{"id":121,"date":"2011-12-23T08:59:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T08:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/barefootandpregnant\/2011\/12\/7-quick-takes-friday-11\/"},"modified":"2017-03-09T17:33:29","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T22:33:29","slug":"7-quick-takes-friday-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/barefootandpregnant\/2011\/12\/7-quick-takes-friday-11.html","title":{"rendered":"7 Quick Takes Friday!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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These have to be really fast, because I\u2019m supposed to be sweeping the floors, doing the laundry and baking. Not sipping on my coffee and blogging.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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I finally convinced the Ogre to give Downton Abbey a go with me last night. Melanie<\/a> and Jen<\/a> have been praising this show to the skies forever, so when we found ourselves not wanting to commit to a whole movie but also not wanting to watch television that isn\u2019t all that good, I cajoled the Ogre into just trying the first episode.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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It\u2019s somewhat ironic that we didn\u2019t want to commit to a whole movie and yet we watched three full episodes of Downton Abbey. Movies are a lot of work sometimes, though. I find television episodes much easier to digest. Even if you watch three straight hours of them.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Anyway, Downton Abbey more than lived up to the hype. It\u2019s hysterical. It\u2019s like Jane Austen, but viewed from the servant\u2019s quarters. It\u2019s so funny, so terrible, so shocking, and even really weird in some places. And I loved every second of all three episodes.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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The best part, though, were all the actors I recognized from other places. Actors I love. Actors I adore. Here are the three big ones:<\/div>\n
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Maggie Smith is awesome. She is so awesome. She is the high priestess of awesome. I am terrified of her in this show. And I love it.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Harriet Jones MP! Erstwhile arbiter of Britain\u2019s golden age! Every time she introduced herself, I kept waiting for someone to say, \u201cYes, we know who you are.\u201d\u00a0<\/div>\n
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this kid. It\u2019s Charlie Cox! I love Charlie Cox! I love him so much, truly. Stardust<\/i> is our family\u2019s collective favorite movie (and yes, I\u2019ve let Sienna see it. Sue me.) I even watched it while I was in labor with Charlotte (post-epidural). He is so fabulous in that movie. And transformed Tristan is absolutely gorgeous. I have a huge crush on him.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Also, he\u2019s in There Be Dragons<\/i>! That\u2019s right, he plays Josemaria Escriva! I really want to see that movie, mostly for Charlie Cox. I realize that\u2019s not very holy motivation but hey. Whatever works.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Charlie Cox did a wonderful job in the first episode of Downton Abbey, but I have to confess that not liking his character was really wigging me out. I kept telling the Ogre, \u201cI hate not liking him! I love him! And he\u2019s so awful!\u201d\u00a0<\/div>\n
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It was a true existential crisis.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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That\u2019s it for today\u2019s ridiculous quick takes.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Go see Jen<\/a> for actual quick takes. Oh and dude, she nailed her tree topper to the ceiling. Brilliance. In. Action.\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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