@@mistermysteryman107 they're two peas in a pod, a chip off the old block, the apple really does not fall far from the tree as Mary were to be Violet's replacement at Downton as 'the terrifying old lady'
for those who may be unaware, Downton Abbey is filmed largely at Highclere castle, traditional home of the Carnarvon family. it was an earlier Lord Carnarvon who hired Howard Carter to 'do a bit of digging' in Egypt; fortunately Carter was an ethical archeologist, a rarity in those days. it was Carter who found rock cut steps leading to an unplundered tomb with the necropolis seal intact; within was Tutankhamon and all of his treasure, also intact.
So years ago when King Tut's tomb and treasures came to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I took my granddaughters to see the exhibit. I'll never forget one of their comments, "Mima, we spent money to see a dead man's treasures that were stolen from Egypt?" I thought about it and had to laugh! Later I thought, exactly!
@@pameladavis895 Smart kid! if you like to read, Elizabeth Peters series involving Amelia Peabody are utterly delightful: part mystery, part history and riotously funny, especially when the protagonist spoofs herself! Peters had a doctorate in Egyptology and among her fans is Egyptologist Salima Ikram among other scholars.
I know Mary is desperate to keep her social status but I hate it when she treats her American grandmother with contempt. Perhaps Martha should have reminded her that she was just as American as she was English and, in any case, she had absolutely no right to look down on either of her grandmas: as a granddaughter, she owed them both the same debt of respect and affection.
Mary would only be American if she was raised in America. She’s very much British. But I agree that she ought to have been kinder to her maternal grandmother
@@violetlavi2207 As an American, I think her crass and almost oafish (and very "British stereotypical"), garish caricature of a grandmother should have first been nicer to her! Every single thing the MacLaine character said to the Crawleys about Great Britain, British culture, and the aristocracy (and I mean EVERYTHING!), was demeaning and insulting. She didn't say one nice thing about any aspect of their Ives or traditions. Not once. Of course that's how she was written...a nearly one dimensional American stereotype character.
@@DUCKDUCKGOISMUCHBETTER that’s also true-she was unfair to the British way of life, not paying it any politeness, which I’ve never really liked (she also criticized a tradition that…also exists in America. The groom not seeing the bride the night before the wedding IS an American tradition, not just a British one-I’m American too and I’ve grown up hearing about it all my life). However, she was very loving towards her granddaughters, especially Mary, and Mary should be loving and kind to her grandmother in turn
Sono tutti grandi attori,anche l'ultimo della servitù. C'è tutta una scuola,una scuola secolare che rende la recitazione naturale . È un patrimonio del Regno Unito
OH yes! It wouldn't have reached my radar without her. She's the reason I tuned in years after it ended. I could hardly get through her last episode and I will never watch that one again. It ends with the dowager for me. I watch everything she's in. I hope you've seen Quartet. She was in two by that title but the 2012 one is the one I'm pointing at. Such a great movie and AMAZING cast and performances. Sorry, I'm long-winded.
@@the_original_public_newsense Honestly, mine either. Dame Maggie Smith was my draw as well. She and Angela Lansbury will always be my two favorite actresses.
I actually didn't like Shirley MacLaine's performance the first time I watched Downton Abbey. I thought it was too broad, and a bit jarring when contrasted with the other characters. But now I think that was exactly the point. She's such an unapologetic fish out of water… right down to talking with her mouth full and lampooning all the British customs and formalities. I still have trouble believing the polished Cora as her daughter, but it was a fun storyline.
I feel bad for his lordship and Matthew just sitting there not knowing what to do in the moment. Then Robert just saying while sitting soo uptight its scary "can we stop this" just shows how if he did say anything aloud no one would listen to him because everyone says: Lord Grantham is always wrong Can we jave justice for his lordship please he is such a sweet heartfull person who wants to do whats best even if it is wrong. ❤
No. The late Mr. Levinson had his own sort of entail. He tied up the remaining capital of his family's fortune. He felt as Mrs. Levinson put it, "The Crawley's had enough." Back then Cora was what we now label as a "Dollar Princess." A wealthy American Heiress who's family brought her to England in search of a peerage and title. Robert's misguide use of her fortune has lead to this current financial situation. He took the lion's share of Cora's fortune and heavily invested it into a Canadian railroad that eventually went bankrupt. Thus he was faced with the prospect of selling the entire estate.
@@m.layfette6249 There is a great historical reference when Robert is concerned about the money lost. At one point Robert says, "I dare say, maybe we could send some money to that Ponzi fellow." You can't help but cringe.
This series is the most lazily written mesh of hooey I've ever watched over and over and over.....😅 Yes, I love watching. But I slap myself silly (in my mind) for it. 😂
agreed. the writer, Julian Fellows, is also an actor, most notably on a show about a man who inherits a castle and its extremely challenging problems. Fellows delightfully spoofs British pomposity. i can't recall the name of the show, however Richard Briers is also in it.
Violet has some nerve asking Mrs. Levinson for money after all her snide remarks to her and about her. Mrs. Levinson immediately knew what was up.
That's entitlement 😅
Yep. Mary and Violet are two sorry B’s and they deserved to lose their home. I HATED the way they treated people who have done them no wrong.
@@mistermysteryman107 they're two peas in a pod, a chip off the old block, the apple really does not fall far from the tree as Mary were to be Violet's replacement at Downton as 'the terrifying old lady'
for those who may be unaware, Downton Abbey is filmed largely at Highclere castle, traditional home of the Carnarvon family. it was an earlier Lord Carnarvon who hired Howard Carter to 'do a bit of digging' in Egypt; fortunately Carter was an ethical archeologist, a rarity in those days. it was Carter who found rock cut steps leading to an unplundered tomb with the necropolis seal intact; within was Tutankhamon and all of his treasure, also intact.
Yes was aware saw interview on tv
Carter?. ethical? his hidden conniving has long been outed.
It's a beautiful home
So years ago when King Tut's tomb and treasures came to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I took my granddaughters to see the exhibit. I'll never forget one of their comments, "Mima, we spent money to see a dead man's treasures that were stolen from Egypt?" I thought about it and had to laugh! Later I thought, exactly!
@@pameladavis895 Smart kid! if you like to read, Elizabeth Peters series involving Amelia Peabody are utterly delightful: part mystery, part history and riotously funny, especially when the protagonist spoofs herself! Peters had a doctorate in Egyptology and among her fans is Egyptologist Salima Ikram among other scholars.
I like the minute detail of Mary reading the VOGUE of June 1920 ❤
I loved Shirley McClains character. Stir the pot lady 😅😅
I know Mary is desperate to keep her social status but I hate it when she treats her American grandmother with contempt. Perhaps Martha should have reminded her that she was just as American as she was English and, in any case, she had absolutely no right to look down on either of her grandmas: as a granddaughter, she owed them both the same debt of respect and affection.
Actually, Mary was fully British. And not the least American. America is a place, not a race. A nation and a culture, not a bloodline.
Mary would only be American if she was raised in America. She’s very much British. But I agree that she ought to have been kinder to her maternal grandmother
@@violetlavi2207 As an American, I think her crass and almost oafish (and very "British stereotypical"), garish caricature of a grandmother should have first been nicer to her! Every single thing the MacLaine character said to the Crawleys about Great Britain, British culture, and the aristocracy (and I mean EVERYTHING!), was demeaning and insulting. She didn't say one nice thing about any aspect of their Ives or traditions. Not once. Of course that's how she was written...a nearly one dimensional American stereotype character.
@@DUCKDUCKGOISMUCHBETTER that’s also true-she was unfair to the British way of life, not paying it any politeness, which I’ve never really liked (she also criticized a tradition that…also exists in America. The groom not seeing the bride the night before the wedding IS an American tradition, not just a British one-I’m American too and I’ve grown up hearing about it all my life). However, she was very loving towards her granddaughters, especially Mary, and Mary should be loving and kind to her grandmother in turn
@@violetlavi2207 True on all counts.
Sono tutti grandi attori,anche l'ultimo della servitù. C'è tutta una scuola,una scuola secolare che rende la recitazione naturale . È un patrimonio del Regno Unito
Absolutely love this show ❤
Honestly it's one of my favorites shows..
Love all the Downton Abby Characters...
Especially Maggie Smith...PRICELESS ❤
OH yes! It wouldn't have reached my radar without her. She's the reason I tuned in years after it ended. I could hardly get through her last episode and I will never watch that one again. It ends with the dowager for me. I watch everything she's in. I hope you've seen Quartet. She was in two by that title but the 2012 one is the one I'm pointing at. Such a great movie and AMAZING cast and performances. Sorry, I'm long-winded.
@@the_original_public_newsense Honestly, mine either. Dame Maggie Smith was my draw as well. She and Angela Lansbury will always be my two favorite actresses.
Love ALL Downton Fam - Timeless Treasures, They Are ♥️🫠♥️
I want to watch all the episodes again.
I actually didn't like Shirley MacLaine's performance the first time I watched Downton Abbey. I thought it was too broad, and a bit jarring when contrasted with the other characters. But now I think that was exactly the point. She's such an unapologetic fish out of water… right down to talking with her mouth full and lampooning all the British customs and formalities. I still have trouble believing the polished Cora as her daughter, but it was a fun storyline.
English. Not British.
I feel bad for his lordship and Matthew just sitting there not knowing what to do in the moment. Then Robert just saying while sitting soo uptight its scary "can we stop this" just shows how if he did say anything aloud no one would listen to him because everyone says:
Lord Grantham is always wrong
Can we jave justice for his lordship please he is such a sweet heartfull person who wants to do whats best even if it is wrong. ❤
So beautiful!!
4:33 I can feel the words burning on Violet's lips 😂
Adoro Downton Abbey ❤verrei rivedere tutti gli episodi❤
You all havta watch this show on an OLED TV with a 4K blu-ray player. Makes a regular blu-ray look great.
beautiful fire in the Dower House
3:30 “ we can’t wait that long.” 😂😂😂
❤ 💯👏🏻
Undignified campaign!
Violet and Martha 😮 George and Martha 😮 Bette are Joan 😮. The great FEUD dilemma? 😊
Dollar Princess
sooo, did she give them the money?
No. The late Mr. Levinson had his own sort of entail. He tied up the remaining capital of his family's fortune. He felt as Mrs. Levinson put it, "The Crawley's had enough." Back then Cora was what we now label as a "Dollar Princess." A wealthy American Heiress who's family brought her to England in search of a peerage and title. Robert's misguide use of her fortune has lead to this current financial situation. He took the lion's share of Cora's fortune and heavily invested it into a Canadian railroad that eventually went bankrupt. Thus he was faced with the prospect of selling the entire estate.
These scenes are so well done! Plenty of zingers, too😂😂😂
@@m.layfette6249 There is a great historical reference when Robert is concerned about the money lost. At one point Robert says, "I dare say, maybe we could send some money to that Ponzi fellow." You can't help but cringe.
@@Robert08010 I think that was after Matthew invested and they were discussing how to modernize the estate to prevent another crisis.
@@Serendipity989 You are probably right.
Mrs Levinson was so rude (and I’m from New York)
The only thing missing was a Brooklyn accent.
Martha Levinson is the embodiment of "Respect for the Actor, Not the Character"
“Tee hee let’s bash Americans and depict ALL of them as characters according to our own mental images and prejudices” - this writing team probably.
As if American writers dont' do the exact same with foreign characters.... America would never do that, right?
Exaggerating a historical contrast for modern people who don’t have that same perspective as a valid way of portraying it so that we can see it
This series is the most lazily written mesh of hooey I've ever watched over and over and over.....😅 Yes, I love watching. But I slap myself silly (in my mind) for it. 😂
agreed. the writer, Julian Fellows, is also an actor, most notably on a show about a man who inherits a castle and its extremely challenging problems. Fellows delightfully spoofs British pomposity. i can't recall the name of the show, however Richard Briers is also in it.
@@harridan.English. It's in England. Not northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales. England.