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Downton Abbey
March 7, 2016
Michelle Legro
The Dead of
Downton Abbey
The final years of the series failed to deliver any substantial plot—what it gave us instead was time.
March 7, 2016
Elaine Teng
What Was a Weekend?
Downton Abbey
at the End
Happy endings abound as the foundation of the British aristocracy breaks down.
December 29, 2015
Gwyneth Kelly
Hillary Clinton has won a coveted
Downton Abbey
endorsement.
April 21, 2015
Damian Lanigan
The English Channel
Imperial nostalgia invades American television
March 11, 2015
Elaine Teng
If You Want to Age Gracefully in the Movies, You'd Better Be British
January 13, 2014
Esther Breger
Downton Abbey's Cheap Embrace of Rape as a Plot Device
Depictions of violence against women are all over highbrow TV. This was the worst example yet.
February 16, 2013
Lili Loofbourow
Downton's Third Act
Is the British Soap Stuck?
February 7, 2013
Timothy Noah
The Pret A Manger Personality Debate: Round Two
Yes, a bad government is worse than a bad boss. But that's not the point.
January 27, 2013
David Thomson
'Parade’s End': Ford Madox Ford’s Masterpiece Comes to the Screen
'Downton Abbey' for grown-ups
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