I occasionally do a "redux" review when I just can't contain my enthusiasm! See below for my recent comments on this series. We just finished Season One, which consisted of seven episodes. How can I laud this program enough?No spoiler, so thus no details. But the plotting, character shading, costumes, flavor, history, dialog....everything...absolutely dazzles!
The picture above shows the three sisters, who form only one of several plots, all decked out in the turn-of-the-century finery. Two of the sibs fight like cats and dogs. One is a great liberal in a very conservative family, who goes to protests and fights for the underdog.
WHAT FUN!
To tack on to my earlier comment (and I can't seem to access that again), Newsweek's recent and positive, review of this series also referenced Gosford Park, because, well-waddya-know, they share not just Maggie Smith, but the same writer, Julian Fellowes. The review also referenced Upstairs, Downstairs. Yes, that one might be fun to revisit.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Val. I'll go back and watch Gosford Park for sure. Upstairs/Downstairs was a series, which would require a larger commitment...and my TV/movie schedule is soooo full!
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