Saturday, February 18, 2012

Downton Abbey, I Love You

 Photo via Pinterest

I am addicted to Downton Abbey, the Upstairs Downstairs-ish series about family, rank, and a period in flux.  With the final episode of Season Two airing tomorrow, I couldn't resist adding a post to Downton's ever growing blog love.

For those who have missed the magic of Downton Abbey, here is a short recap.  The series follows the Crawley family - the Earl and Countess of Grantham, their three daughters, and their numerous servants.  Season One begins with the sinking of the Titanic and the consequent loss of the heir to the Grantham estate.  The Crawleys discover that the new heir is a middle class lawyer, Matthew Crawley.  The household is divided over whether or not Matthew should be allowed to inherit or if the entail should be fought so that the eldest Crawley girl, Lady Mary, would be allowed to inherit instead.  Naturally, there is a romance, rivalry, and betrayal to round out the main storyline of class conflict.


Season One

The long awaited Season Two covers the social upheaval and loss of life due to World War I.  This season does descend into the realm of soap operas with some rather sappy and incredible storylines.  However, I think this season may be my favorite, but I'll have to wait to see how the season ends before I decide.  You can watch the second season online at PBS.org until March 6th.  Also, there is a Downton Abbey Wiki!


Season Two


Lady Mary - the elegantly dressed, anti-heroine of the series - is my favorite character, and her tortured relationship with Matthew Crawley is what keeps me tuning in week after week.

Lady Mary.  Photo via Pinterest

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10 comments:

  1. I I havet seen the serious but it looks good. Will try it out. :-)

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  2. I love this show. I can only get season one on Hulu...I wish they would hurry and put up 2, you can see the influence on the runway for fall 2012...kinda excited! Love fashion and style from that ERA!

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  3. I have never before seen this series, but people are always raving about it. I seriously need to check it out one of these days. :)

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  5. I've never seen the show before...but after checking these out, it looks like I have a new show to check out :)

    Tasia
    http://rufflesandsequins.blogspot.com

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  6. I've heard so many good things about this show and will have to find it on iTunes - is the British or US version better?

    xoxo,
    Chic 'n Cheap Living

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  7. I wish I had gotten involved with this show from the beginning. I have heard such great things about it.

    http://www.glamkittenslitterbox.com/
    Twitter: @GlamKitten88

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  8. Thanks for being so sweet to me <3 There's nothing more fun to wear than a dress no matter the season :)

    XoXo
    Plami

    http://www.fashionthrill.com/

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  9. I'm watching season 2 on pbs.org! Sooooo good. I just finished up the first season so I'm glad I've been able to jump right into 2! Love, love this show!

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  10. squeee! love this show too! you should do a post with highlighting some of its fashion for both the upstairs and downstairs women.

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