[S05E03] - So much romantic intrigue and crackling dialogue in this episode! Mary's back from Liverpool, but not without that narc Spratt spilling all to Violet who has a thing or two to tell her about that dangers of illicit love. Meanwhile, Anna hides THE THING in her tiny cottage while Tony wonders why Mary hasn't called. Cora gets an art history lesson from Mr Bricker while Lord Grantham gets his own much-deserved schooling. We finally hear the full story of Baxter's secret shame, as well as...
Jan 21, 2015•33 min•Ep. 50
[S05E02] - Once we got over the Mary's lame cover story (c'mon, sketching is obviously code for boning down), we dived into this scrumptious episode: Anna's involvement in the great diaphragm caper of 1924, Edith's baby snatching Lifetime movie, Queen Bee Dowager of Yorkshire, and #ABoyfriendforBarrow. Don't worry, we take time to discuss each lady boner in great detail as each new romance blooms in the countryside. So, pour glass of bubbly, sit in your ex-wife's favorite room, and enjoy this ro...
Jan 15, 2015•43 min•Ep. 49
[Season 5 Premiere] - We're back for another season at Downton Abbey! It's 1924 and Edith's secret love child she not-so-secretly visits is hidden away with the pigs. How long can her story stay hidden? Sex is in the air, as Tony Gillingham approaches Mary with an indecent proposal, and a pushy visitor wants Jimmy in her bed. Even Isobel might be feeling the pull, as her flirtation with Lord Merton hits a Lady Shackleton-shaped speed bump. Will the future hold more than just dinners-for-one on a...
Jan 08, 2015•48 min•Ep. 48
[Season 4 Finale] - It's time to bid adieu to another season of Downton Abbey, but at least we get to do it with a metric tonne of diamonds, sparkles, and feathers! Rose is officially being presented, and we expect her to have some top-notch Prince-of-Wales-adjacent shenanigans next season. Downstairs, it's a whirlwind of work to do, but there's still time for a flirtation for Daisy, a revelation about Bates, and a delightful trip to the seaside for all. Ask your new English cook to hurry up wit...
Feb 26, 2014•44 min•Ep. 47
When a Grantham lady is in trouble, you know that Granny is going to circle the wagons to protect her. Whether is be a dead Turk in your bed or an illegitimate baby in your belly. And sorry Edith, just because a farmer likes pigs doesn't mean he wants your baby. We have another thrilling episode of Cora walking around with papers in her hand fretting: F@$%! THE ICE MAN! Also, Molesley and Baxter. And YES, we have a new fan fiction of Thomas' steamy love boat adventure! So turn off our French les...
Feb 19, 2014•37 min•Ep. 46
[S04, E06] - Telegrams never bring good news to Downton, and this week one sends Robert dashing off to America to rescue Cora's brother, with Thomas in tow. The damsels are hoping to at least see some of those strutting ship stewards Mary mentioned -- could this finally be Thomas's chance to get some action? Up in London, Edith struggles with how to handle her pregnancy. We're glad Aunt Rosamund is on #TeamEdith, but will the rest of the family handle the news so well?
Feb 12, 2014•30 min•Ep. 45
[S04, E05] - The damsels truly enjoyed the last episode, full of various guests no one saw coming, and gave it a prestigious 8.5 on the sparkly headband scale! Not only did we get to enjoy a rockin' party with a live jazz band, but we also got to see stolen kisses in the hallway, a Dowager/Isobel showdown, and the creepiest face by Cora in DA history! Also, BITCHY MARY IS BACK! Poor Evelyn, doesn't he ever learn to not bring friends who are cuter than him? He's stuck in the friendzone, AGAIN. Ho...
Feb 04, 2014•26 min•Ep. 44
[S04, E04] - A sewing machine and a refrigerator shake the very foundations of Downton this week. In other news: Another week, another new maid! Crafting, fresh-squeezed oj, a mysterious alliance with Thomas -- we're not sure what else Baxter has up her sleeve, but so far, we think we like it. Elsewhere, Anna and Bates are thankfully on the mend. We're ready for this storyline to move along, but we're pretty sure you'll be able to guess which damsel did NOT tear up during their heartfelt reunion...
Jan 29, 2014•32 min•Ep. 43
[S04, E03] - Mrs. Hughes does not mess with manipulative maids -- she annihilates them! (well... and writes them a good reference... but let's not focus on that). Good riddance Edna! Meanwhile Edith has most definitely given up her V-Card (yay!) and unfortunately got caught in her walk of shame (who hasn't been there?!). We love Rosamund's new-found love of jazz and dancing and wonder if she has had her own walk of shame story. The damsels continue to examine the Anna/Bates storyline and wonder ...
Jan 21, 2014•30 min•Ep. 42
[S04, E02] - After the shock wore off, the damsels gathered their wits and sharp criticism to dissect this upsetting turn of events. As always, we looked at this "plot device" through a feminist lens. Even if the writers don't want to see things from Anna's point of view, the damsels sure will! Don't worry, it's not all sadness and anger -- we're still drinking and gabbing after all! So we turn our conversation to the lovely house party, which has been given a 10 on the sparkly headbands scale! ...
Jan 15, 2014•37 min•Ep. 41
Another season at the Abbey begins! The damsels are concerned for poor Mary after Matthew's death (although we secretly think she looks fab in black). We're glad most of the family all TeamMary for her to share in running the estate, but we must roll our eyes at yet another letter from beyond the grave. Over on TeamEdith, we love the dramatic head scarves but worry about her social activities with Mr. Editor. Should she have a chat with Rose about taking certain lady-precautions during an affair...
Jan 07, 2014•38 min•Ep. 40
[Downton Off-Season] -Goin' back to Cali? No, we don't think so. More like Philly. In the season finale of both Mad Men and our podcast, the Damsels discuss the long decline of Don Draper that no amount of LA sunshine will ever to turn around. We bid goodbye to our favorite womanizing alcoholic father-of-the-year, as well as some of our other favorites from Season 6.
Jun 28, 2013•38 min•Ep. 39
[Downton Off-Season] - Still depressed from the worst wedding ever? The damsels can't enough lady vengeance, with assassin Arya, the thoughtful gift sent to Asha, Ygritte's badass archery. But we pass on Dany's Mother Teresa. Over in Mad Men, Don is another kind of dick in a box, we just wish Pete would let his mom have her imagined orgasms! Also, Bob Benson is Gay.
Jun 14, 2013•39 min•Ep. 38
[Downton Off-Season] - Well, don't say we didn't warn you…The Damsels throw pillows, shed tears, and then resign themselves to the inevitabilty of The Red Wedding. We love our newest Odd Couple Arya and the Hound, and continue to fantasize about Geoffrey's gruesome death. At 19:45,we're traveling at the speed of light to 1960s New York, where Brandi gives us a shocking confession about swapping spit with Jon Hamm.
Jun 07, 2013•39 min•Ep. 37
[Downton Off-Season] - The damsels are back and digging into three great episodes! Let’s start with the Nashville finale where there was so much melodrama we had to make a list of things that DIDN’T happen just to keep track of the things that did. At 14:20 we switch to the biggest shit show wedding in history on Game of Thrones. At 23:00 we take the shot in the ass no one saw coming on Mad Men.
May 24, 2013•42 min•Ep. 36
[Downton Off-Season] - Mad Men, Nashville and Game of Thrones! Everyone was excited to ditch Sylvia and get back to business! Sorry, Linda Cardellini! Even though it’s nice to see Pete’s life go to shit, we are saddened by the imminent loss of Trudy and hope that she and Betty join a gun club to work off some steam from their shitty marriages or maybe to fend off the soon-to-be serial killer: Bob Benson.
May 09, 2013•39 min•Ep. 35
[Downton Off-Season] - Looks like one is winning Father of the Year among this motley crew of dads! If it isn't Tywin Lannister selling his son and his daughter into unfortunate marriages, then it's stories of Danaerys's Mad Dad Aegon threatening to open a can of wildfire on all of King's Landing. Over in Mad Men land it's no better: Ginsburg's dad is meddling in his most personal affairs while uptown it comes as no surprise to anyone that Don doesn't really care about his kids.
May 03, 2013•46 min•Ep. 34
[Downton Off-Season] - From the high Valeryian hell of Danaerys Stormborns 8000-strong army and little pet dragon on Game of Thrones…to the little marital hell of Don Draper and Megan on Mad Men
Apr 25, 2013•39 min•Ep. 33
[Downton Off-Season] - The damsels tackle last week’s jam-packed episodes of Game of Thrones, Mad Men and Nashville. There's serious brutality, Brienne’s virginity, creepy Pete Campbell, fierce Trudy, humor in dark times and Deacon's boring girlfriend.
Apr 17, 2013•40 min•Ep. 32
[Downton Off-Season] - The long-awaited return of Mad Men: Don is having an affair with Lindsay Weir! Meghan is an actual soap star! Peggy is killing it at her new job! She and Stan are besties! Ted Choaugahugh is kind cute in a tux! And everyone is getting high! What's with all the new Man-Hair? What's behind Betty's rapey pillow talk? And most importantly, who's that girl with the violin? At 21:10 we move on to Game of Thrones and Meera's impressive arsenal.
Apr 11, 2013•47 min•Ep. 31
[Downton Off-Season] - Since winter is coming (which is too cold for tits to be out), the damsels are on a campaign more male nudity on Game of Thrones. At 16:30, we switch gears and dish about the latest episode of Nashville. Deacon + puppy = lady porn, Gunnar turned into Douche 2.0, and Avery seems to have time travelled to 1992 where digital copies don’t exist.
Apr 04, 2013•34 min•Ep. 30
[Downton Off-Season] - What are our words? Season 3 is coming! The Damsels are dishing about Game of Thrones’ first two seasons of waring and wenching, and we can’t wait for what’s next for all of our favorite characters. Mostly, we marvel at the general bad-assery of our favorite Khaleesi and even throw some admiration Sansa’s way, and fervently pray that she gets to put a sword through Geoffrey’s heart.
Mar 27, 2013•26 min•Ep. 29
Downton Off-Season: There's no grander romance than three damsels analyzing TV, especially when it come to the last two meaty episodes of GIRLS. After stomaching the sugary sweet romantic ending, we get to some rowdy discussion.
Mar 22, 2013•34 min•Ep. 28
Downton Off-Season 1: Pour yourself a glass of something strong and join us for our inaugural Damsels in Discussion podcast. We begin by discussing what TV shows we are obsessed with/hate watching/confessing that we actually watch and are tweeting to no one about, because no one else in the world watches something as lame as us. Curious, aren’t you?
Mar 08, 2013•38 min•Ep. 27
S03 E07: With heavy hearts and full glasses, the damsels discuss the tragic ending to a fabulous season.
Feb 20, 2013•41 min•Ep. 26
S03 E06: The saga of lonely, nasty, tragic gay icon Thomas sends the damsels into a whirlwind of emotions in this penultimate episode.
Feb 15, 2013•35 min•Ep. 25
S03 E05: Oh dear, who knew wearing mourning attire could bring on such giggle fits!
Feb 05, 2013•33 min•Ep. 24
S03 E04: We finally put down the tissues and picked up our microphones. After recounting all of the sob inducing moments: Cora! Thomas! the Dowager on her cane! The last time the three Crawley sisters were together! we got it together to find some spots of joy in this sorrowful episode.
Jan 28, 2013•38 min•Ep. 23
S03 E03: The roof is on fire! Not because of Mrs. Hughes nifty new toaster, but the shenanigans Tom’s been up to in Ireland. We’re almost more shocked than Lord Grantham–even if it *was* an ugly castle.
Jan 22, 2013•24 min•Ep. 22
We rejoin the Crawleys on what should be the happiest day in Edith’s life, but which instead ends in heartbreak, although we’re relieved she doesn’t go all Miss Havisham on us.
Jan 15, 2013•25 min•Ep. 21
