If I Don’t Come Back, Blackmail My Mother

Summary: Kelly and Tom come roaring out of hiatus for Downton Abbey S2:E1 to introduce a very saucy replacement ginger, explore Kelly’s canine obsession, plant a flag for the new nation of Batesylvania, proclaim that nail-filing is the new smoking, expose Tom’s crush on silent film star Clara Bow, unexpectedly root for O’Brien, do lots of all-caps SOBBING, and discuss whether or not the Dowager Countess would have been a Trekkie.  They also catch up on correspondence from several cousins, declare a Character Ceasefire, and reveal the latest title in their Downton Library, Engagements I Have Ruined: A Scrapbook by Mary Crawley.<br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>