Bonnet Operas
n. pl. (1) a book or film, often long in length, in which the characters wear bonnets. See also: Jane Austen. (2) Broadly, any dramatic books or productions of the pre-20th century.
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The cast of season two of Downton Abbey, photographed by Jason Bell for Vanity Fair. Click the photo for a short write up by Tamasin Day-Lewis and a slide show of more new photos on the Vanity Fair website.
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The PBS Masterpiece Theater trailer for season two of Downton Abbey. Far more (melo?)dramatic than the ITV1 one from Britain I posted a few weeks ago, but I’ll forgive it since we get a glimpse of what’s to come! Warning: I would say this has mild spoilers. (The ITV1 trailer is much more beautifully done and I didn’t feel it gave anything away.) Season two begins in the US on January 8, 2012—in case there were two or three people left on the planet unaware!
(Source: etonline.com)
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Poor Lady Edith—she certainly pulled the tiger’s tale at the end of the first season of Downton Abbey, but I can’t help feeling horrible for her. I hope the second season brings her a shiny new suitor, and how about a young, dashing one at that (genuine as her relationship with Sir Anthony Strallan seemed to be)!
