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The best love affairs do not go unrequited.
The first and second seasons were a seemingly never-ending tease of "will they or won't they" between Mary and Matthew. But after two proposals, an ugly breakup with a mustachioed corpse of a man, the death of a meek blond, the dead of a strapping but skeavy Turk, and the agonizing suspense of wondering whether they'd finally get it together and decide to marry each other, Matthew proposes to Mary a second time when they're standing in the snow. And they finally kiss and rejoice and this scene is more satisfying than most things in life. You could eat ice cream while having an orgasm on a private island populated by adorable kittens, looking up at white doves flying above you in the shape of a heart, and it would be just about as satisfying as that scene of Mary and Matthew kissing and professing their love for each other in the snow.
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Season three has to open with Mary and Matthew's wedding.
And the only thing better than scenes of period balls are period weddings! Partly because the wedding dresses (or at least, Mary's here) look like the opposite of the monstrosities that women on Say Yes to the Dress buy at Kleinfeld's.
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Period fashion.
Downton showcases the best of British style from the 1910s to '20s. So you get that ye olde long white glove/empire waist look but also beautiful embellishments that wouldn't feel out of place on a Madewell blouse today. It's the perfect nexus of old-world elegance and "I could wear that." And the clothes just contribute so wonderfully to the show's overall beauty and aesthetic cohesion.
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Period lady hair.
It's wonderfully complex, this hair — these updos. These are styles that are not meant to be reduced to bathroom-set YouTube tutorials or worn anywhere remotely modern. It's hair that's meant to be admired, pondered, deeply complex like a syrup-y glass of fine Argentinian malbec.
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