<p>Anyone else think that baby Sybbie is actually not an attractive little girl at all? </p>
<p>Hot off the presses…
<a href=“http://happyplace.someecards.com/29059/downton-abbey-facebook-recap-season-4-episode-5”>http://happyplace.someecards.com/29059/downton-abbey-facebook-recap-season-4-episode-5</a></p>
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<p>CD–Fun!! especially the Ferris B’s reference which I would never have figured out. FB is one of the greatest shows ever!! </p>
<p>Ok, I wasn’t going to bring it up, but since others have - to me, Sybbie looks a bit odd, like she might have some type of developmental disability (20+ years in special education makes you notice these things) They haven’t alluded to anything like that, so it’s probably not in the plot, but I do wonder about the little actress. I think she’s cute, but just something about her…
We got the season 4 dvd this week, and I am restraining myself, but my daughter watched ahead and keeps throwing hints at me. I might cave, but I promise not to spoil. Is it too obvious for Edith and Tom to marry? I know some have talked about Mary and Tom, but Mary’s now being thrown together with that friend of Evelyn’s, who isn’t very nice at all. I too like Tom and want him to stick around…</p>
<p>@operadivasmom - I see what you mean about Sybbie (played by Ava Mann) though I’m unconvinced it’ll come to a plot line tbh - unless the family want her ‘put away’ (as such children were in those days) and Tom revolts against it. </p>
<p>I just read about Ava Mann, saw other pictures online, etc. and I guess she doesn’t have a developmental disablity (at least not that’s mentioned in interviews with her mother, etc.) </p>
<p>It’s one thing to observe Lord Grantham having old fashioned ideas about women, the British class system, etc. I don’t think the viewers could stomach hearing Lord Grantham’s views about the developmentally delayed. </p>
<p>Re: diagnosing pregnancy…if there were no “rabbit” or other test, why couldn’t the doctor just tell Edith about the “consistency” when she was there. Why a letter?</p>
<p>When we talk about baby Sybbie’s odd affect, remember, we’re talking about an actress who is two years old. I think she’s an adorable toddler. </p>
<p>I enjoyed this episode, particularly the scene with Isabel, Mary and Tom in the nursery.</p>
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<p>Probably s simple case of dramatic license. Having her open the letter at home and get weepy about it combined Gregson’s missing in action status made for better drama. </p>
<p>^^^ or perhaps there was something else they were testing her for (although I don’t know what that would be) that might explain her symptoms; if that then came back negative, their default diagnosis would be pregnancy.</p>
<p>I just saw an ad for the movie Winter’s Tale and realised the actress in it is the one who played Sybbie (Mom not baby)</p>
<p>What have I done? I ordered the entire season/series 4 on Amazon Prime and just finished watching it all? Now instead of having to wait until next week, I have to wait until next YEAR! Don’t worry, I’ll keep my mouth shut!</p>
<p>How many episodes are there in a season? In other words, how many more weeks do I have to look forward to this?</p>
<p>VH, there are eight episodes plus the special. </p>
<p>What’s “the special”?</p>
<p>They do a Christmas special in the UK separate from the regular season</p>
<p>Not that it necessarily involves Christmas, but it’s a British thing to have specials of various series during the holidays.</p>
<p>The actress that plays Mary is in the new Liam Neeson movie Non-Stop. </p>