Downton Abbey recap: The Christmas Special teaches us to confess our true love, use Ouija boards, pick up new parents, and not to lock dogs in sheds

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Downton Abbey recap: The Christmas Special teaches us to confess our true love, use Ouija boards, pick up new parents, and not to lock dogs in sheds

By FASHION Staff | February 20th, 2012 | 12:30 pm

Best save: By making a point of parting pleasantly with Carlisle, Mary simultaneously saved her ass and actually made us feel a bit bad for him! Way to use your survival instincts, Mary.

Best Halloween Christmas prop: The holiday special enters ABC Family (or Backstreet Boys video) territory, when Thomas and O’Brien break out the Ouija board. While it exists throughout the episode to prove just how stupid Daisy is, the board finally makes its powers known at the end of the episode by spelling out “Let them be happy. With my love.” A final blessing from Lavinia? Some twisted Vera trick? William about Daisy and dad? Time for the Michael Jackson zombies!

Best self-actualization: Cousin Isobel’s been doing nothing but getting in everyone’s way for the past two seasons (did they really need her medical expertise at Bates’s trial?), but it seems that getting Matthew to finally come around to his feelings for Mary was her doing what she does best at after all! Bravo, Isobel!

Well, that’s it for another season of Downton Abbey. Until next time, tell us what you thought of the episode and you could win a DVD prize pack of season one and season two, courtesy of eOne Films. And try not to kill yourself, okay?

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Erika

Love the intrigue of British television!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=628486716 Andrea Bilec

Unfortunately I have not seen any of Season 2 as I only finished Season 1 yesterday. I would love to own both of these lovely Seasons as this is my new favorite show! The acting is superb and I recognize Thomas (the Cad) as Liam from Coronation St!
Marlibu

To be honest. Ive never scene it but i do love the drama. Lol. Your synopsis is awesome and this sounded like super fun series to watch.
http://twitter.com/TorontoViewer Margaret in Toronto

I got hooked on this series when the plane I was on for 15 hours only had non-english subtitled movies (a chinese movie subtitled in japanese = double non-understandable) and the first four episodes of Downtown Abbey.
From your synopsis of the Christmas episode it sounds like the characters have really developed since those first few episodes!
I’d love to win the DVDs and savour every moment.
Thanks Margaret aka @torontoviewer
Bev Bergman

Is it just me or does anybody else out there think that Bates did murder his wife???????? I think season 3 is going to give us a shocking reveal!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=564153252 Julia Grant

I really missed Sybil in this episode. And I’m sure that there will be trouble ahead for Matthew and Mary (perhaps in the form of the American grandmother, to be played by Shirley MacLaine).
April

Although I have been a fan of masterpiece theatre for many years, this series captured the essence of the human experience , and I have to admit I became obsessed with it!We view family conflicts, greed, love, war, justice, redemption, and hope, all within the historical context of a tumultuous time where cultural barriers were being broken not unlike our current time. We as Americans seem to be attracted to English settings and stories of the wealthy. In Downton Abbey we have both as well as superior acting.

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