It's Christmas time at Downton ! And even if there's some angst in this episode we can say that the holiday season brings happy endings ! 

The Spanish flu arrives at Downton, people are ill, someone dies, angst ahoy !  Fanfictions I've talked about in this episode :  - Negotiating thin ice by Dream of Ragtime  https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12455772/1/Negotiating-thin-ice  - Reaching Ithica by Randomabiling  https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10179059/1/Reaching-Ithica  - Are We All Right ? by Sara K M https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13859393/1/Are-We-All-Right  - The Art of Perception by Randomabiling  https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10581727/1/The-Art-of-Perception 

The war might be over but there's still a lot of angst in this epsiode. A “miracle” happens, Sybil makes a decision, Thomas might have made a wrong one, Richards asks something of Anna and Cora and Robert's relationship is getting worse... 

The war is about to be over but Mary is a bit to attached to Matthew which annoys Richard Carlisle and Cora. Bates and Anna still have problems to solve and a Major arrives at Downton claiming that he has a connection to the family... 

Mary has to face the consequences of her actions once again and Matthew and William have been wonded. Unfortunately one of them will not make it... 

We have the climax of our fight between Isobel and Cora, Ethel gets into trouble, Mr Molesley is bored and Mrs Bird allies herself with Mrs Patmore to help men from the village. Robert goes to see Bates while Matthew and William are MIA. 

The house is turned into a convalescence home and everyone try to adapt to this new situtation but Isobel thinks she can rule the place to Cora's dismay. Violet and Rosamund plot to get Lavinia out of the picture because "she's an obstacle to Mary's happiness". Edith finds a purpose and Anna sees Bates in the village... 

Another long episode today !  We meet Sir Richard Carlisle, “Matthew's replacement", Thomas is back in town, there's a new valet and we almost lost Carson. No wonder the episodes are getting longer when “there's never a dull moment in this house". At the end of the episode I talk about an Instagram post made by @thatcrawleygirl Go check her account, her edits are incredible ! 

Let's start season 2 ! There's a lot to talk about, war is here and that means change. And new season also means new characters ! 

Special episode today ! With one of my best friends we talked about the new movie, Downton Abbey : A New Era and we went a little crazy.  The short story I've talked about by modernamericangirl : https://modernamericangirl.tumblr.com/post/683287181553434624