DOWNTON DAY!!!!

AHHH! Downton Abbey is back in the UK, and since my computer is confused as to where I am (when it asks to use your position, deny it!), I can watch it legally on itv's website. So, here come the spoilers:

1) O'Brien's gone?! I'm more shocked that Thomas had the ability to further his similarity to one of those robots from this SNL sketch.

2) Also the theme music was different, which I didn't like.

3) "Poor little orphan?" Mary, you're his mother. That means he's not an orphan. Also, was the royal baby named after Mary & Matthew's kid? (I paused the show to write this and the first thing Anna said was "He's not an orphan." Anna is my favorite.)

4) Downton has turned into a haven for single parents.

5) Mary was getting a bit far from the ice queen that made her my favorite Crawley girl, so I'm glad she's being cold and distant again.

6) MAGGIE SMITH.

7) This nanny is mean. Thomas is in the right...

8) I was hoping Isobel would just disappear back to where she came from before Downton...

9) The nanny called the baby "the little prince." It is Prince George.

10) Are Carson & Mrs. Hughes every going to get married?

11) "This is a man you sang and danced with. Do you feel nothing?" Okay, so Carson & Mrs. Hughes may not happen...

12) I usually hate it when Thomas is deceitful, but the nanny had it coming...

13) Poor Carson! Mary is being mean to him...she must be really upset.

14) "I suppose we were all young once." - Anna "You stayed young." - Bates
How old is Anna?! I wonder every episode. And she "stayed young?" Is she some sort of supernatural creature? That might explain her kindness and agelessness.

15) This new lady's maid. Is she the one who kissed Robert or the one who kissed Branson? It's hard to keep track of all these maids who kiss members of the family.

16) I'm going to try to stop blogging now because it's difficult to get a good flow on the show when I have to make snide remarks every 45 seconds. This will probably only last until the next time Maggie Smith shows up.

17) Answer to 15: Branson. Definitely Branson.

18) That's right! Go away, hateful nanny!

19) Aww...Carson & Mary are best friends again.

Summary: I need to buy a ticket to visit Highclere Castle in July as soon as tickets are available. I am also predisposed to like Gregson because I lived in Gregson Hall for two years...my room number is the name of this blog.

Song of the Moment

Hey there from Germany!

I've been updating my adventures on my other blog, but writing about how much I love "Wrecking Ball" doesn't seem to quite fit the theme. I really really really love this song, but I will say that I haven't seen the music video because the rights are blocked in Germany.

However, I have seen a lot of stuff on the internet about the music video. It doesn't make sense to me. The song is brilliant; why would you need to make a sensational music video for attention. That would be more appropriate for a song that was all fluff and needed the extra hype.

Anyhow, my favorite versions of this song are the original and the Gregory Brothers' cover. Amazing.

My lack of culture is disturbing.