New Season + George Clooney

[shipperx]

Saw photos for the first new episode of Downton Abbey pop up yesterday.  Last season was somewhat underwhelming but I'm still hanging in there.

Over the hiatus I had forgotten some of the things which annoyed me, but seeing the pics I remembered my number 1 annoyance - Mary's bevy of identical suitors!  That annoyed me on so many levels.  One, because I could barely tell her suitors apart.  Two, because while I was fine with Matthew falling for her, I see no reason that almost every damn man that walks through DA falls ass over tea kettle for her.  Sure, she's attractive and wealthy... but she's also ice cold, selfish, and snotty.

Seeing the pictures just forcefully reminded me again that I am 100% TEAM EDITH!

I know it's stupid to wish for Edith to NOT get shit on for a season, and to have someone actually attractive fall for her for a change.  But... sigh... I still would like something nice for her.

And for Branson, who also deserves a half-decent love interest  (and, no, rude teacher gal doesn't count).

So... yeah...

Basically, I only continue to watch the show in the vain hope of Edith and Branson being treated fairly by the show and finding someone to love them.  Not that it's likely to put a dent in Mary's merry-go-round of boring identical suitors taking the lions share of the show.  (Well, air time not sucked up by Bates being an annoying martyr).

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ETA:
And apparently George Clooney is going to do some sort of thing on DA as a wedding guest (betcha it'll be "Cousin Rose"'s wedding as that actress is leaving the show)

From TVGuide: George Clooney is set to appear in a special one-off charity episode of Downton Abbey, ITVannounced Thursday.

Clooney, 53, will star in a sketch as an American guest at a wedding held on the Crawley estate, but further details about his role have not been released.

Clooney and Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville co-starred in Monuments Men, which Clooney also co-wrote and directed, earlier this year.

Season 5 of Downton Abbey premieres Sept. 21 in the U.K., and Jan. 4 in the United States.

Comments

[kikimay]

I also love Edith! Please, give her a better destiny and a better lover! #TEAM EDITH

[silverusagi]

"Cousin Rose"'s wedding as that actress is leaving the show

Didn't she just get here? lol.

[queenofattolia.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, I think Rude Teacher is going to return to Downton. Poor Branson - he can't catch a break.

I don't dislike Mary as much as you (in fact, I sort of idolize Mary/Dockery), but I agree that Edith is overdue for some happiness and had better get it this season. I also only hate one of Mary's identical suitors, namely the original annoyingly wimpy one. I rather like Julian Ovenden - at least he was a bit snarky. Still, I hope they find someone else for her - or better yet, no one.

[txvoodoo.livejournal.com]

I'll join you in Team Edith land and hoping she has some GOOD things happen.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

And she looks really nice in the 1920s fashions.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

LOL, yeah, but she's not exactly a big part of the Mary and her Suitors show, so she's fairly expendable. Though it never said why the actress is leaving. I had the sense that it was her choice. Given Rose's age and such, it's probably easiest to marry her off, so I'm GUESSING that's the wedding. No character weddings have been announced.

Ooh! It COULD be Matthew's mother and the widower she liked last Christmas special. I wouldn't mind that wedding.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

I actually sort of think that Rude Teacher is short term. There were saying on Previously.TV that the actress left the country to film a movie about midway though the 'season' being filmed for Downton, and reports that she's gone after episode 3 or 4. Though that doesn't leave all that much time to develop a romance for him.

And I think my main issue with Mary is that she the Downtonverse bends to all things working out for her and she accepts it more as her absolute right than as her being incredibly lucky.

Her younger sister dies.

Her other younger sister had her crush engaged to Mary and Mary not give a crap about him when he sunk with the Titanic, is abandoned at the altar, is treated as the redheaded stepchild by her father, had her other boyfriend "die" (most probably), etc. And yet for Mary, there's miracle cures for her boyfriend's paralysis and the 'other woman' conveniently drops dead while giving her blessing -- and her fortune -- to her pair. And as tragic as Matthew's death was she pretty much instantly became #1 on the marriage mart with every dark headed man who passes her falling quickly in love with her.

Basically, Fellowes needs to understand that for rooting sake, occasionally it's okay to hurt your darlings rather than than the designated sad sacks (and in that vein, for the love of all that's holy he needs to stop making Bates such a martyr!)

I don't actually think Mary is going to 'end up' with someone this season because if Mary's all settled there's no show. She may hook-up though.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Damn it, yes!

Give the girl someone CUTE for a change!

(And find some Mary forgotten deus ex machina so that she can have her baby).

[txvoodoo.livejournal.com]

I would sort of love it if Mary fell in love with some nerdy average dude, and he didn't reciprocate. It'd be delicious.