
We here at Frock Flicks (okay, Kendra and Trystan) are so excited for the final season of Downton Abbey that we’re doing weekly costume recaps AND podcasts! Tune in each week for an episode-by-episode recap of our thoughts on both the plot and (especially) the costumes (designed by Anna Robbins) — because really, while we all are invested in the lives of the fictional Crawley family, don’t we actually keep coming back to see what they’re wearing? You can find the podcast at the bottom of this post, or on iTunes!
This week, the Abbey gets surprise visitor. But first, as always, breakfast!





Lady Rosamund has a scheme to get Edith to participate in Rosamond’s favorite charity for down-and-out women. So we’re not going to London this episode, and Lady R. is coming to the country.





For dinner, let’s turn this shit up to 11.








The next day, it’s charity teatime / old-home week.






Meanwhile, Anna is pregnant again and feeling crampy, so Mary rushes to take her up to London to see the doctor.



In London, the doctor stitches up Anna’s cervix and she’s hopefully good to go.


That night, Edith is all dressed up for dinner at Downton, while Mary goes on a date with Hot Hot Henry Talbot:





Back at the abbey, there’s time for some intra-family hospital squabbling:




Mary pops in to say that Carson and Mrs. Hughes are back from their honeymoon.


And in the servants’ hall, the honeymooners:

We’re at the halfway mark of Downton Abbey‘s final season — what do you think so far?
Downton Abbey Season Six, Episode Four, Podcast Recap
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Excellent review!when Matthew Goode popped up I was like,”Yay!More of that,please!”
Cora really rocks it in the seafoam. But I disagree with you about Mary’s white silk business-like blouse. Edith green dinner gown is amazing. Loved the jewelled headband. Edith is coming into her own.
Mary’s bling white dinner gown was a work of art.
Was glad seeing Gwen a successful woman. I really was pleased in how she gave Sybil the acknowledgement Sybil deserved in helping her better Gwen.
Nice to see the late Christopher Lee’s niece in episode. Lady Peter Wimsey, er Harriet Walters as Lady Shackleton.
Matthew Goode. In a tux.
Gah-gargle,,,glub
….. oh, sorry. I was drooling.
It feels like the clothing is the only thing that changes in this show and I think it’s pretty clear that it’s a good thing this is the last season since Fellowes is out of ideas.
The Bates’ keep painful secrets from each other and there are misunderstandings and occasionally the law gets involved! Yet they never learn to confide in one another. They have incredibly bad luck.
Carson makes decisions without consulting Mrs. Hughes-now-Carson.
Attractive dudes are into Mary, and Mary wonders if it’s worth it to marry them. Mary is a bitch to Edith.
Cora is oblivious to everything. Lord Grantham is also oblivious, but to different things.
The Biddies alternate between bickering and plotting.
Thomas is sad and evil and gay and lonely.
Daisy has Dreams of Something More and Mrs. Padmore is covered in flour and disapproves.
Poor servant has a problem and aristocrats do something anachronistically benevolent.
Someone mentions how the times are a-changing.
And occasionally things are shaken up when someone has a fling with someone unsuitable or someone dies.
I will continue to watch till the bitter end, but it’s getting ridiculous. Honestly the addition of the Denker/Spratt relationship is the most interesting thing to happen recently.
I’m 99% with you, except that I hate Denker sooooooo much! But yeah, it is good to have a new villain, and Spratt is genius.