Gettin' down at Downton
Has anybody else been watching the ITV series Downton Abbey? It's been a long time since I've been so caught up in a television series. I become jittery with anticipation as Sunday evening at 9 pm approaches. Will Matthew Crawley really marry Miss Lavinia Swire? How can Lady Mary Crawley stand Sir Richard Carlisle when it's really Matthew she loves? Will Mr. Bates and Anna finally find happiness? When will naive Daisy ever find the backbone to stand up to Mrs. Patmore? Did O'Brian have anything to do with the death of Vera Bates? These questions haunt me all week until I'm reduced to a blubbering mass of goo by the following Sunday. In last night's episode, the manor house was visited by the Spanish Flu (which provided me the answer to question #1). But there are still so many unanswered questions. I know the viewers in the UK already know what has happened so no spoilers, please.
Oh my, how this series has gotten under my skin. It's been such a refreshing change however to the mind-numbing drivel of Real Housewives or My Dog ate WHAT? I really wish there were more programs like Downton Abbey. No explosions (outside of war scenes), no car crashes, no expletive-laced catfights...just a riveting story in period costume. What more could a girl ask for?
Oh my, how this series has gotten under my skin. It's been such a refreshing change however to the mind-numbing drivel of Real Housewives or My Dog ate WHAT? I really wish there were more programs like Downton Abbey. No explosions (outside of war scenes), no car crashes, no expletive-laced catfights...just a riveting story in period costume. What more could a girl ask for?
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