"THE WRONG CLASS"

After three seasons of viewing Britain's ITV series, "DOWNTON ABBEY", it occurred to me that there was something off about Julian Fellowes' portrayal of one of the major characters. That character is Matthew Crawley. And it is an error that I am surprised Fellowes had made.


"DOWNTON ABBEY" began with news of the sinking of the White 星, 星级 liner, the R.M.S. 泰坦尼克号 in April 1912. This famous event also caused the deaths of James and Patrick Crawley, the heirs presumptive to the Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham. This disruption in the line for the Grantham earldom forced Lord...

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...