By Andrea Reiher January 6, 2013 11:05 PM ET
Instead of a recap, we've brought you the very best tweets from around the Twitterverse while the premiere aired. Enjoy!
Episode 1
"I'm in a First Line of Downton Abbey Pool. If it's "Get your own f***ing tea" I win $30!" - Seth Meyers
"Anybody know what channel that program Down Town Abby is on tonight? (Now look at my @ replies)" - Eric Stonestreet
"Laura Linney is the #gossipgirl of #DowntonAbbey #DowntonPBS" -- Scott Rising
"Ok, time for the best guilty pleasure on TV - "Downton Abbey." And hopefully the play-by-play commentary on Twitter from @pattonoswalt" -- Michael Moore
"I'm not sure Lady Mary Crawley really understands metaphors about public transit, Anna. #downtonabbey #downtonpbs" -- Samwise TV
"No other show can make scream, curse, squee, and go "AWWWH" all in one hour. #downtonpbs" -- Erica Monroe
"Lady Mary has waaaayyyyyy toooooooooo much drama going on all the time. Exhausting. #downtonPBS" -- Sew Craftful
"Has Cora forgotten that Mary killed a man with her lady-parts a while ago? #downtonabbey #downtonPBS" -- Deborah Lewis
"Cora and Mary's sex talk is the greatest thing that has ever happened on TV in the history of time #DowntonPBS #science #fun" -- Ann Marie Lonsdale
"Love and position in one handsome package...who could ask for anything more. Catty catty Edith! #downtonpbs" -- Brandi Fitzpatrick
"Carson's look of love to #LadyMary. #downtonpbs" -- Ty DeMartino
"Ok, I just saw Mary as a bride through Carson's eyes and I started to tear up. #DowntonPBS" -- Jennifer Keegin
"Mary's wedding dress.... hmmm where is Vera Wang when you need her? #downtonPBS" -- Chris VanCleave
"This might just be the most boring soap wedding EVER. I hope somebody objects. #DowntonPBS" -- Gavin Craig
"I normally love Edwardian fashions, but that dress makes Mary look like a sack of potatoes. #downtonpbs" -- Erica Monroe
"Shirley MacLaine and Branson were both pretty lazily written this ep. One note character much? #downtonpbs" -- Erin Downey Howerton
"wait what just happened #downtonPBS seriously is that how the British deal with marriage scenes?" -- Matt O'Connell
"I think Julian Fellowes missed an opportunity not to show the vows. #writerinme #downton" -- Gwyn Cready
Episode 2
"Men in tuxedos sitting around petting dogs. #DowntonPBS" -- Revetta
"'No guest should be admitted without their date of departure settled.' So true. #DowntonPBS" -- Meredith Dabek
"I'm having a love/hate relationship with no commercial breaks. #Ineedtourinate #DowntonPBS" -- Kevin Swan
"Isobel's work is more sensical and charitable than how we deal with people working the streets now. @masterpiecepbs #DowntonPBS" -- Farin Rebecca Loeb
"The new footman and the American maid need to get together. It's like Wednesday Adams and Lurch #hot #downtonpbs" -- Amadeo Luna
"So many good quotes in #DowntonAbbey tonight I can't write them down fast enough! #DowntonPBS" -- Teresa Frontado
"The last man Anna saw in Mary's bed was dead, so this is a vast improvement. #DowntonPBS #DowntonAbbey" -- Alyssa Lynne
"Fantastic. Ethel is now a prostitute. Raise your hand if you're honestly surprised. Nobody? That's what I thought. #downtonpbs" -- Kristina Muskiewicz
"Edith needs a copy of "He's Just Not That Into You" #DowntonPBS" -- Nicole Fonsh
"Poor Mrs. Hughes! A lump in your breast is scary in 2012 but in 1920 it must have been terrifying. #DowntonAbbey #DowntonPBS" -- Downton Dame
"Edith just put on her big girl panties and gave Sir Anthony an ultimatum #DowntonPBS" -- Hannah Easter
THERE'S MORE:
http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/01/downton-abbey-season-3-premiere-marys-wedding-dress-debate-and-more-tweets.html
