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If dreaming of the possibilities of a big-screen revisit to the village of Grantham and a return to the lives of the Crawley family and their staff has you feeling nostalgic, here are the 10 Downton Abbey episodes every fan should watch before the movie comes out.
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As the Bob Dylan song says: The times, they are a-changin'. And even though it’s presented in a traditional backdrop of horse races and elegant dinners, those changes aren’t limited to Mary’s haircut.
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Rachel - Longtime Downton Fan
My reaction to these episodes is the same as Lady Mary’s during the dress show: Yummy!
But it’s not just the excellent fashion (which it always is on
Downton Abbey, but a 1920s fashion show only heightens the sartorial appeal), it’s the intrigue. It’s the new loves, broken hearts, and a world that keeps on going into a new, uncertain future that various members of the household, both upstairs and down, either decide to embrace or resist.
Caption Mabel Lane Fox is not amused.
As far as broken hearts go, there are several to note in these episodes. Finally, Mary makes her choice and breaks it off with Lord Gillingham, but not before Charles Blake has his say about how to rectify the resulting drama by bringing Tony’s previous lover, Mabel Lane Fox, into the mix. As expected, Mabel and Mary get on like oil and water, but it sets the stage for next week’s horse racing episode. Unlike Lavinia in Season 2, Mabel is shar