At the wedding of poor, poor, poor-no-more!
The Christmas Special capper ofDownton Abbeywas flocked with such grace.
We like strong women here.
We like them very much, said Tom, double underscoring with thick black pen the seasons feminist bent.
Subtlety was scarce, but good cheer abounded.Downtons good-bye was a roasted chestnut warm, sweet, slightly salted.
(You are such a paradox, Edith told Mary.
You make my life miserable for years and then you give me my life back!
Its the finale, silly.
Dont thank your sister.
Way to apply six season of life lessons, old chap.
Such was the episodes uplift andDownton Abbeys appealing optimism: responsibility, redemption, collective destiny.
For Lord Grantham, Carson was not a tool to be discarded when it had lost its utility.
His years of loyalty and his personhood meant something more.
The closest I came to squirting a tear was when Carson conferred fatherly blessing upon Thomas.
Could the young man do the job?
Of course he could, declared Carson.
Roberts last scene with Carson was equally tender and loaded.
Other ironies, winks, metaphors and layered meanings were more obvious, sometimes artlessly so.
Among the condescending groaners: I hate goodbyes.
The finale could easily be picked apart for doing the same.
Still, the wish-fulfillment was frequently clever and satisfying.
And why would anyone expect anything less than aggressive fan service?
For all the ridiculous amounts of misery,Downton Abbeywas never a bleak chic cable drama.
It wasnt until Annas rape that I emotionally broke-up with the show and became an intermittent viewer.)
Downton Abbeywas always a progressive fairy tale, but never more so than in the finale.
(Troublemaker Denker forgot that Violet loves to trouble, too.)
Another choice Violet line: Why cant men ever paint themselves out of a corner?
So there was a lot of painting in the finale.
you could guess who budged.
(She struck me as rather presidential, didnt you think?)
Remember how vital they once were?
But maybe thats just my ship colors showing.
That said, Anna, Bates and Mary factored into the last moments.
): Downton Abbey in the dark, the windows bright with light, the grounds, frozen.
Only the neediest among them were elevated.
Goodbye,Downton Abbey.
