The Crawley's family dog Isis may have her days numbered on "Downton Abbey" due to her unfortunate name share with the terrorist group causing mayhem in Iraq and Syria.
The yellow Labrador joined the Crawley family in season two after the death of their dog Pharaoh, another yellow Lab. The aristocratic family named her after the Egyptian goddess Isis, the goddess of nature and magic.
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria aka ISIS split from al Qaeda in February, three years after "Downton Abbey" added the adorable pooch. The coincidental name may not save Isis the dog, though.
Lord and Lady Grantham both took notice of their canine friend and observed that she looked "terribly listless" in the most recent episode that aired on ITV in the U.K. on Oct. 26.
"I wonder if she's picked up a germ," the eldest Crawley daughter, Lady Mary, questioned. "Maybe she's eaten a squirrel."
The death of Isis wouldn't come as much of a surprise. The Crawley family adopted her in 1912 and the story now takes place in 1924, making the dog at least 12 years old.
"At the time the dog was named, and up to and including the majority of filming of series five, no one was using that acronym to describe a terror group. It is an unfortunate coincidence," a spokesman for ITV told The Independent.
Filming began on the current season in February, but the scripts were written last year before the jihadi group split off. "Downton Abbey" has received backlash from fans about the troubling name, according to The Independent.
Several other TV shows have had to make changes in the wake of the Islamic State. The FX series Archer will dump ISIS as the name of the fictional spy agency and replace it when the show returns for its sixth season in January.
"Doctor Who" cut a beheading scene in light of the recent attacks carried out by ISIS and captured on video.
Fox also apologized for an ill-timed promotion for its show "Sleepy Hollow" that revolved around the Headless Horseman villain. An email sent out by Think Jam, the marketing agency behind the campaign, announced Sept. 2 as "National Beheading Day," but the date unfortunately coincided with the ISIS beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff.
The fifth season of "Downton Abbey" will premiere in the United States on Jan. 4 on PBS.
