Downton Abbey Reviews and After Show - AfterBuzz TV

AFTERBUZZ TV -- Downton Abbey UK edition, is a weekly "after show" for fans of PBS's Downton Abbey. In this show, host John Comerford breaks down the episode in which Almost everyone is in London for Rose's coming-out and presentation as a debutante, including Cora's mother Martha Levinson and brother Harold from the States, much to Violet's displeasure, and Lord Gillingham and Mr Blake, still chasing Mary, and mutually antagonistic towards each other. Tom and Violet stay in Yorkshire to join the family later on. Tom has a chance meeting with Sarah Bunting, and they have dinner together in the local pub. Afterwards, Miss Bunting asks him to show her around at Downton Abbey. When they move onto the gallery, to have a better view of the hall, Thomas sees them. Tom tells him that it was nothing, but Thomas politely refuses to believe it. He is also very much irritated that he will be serving Tom until he goes to London and will have to call him by the appropriate title for an employer, ev

AFTERBUZZ TV – Downton Abbey UK edition, is a weekly “after show” for fans of PBS’s Downton Abbey. In this show, host John Comerford breaks down the episode in which Edith plans to give her baby to a tenant farmer, but Lady Rosamund suggests they go abroad, to Switzerland, and give up the baby there instead. The Dowager Countess grills them, learns the truth, and offers to support Edith with money. Tom sees Rose and Jack in a teashop, and tells Mary, who first warns Rose off, then goes to London to see Jack; he has already decided to break off the relationship, to spare Rose future trouble. Alfred offers to marry Ivy, but she refuses him. Daisy is confused about how she feels, but gives Alfred up, and he leaves for the last time. Miss Baxter befriends the lugubrious Molesley, seeking information for Thomas, but they get to rather like each other. Lord Gillingham, who has broken off his engagement, visits briefly, still pursuing and flirting with Mary; she, learning from Anna of Green's

AFTERBUZZ TV – Downton Abbey UK edition, is a weekly “after show” for fans of PBS’s Downton Abbey. In this show, host John Comerford breaks down the episode in which Robert leaves for America to bail out Cora's playboy brother. Mary, told by Mrs Hughes what happened to Anna, persuades him to take Thomas as his valet, leaving Bates to support his wife. The Dowager Countess falls ill with bronchitis, and is nursed by a selfless Isobel, who cheerfully ignores her patient's snippy comments. Mary and Mr Blake visit the newly-arrived pigs; finding them dehydrated, they carry buckets of water together, getting muddy and exhausted, and rather enjoy it. Edith and Rose go to London: Rose continues to romance Jack; Edith decides to have an abortion, but backs out at the last minute. Lord Gillingham and his valet Green arrive, and Mrs Hughes warns Green that she knows about him. During the servants' dinner, Green is rash enough to reveal that he went to the servants' quarters during Dame Nellie's

AFTERBUZZ TV – Downton Abbey UK edition, is a weekly “after show” for fans of PBS’s Downton Abbey. In this show, host John Comerford breaks down the episode in which Alfred takes a test to train as a chef at The Ritz, under Escoffier, but is not accepted. Carson considers re-hiring the morose Mr. Molesley if Alfred leaves, but he's not happy about the demotion back to footman; unfortunately he dithers for too long over whether to accept, and loses the chance. Thomas sees Cora's new ladies maid Baxter as a replacement for Miss O'Brien, and wants her to make friends with everyone, and spy on them for him. When a tenant farmer dies owing lots of rent, Mary and Tom want to end the lease and run the farm themselves, but the son appeals directly to The Earl, who lends him money and agrees he can continue to farm. Cora has to persuade a nervous Mrs. Patmore to exchange their ice-box for a refrigerator. Edith visits a London doctor to see if she is pregnant. Tom still feels he doesn't belong a

AFTERBUZZ TV – Downton Abbey UK edition, is a weekly “after show” for fans of PBS’s Downton Abbey. In this show, host John Comerford breaks down the episode in which Tom regrets his dalliance with Edna, who claims to be pregnant, and wants to force him to marry her. He asks for help from Mrs Hughes, who discovers Edna used contraception, and warns her to be silent. Her plot foiled, Edna leaves. Lady Rose accompanies Mary and Tom to London where they stay with Lady Rosamund, who has sneakily invited Lord Gillingham to join them. They go to a jazz club, where Rose dances with a black singer, to the discomfort of the others. Anna feels she is no longer worthy of Bates, and avoids him, to his puzzlement. She moves back to the house from their cottage. Edith's friend Mr Gregson is about to depart for Germany; if he becomes a citizen, he may be able to divorce his insane wife. Lady Rosamund discovers that Edith has been out at night with Gregson, and warns her of the danger to her reputation

AFTERBUZZ TV – Downton Abbey UK edition, is a weekly “after show” for fans of PBS’s Downton Abbey. In this show, host John Comerford breaks down the episode in which a letter is found from Matthew, appointing Mary his sole heir; the Earl is not pleased at this, nor that Mary wants to work with him and Tom on the estate management - he wants to run things on his own. Violet secretly supports Mary, and urges her to learn the business from Tom. Learning that Moseley has fallen on hard times, is working as a labourer, and has debts, Bates gets money from the Dowager Countess, and pretends he's paying back Moseley for an earlier loan. Lady Rose and Anna go to a tea dance in York which turns out to be for the servant class; she dances with an under-gardener, but when another man tries to cut in, a fight ensues, and they have to run for it. The Earl announces that his solicitor has confirmed that Matthew's letter is as good as a Will, and everyone wants him to include Mary in his plans. There

AFTERBUZZ TV – Downton Abbey UK edition, is a weekly “after show” for fans of PBS’s Downton Abbey. In this show, host John Comerford breaks down the episode in which six months on, Lady Mary mourns Matthew, and feels little attraction to baby George. The Earl and Branson dispute the management of the estate and struggle to pay death duties. Miss O'Brien suddenly leaves to serve Lady Flintshire, on her way to India. Needing a maid in a hurry, Cora hires former maid Edna, who has trained as a ladies' maid, on the strength of the reference which Tom persuaded Mrs Hughes to give her; Carson and Mrs Hughes see trouble ahead, and warn Tom to keep his distance. Mr Molesley loses his job; the Dowager Countess tries to help him by letting him serve at a luncheon for a friend who needs a butler, but her own butler, fearing he is to be replaced, sabotages his efforts, making him appear clumsy and inexperienced. The servants are excited by Valentine's Day, and Mrs Patmore struggles to deal with an

AFTERBUZZ TV – Downton Abbey edition, is a weekly “after show” for fans of PBS’s Downton Abbey. In this show, host John Comerford breaks down the episode in which the future of Downton hangs precariously in the balance. In the hope of financial rescue from her American grandmother Mary and Violet conspire to make sure [...]

AFTERBUZZ TV – Downton Abbey edition, is a weekly “after show” for fans of PBS’s Downton Abbey. In this show, host John Comerford breaks down the episode in which the third season of “Downton Abbey” commences with the family and staff preparing for Mary and Matthew’s wedding; and Cora’s mother (Shirley MacLaine) arriving from the [...]