I am British, but don't live there any more. I hate the aristocracy and anything that related to them. There ought to be an alternative ending to Downton Abbey that supposedly took place in WWII. A squadron of German storm-troopers should invade the estate, assemble the cast and gun them all down in cold blood. There should be no survivors, just a river of blood. Sorry fan, but that is how I feel. Death to these make-believe period piece. We hates them, Precious!
shareI bet you are a terrible dinner guest too.
shareI would have preferred a little realism, instead of the Crawlys always getting by by the skin of their teeth. How about the Crawlys losing DA due to the Lord's financial ineptitude, family becoming middle class (oh the horror), the daughters having to work for a living, marry, and give up all their finery, and some of the servants becoming successful running shops or factories. Lord Crawly would drink himself to death, and the dowager would die of shock at losing her status. DA would be bought by new money, get run down due to the expense of maintaining it, and eventually opened to the public for weddings and parties to offset the maintained costs.
shareAh, you did watch the show then. All of those storylines were touched on and explored during the run of the show.
How about the Crawlys losing DA due to the Lord's financial ineptitude, family becoming middle class
the daughters having to work for a living
some of the servants becoming successful running shops or factories
Lord Crawly would drink himself to death
the dowager would die of shock at losing her status
DA would be bought by new money, get run down due to the expense of maintaining it, and eventually opened to the public for weddings and parties to offset the maintained costs.
Jandersonu2: Did you not know that the estate where this show was filmed is owned by a real-life earl?
Some of the aristocrats did get through all the changing times and hardships by adjusting and finding new sources of income.
Summeriris: Good post!
I am British, but don't live there any more. I hate the aristocracy and anything that related to them. There ought to be an alternative ending to Downton Abbey that supposedly took place in WWII. A squadron of German storm-troopers should invade the estate, assemble the cast and gun them all down in cold blood. There should be no survivors, just a river of blood. Sorry fan, but that is how I feel. Death to these make-believe period piece. We hates them, Precious!
It’s just a show
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