<p>I NEVER saw that coming and I have read a few spoilers!</p>
<p>I’m going to miss Sybil.</p>
<p>Ouch…</p>
<p>OMG. </p>
<p>:(</p>
<p>Also never saw that coming.</p>
<p>Great writing and acting.</p>
<p>My niece almost died from eclampsia, so this really hit home for me.</p>
<p>And I’m apparently Carson.</p>
<p>I had inadvertently read that that was going to happen when I was googling to learn about the different characters (I never saw season 1 so was wanting to learn more about the characters like the heir who died). Even being prepared did not make it any less sad. It was a well acted piece. </p>
<p>Have to say Mary is *really *beginning to get on my last nerve.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I accidentally read about this spoiler before this season started airing in the U.S… Even knowing what was coming, I was still saddened.</p>
<p>Oh my…</p>
<p>VERY sad about Sybil. Didn’t see it coming (even though I was hoping someone would say “go with the local guy” when it came to medical suggestions).</p>
<p>Did anyone else note there were TWO scenes with married ladies having breakfast in bed? And did anyone nudge (ok, hit) their husbands and suggest this would be a good idea?</p>
<p>Tears were flowing…Dh walked by and said “WHY are you crying?! It’s a TV show for God’s sake!”</p>
<p>Grrrrrrr…:mad:</p>
<p>men!!!</p>
<p>I had toxemia and pre-eclampsia. Thank heavens for modern medicine, my son and I were both fine in the long run, although they had to take him via c-section 6 weeks early, after I had spent a night on a magnesium sulfate IV. </p>
<p>This is the second time I’ve seen toxemia/eclampsia portrayed on TV. The first was a harrowing episode of ER in which the mother also died. Neither my husband nor I slept that night after seeing that episode, which aired shortly before my son’s 6th birthday. (It was in Season 1, episode 19: “Love’s Labor Lost.” The most gripping, intense thing I’ve ever seen on TV.)</p>
<p>Toxemia and pre-eclampsia - a condition where the mother’s blood pressure suddenly skyrockets during later pregnancy - is the leading cause of maternal & neonatal death worldwide. Good obstetrical care really does make a difference.</p>
<p>I noticed the breakfast in bed thing too. </p>
<p>Very sad about Sybil and already worried about the weird milk/water/honey formula they are planning to feed the baby.</p>
<p>Not to worry – they said they had a local woman who had just given birth (who thus would have milk to breastfeed the baby).</p>
<p>But didn’t they make it sound like the local woman might not be available very long, and that after that they were going to try the newfangled mixture that Mrs. Patmore was going to make up?</p>
<p>^^^Yes, that’s how I understood it.</p>
<p>This is killing me! I watched first 2 seasons last summer (all at once). I want MORE :). Now. Poor Sybil. I suspected something bad would happen when They brought in sir phillip but never expected this outcome! And they didn’t know in 1920 not to give babies honey :(</p>
<p>My daughter-in-law had pre-eclampsia during her pregnancy with our grandson. she was on bed rest for three months and then on magnesium sulfate for a day or so after giving birth, as her BP still was dangerously high. She loves downton, but I am sure tonight’s episode was terribly hard to watch. </p>
<p>So, so sad!</p>
<p>Only the good die young…</p>
<p>Wow. Shocking but well done.</p>