Downton Abbey (TV Series) Episode #6.2 (2015) User Reviews

Childless

[jpismyname · 9/10 · 9 January 2018]

Lady Mary is a character you will or might dislike, or even hate, but she has some good qualities too, which you will see in this episode when she helps Anna. I don't like her, she is probably someone I couldn't stand if, say, we're in the workplace, but I admit she's interesting. In fact, she's one of the most interesting characters in the show. All of them are anyway.

And then there'd Lady Edith, Mary's polar opposite. When luck prefers Mary, Edith is struggling with her illegitimate child and the news of Gregson's apparent murder.

We also see a much more different side of sweet Daisy. She grows as an independent young woman who is not afraid to speak her mind, if it means saving the people she cares about. Good job Daisy.

And then there's a happy ending. The case of Mr. Gilligham's valet is closed, because the woman who confessed is really guilty after all. I hope I wouldn't see an episode of Anna crying again, she seems to cry in every episode.

Solid

[Hitchcoc · 9/10 · 8 September 2020]

Things move along with Mary in charge. Edith's folly involving the pig farmer comes to a head here. Mary can be cruel, but she really needed to be kept in the loop. She couldn't treat Edith any worse than she already does. The comic byplay between Carson and Hughes continues as they plan their wedding. It will be interesting. Edith and her editor at the magazine are butting heads and that result is interesting. Lord Grantham has to make a cruel decision, not of his own making. John and Anna are beset again by more angst. On we go.

Defending Anna

[matty39 · 14 June 2022]

Yes, there are difficult scenes with Anna weeping over her inability to maintain a pregnancy, but they are sincere. It is a problem many women have had, and it is a source of grief for them. At the time of this episode there wasn't as much medical help available, certainly not to those in the servant class. Anna IS a strong character, - though she is grieving she still does her work and thinks of Mr. Bates and his feelings.

Episode 2

[moviesfilmsreviewsinc · 10/10 · 14 May 2022]

Daisy continues to seethe. Understandable. She has spent most of her young life toiling underground. It is only recently that she has seen slices of the wider world out there and the more she sees of it the more she realizes what she's been missing. She's angry at the system and the Crawleys are a part of that system. Molesley is (maybe) a little frightened of what Daisy might do to herself if she cannot keep a lid on her anger and expectations. He tries to help by going to speak to the headmaster of the Wizard School in Ripon, on Daisy's behalf, and returns with old exams for her to study. A man named Mr. Finch, who looks a lot like the doppelganger of Mr. Tufton (the randy grocer who paid court to Mrs. Patmore in Season 3) turns up at the Abbey looking for the estate's agent. He is immediately confused when Mary tells him to hold onto his hat, then tells him to go upstairs to take it off. Then things really get weird: She tells him she is the new agent. He is momentarily stunned, although he quickly recovers and invites Downton to a fat stock show, which looks a lot like the Westminster Dog Show but for (let's say) big boned farm animals. Mary, who has now taken to modeling for Ralph Lauren in her spare time is excited at the prospect and immediately offers to enter Edith into the show. Mrs. Drewe meets her Waterloo. "What about Mrs. Drewe?" "Was Mrs. Drewe there?" were the oft repeated refrains this week. Of course Mary thought she was being kind to Pigman and Mrs. Drewe by making sure Mrs. Drewe got the chance to see Marigold. We'll give Mary credit there. Although...maaaaybe there was just a teensy, little bit of her that thought that after seeing her, the Drewes might want to take the baby back from Edith. Now that the whole 'sketching with Annabelle Portsmouth' question has been settled, there is the matter of planning the wedding and right away there is pre-marital discord that may be a harbinger of things to come: Mrs. Hughes wants a destination wedding, i.e., any destination but Downton. Nevertheless, when Lord DIY asks how the plans are coming along and Carson mentions that they are looking for a reception venue, Mary cheerily suggests they have it there at Downton, which is a great offer for about two seconds. Then Lord Clueless chimes in by going all Andy Hardy and exclaiming, "Yes! We can decorate the servant's hall and put on a show and all the kids will come!" What a sport! Even after Mary ups the ante, Mrs. Hughes is nonplussed by the offer. She wants a day where she's the Lady, not the maid. Still Mary makes it clear that this was an offer they can't refuse. When she says "leave Mrs. Hughes to me", a look of absolute terror washes across Carson's face.

Anna The Weeper

[figuress · 1/10 · 30 May 2022]

I don't know if I can take one more week of Anna crying, frowning, weeping, moaning and being pathetic and self-pitying. She started off as such a strong character but has been reduced to one that I can't wait to get off of the screen.