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"Anyone annoyed at the uptick in melodrama during the second series of \u201CDownton Abbey\u201D better get ready for a lot more of the same, at least if the&amp;nbsp;first footage from the upcoming season&amp;nbsp;is anything to go by. The addition of a new character, Martha Levinson \u2014 Lady Cora\u2019s mother, played by Shirely MacLaine \u2014 doesn\u2019t look like it\u2019s going to calm things down around the Grantham estate one bit. The clip, which premiered during the 40th AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Shirley MacLaine, is delight for any fan of the Julian Fellowes\u2019s period piece drama. It shows MacLaine and Maggie Smith\u2019s first interaction, in what\u2019s most likely years, and things get a little testy. (Fast forward to the 0:45 second mark to get to the good stuff.)As enjoyable as it has been to watch Smith\u2019s Dowager Countess verbally eviscerate anyone who annoys her over the last couple seasons, the idea of her finally meeting her match, and hopefully pushing her insult game to a new level, is exciting. Note to Mr. Fellowes: As much as we\u2019d like to see what happens with the rest of the Crawley clan, we\u2019d totally be okay with an entire season of MacLaine and Smith throwing sassy barbs at one another. The only problem: This makes waiting for the next season to start airing in 2013 that much harder.&amp;nbsp;[content:shareblock]&amp;nbsp;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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