Downton Abbey Christmas Special

[silverducks]

Ok, so I finally had chance to watch it last night and I was definitely not happy with the ending - but I’ll come to that later.

Firstly, I just want to say that as a whole, I quite liked the Christmas special. It was nowhere near as perfect as the last, and I wasn’t too keen on setting it in summer, but for the most part, it was good.

So here are my

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[silverducks]

Hmmm, I guess I'm thinking of British soaps, and Downton isn't really that much like them. It shares elements of course - one could argue that a soap is just a long running drama - but it is different enough I think. For a start, a soap needs enough plots to keep it going day in, day out, week in, week out, year in, year out. Downton Abbey only has a relatively short series, so they don't need to dreg the bottom of the barrel for storylines quite the same. And it is only on for a short period each year.

But I guess it depends on just how you define a soap compared to a drama.

And I'm not saying the show won't keep going, but it just won't be the same. In fact, a lot of my friends who never seemed to be that into Downton Abbey are annoyed about the way the Christmas special ended. I think they made a big mistake in killing Matthew off and in such a way - and in a Christmas special! I do think it will definitely have a massive impact on the show's popularity and success next year. I also don't think Fellowes will be able to get things back on track enough now.