ck! To say that I'm p*ssed off right now is an understatement. This season threw more curve balls at loyal fans of the show. First they kill off
Sybil, which wasn't a complete shock to me. I actually saw it happening long before in the way it was set up. I liked the character and I liked
Jessica Brown Findlay who portrayed the character. But what really p*ssed me off was the final scene of the
Season 3 Finale in which they killed off
Matthew (Dan Stevens). He was a great character and he will be missed. But makes his passing all the more sad is that he is driving home after holding his newborn child. That is f*cking tragic. F*ck!!
This wasn't your typical
Downton Abbey season. They also dealt with Mrs. Hughes and her fear of having breast cancer, which is a story arc that I never would have expected to see on this type of show. It's just something you don't normally connect with during this era because it's never really addressed. With all the dark stuff flying about
Downton, thank God there were some moments of humor to be found.
Mrs. O'Brien and T
homas, once thick as thieves are not at odds with each other and look to get the better of the other with their plotting. I use to be appalled at the things they blatantly did toward innocent bystanders. But when they are doing it to each other, I found it extremely funny and couldn't wait to see what was next.
O'Brien setting up
Thomas, making him think that Jimmy "liked" him was great.
I also like they finally gave
Mr. Molesley (Kevin Doyle) something of an arc. I figured he was always going to be a background character and nothing more. Well, he is getting some face time and he has been a great source of humor from his Cricket "skills" to his drunken dancing abilities. Haha. Funny stuff. I like the new addition of
Rose (Lily James) who reminds me a lot of
Emilia Clarke from
Game Of Thrones.
Overall, I would say this is the best season yet for
Downton Abbey. I highly recommend this as a Rent for sure. I can't wait to see
Season 4, but that's not gonna be any time soon as it has yet to be released on DVD. F*ck!!!!!!