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
I am so sad that Matthew (a MAIN character!) and Lady Sybil are gone. Just ridiculous...
I heard viewers in the UK share your views... Season 1 is still their favorite.
Hubby and I picked up with "Downton" in Season 2, although we learned most of the back story about Season 1. Now that Season 3 is over, we plan to watch Season 1 DVDs (yes, we know about Lady Mary's Turkish diplomat lover - hard to avoid that one in Season 2).
As an aside, my daughter and I counted deaths, and we came up with 11. Downton definitely keeps Grassbys funeral home jumping. :p
Eleven... wow! Are you including characters who never appeared on-screen? (ie Lavinia's father who left Matthew his fortune... or maybe Mr. Swire appeared in Season 1?)