As Violet, the Dowager Countess takes pot shots at Mrs. My favorite scene of episode two was during the family dinner at Downton with the Crawleys, Matthew and Isobel.
A perfect example for writer Julian Fellowes to use to display the pomp of the aristocratic lifestyle that the upstairs residents of Downton maintain, and the downstairs servants must cater to. People, horses, hounds, foxes, you name it. Victorian-era fox hunting as a sport is as complicated socially as any Regency-era Ball at Almacks. The scenes of the foxhunt were especially picturesque, evoking a time when everything had its place in order of social dictum. The Victorian costumes and English locations arrive regularly in jaw dropping splendor. Carson's secret from the past arrives and plants himself in his library is classic, the Dowager Countess continues to steal every scene with all her sarcastic lines, and Lady Mary's push of propriety is an eye popper. I always enjoy the surprise element and dutifully promise not to reveal any major spoilers, but the reaction by Lord Grantham when Mr. Many plots churning some resolved, others only leave us craving more of this multi-layered, well-acted, beautifully produced period drama.
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