![]() Once he’d established who they were, he had to put them into action - create drama for them that would somehow entertain us - and that’s where Downton lost its way. ![]() Developing those characters brought out the strength in his storytelling. What Fellowes gave Americans, who ate it up like sugar cookies, is a well-written, well-acted costume drama. Now, you can philosophize all you’d like on why Americans would be interested in a fussy British drama about class structure - where upper-class etiquette and morals prevail - when we’re bitchy about the 1 percent at home, but let’s leave that to the sociologists. ![]() Series creator and lone writer Julian Fellowes spent all of that season bringing these wonderful upstairs/downstairs types into our world. Viewers love Downton for the characters, first and foremost. Anyone who - on blind faith - ignored the serious plotting flaws and dramatic twists will be rewarded by what is shaping up to be a fine comeback in season three.ĭownton is a soap opera, and as even the Dowager Countess ( Maggie Smith) might say, we mustn’t ignore the evidence in front of our faces. America’s love affair with Downton Abbey is quite a wonder on many levels, and maybe one of the most intriguing is that despite a steep quality drop in season two, viewers remained ironclad loyal.
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