"I think they missed an opportunity with the First World War. They could have had a nice lesbian ambulance driver."
Tipping the Velvet-author Sarah Waters on Downton Abbey’s second season (via telegraph)
[K] Agreeed. Yet with a confirmed 3rd season taking place in the roaring 20s, I now see an even better opportunity and call for a sapphic flapper at Downton Abbey!
Let’s consider this delightful piece of dialogue forshadowing, shall we?
Lady Mary: Have you seen the boys’ haircuts the women are wearing in Paris?
Matthew: I hope you won’t try that.
Lady Mary: I might.
Lavinia: I’m not sure how feminine it is.
Lady Mary: I’m not sure how feminine I am. (Scriptline)
Plus: as the tryst with the Turkish ambassador has shown, Mary has quite a taste for sexual scandal… and she knows how to rock a top hat:
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