Throughout the day, I tried to think of something to say about last night’s Downton Abbey. I really can’t. Stuff happened. I watched it. None of it really stands out in my mind. Let me think… Robert is a blundering and incompetant dolt. There’s an offer for a business deal which he rejects out ofContinue reading “Downton Abbey: The Bad Decisions of Robert Crawley”
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Downton Abbey, Season Five: Thoughts
Last Sunday, Downton Abbey returned to PBS for its fifth season on Masterpiece Theater. I feel that, at this point, I’m watching the series to snark at it. Withnail is on #DowntonAbbey tonight! I demand some booze! I want the finest wines known to man! We've gone on holiday by mistake! — Allyn Gibson (@allyngibson)Continue reading “Downton Abbey, Season Five: Thoughts”
On Cricket, Flappers, and Downton Abbey
Last night we started with Bates walking out of prison and ended with Robert, Matthew, and Tom walking into the sunset. And in the two hours in between, there were headscratching moments, there were funny moments, there were touching moments, and there were stupid moments. Sometimes all at the same time! That’s the way ofContinue reading “On Cricket, Flappers, and Downton Abbey”
On the Gullibility of Cora Grantham
Before I dive into last night’s episode of the Crawley Chronicles, we now live in a world where there’s a Muppet Dowager Countess: Muppet Carson resembles, at least to my eyes, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown far more than he resembles Jim Carter. Don’t try to take it seriously. You can’t. Otherwise you’ll wonderContinue reading “On the Gullibility of Cora Grantham”
On Downton Abbey’s Shocking Episode
At work, I’ve been discussing Downton Abbey with two of my coworkers. Monday morning, we all send out e-mails to each other so we can gossip and vent and discuss the previous night’s episode. Last night, of course, was a shocking episode. Perhaps the most shocking the series has done. Because of that, I’ve decidedContinue reading “On Downton Abbey’s Shocking Episode”
On Downton Abbey’s Boring Hour
Last night’s episode was a bit dull, wasn’t it? Or maybe it was that I wasn’t that engaged by the storylines. Ethel. Can she go away, please? It’s not Ethel and her situation that irks me. It’s Isobel and her reaction to Ethel’s situation that irks me. I know that Isobel feels like she needsContinue reading “On Downton Abbey’s Boring Hour”
On the Influence of Aliens at Downton Abbey
There really was a lot going on last night, and it moved very quickly. I was surprised when the clock struck ten and the episode was over. Though that was a good thing, too; I had to finish an article and send it to an editor before midnight last night, and I sent it atContinue reading “On the Influence of Aliens at Downton Abbey”
On the Return of Downton Abbey
Last night Downton Abbey returned to PBS for a two hour season premiere. Damn, I love that show. It can be incredibly cheesy at times, it’s not high drama, it wears its soap opera-ness on its sleeve; how to explain Matthew inheriting an insane fortune at the exact moment that Robert is ruined by bankruptcy?Continue reading “On the Return of Downton Abbey”
On Downton Abbey News and Silliness
In lieu of any meaningful posts today — the bronchitis still has me feeling at about 70% — let’s talk Downton Abbey! PBS is currently showing the season season of the ITV hit, and I absolutely adore the series. I can’t explain why I love it, except that the characters are awesome and it’s funContinue reading “On Downton Abbey News and Silliness”
On the Middling “Curse of the Black Spot”
After comparing Doctor Who‘s “Day of the Moon” to The X-Files last week, this week’s episode of Doctor Who, the piratical “Curse of the Black Spot,” continues the X-Files vibe, though not in a good way and not in the way you’d expect. If Doctor Who‘s opener “The Impossible Astronaut”/”Day of the Moon” were StevenContinue reading “On the Middling “Curse of the Black Spot””