The 1% was ruled by 1 person and that is The Mrs. Astor, Mrs. Russel is to much of a social climber, she expects the old money to bend to her will and does not fully understand how it works. She dumps her old friends, so she make new friends who do not even want her around. I cannot wait to see what happens in the next couple of episodes, would really like to see a young Cora, and see how she meets a young Lord Grantham.