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Where we at this week?

Hi all! I disappeared part way through last season, but I'm back to snark. Made corned beef for dinner

I kind of disagree. While Marian has old money in her family, she is a poor relation and doesn't have the stratospheric pedigree Bertha is looking for in her children's marriages. I think she likes her well enough and Marian was very kind to the family when they were shunned initially, as long as she's in Larry's friend zone she's fine. But I can see Bertha wanting Larry to marry a woman in the upper upper crust or European royalty. That said as others have said, the rules for men and women at that time were very different and I suspect Larry will have more of a say so in his marriage, unlike Gladys.

Yes, Fellowes is definitely using the Vanderbilt story as a driver. From building the biggest Newport cottage to the Met, where the Vanderbilts were a driving force after old money kept them out of the Academy of Music. Its fine by me, I find the Vanderbilt story fascinating. And Morgan Spector is way way hotter than Cornelius Vanderbilt.

Marian, Bertha and Gladys looked like 3 flavors of sherbert, lemon, lime and raspberry. Frankly I find the Larian storyline bland. If there is a season 3 I want to see Bertha vs George vs Gladys over Bertha selling Gladys to the Duke. The Duke is such a bore and so not for her I know this is an unpopular opinion, but no tears for Oscar, tears for Agnes. Oscar is beside himself because Maud lied and defrauded him, which is rich coming from a guy who was planning to marry Maud (before he knew who she was) for money and setting her up to be his beard without her knowledge. Or did I miss the part where Oscar was honest with Maud and told her he was gay and had a boyfriend?