[afraidfortherepublic]

Maggie Smith as the Dowager Countess Violet

[napscoordinator]

My entire family enjoy the show, but season 5 has been a drag. Maybe 6 seasons is enough.

[Albion Wilde]

Maggie — please stay!

[nfldgirl]

Love her performance. Missed her movies over the years. Now hoping to catch up.

[Mears]

The show is over as far as I’m concerned.

Finis.

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[Politicalkiddo]

“I mean, I certainly can’t keep going ... To my knowledge, I must be 110 by now. We’re into the late 1920s.”

Haha....I love Maggie Smith.

[tanknetter]

To my knowledge, I must be 110 by now. We're into the late 1920s

Ok, so last night's ep was Xmas 1924. The show started with the sinking of the Titanic, in 1912. So only 12 years have passed over the course of five seasons.

If Smith is saying that they're up to the "late 1920's" she might be referring to where Season 6 will start. So I suspect that going from Season 5 to Season 6 will involve a major skip-ahead on the magnitude of several years.

[Tijeras_Slim]

She was quite the cutie...

[pierrem15]

Saw her as Lady Macbeth in Stratford-on-Avon (Ontario) in 1977.

She's complaining that now after Downton Abbey she can't go anywhere without being recognized, despite a lifetime on the stage and screen beforehand.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I am pretty sure the writers are going to off the Earl of Grantham with a heart attack.

[Ken H]

Looking good and kicking butt at 80!

[TomGuy]

I thought I read recently that Season 6 would be the last season. The creator has gone on to other projects. His daughter is currently in charge of D.A.

[Varda]

Violet is the best character on Downton. She was fun but the show has “jumped the shark” . It’s characters are incoherent and it has started to repeat plot points.

[rhinohunter]

If she is leaving the show should certainly end. I expect it will.
If they do try to extend it, they may as well queue up Henry Winkler for a guest appearance with his water skis.

[Lizavetta]

The Dowager Countess and downstairs boss Carson are the best parts of the show. Mrs. Hughes is wonderful, as is Mrs. Patmore. Mary's a cold beeyotch and Edith is pathetic. Cora's over the top serene act is really grating and she's not a very good actress. Mr. Barrows is quite evil but he has shown some brief moments of humanity. The Bateses are cute but the bad luck tone to their lives is getting old.

So that's my opinion of some of the actors. There is no charge. :)

[Gay State Conservative]

I can see that they're running out of ideas...just as did Upstairs/Downstairs.

[marsh2]

perhaps she will be offed by the Bateses. It looks like they might be setting up a spin off with the butler and head housekeeper.

[X Fretensis]

Hate to see the old gal go. She is a fine actress with a long and distinguished career. Think the first time I saw this women was in a flick called the Prime of Miss Jean Brody, maybe during the late 60s. A real screen talent.

[Polyxene]

Downton Abbey is far superior to the dreck on American commercial television.