Dramatic Dinners: Volume Two | Downton Abbey

[@erinjohnson1124]

“We’re not leaving. Is that a Charlotte Russe? How DELICIOUS.” Lmaoooo that line will never get old for me 😂😂😂😂

[@ItsAllLove4Real]

Don't want to waste a good pudding🙌🏾🤣😂

[@genuinelypink3838]

Right? It was completely out of nowhere lmao.

[@billygarcia9885]

I think it’s a reference to Once Upon a Time in America, which was one of Elizabeth McGovern’s earliest roles.

[@justgranny9601]

​@@billygarcia9885 Try "Ordinary People" A few years before

[@michaeltutty1540]

Charlotte Russe is an absolutely wonderful, very rich type of cake. It takes skill and talent to make it correctly.

[@djtexas4993]

Cora walking up to them saying she wished she could join Anna and Bates for dinner… Talk about class! She has many great moments in the show but that quick one is so great!

[@m.layfette6249]

What I truly appreciate about that scene is when Bates hand the Maitre-D his cane. I never get tired of seeing a snob like him put back in his box.

[@elizabethmailaparampil9279]

Carson very angry

[@josemariasouzaoliveira8234]

Im from Brazil....amo essa série.Gostaria de ter vivido essa época,esse lugar.gostaria muito de conhecer a Inglaterra 😊

[@Robert08010]

And wasn't that perfect casting for the host. Everything about his exuded spinelessness.

[@melaniekendall4903]

Are you kidding 😂 she can't act to save her life

[@garretthildebrandt428]

“I’m flabbergasted!” “You’re always flabbergasted by the unconventional.” 😂

[@shannonhughes203]

I love how in the “sea monster” one, Sybil is just enjoying the drama😂.

[@anitas5817]

That is such a great moment - I hadn’t noticed it before.

[@rosierennie5867]

I love how Mary and Edith really protected Tom and in turn earned his protection too. I love their comradery and friendship

[@analusilvaj]

The three of them are one of my favorite relationships on the show ♥️

[@melaniekendall4903]

Mary and Edith couldn't bear the sight of each other so I don't know what you been watching 😂😂

[@melaniekendall4903]

​@@analusilvajit's favourite not favorite 😮😊

[@wolvenhale3846]

Im p sure they were referring to their relationship with tom not eachother

[@patkennedy2620]

@@melaniekendall4903You obviously did not watch nor understand this scene. 😅

[@l.a.3479]

Anna: "It's not that bad...no one died." 🤣

[@Caroline28483]

4:55 Sybil's face is so funny here. I love how she can barely look away from Mary and Matthew- she's so transfixed she looks like she's watching her favorite show

[@devthewidget]

The tension when he says “I’d have to know more about the princess and the sea monster in question.” 🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@Robert08010]

Of all Lady Violets words of wisdom, the one I have taken away and I live by since I first heard it: "Seems a pity to miss a good pudding." Violet may be gone but her lesson will live in me!

[@Three-Headed-Monkey]

The "well servants are so hard to find these days" is such a great line.

[@Robert08010]

@@Three-Headed-Monkey She IS the comic relief in the scene.

[@alexandrabelli4139]

No puedo superar su muerte estoy molesta por esta secuela era innecesaria . Veia Downton por ella.

[@darlinghans]

“I suppose she has an appropriate costume for every activity” 😭😭😭

[@Robert08010]

@@darlinghans "Mama, you're not helping!"

[@lunabird2347]

Allen Leech is such a talented actor. At the simple mention of Sybil's wishes, he's showing so much emotion at 8:25

[@specialjeffreyke]

Lady Grantham at the restaurant is lovely, that smile

[@pblw4276]

"You're always flabbergasted by the unconventional" Good for you, Cora!

[@rhonda7070]

He was flabbergasted (great word!) whenever anyone disagreed with him. How dare they!

[@DeepikaGinger]

I love Anna’s face after Tom told them what he’d put in the bowl

[@RavinRay]

Mary and Matthew trying their best not to laugh out loud was priceless!

[@gabygaby5701]

Cant stand Mary…. Such a snob

[@Brit626]

They think it's funny but this could very well lead to someone getting fired ...

[@justdessertsgaming7609]

It would have been even more priceless if it’d been Mary herself who’d got the mouthful 😂

[@DUCKDUCKGOISMUCHBETTER]

​@@justdessertsgaming7609Yes. I can just imagine what she might have said. "Edith, how COULD you! Have you been down in the kitchen?" 😂

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

Oh my gosh when they all think Tom’s going to murder the general and really he was just going to throw gross stuff on him 😂😂 Such a hilarious turn out

[@SueProv]

This is always a great treat. I love how Cora manages to smoothly make things right.

[@Robert08010]

I love how supportive she usually is and yet she is willing to contradict him when she feels its right.

[@fire-king5559]

I watched the whole series a while ago and I have never paid much attention to Cora, but these videos make me appreciate how she was a good character, calm and fair to people.

[@petitebaje]

Cora's words at the end, in the last scene is so deep, because most likely she would have had to sacrifice a lot of who she was, her beliefs, etc, when she married into that family.

[@comradeleppi2000]

True. I was wondering same

[@GrainneDhu]

My eyes started leaking at Tom's reaction to hearing that Sybil had told Mary she wanted the baby to be baptised in the Catholic faith. I'm not a Christian at all but faith is very important to many and it's clear that to have yet one more tiny remembrance of Sybil meant so much to Tom.

[@ToutCQJM]

Mary made that up

[@jonirnmomba4130]

The scene with Ethel will be my favorite Downton scene of all time

[@hiddenangel7664]

Personally, I have learnt a lot from the characters of Violet and Cora. Those women have made me see things differently. Now I deal with a lot of problems in my life quite effectively and practically. But at the same time, I also enjoy my life. For example, the line "No life appears rewarding if you think too much about it" is a lesson for lifetime for an overthinker like me. I also got inspired a lot by Cora's strict but compassionate character and ability to handle difficult situations practically and calmly.

[@SoybeanAK]

Isn't it marvelous to see characters one can draw life lessons from? A shame so many works of fiction try to show perfect protagonists, or hollow self-inserts. But great when we see examples of real virtue and struggle well-met on screen!

[@mircat28]

You were “educated” by the writers and show runner not Violet and Cora!

[@mircat28]

@@SoybeanAKNo it is the writers you draw life lessons from, not the actors paid to memorize the lines and spew them them forth on cue.

[@SoybeanAK]

@@mircat28 "Characters." No one said actors.

[@Dark_Knight950]

The conversations around the dinner table are the best!

[@ikraadil8425]

And the cast always say the hardest to film But I love the dining room scenes

[@beaubrent]

Let us all endeavour in our lives to channel the Dowager Countess Grantham at the dinner table.

[@Hannari-xt6nr]

RIP Maggie

[@meepmorp1150]

Mrs. Patmore crying is like seeing your mom crying 🥺 it gives me such heartbreak 😭😭😭

[@shivaniyadav9317]

"Not everyone chooses their religion to satisfy the Brits" Cora is the epitome of class and sass. Never raises her voice never leaves her ground.

[@mollyscot1563]

She said "Debretts". It is a book, a Who's Who guide to the upper classes. I smiled at the idea you thought she would say "Brits", a very modern slang for British. That would have been the opposite of class 😀

[@shivaniyadav9317]

@@mollyscot1563 I like my version better

[@paulinesanchez3537]

This show is definitely one of the best show I've watched (and I watched quite a large number of them) ! Cora is definitely a character that is so underestimated but from the beginning we can see that she is strict but at the same time kind and loving. The well being of her household is the most important thing for her and for that she is ready to fight, always with elegance and dignity.

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

I love the Sea Monster one because Sybil stops the servants from giving her food so she can watch Mary and Matthew 😂 It always cracks me up. It’s like it’s a show and she wants to see how it will end

[@vickiross1025]

Well, they didn't have TV back then.

[@jgibbs651]

Is anyone coming? "It seems a pity to miss such a good pudding 😂😂😂😂😂

[@KopaXTani]

I love how Cora proved that there were plenty of Americans who had class!

[@elenavs8703]

She must be one of the few!

[@KuchiKopi179]

True

[@DUCKDUCKGOISMUCHBETTER]

​@@elenavs8703I love British snobs. When I encounter them, I am reminded of the virtues of the Americans.

[@One.Zero.One101]

@@DUCKDUCKGOISMUCHBETTER Virtues of the Americans??????????????

[@DUCKDUCKGOISMUCHBETTER]

@@One.Zero.One101 I rest my case. And also your keyboard is stuck.

[@tina5601]

FROM THE REMARKABLE CASTING , SCREEN WRITIERS PRODUCERS, LIGHTING , CAMERA MAKE-UP, AND SO MUCH MORE..... TO THE ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS AND HANDSOME. ACTRESSES AND ACTORS WEARING THE PERFECT CLOTHING. WHAT A MAGNIFICENT EXPERIENCE TO GO THROUGH THIS WONDERFUL JOURNEY OF DOWNTON ABBEY. THANK YOU ALL THANK YOU VERY MUCH ❤

[@jetodessa5484]

Imagine how many servant's lives wouod have been transformed and happier had the 'great and the good' employers been like the Crawley family.

[@JuanitaMayers]

Servants wre treated like slaves. Poor conditions long hours, poor pay, women used and abused by men.Downton Abbey was a fairy tale.

[@comradeleppi2000]

I love how Matthew mentioned about non christians like indian subcontinent. He always care about others

[@nicholasfields9507]

At 5:17 when Robert starts to smile at Matthew's retort...lol

[@autumnfranklin6790]

In the movie Clash of the Titans (1981) Andromeda is cursed to be chained to the rock by the sea goddess Thetis. Thetis was played by Maggie Smith, aka our beloved dowager, Violet Rest in Peace Maggie Smith ❤ you were the most brilliant star

[@Bergen98]

Mary and Matthew absolutely *dying* at the pudding scene - love them so much, MY GOD

[@tom360100]

Who would win? -Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham -A Charlotte russe (how delicious)

[@GavinBorchert]

I know who I'd bet on~~

[@susanafangirl1595]

Well, given Cora's and the Dowager Countess's reactions, it's clear the Charlotte Russe won.

[@DayneandtheStars]

Hahahahahah the way you wrote this joke was just *chefs kiss*

[@m.layfette6249]

To be honest, the scene with Ethel was during lunch, not dinner. Still, "it would be a pity to miss such a good pudding." 🍰

[@jenniferhiemstra5228]

I can't be the only one who thought it was hilarious they actually thought he was trying to MURDER someone! Don't get me wrong, I get the stakes here in general, but their minds went immediately to murder?? Tom is radical for his time, but he ain't THAT crazy 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@leoncarrillo89]

We're let to know him better throughout the show and we know now he's not a killer/murderer; however, I found it to be a fair assumption. I mean, he was very clear from the beginning about what his ideals were and even one of the first things he does when he was introduced in the show was to invite Lady Sybill to a protest. I also found hilarous that it took a lot of time and effort for him to convince the family he was not going to burn the abbey.

[@jenniferhiemstra5228]

@@leoncarrillo89 That's exactly it thought, even Tom wasn't about to risk his own life or anyone else's for his ideals because as he says when he and Sybil returned from that gathering (it wasn't actually a protest, but it turned into one, so remember that part) that "I'm a socialist, but I'm not a lunatic". And no he didn't invite Sybil to that gathering, SHE knew what it was, but Tom didn't, and he even said if he knew what it was, he wouldn't have taken her. He actually was aghast when they got there.

[@Robert08010]

@@jenniferhiemstra5228 On the other hand, he wasn't as aghast at the goings on as he was at the fact that SHE was there. He knew it was a dangerous place for HER. Forgetting for the moment how well we know Tom, some individuals espousing the same beliefs as him were involved in uprisings, etc. Its just like racism. You hear about a few notorious bad apples and if you are isolated enough, its easy to think "they're all alike."

[@jenniferhiemstra5228]

@@Robert08010 Ahhhh but you forget the rest of that phrase…”a few bad apples…spoils the barrel” It’s not about isolation, it’s about how things like this can spread in insidious and subtle ways. But you make a a point, about him knowing it was dangerous for her at least.

[@D_Marrenalv]

They didn't know that..plus his ominous-sounding note combined with his very vocal disdain for the english government and "that lot"... lol, the rest of the servants didn't know him THAT well.

[@karina61400]

Cora was one of my favorites from the show, she showed class, beauty and grace ❤

[@anitabaxter]

The more abstracts from this movie I see, the more I' m in love with it! It's a real masterpiece!

[@cmtippens9209]

Then there's the luncheon when Spratt kept trying to put Mosley in a bad light (and burned his hands in the process), all because he thought Mosley was after his job, when it was no such thing.

[@xenon8117]

I wanted to pummel spratt’s head in in that episode.

[@alleycat-oy5kv]

I really disliked Spratt, tbh

[@misterrabell]

This should be its own series

[@medusagorgon9]

"I wish I could join you."😅🤣 Cora is hilarious.

[@JIM-ot4ws]

An authentic touch, at 6.20 you hear"Tristesse" which means sadness, on the piano. It is a melody by Chopin which was popular in those times. My grandmother would hum it to my mother as a child. It is a beautiful piece that always makes me sad and nostalgic.

[@amethystanne4586]

I’ve written it’s title and author down to find on YT. What a sweet memory to have of your mother and her mother. My mother would play “Ragtime Cowboy Joe” on the piano her folks bought her in the late 1930’s. Mom’s piano has lived in my middle daughter’s home since Christmas time 2017.

[@Dkazakis84]

Ok, fine. I’ll rewatch Downton Abbey

[@nigelsheppard625]

"Well of course these days, servants are very hard to find."

[@vir4193]

02:42 one of my favourite Downton scenes! It's just so funny.

[@1Kent]

Poor Robert, life really wasn't going his way. Thankfully.

[@Elizabeth-hc3mi]

Daisy's pudding was so dramatic 😂

[@kimmatthewslong4814]

A charlotte ruse how delicious That is a wonderful line

[@Geellun]

Cora was an insufferable snob in the very early days. Giving her such a big heart later on was such a good choice.

[@tonid2587]

How ironic is it that Lord Grantham is upset about Ethel being a prostitute, but the woman are so understanding and not at all judgmental 🤗

[@17tdonovan]

I should be writing my 10 page research paper I haven’t started that’s due in less than two days. But here I am 😂

[@AlmaDrid-Satchitananda]

I forgot how much I liked the show.

[@tc2334]

Jeez to think how much of a non-issue being Protestant and marrying Catholic is nowadays and just how much of an issue was 60+ years ago really shows how much things have changed.

[@o.mcneely4424]

My grandparents were Catholic (South Boston Irish) and Protestant (German Lutheran) and when they married, you’d think they’d committed a felony. The grandparents only wavered when grandkids came along. And honestly, it’s still the same in some places.

[@tc2334]

@@o.mcneely4424 I don’t even understand what the fuss would be about. The wedding, possibly?

[@littlebigman5791]

Sir Henry simmerson has become a vicar. How apt.

[@johnedwards1559]

Badmouthing the religions of all non-Anglicans? Now that's not soldiering.

[@krishkrish8213]

@John Edwards That's my style, sir

[@Piterdeveirs333]

I was looking for this comment

[@lornarobinson3690]

Isn't it amazing how Lord Grantham is so scathing about poor Ethel having a child out of wedlock...but several series on he just accepts that his daughter, Edith, has done the same thing!!

[@shaunig6716]

His character could be such a Pratt sometimes 🤦‍♀️

[@zkarebear]

We love growth

[@marigold3687]

Downtown Abby had the best theme music.

[@sheilaburns8977]

I agree. I love the theme music.

[@elipotter369]

"You're always flabbergasted by the unconventional."

[@margaretmanion9121]

It seems odd that Carson did not get Tom fired.

[@m.layfette6249]

Having Tom fired in the middle of a War would have created a scandal.

[@SectorAlphaZero]

7:07 It's Sir Henry Simmerson The Man Who Lost The Kings Colours

[@BlossomFlowerGirl]

“Seems a pity to leave such a good pudding.”

[@Diamondelle84]

5:14 Is that shade? ☂

[@D_Marrenalv]

Without a doubt

[@eleanorwilliams769]

Absolutely.

[@davidthaler7018]

Oh MY yes!

[@PortsladeBySea]

Happy families 🤣☹️🫢

[@burgundyyears]

1:34 I'm pretty sure Michelle Dockery was breaking character here but they cut away.

[@katygallardo2227]

Robert has such a bad temper. He’s always getting riled up

[@pland3845]

Simmerson at Downton 😂

[@marioangelofelipe3042]

flabbergasted...lol I hope I spelled it right...now I would google it

[@dane4453]

Haha, the actor who played Henry Simmerson was the deacon. Where's Sharpe when you need him?

[@MariaAltairPereira]

Gostaria de traduzido para o português e acompanhar toda a Série do início Obrigada👍🌹🙏

[@FlyingTooFast]

6:57 must… refuse… to make… joke

[@Nobots-k1j]

After the light Kimberly Clarke sharp ❤

[@georgeprchal3924]

"South America, Portugal have they missed the mark too?" If you're a fan of Arrested Development you'll get the joke.

[@davidthaler7018]

I’m not sure Julian Fellowes is a fan of Arrested Development, but if you’re referring to the fact that Portugal is IN South America….

[@georgeprchal3924]

@@davidthaler7018 only George Michael knows the truth.

[@Ancaryvan]

😲 Wow!! It IS "Professor Minerva McGonagall" in Downtown Abbey. No wonder she looks familiar!

[@davidthaler7018]

Actually, it’s Miss Jean Brodie from “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie”, Nora Charleston from “Murder by Death”, Bowers from the original “Death on the Nile” and Daphne Castle from “Evil Under the Sun”, among others.

[@rhedges9631]

At once I engaged the Catholics in slander, that's my style sir!

[@sheilaburns8977]

Travis was very insulting and condescending to Tom.

[@legato699]

5:12 Ouch.

[@feg3akatrey144]

More like “UNCOMFORTABLE Dinners”…

[@Fee212]

Mary laughing at a guest getting a mouthful of salt is a disgrace. Shame on her! 😠 Then she tries to embarrass Matthew talking of a King who sacrifices his eldest daughter to a monster. I don't like her and her awful manners. It's not surprising that she had a soft spot for Thomas Barrow.

[@oolala53]

Why was Tom going to spill that stuff on the general? I don’t know the whole story.

[@louisaawre5389]

I can't quite remember but I think it was something like the general lead the troupes that killed his cousin for no reason

[@michellebermingham2350]

Because the general represents oppression and genocide in Ireland,by the English.Tom is a proud Irish man and the struggle for independence at that time was ongoing. I suggest you read and study the history books. Because the schools in England are avoiding teaching about it!

[@justarandomgothamite5466]

He wanted to protest the British army. Originally je wanted to be a conscientious objector (incredibly rare at the time) when he was drafted, but the army didn't want him. So this was plan B.

[@ashajain6674]

What was in the bowl

[@angelbulldog4934]

Things kept in the dark become scandalous. Answer seems painfully obvious to me.

[@dhanashreebende]

Indeed cora not everyone chose their religion to satisfy the Brits.

[@saquist]

I think the best best volcanic DINNER Eruption was Roberts when that terrible and insufferable feminist kept picking a fight " what i should like is that you leave this house and NEVER return!"

[@davidthaler7018]

Welll…if you talk literal eruption, there’s the dinner with the Minister of Health where Robert’s ulcer bursts.

[@fleeptough7714]

I don't know, apart from Henry Cavill, Dan Steven is always in my vision of portraying a Targaryen Character.

[@hpavalferr7201]

😊 💚💜

[@pcbassoon3892]

I always thought that guy was being really dramatic about salted fruit.

[@davidthaler7018]

Did you see how much the cook sprinkled on given that she thought it was sugar? Doesn’t taste good!

[@Il0vescarecrow]

@@davidthaler7018 fr high bp

[@tranurse]

I’m Episcopalian, we use incense and bells……

[@person-gs6xr]

True Anglicanism is Reformed and not showy like the papists.

[@tranurse]

@@person-gs6xr maybe, but my church used bells on most communion Sundays and incense on feast days….

[@tranurse]

@@person-gs6xr I went to one church near Atlanta and they didn’t kneel for the confession of sins or the communion prayers… I was shocked.

[@shrafe]

The third one is a lunch, not a dinner. Just sayin

[@supremecmder6107]

Simmerson

[@giovannaionata7205]

In italiano

[@JanakaSuranga-we4qm]

Manthara kathaa naha

[@cerealfibre6938]

1:14 That sounds disgusting.😮😮😮😮😬😬😬😬

[@voiceoftruth7803]

Where does this hunger of the public for the condescension and approval of the more fortunate come from? The comments sound so pathetic.

[@patpeters6331]

The only pathetic comment here is yours.

[@davidthaler7018]

Ev…ry….party has a pooper That’s why we invited you Party pooper Voice of Truuuth…

[@voiceoftruth7803]

@@davidthaler7018 Sounds like the truth hurt your ego

[@davidthaler7018]

@@voiceoftruth7803 Not at all….but this whole posting seems to have triggered you.

[@voiceoftruth7803]

@@davidthaler7018 it is an observation. There is something servile inside humans that hungers for the approval of lords even when they call from the past. You don't have to get triggered to say the king is naked.