I think that combination of class differentiation and leveling is something that, while not an original concept, is something that Downton has done extremely well. It seems that no matter one’s station in life, love, loss, hope and heartache is something we all share. I don’t have a lot in common with the landed English gentry, nor the scullery life of servants and yet the personal struggles from both sides of the stairs are engrossing, heartfelt and deeply relatable. The series seems to have struck a chord with Anglophobes and Anglophiles alike with likable characters, so many of whom we can relate to, despite not really sharing any of the same experience. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a phenomenon quite like Downton Abbey, at least not in relation to a TV show. Like so many others, we here at the South love Downton Abbey and are going through that strange blend of excitement and mourning with the final season now airing on PBS.
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