Mary and Matthew Crawley Wedding

I saw this brilliant artikel door GreenKneeHighs@tumblr, and I geplaatst it to the Branson and Sybil spot, but I felt I should post it here, too, because I figure most Sybil/Branson fans are also fans of Branson, so would support this artikel without question, when the people who really NEED to read this are those Downton Abbey fans who don't like Sybil/Branson of Branson. I think this artikel really puts into perspective some of the commentaren Branson has made that have proved unpopular with the fandom.

Once again, I DID NOT write this article; all credit goes to GreenKneeHighs@tumblr.

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Realism, it ain’t. In the world of Downton Abbey, war is a weekend sport and young ladies can kill Turkish diplomats with sex. The characters, when not in the midst of a pause, race through history and the corridors of Highclere kasteel with breath-taking speed and dramatic flair. Some people swear door the show, calling it "compulsively watchable"; others ridicule its stylized dramatics and jump-the-shark antics, but you’ll be hard pressed to find a person who can’t hum the theme song.

Downton Abbey premiered on Great Britain’s ITV (ITV.LN) on September 26, 2010. It quickly gained...