![]() Thanks for almost burning down Downton, you careless almost-arsonist. On the season premiere of Downton Abbey, they went with (c).ĭear Sad and Despondent Edith, for Whom I Have a Shocking Lack of Sympathy: And at some point, someone either: (a) weeps uncontrollably (b) accidentally starts a house fire or (c) manages to do both at the same time. (On Downton, it’s Carson and Lord Grantham on Christmas Eve, it was your grandfather and Russell, your divorced aunt’s outspoken new male companion.) Pretty much everyone is still talking about the same old shit they were talking about exactly one year ago. At least two cranky old conservative men are constantly sharing their cranky old conservative opinions with anyone in earshot. There’s a lot of whispering about long-held secrets that no one is willing to openly discuss. Which, in many ways - at least in this first episode of the fifth season - is a lot like spending forced bonding time with relatives. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now that the holidays are behind us and we’ve all recovered from spending excessive amounts of forced bonding time with relatives, it’s time to start another season of Downton Abbey on PBS. Photo: Nick Briggs/Carnival Film & Television Ltd
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