Mary & Matthew

I saw this brilliant 文章 由 GreenKneeHighs@tumblr, and I 发布 it to the Branson and Sybil spot, but I felt I should post it here, too, because I figure most Sybil/Branson 粉丝 are also 粉丝 of Branson, so would support this 文章 without question, when the people who really NEED to read this are those Downton Abbey 粉丝 who don't like Sybil/Branson 或者 Branson. I think this 文章 really puts into perspective some of the 评论 Branson has made that have proved unpopular with the fandom.

Once again, I DID NOT write this article; all credit goes to GreenKneeHighs@tumblr.

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Realism, it ain’t. In the world of Downton Abbey, war is a weekend sport and young ladies can kill Turkish diplomats with sex. The characters, when not in the midst of a pause, race through history and the corridors of Highclere 城堡 with breath-taking speed and dramatic flair. Some people swear 由 the show, calling it "compulsively watchable"; others ridicule its stylized dramatics and jump-the-shark antics, but you’ll be hard pressed to find a person who can’t hum the theme song.

Downton Abbey premiered on Great Britain’s ITV (ITV.LN) on September 26, 2010. It quickly gained...