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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>MonarchMom</strong> <a href="/community/t/1371846/downton-abbey-season-3#post_17242528"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/community/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style=""></a><br><br><p><span style="line-height:1.231;">But why did Lady Mary become so boring the minute she got married???? She was such a spit-fire when single - never doing what was expected and holding out for true love. Now she just seems all about the estate.</span></p>
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<p>I agree with this a bit. I mean - she had a gentleman basically, ahem, die in her bedroom under less than forthright circumstances.. and then - married, happily ever after. And if I'm not mistaken, Matthew doesn't even know about that! Though I think Lady Mary does still have her share of intrigue - this plot line with her potential fertility issues is shrouded in mystery. What's going on there?</p>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>Banana731</strong> <a href="/community/t/1371846/downton-abbey-season-3#post_17242656"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/community/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style=""></a><br><br>
Does anyone else find the disparity between the seriousness of the upstairs/downstairs problems a little troubling at times? "oh, no, I took a lover an now everyone will know" vs "I've been wrongly imprisoned for my wife's murder." Or, " oh no, we have to sell our giant castle and move into our smaller castle" vs " I had to become a prostitute to care for born out of wedlock son, and I still had give him away"<br><br>
You know, that sort of thing.</div>
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<p>Sure, a little bit. It would be quite ridiculous if we were talking about a real life situation, of course. But as a vintage soap opera (which is basically what Downton is, if we're honest with ourselves and allow the indulgence) it's completely engaging and forgivable.

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