I've been watching Season 4 since premiere night, but I haven't had the time to post anything about it till now. Won't go into any episode reviews like before. But I will comment on a couple of things. As for the first episode, the big bombshell is that Siobhan Finneran who plays Mrs. O'Brian is off the show. Since I don't follow the ins and outs of the series during hiatus. So yeah, this was a pretty big shock for me when they mentioned it in the opening 5 minutes of the first episode. Her being MIA hasn't harmed the show (so far), but she will be missed because she was the catalyst for a lot of 'bad' things happening down below in kitchen-land.

The other big thing that happened in Episode 2 was the **** of Anna. I NEVER even thought of the show going in this direction. It's not that I have my head buried in the sand and that stuff like this didn't exist during this time. Of course, this has been around since the dawn of time. I'm just saying that I never thought something like this would be on Downton Abbey. Really curious how this plays out and if and when Mr. Bates finds out about it, is he gonna snap that f*ckers neck like a twig? Remember, he is on parole and will have the law looking at him very closely. That's why Anna is keeping it a secret....to protect him in more ways than one.