Downton Abbey

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Another season of "Downton Abbey" has come to a close, and once again, Lady Edith is unlucky. But let us return to when we met Edith, four seasons ago.

Oh, Edith: Can A 'Downton' Daughter Change Her Luck?

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The fourth season of Downton Abbey continued to bring Lady Edith nothing but trouble. But underneath her various miseries is a hard lesson about denying people a reasonable set of options.