Downton Abbey in a year 🥂

Chunk 28/52: S4E7 (remainder) + S4E8 up until 19:57 (when Rosamund says: "... a plan I'd like to get settled.")

What is Thomas up to?

gets the chance to accompany Robert to the USA as a valet because Bates wouldn't want to leave Anna

wishes James to be "happy and healthy and courting a girl from the village" when he returns

expects a "full report" from Baxter on his return (Molseley hears that)

(Molseley says they "don't care much for Mr. Barrow down here")

Drinks, drinks, drinks

S4E7

5:30 Carson brings Violet water

14:00 downstairs table: tea

17:13 Mrs. Hughes and Mrs Patmore: tea

Chunk 27/52: S4E5 (remainder) + S4E6 + S4E7 up until 2:52 (when Anna leaves the room after saying: "Go home and pack.")

What is Thomas up to?

wants Baxter to tell him everything she hears upstairs, puts pressure on her, and says she needs to be loyal to him first

tries to get Rose's secret (a band playing at Robert's birthday) out of Mrs Hughes, unsuccessfully, and gets the bits that he does hear completely wrong

is taken aback when he sees what Rose's surprise actually is

Drinks, drinks, drinks

S4E5

1:16 downstairs breakfast: tea

S4E6

0:36 downstairs breakfast: tea

0:54 Mary's breakfast: tea

Chunk 26/52: S4E4 (remainder) + S4E5 up until 34:46 (when Bates starts crying)

What is Thomas up to?

let's Edna know that he knows about her conversation with Tom

is delighted to see Edna go, and they both say what they truly think of each other (it's not good)

says he's got someone in mind for Cora's new lady's maid (I was wondering why he was happy to see Edna go when they seemed like buddies just a few episodes earlier, but getting Baxter in is of more use to him)

gets Baxter her job, who is (surprisingly) a nice person

helps Baxter by telling her what Cora likes to hear

tries to get better liked via Baxter, who has no problem making friends

reveals that he wants her to tell her everything she hears (like O'Brien used to do)

also says that Anna is no enemy but of no use to him because she's incorruptable

Drinks, drinks, drinks

S4E4

19:44 at the club: champagne

29:39 in the library: Mary orders tea

Chunk 25/52: S4E3 (remainder) + S4E4 up until 17:41 (shortly after Daisy says "She's in the boot room.")

What is Thomas up to?

is quite busy with all the guests at Downton

has reluctantly to go back to doing the job of a footman because Jimmy hurt his wrist

since he thinks the work of a footman is beneath him now, Carson asks Molseley to do it (who also doesn't want to, but has no other choice)

finds out about Edna and Tom

Drinks, drinks, drinks

S4E3

1:34 in the entrance hall: tea

6:51 Dr. Clarkson and Isobel: coffee

7:31 various drinks before dinner: whiskey, champagne, ...

Chunk 24/52: S4E1 (remainder) + S4E2 + S4E3 up until 0:34 (when the three cars are pulling up, right after the intro)

What is Thomas up to?

smokes and plays cards with Jimmy

(Cora discovers that Thomas was right in being suspicious of Nanny West)

enjoys it quite a bit that Bates sees and hears that Lady Cora is thankful to him

(Anna points out that he's only started being friendly to Edna now that she's got a promotion to be a lady's maid)

agrees that he doesn't need everyone to love him

helps Edna when she has accidentally burned Cora's wardrobe by blaming Anna (such unnecessary scheming - they've helped you before, Thomas)

Drinks, drinks, drinks

S4E1

54:12 Michael and Edith: wine

57:16 downstairs table: tea

Chunk 23/52: S3 Special Part 2 (remainder) + S4E1 up until 52:59 (when Isobel says: "Now, I've run a bath ...")

What is Thomas up to?

is slowly healing up after being beat up

Jimmy comes to his room to thank him and they end up agreeing to be friends

seems pleased when he hears that O'Brien is gone; Jimmy is the first person he tells

has a soft spot for young Sybbie, calls himself her friend, and later starts to get suspicious of Nanny West's behaviour towards Sybbie

says "What?" in the best way possible

also doesn't want to get orders from Nanny West, which the others make fun of him for

seems to get along well with Jimmy now

informs Cora of his suspicions

Drinks, drinks, drinks

S4E1

3:41 Mrs. Patmore serves tea for breakfast in the kitchen

4:01 family breakfast: tea

17:31 breakfast downstairs: tea

Chunk 22/52: S3 Special Part 1 (remainder) + S3 Special Part 2 up until 33:35 (when Edna says: "And there was nothing improper.")

What's Thomas up to?

takes Albert and Jimmy to Mr. Tufton's store, also agrees to take them to the fair in a few days

things are still awkward with Jimmy

offers to buy everyone a bottle of pop at the fair

(interestingly, Albert asks Jimmy to not be so off-standish to Thomas)

participates in the Tug'o'war and wins with the Downton team

comes to Jimmy's rescue and gets beat up (but Jimmy does get help)

has quite a few people worried about him

Drinks, drinks, drinks

S3 Special Part 1

23:19 Edna in the pub: lemonade

29:40 Dr. Clarkson and Isobel: (sherry?)

34:11 Thomas: tea

Chunk 21/52: S3E8 (remainder) + S3 Special Part 1 up until 17:29 (when Tom says, "You don't need my permission.")

What is Thomas up to?

sneaks up on Bates and tells him that he's envious of his happy life

has learned that being nice is what got him into trouble (oh no)

(surprisingly, Bates teams up with Mrs. Hughes to help Thomas)

had already accepted his fate and was considering going to Bombay

hands Bates the weapon to beat Mrs. O'Brien (whom he didn't suspect? Bates has to tell him it's her? He really isn't great at scheming on his own)

the weapon works wonders (and Bates doesn't even know what it's about)

most importantly, he's great at cricket

the conundrum of Mr. Barrow's future position is discussed, and he ends up outranking Bates, which makes him regret helping

(Robert wants to keep his best cricket player and manages to appease Jimmy by making him first footman, and to talk Alfred, who had called the police after all, out of pressing charges)

enjoys his promotion, but things are akward now with Jimmy

meets Mr. Tufton, the new grocer, with distrust (and is proven right)

seems to be happy and at ease talking with those that stayed back at Downton while the family is in Scotland

Drinks, drinks, drinks

S3E8

29:15 dinner at Rosamund's: red wine, white wine, water

32:12 at Rose's table at the club: champagne

Chunk 20/52: S3E7 (remainder) + S3E8 up until 20:25 (when Mrs. Hughes says: "He may have given Thomas the wrong impression without meaning to.")

What is Thomas up to?

will lose his job now that Bates is back

has Mrs. O'Brien in his ear how Jimmy keeps talking "all soppy" about him to Alfred - which we never see Jimmy do

has one lovely talk with Jimmy, and in swoops Mrs. O'Brien and fills his head with ideas

he was hit really hard by Sybil's death, is about to lose his job and accommodations, and keeps hearing from O'Brien that Jimmy really likes him - all of which brings him to go to Jimmy's room

takes an extremely high risk by doing so (it's also not the greatest idea to just kiss someone who is asleep)

Alfred saw him and Jimmy

tries to mend things over breakfast, which makes the whole affair even worse (now Jimmy puts his flirting with Ivy on really thick)

(Mrs. O'Brien keeps scheming, just this time it's against Thomas; gets Alfred to tell Carson what he saw)

faces Mr. Carson several times, who says some horrible things to him

is still supposed to get a good reference

he is also a great cricket player (which is important to Robert at least)

(O'Brien just can't let it fucking go. He is getting fired, but no that's not enough, she still has to try and egg Jimmy on.)

has to hand over the position of Robert's valet to Bates ("to the victor the spoils")

is to be let go without reference (ie no further job prospects) because Jimmy now threatens to go to the police, and Carson wants to avoid that scandal

still defends Jimmy (knows that people don't always do and say as they mean - especially when O'Brien is involved)

is brought to his lowest point yet, and finds a friend in Mrs. Hughes, who is neither shocked nor disgusted and fights his corner

Drinks, drinks, drinks

S3E7

5:50 Violet and Isobel: tea

9:25 Edith and Violet: tea

Chunk 19/52: S3E5 (remainder) + S3E6 + S3E7 up until 3:18 (when Matthew says: Why not? You could see Rosamund and buy some new clothes.)

What is Thomas up to?

is absolutely distraught by Sybil's death

admits to saying things he doesn't really mean

says Sybil was one of the few people in his life who were kind to him

seems fine to be comforted by Anna, but snaps out of it when Mrs. Hughes appears

keeps touching Jimmy because Jimmy doesn't object, and Jimmy doesn't object because O'Brien told him he shouldn't if he wants Thomas to put him in a good light with Lord Grantham

agrees that being different doesn't make you a traitor (might also be reading more into this statement than was actually meant by it)

(It's as Mrs. Patmore said: "the problem with the young people is that they're all in love with the wrong person" - and that goes for Thomas, too)

is not happy about Bates's return, unlike everyone else

Drinks, drinks, drinks

S3E6

2:29 downstairs breakfast: tea

2:58 Isobel: water

6:18 downstairs breakfast: tea

Chunk 18/52: S3E4 (remainder) + S3E5 up until 35:43 (right when they cut to downstairs after The Saddest Scene Ever)

What is Thomas up to?

meets Jimmy Kent, and seems smitten (as many others seem to be, too)

gets the impression that Jimmy is flirting with him

(O'Brien can't keep out of the whole thing either, of course)

really knows his way around clocks

thinks Sybil is a lovely person, got to know her while working at the hospital

tells Jimmy he thinks him a "lovely person," too (at which O'Brien sees her chance to cause trouble)

Drinks, drinks, drinks

S3E4

21:25 downstairs table: water, tea

21:42 Mrs Hughes: coffee

22:52 downstairs breakfast: water, tea

Chunk 17/52: S3E3 (remainder) + S3E4 up until 18:33 (when Barrow says: So, there'll be no more gossip on that subject tonight.)

What is Thomas up to?

of course, he doesn't stop scheming

involves poor Molseley in it (who is in O'Brien's bad books for 30 minutes, which you don't want to be "for a gold clock")

tells Alfred what canapés are

can't stop prodding the bear, and is unmistakably threatened by O'Brien

is chatting quite amiable with Mrs. Hughes as it seems

still bitchy towards Alfred

never asked for help

would have loved a little more gossip

Drinks, drinks, drinks

S3E3

8:35 remnants of family dinner: red wine, white wine, pudding wine, water; but I guess they're actually drinking port

Chunk 16/52: S3E1 (remainder) + S3E2 + S3E3 up until 1:36 (when Violet says: How's Anthony? Excited, I hope?)

What's Thomas up to?

is being sniffed out by Mrs. Patmore as the instigator of Daisy's protest like it's nothing

is disregarded by Carson when it comes to finding a valet for Matthew after the honeymoon

sets Alfred up for failure, which makes O'Brien get back at him (the two schemers are fighting)

even prefers Molseley as Matthew's valet over leaving it to the total beginner Alfred

comes out as the loser and maybe should have given up scheming at this point...

Drinks, drinks, drinks

S3E1

53:29 family dinner: white wine, water

56:57 Matthew and Tom: whiskey

Chunk 15/52: S2 Christmas Special (remainder) + S3E1 up until 53:26 (when Violet says: "Dreadful woman.")

What is Thomas up to?

claims his dance with Violet and manages to keep her upright

also dances with Edith, and I can never help and think that both of them get an amazing ending to their story when no one would have thought so in the early days

sees Mr Bates as a convicted murderer, which is in contrast to what most think in the house

finally, is Robert's valet

isn't nice to Alfred, the new footman who is O'Brien's nephew, which causes more of a rift

puts the idea of a strike in Daisy's mind

doesn't like that he might also have to look after Matthew, who won't keep Molseley as a valet

agrees with Carson on one thing, and that is that both of them are too good to look after Tom, the ex-chauffeur

refuses to help Alfred to become a valet because noone helped him (which is always a great mindset)

Drinks, drinks, drinks

S2 Christmas Special (remainder)

1:23:59 Robert and Matthew: whiskey

1:30:00 Robert: whiskey

Chunk 14/52: continue S2 Christmas Special up until 1:23:29 (when Bates says: "I can't have you grey faced and in perpetual mourning")

What is Thomas up to?

gets a really stupid idea involving Robert's dog Isis

doesn't see a problem with having maids help with serving, in contrast to Carson

back at the planchette board with O'Brien (being mean to Mrs Patmore)

wonders if there will be a valet position open now that Bates is in prison (which opens the first rift between him and O'Brien)

goes through with his stupid idea of hiding the dog when Carson confirms that he won't become valet

steals and hides Robert's dog, is kept from "finding" her when the search is on, and is panicking when he can't find her at all anymore later on (he just really isn't talented at being a criminal)

has the best bewildered faces when Mrs Patmore uses the planchette board to tell Daisy something

is extremely lucky and manages to pull off the dog thing in the end because he actually has been looking for her (and looks wretched enough to sell it)

Robert is willing to give Thomas a chance

seems as relieved as all the others that Bates won't hang

Drinks, drinks, drinks

S2 Christmas Special

17:19 for new year's eve: champagne

Chunk 13/52: S2E8 (remainder) + S2 Christmas Special up until 16:44 (when Mrs Patmore says: "You're quite a new girl.")

What is Thomas up to?

offers to help out when more and more people get sick, won't get paid but it earns his keep

sure has the disapproving "Butler look" down when he interrupts Mary and Richard

offers to bring something up to Mr Carson, and is probably happy that Mary sees him do it (Carson admits that they might need him working there, however Mary warns him that Thomas might want to take his place, which ... yeah? At some point he probably should)

noone seems to like it, but he has successfully made himself indispensable (and I can't blame him, he's gambled and lost everything, of course he's grasping for every straw he gets)

is a full member of the staff again by Christmas

has some fun with O'Brien making the young girls (Daisy) think that they're talking to ghosts

will never really have Robert's trust

temporary valet of Lord Hepsworth

Drinks, drinks, drinks

S2E8

23:44 Carson, ill in bed: some kind of medicine, had tea

41:45 Tea for Sir Richard in the drawing room

Chunk 12/52: S2E7 (remainder) + S2E8 up until 20:24 (when Mary and Matthew are dancing to the grammophone and Mary says "What did you say?")

What is Thomas up to?

looking like a true 1920s gangster, he shows his black market stash to O'Brien

convinces Mrs. Patmore to take some of his groceries, which turn out to be two thirds plaster dust and already "old when Adam were a boy"

understandably has a breakdown over having lost every penny and then some, and not having a job anymore

can't count on Carson's sympathy and needs to find some other place to stay (Carson is throwing all of that "I'm not a servant anymore" back in his face)

admits that the way his hand looks doesn't make finding a new job easy

isn't someone who is associated with being helpful

Drinks, drinks, drinks

(the last entry of today's list has all the information about what they're drinking for dinner each night 🥂)

S2E7

10:16 before dinner: Robert: whiskey; Carson serves other clear liquor, coffee

12:01 Carson and Mrs. Hughes: tea