So.. I've been needing a new series, and I've heard so many people talk about Downton Abbey so I decided to give it a go over the weekend while I was recovering.
Now, to my benefit, I knew nothing about what goes on in the show, and almost nothing about the characters, basic storyline, nada. I went in blind. Glad I did.
I'll be honest, I almost gave up on the show during the middle of EP1. The reason - EVERYONE WAS AN ASSHOLE.
Jesus fuck. Maybe that's just what being british is, but I didn't like anyone except for Mr Bates (more on him later. )
And the self absorbed pretension of the Crawleys. I mean, for fucks sake, a family of 5 doesn't need THAT many people to pander and cater to their every need and whim. That concept alone really bothered me. (more on this later too.. Like the series, the realizations are also a progression)
However, it was the very last scene, with how Lord Crawley suddenly became human to me with his last minute change of heart with Mr Bates (one of my favorite characters) redeemed the show for a bit, and earned it a watch of EP2. And I'm glad I did.
My other posts ITT will just diary my viewing of the show. I refuse to ruin any of it for me by looking for spoilers.
As much as I want to know, almost NEED to know, that O'Brien and Thomas die horribly and painfully.
and my gosh, the actor playing Sybil... yowza.
More to come.
Now, to my benefit, I knew nothing about what goes on in the show, and almost nothing about the characters, basic storyline, nada. I went in blind. Glad I did.
I'll be honest, I almost gave up on the show during the middle of EP1. The reason - EVERYONE WAS AN ASSHOLE.
Jesus fuck. Maybe that's just what being british is, but I didn't like anyone except for Mr Bates (more on him later. )
And the self absorbed pretension of the Crawleys. I mean, for fucks sake, a family of 5 doesn't need THAT many people to pander and cater to their every need and whim. That concept alone really bothered me. (more on this later too.. Like the series, the realizations are also a progression)
However, it was the very last scene, with how Lord Crawley suddenly became human to me with his last minute change of heart with Mr Bates (one of my favorite characters) redeemed the show for a bit, and earned it a watch of EP2. And I'm glad I did.
My other posts ITT will just diary my viewing of the show. I refuse to ruin any of it for me by looking for spoilers.
As much as I want to know, almost NEED to know, that O'Brien and Thomas die horribly and painfully.
and my gosh, the actor playing Sybil... yowza.
More to come.