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Annoyingly, many TV shows do not have episode titles making it difficult for me to remember what happens in each episode. The only Downton Abbey episodes with titles are the Christmas Specials but otherwise there are none. In order to better remember what happens in each episode of the series @thelady0fshalott and I have come up with titles for each episode that refers to the most memorable part of that episode. Read below the cut for the possibly spoilery episode titles for all six seasons of Downton Abbey (Christmas Special titles are included in this list in italics).

Series 1:

Legacy (Das Vermächtnis)

The Family Heritage* (Das Familienerbe)

A Fatal Affair (Eine verhängnisvolle Affäre)

Modern Times (Neue Zeiten)

Under Suspicion (Unter Verdacht)

The Confession (Das Geständnis)

Fateful Days (Tage des Schicksals)

(*) could also be translated as "the family's inheritance", depending on vibes. It should probably be called "The Entail" but that's a legal concept that doesn't exist in German.

Series 2:

Times Of War (Kriegszeiten)

Hope For Mary (Hoffnung für Mary)

The Hospital (Das Hospital)

Bates Returns (Bates' Rückkehr)

Till Death Do You Part (Bis dass der Tod euch scheidet)

Emotional Confusion (Verwirrung der Gefühle)

The Miracle (Das Wunder)

At The Precipice (Am Abgrund)

A Proposal Of Love (Ein Antrag aus Liebe)

Series 3:

A Downton Wedding (Hochzeit auf Downton)

The World In Flux (Die Welt im Wandel)

Shattered Remains (Scherbenhaufen)

Escape To Downton (Flucht nach Downton)

A Matter Of Life And Death (Auf Leben und Tod)

Estrangement (Entfremdung)

Changes (Veränderung)

Schemes And Machinations (Intrigen)

Heaven And Hell (Himmel und Hölle)

Series 4:

The Shadow Of Death (Schatten des Todes)

Matthew's Legacy (Matthews Vermächtnis)

The Crime (Das Verbrechen)

Matthew's Letter (Matthews Brief)

Anna's Secret (Annas Geheimnis)

Under Suspicion (Unter Verdacht)

A Difficult Decision (Eine schwere Entscheidung)

The Grand Bazar (Der große Basar)

The American Visit (Besuch aus Amerika)

Series 5:

Wedding Day (Der Hochzeitstag)

Turning Point (Zeitenwende)

Unanswered Questions (Fragen ohne Antworten)

The Scandal (Der Eklat)

The Disaster (Das Desaster)

News From Germany (Nachricht aus Deutschland)

The Wedding (Die Hochzeit)

Christmas (Weihnachten)

Series 6:

Good News (Eine gute Nachricht)

Nuptials With Obstacles (Hochzeit mit Hindernissen)

The Most Wonderful Day (Der schönste Tag)

Welcome Home (Willkommen zu Hause)

The VIP Visit (Hoher Besuch)

Open House (Tag der offenen Tür)

The Motor Race (Das Autorennen)

Broken Hearts (Gebrochene Herzen)

She, due to overhearing an out of context conversational snippet, and Lady Crawley doing a favour for the dowager of putting in an advertisement for a new lady's maid, thinks (somewhat understandably) she's being replaced. But Ms. O'Brien is conniving, bitter, and resentful. She subtly causes Lady Crawley to fall when she's pregnant, and the lady miscarries. And Ms. O'Brien regrets it as soon as she's put the pieces into place; she tries to stop Lady Crawley from getting out of the bath and slipping. "Ms. O'Brien," she says to herself, "this is not who you are."

But, unfortunately, it is. The fall and the miscarriage happens anyway, and the damage done cannot be undone.

Ms. O'Brien regrets it immensely, even before she finds out the truth, that her job was safe and she was never going to be sacked.

But idk, I think it was one of the first times 12-14 year old me really got it ingrained in my skull that "If you don't know with absolute certainty something is about you, don't react and certainly don't be cruel in response, otherwise you might do something awful, cause suffering, and make a complete ass of yourself and/or become someone terrible along the way all because you jumped the gun."