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I am Lady Violet. Always.
So my new job involves planning and coordinating for four different campuses and one of those is our Downtown campus. Anytime I say or do anything related to the Downtown campus, I have to stop myself from yelling, in my meanest/best Dowager Countess voice, “I WAS THE LADY OF THE DOWNTON CAMPUS FOR THIRTY YEARS; I KNOW WHAT I’M DOING”.
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Mrs. Patmore, O’Brien, Edith and Thomas.
Mrs. Patmore is just as scary in real life. And Thomas, just as hunky/gay—
Posted on January 30, 2012 via Kate Spencer with 211 notes
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The next time I see a gayby misbehaving I’m going to reprimand them like Lady Violet.
“You’re a lady, not Mr. Toad of Toad Hall.”
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In season one it’s called Ferrer, and in season two it’s called Isis. It’s a new dog. Ferrer dies, but off-screen; it’s not dealt with. Julian sort of tried to fop it off as the same dog and I said, “Look, there’s a big difference.” The first one, Roly, who played Ferrer, his main focus was the next treat, a piece of chipolata. The next dog, Isis, played by Ellie, her main interest is wagging her tail a lot, usually near valuable vases, and skipping around really not listening to anything anyone says.
Hugh Bonneville on important doggie characterization in Downton Abbey! (don’t read if you haven’t finished season 1 yet RICH)
Also awesome
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Posted on January 8, 2012 via the hermes rocket with 18 notes
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Okay, We Can Talk About Downton Abbey Now, My Mom Finished Watching The First Season.
Duuuuuude! RIGHT?
When Mary was all, “oh, Edith’s around here somewhere, trying to avoid some old bore,” I was all OH NO SHE DIIIIDNT. I mean, that’s actually what I said! Out loud!
And then, daaamn, Mrs. O’Brien, you are a eeeevil lady, I don’t care if you feel all bad about it now.
But, again, Thomas is kind of amazing. You know? Twisted Gay Dude is a survivor. He’s going to make it! He’s all, this whole thing? Bullshit. I’m gonna trade up.
Sybil! How adorable is Sybil? Because, I would say, so adorable.
Everything is amazing.
Posted on June 20, 2011 via Lazy Self-Indulgent Book Reviews with 47 notes
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Nanny also said this about hangovers.
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Downton Abbey.
Shut. The. Fuck. Up.
My mom and Aunt Joanne and I watched the first installment last night. (I, not being pleasantly stoned, though still full of ice cream, was responsible for remembering what everyone’s relationship to everyone else was - daunting to anyone not raised on English costume dramas, those poor heathens.)
Anyway, obviously, FULL OF WIN.
And you know what I loved? We’ve progressed as a society far enough that we can have sneaky manipulative evil gay characters again! There was a ten-year window where all gay characters had to be completely normalized paragons of ethical conduct, like, post-“Basic Instinct,” and it was so DULL.
Mom and Aunt Joanne were talking about how awkward it would be to suddenly have people waiting on you hand and foot, and I was all, for serious? Give me twenty minutes, and I’d cheerily forget how to button my own blouse. I’d be FANTASTIC at being waited on.
I, too, would be fantastic at this. I hate putting my pants on in the morning.
Posted on May 26, 2011 via Lazy Self-Indulgent Book Reviews with 60 notes
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