Like most of the people who’ve finished series three of the British period drama Downton Abbey, I still can’t get over what happened that last episode, even though it’s been weeks since I watched. :(
I have two books I got at the National Book Store sales last year: The World of Downton Abbey, and Upstairs & Downstairs: The Illustrated Guide to the Real World of Downton Abbey, but I actually only broke through the packaging after the 2012 Christmas special in an attempt to purge that horrid, horrid event from my memory because I was so affected afterwards.
My horror at the last episode aside, if you haven’t watched the show, it’s a beautiful show about a wealthy family in the English countryside near the end of the Edwardian period, and the various events in their household. Great actors, excellent production design (you know I’m a sucker for costumes!), and a riveting plot of personal drama amidst the background of an ever-changing Britain — I was hooked for three seasons. Hence I am finding it so difficult to move on after the Christmas special.
