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Downton Abbey, 4.07 secures crucial intrigue for what’s to come
Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 7 Directed by Edward Hall Written by Julian Fellowes Airs Sundays at 9 PM on PBS Many resolutions came to fruition in last night’s episode of Downton Abbey, and on the whole, most of them are some of the most delightful of the season. There were homecomings, leave-takings, an offscreen […] More
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Downton Abbey 4.06 belongs to the ladies
Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 6 Directed by Edward Hall Written by Julian Fellowes Airs Sundays at 9 PM on PBS Just last week, Violet accused her adversary, and sometimes friend, Isobel of “running on indignation.” It’s not very often Isobel’s spiteful side overshadows her more pleasant qualities, but her mission to humble the Countess […] More
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Downton Abbey 4.05 squanders a chance to say something about race but is generous with its witty writing and characterizations
Downton Abbey, Season 4: Episode 5 Directed by Philip John Written by Julian Fellowes Airs Sunday nights at 9 PM EST on PBS The multitude of relationships, a rigid class system, and the period piece nature of Downton Abbey generate plenty of opportunities for the show to examine prejudice in its various manifestations. Mary’s storylines […] More
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Downton Abbey, Ep. 4.04 releases no new info but successfully baits the hook for next week
Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 4 Directed by Philip John Written by Julian Fellowes Airs Sundays on PBS There are many highs and lows to be counted in this week’s episode of Downton Abbey. While some characters win and others lose, it is a rewarding installment in most regards. It reminds us why we still […] More
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Downton Abbey, Ep. 4.03: Sweet ep punctuated by grim realism
Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 3 Directed by Catherine Morshead Written by Julian Fellowes Aired Sunday, 19th of January on PBS Once in awhile, every soap opera needs to take time to step back and take stock of the relationships that have formed, how they came to be, and where they might go from […] More
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Downton Abbey, Ep. 4.02: Walks a tight rope between credibility, shock value
Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 2 Directed by Catherine Morshead Written by Julian Fellowes Aired Sunday, 12th of January on PBS Last night’s Downton Abbey observes the household trying to recapture some former glory with a house party, putting on show exactly the sort of pomp and decadence so many tune in for. But the […] More
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Downton Abbey, Ep. 4.01: redundant, but not without moments of progressiveness
Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 1 Directed by David Evans Written by Julian Fellowes Aired Sunday, 5th of January on PBS The surprise death of Matthew Crawley that closed the book on Downton Abbey’s third season not only left a gaping hole in the show’s role call, but it threw the door wide open for […] More
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‘The Book Thief’ a well-acted but ill-intentioned WWII drama
We have, by now, seen so many stories set during the Second World War that to attempt a new one means that a writer has to come up with a new angle, something so fresh that no one’s seen it before. Anyone can craft a tale of a young girl’s coming of age in Nazi Germany; even if the intent is to create and develop multi-faceted characters, not just howling, evil goose-steppers, there has to be a hook. For better or worse, The Book Thief, based on the popular young adult novel of the same name, does have a hook to set itself aside from every other World War II drama. The problem is, unfortunately, that the hook is massively misguided. More
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It’s Not TV: HBO, The Company That Changed Television: Greener Grass
Greener Grass The two leading recipes for success are building a better mousetrap and finding a bigger loophole. Edgar A. Shoaff For the first few decades of broadcast television, the then three major networks held a near-monopoly on the national audience. More often than not, on any given night it was likely nine out of […] More
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Downton Abbey, Episode 3.7
Downton Abbey, Episode 3.7 Written by Julian Fellows Directed by Andy Goddard This 2-hour special transports the Crawleys out of Downton Abbey and all the way to Scotland, where they dance, hunt, and escape their problems for a while. This episode doesn’t possess the charm or warm feelings of the previous season closer, but it […] More
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Downton Abbey, Episode 3.6
Downton Abbey, Episode 3.6 Written by Julian Fellows Directed by David Evans Many have lodged the complaint that Downton Abbey has established a trademark habit of introducing a problem one week only to resolve it by the following episode. The slow burn is not exactly a technique the show has mastered. Occasionally, the odd storyline […] More
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Downton Abbey, Episode 3.5
Downton Abbey, Episode 3.5 Written by Julian Fellows Directed by Jeremy Webb In classic British fashion, Downton Abbey generally utilizes wit and subtlety to get its point across, but in this episode, the gloves come off and no punches are pulled. And Robert takes most of the pummeling. After half a season of his resolute […] More
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