[nutmeg]

Well, Season 3 just concluded in the U.S on PBS.... comments anyone?

Is this thread still active?

Some stunning, heartbreaking deaths in Season 3... :-(

Season 4 being filmed now in the UK. I wish they'd run Season 4 in both the UK and the US at the same time, so spoilers wouldn't be all over the internet...

[Politicalmom]

I was immensely disappointed with season 3, while I LOVED season 1 and 2. I’m re-watching it, and it’s slightly less depressing the second time through, but not much.

As an aside, my daughter and I counted deaths, and we came up with 11. Downton definitely keeps Grassby’s funeral home jumping. :p

[Liberty Valance]

J.D. McPherson - Fire Bug -

"Cousin Matthew (Dan Stevens) died in a car accident. He was driving back to Downton, so happy he was practically whistling ..."

[randita]

Good ending. Not good in the fact that Matthew died, but good as cliffhangers go.

I didn’t enjoy Season 3 as much as the prior seasons. Maybe it’s just losing its novelty. There was a lot of PC stuff going on this season.

I’d like to see things spiced up more with some love triangles and/or forbidden/clandestine affairs. Also some new colorful mainstay characters are needed.

Might help to have the story line progress a bit faster. We got 9 months progression last night (Mary’s pregnancy). How about 9 years?

I know it means some of the characters will have to age and/or pass away, but I hope next season begins with the two grandchildren as pre-adolescents or teens to liven things up. The grown ups are getting too stodgy and predictable.

But it’s worth watching for the costumes alone-LOL.

[dandiegirl]

I did not like that Matthew Crowly died. I think season 1 has been the best so far. Seems to me like the story lines are introduced and too abruptly finished. However, I thought last night’s episode was very good. Is it not on again until next January?

[llevrok]

I’m just hoping that they don’t find that Carson has been taking PED’s or EPO.

Wait a minute. That’s the TdF thread you often post.

There has been so much drama in Downton and the TdF, I get them confused.