Dowager Countess - Best Moments - Series 3

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Maggie Smith/Violet Crawley best moments from the first 4 episodes of series 3.
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[@Jay-D92]

VC: "I'm so looking forward to seeing your mother again. When I'm with her, I'm reminded of the virtues of the English." Man: "Isn't she American?" VC: "Exactly." LMAO

[@callyfana]

The man is Matthew, really

[@williamwallace2278]

Scrounging Brit Aristocracy just loved their money though as basically they were bloody pointless and useless

[@user-sc9oy1kz8g]

@@williamwallace2278 Well they did employ people and were basically just landowners with a bit of class

[@nina1522]

"Vulgarity is no substitute for wit!" One of my favorite quotes ever.

[@rachelhenson8614]

What makes it for me is how offended she looks when sybil accuses her of starting it 😂

[@azabujuban-hito8085]

Well you started it

[@dguri]

top quote!!

[@yannaingwin123]

- "hard-work and diligence weigh more than beauty in real world" - "If only that was true" LMAFO hahaha

[@mike46015]

Best moment when she mistook Lord Grantham for a waiter.

[@auntie.histamine]

Still cracks me up all this time later. Maggie Smith's comedic timing is so brilliant.

[@alexanderjones9572]

She knew it was him. She was making a point. 😂😂😂

[@anaisbarrosodgh5790]

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[@tshepo9546]

"new guests should only be admitted when their date of departure has been settled"....LOL

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

*No guess should be admitted until their date of departure has been settled

[@n.t.6609]

- Like what? Gardening? - Well, no, you can't be as desperate as that... :'D

[@danieljaffen]

Love that Robert & Violet are talking sh!t about Ms. Levinson while she's literally sitting RIGHT NEXT TO THEM. Hilarious!!!

[@Meagsnan]

"You're a woman with a brain and reasonable ability. Stop whining and find something to do." That has become my mantra hahaha

[@kleec0203]

"Never mistake a wish for a certainty," my favorite line from the Dowager Countess.

[@gastonrrognn8716]

Lord Grantham wasn't taken, he died. What a remarquable mix of tact, English temper and emotion !!! He do love Maggie Smith act.

[@BlackFluteChance]

Sybil's smug face at 3:22 is hilarious. She's truly her grandmother's granddaughter. XD

[@applecollective9359]

'Edith is beginning her life as an old man's drudge.' and 'he looks as if he is waiting for a beating from the Head Master' just kill me. It's her delivery.

[@HighPriestess10]

Yes and her expressions too! There is almost always a comedy figure in period dramas. In the televised Pride & Prejudice, Alison Steadman as Mrs Bennet was equally amusing with her histrionics and her sporadic dependence on her smelling salts. Not to mention the bumbling Mr Collins. It all adds to the absolute charm of these dramas!

[@Scosian]

An applause to the writer of Lady Grantham's script - her character and her quotes are excellent - absolutely love this drama

[@rain_on_me]

Finally, someone who understands that Maggie Smith is reading from a script and not just saying whatever comes to her mind. She and Mrs. Pattmore are my favorite characters, by the way :D

[@kyleenglot9184]

+maret a. I wouldn't be surprised if some of her lines are improvised, especially in tv shows. The thing about actors is that yes they are given a script but it's really their own personality and method to bring those lines to life.

[@thegaycatholic4739]

"Sure she's made of money, and there's only Momma and Uncle Harold to share it when she's gone…" "We can't wait that long… she looks as if she'll bury us all, no we must act no." 😂😂😂

[@cwhg4050]

He hates to leave America, haha, I should hate to go there. lololol her delivery was perfect!

[@alexjones1985]

Dowager (to Cora) "I'm so looking forward to seeing your mother again. When I'm with her, I'm reminded of the virtues of the English." Matthew "Isn't she American?" Dowager "Exactly." 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀!!!!!!!!!

[@cj4523]

This part is so well suited to Dame Maggie Smith! She is absolutely brilliant!! :')

[@oscarcastillo-ol9lf]

I just love the "lord grantham wasn´t taken... he died" quote hahaha

[@FurryAminal]

It's the difference between U and non-U language.

[@iristostrams7103]

How is that funny?

[@rebeccabourgeois1058]

Definitely the most wonderful character on the show. An absolute scream!

[@lulurasheed]

I love her ...what a brilliant actress !

[@tsalefatsedumezweni4381]

"He looks as if he is waiting for a beating from a headmaster"ahahhahahahaahahahahahahahahah!! oh Maggie you are one precious gem.

[@laurathg97]

"I think Granny is right" "... can somebody write that down?" HILARIOUS

[@richenuff01]

Dame Maggie Smith JUST kills these lines. You can tell she LOVES having those memorable lines.

[@louisplatten7833]

If she ever leaves then Downton Abbey should just get cancelled

[@richardbradford1772]

That's an overstatement if I've ever read one.

[@louisplatten7833]

Every actor is brilliant but she is the scene stealer in every scene she's in

[@mrlikeandsubscribe]

Louis Platten I totally agree, the whole point is taken away!

[@clowicous]

2:15, my favorite ever! I'm not sure if she was being serious or she really thought he was a waiter haha!

[@joshgavin211]

"I don't know what that means but it is peculiar as you look"

[@luciengovaard507]

"I don't even know what that means, but it sounds almost as peculiar as you look!"

[@elimacfly1]

"Hard work and diligence weigh more than beauty in the real world." "Oh if only that were true." Remains true to this day.

[@CharmySi]

She looks like she is going to bury us all.....lol :-D

[@gerardcollins6621]

Simon Pelster "We can't wait that long, she look's as if she'll bury us all."

[@oscarcastillo-ol9lf]

also love the "you´re a woman with a brain and reasonable abilitie... stop whining and find something to do"

[@aminahmayxzanneestremera8803]

Everytime I watch this scene, I always picture out Professor McGonagall talking instead of Violet.

[@Leen95M]

i absolutely LOVE this character !! hilarious and full of wisdom too ;)

[@principeturandot4593]

"An aristocrat with no servants is as much use to the county as a glass hammer." LOL! The way she delivers her lines... each of them... Great!

[@user-vb5fs1sf2y]

I've only just got into Downton Abbey - what a gem I've been missing. Maggie Smith plays an excellent part - she IS the dowager lol.

[@OEKIE77]

So, it's official then: The Best Thing about "Downton Abbey" is The One and Only: DAME MAGGIE SMITH!!! And correct me if I'm wrong. But Lady Grantham's facial expressions and her surprised looks remind me of a certain Sheldon Cooper. You know, that stranger than strange guy from "The Big Bang Theory". The two of them are very much alike in that respect. Quite "off this world", but very loveable indeed. So I can see another series coming, wherein Maggie Smith as Lady Grantham plays the mother of this Sheldon Cooper character. And he then obviously plays her son. And then let's see, which of the two can keep a straight face the longest, as they embark on a journey where hilarious dialogues and situations are just around the proverbial corner. And the pitch might very well read as follows: "The Odd Couple" with a bit of "Harold and Maude" thrown in for good measure. I for one would be rubbing my hands with delight if such a belter of a comedy-series would eventually see the light of day. Lady Grantham: "Now put that in your pipe and smoke it!" Sheldon Cooper: "I don't have a pipe, and I don't smoke." Lady Grantham: "But nonetheless, you still manage to be quite one hell of a DRAG."

[@mayagold10]

god i love her.. along with carson and mrs. hughes they are the funnies characters. and this is the most depressing series ever, so that means a lot!

[@calvertvaux5061]

Cora had one good comeback that I remember in Season One. I have to paraphrase, but when her husband made some crack about not modernizing the house "like an American" Cora said, "It's true, we don't share your British hatred of comfort." I wish I had a better memory but I think that was the gist of it.

[@9108nedrfr]

"gardening?" "well, no, you can't be as desperate as that." Haha

[@horselandtoday]

My favourite show. So well written! Superb acting and Maggie Smith is bae! Her little insults are what give the show a comedic presence! Love it love love it on season 5 right now

[@gracet9]

I thought you were a waiter lol 😂😂😂

[@19EHF]

Her bluntness should make you hate her but I just absolutely love her, she always cracks me up

[@nybaby40]

Lord Grantham wasn't taken.... he died!

[@citygirl2192]

I'm actually looking forward to more scenes with the Dowager and Mary, they're both strong Crawley women who have similar experiences, there's some great material there.

[@thegaycatholic4739]

The Olenna Tyrell of Downton Abbey

[@kaivalyaepanicker535]

Olenna Tyrell is the Dowager Countess of GOT

[@alexjones1985]

Lord Grantham wasn't 'taken'. He died.

[@elisecooper1942]

No family is never what it seems from the outside. So true.

[@choirkitty]

the dowager countess - no filter since 1912! lol!!! :)

[@combateyez]

I love this program. Can't wait for them to come on .

[@soapwonder]

She gets the best lines! Brilliant! Love her! :-)

[@thomasfy4]

“She looks as if she’ll bury us all” 😂😂

[@jacobstarling5835]

The show revolves around her

[@vikynga4498]

Oh sorry, I thought you were a waiter hahahahahhahahahha muoiooooooooo x'D

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

Queen of Sheba 😂

[@globalman]

"Vulgarity is no substitute for Wit!" :-)

[@dannypetersmith4430]

I'm just waiting for Judi Dench to guest star

[@kleytoncarlos1]

damn. that i don't want to miss! perhaps dame julie andrews, sir ian McKellen could have a scene with Thomas, since he;s openly gay he wouldn't mind that!

[@kiwibuddy2]

I should not have thought a large drawing room much compensation! lol

[@dargay]

love this show.

[@pearlmcfarland4920]

Maggie Smith, total genius with her ascerbic wit. Can't wait for the next Downton Abbey series.

[@MarcusLeepapi]

Really nice...I like this show so much....

[@WhiteElvenDragon]

"civil vulgarity is no substitute for wit" haha

[@walrusnom]

Sybil* (the name of her granddaughter, whom she is addressing), vulgarity is no substitute for wit.

[@kleec0203]

One of my favorite quotes, and sadly true.

[@kamreelyons-chatman6544]

While on a whole the dowager is one my favorite characters I was very disappointed with her and Mary in this season. I mean I get it Cora's mom is a little over the top but her her hus bands hard earned money is the only reason Downtown wasn't sold decades ago. Violet and Mary act like her only useful function is as a source of money to be called upon when needed. And as soon as the dowager finds out that Mrs Levinson can't help them in anyway she goes back to being rude and complain to Robert about when she's leaving. And the Mary spoke to her mother about her being an american and not understanding the intracicies of the English aristocracy was very disrespectful. Cora had a point. Why should her brother giveaway half of his fortune to savedownton for a SECOND time. Especially when this a mess entirely of Lord Grantham's making

[@inayatahmed5828]

Kamree Lyons-Chatman I know this comment is really old but it's so on point!! Mary is way too disrespectful to her mother and even her father at times and nobody ever seems to find it necessary to check her. She is allowed to get her own way with everything treating everyone else like dirt. She didn't even respect her husband Matthew and often disregarded his wishes and rights.

[@PerKaltberg]

She's such a strong character. I have so much respect for her.

[@mynameiswhatever]

You forgot my favorite line -- when she says in re: Shirley MacLaine's character not being "overawed" by the Crowleys: "Was Napoleon overawed by the Bourbons?" That line killed me. I'm still laughing.

[@ZimPhuong]

Cora: 'I think granny is right' Sass Queen: 'Can somebody write that down?' 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tmendez880]

Love Maggie's character!!!

[@MsWifemom1]

Love it !!!!

[@richenuff01]

"Nothing succeeds like success!" There isn't much else to say. LOL

[@chaspfrank]

But what she said was "Nothing succeeds like excess", which is much funnier.

[@kikyo4ever]

Another best moment was when Mrs. Hughes associated Ethel to the scarlet letter and the Dowager was like "what is the scarlet letter"

[@coralarch]

Maggie Smith IS Downton Abbey!

[@ahcokris]

She's a Churchill, the Churchills are DIFFERENT. Comment: indeed. One of them turned down Queen Elisabeth when she wanted to create him 1.st duke of London.

[@dguri]

the one and only!

[@kikyo4ever]

She one if my favorite character.

[@julieta5375]

She is just flawless ❤️❤️❤️❤️ #QueenMaggie

[@pierrettesauser9164]

Je suis impatiente de voir la suite.

[@cherryblossom404]

SYBIL!

[@kimberleyg7679]

Robert: why dwell on that now?" Dowager: because I want the pleasure of saying I told you so..." BEST LINE, (of her's) EVER, I have been known to employ the same tactic; oops! ;)

[@richardbradford1772]

PERFECTION Lady Grantham: "Lord Grantham wasn't taken, HE DIED!" That's akin to this so and so "passed" rather than DIED in an obituary. Makes me furious.

[@gainal9080]

You've been reading those communist newspapers again. Lmao she's iconic af.

[@Lostintheshire]

she is the saving grace of this show

[@anariel2191]

"I do hope I'm interrupting something"

[@annascott8812]

3:25 love it!!

[@forchun88arrereh50]

😁😁 maggie smith s acting is very interesting 😁

[@creidcarpenter]

she is THE best!

[@dronespace]

Brilliant

[@alexjones1985]

Dowager"How much do I owe you?" Edith "A Galleon." Dowager "This is Downton Abbey, not Harry Potter!" For those who don't know, Galleons are the currency at Hogwarts.😀

[@DrowningInTea]

alex jones She said a Guinea not a Galleon.

[@swaingles]

I love the faces the director shoots at the actors when some funny quotes appear: When I'm with her, I'm reminded of the virtues of the English. . . but isn'tshe American? Exactly . . . .Or When Jimmy and Alfred are put to polish all the silvery: Have you seen Jimmy's face when Carson enters the room?

[@tardistabs]

"Oh, I'm so sorry. I thought you were a waiter," LOL!

[@nzkiwibro1]

love how her and mary hatched a plan to butter up mrs levinson. but she started being catty strait away lol

[@mari27990]

I forget how hilarious she is!

[@sharifaalhosni7888]

2:17 I'm crying 😭😭😂😂😂😂

[@vcp365]

yesss!

[@temsulong]

I can hear her talk whole day!

[@stephaniemellon1675]

I have never watched downton but I think I want to for this fabulous lady 😂😂

[@anniel.3714]

Stephanie Mellon You really should, it's worth it!

[@ChristineTheHippie]

Proper British Matriarch + Eccentric American matriach = worlds collide and great fun to watch! Especially with Maggie Smith and Shirley McLane as the parts.

[@uofc57]

It's funny that the Dowager is the first to call Branson "Tom", and now she needs constant reminding

[@sarahbgln]

she's won 2 emmys for it so far, i'm sure she'll win the next for season 3

[@Scampergirl]

Maggie Smith rules!

[@LeoBeaumierPerras]

3:45 This face makes me laugh every time

[@annascott8812]

4:46 wow sounds like my mom....lol

[@Salmagundiii]

It take a Julian to get the little U versus non-U bit in there.

[@astrofabio68]

is brilliant...hahaha