tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165386137410379596.post6991081932236900081..comments2023-10-14T09:57:24.421-05:00Comments on Inconsiderate Prick: Wordy Old Men on Downton Abbey: Series One, Episode OneOld Man Dugganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11092198064040919376noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165386137410379596.post-17604456978604249512012-04-23T10:57:18.513-05:002012-04-23T10:57:18.513-05:00Obviously any such praise heaped on us is welcome ...Obviously any such praise heaped on us is welcome and encouraged. As for the show, it'll get its hooks in. We're working up the stuff for episode three. I was up until past 5:00 trying to finish my response to Wordy's initial observations. Service in one of those manors (and TSLF can feel free to correct me or augment what I say if she feels like it's needed) is a prestigious job at the time. It's a much better job with a better life than is out there for most of these people. In season two, you'll get a longer glimpse at some of this stuff and the alternatives. I think the prestige of working at a manor like Downton Abbey rules out the potential for some of the dregs of society to work there. Thomas is a shithead to be sure, but he's a somewhat refined shithead as far as common folk are concerned. Obviously the potential to raise a family is severely marginalized for the servants, but would you want O'Brien having kids?Old Man Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11092198064040919376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9165386137410379596.post-18722128716278146702012-04-23T08:34:59.240-05:002012-04-23T08:34:59.240-05:00Just watched the first two episodes last night. I...Just watched the first two episodes last night. I will comment in both spaces, but I am sure this will get lost on the second page. Is it OK that I am enjoying the commentary from y'all more than the actual show itself? The second episode is much better than the first, but Owen Slater did spice this one up a bit. One knock I have about the show may actually be a plot device yet to rear its head: I don't know why Downton exists or what it does or why the servants are so apt to serve. Is there a harsh world out there they are afraid of? I am sure early 1900s anywhere was brutal, but I would lot to see a split plot follow dodgy characters in the smoggy London streets as they make their way to a life at Downton. Another thing, Lord Grantham is much to considerate to survive his own manor. I predict a vicious death.Stan Earnesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05577181943835320318noreply@blogger.com