Ah, yes! We Yanks do enjoy our British period soap operas and Downton Abbey has returned to our shores for its third season.
What happened? When did the show about stuffy old Englishmen turn into a show about, well, stuffy old Englishmen?
As we watched the words, "Who the fuck cares?" formed on our lips. And indeed, who does?
Matthew and Mary finally got married and Matthew bought a shiny green roadster. The unattractive middle sister is chasing some old dude with one arm. The youngest daughter came back from Ireland with the chauffeur she ran off with.
Yawn.
Oh, and the old lady who supervises the maids probably has breast cancer.
Yes, we know they had breasts in 1920 but did they talk about it? Did they know what cancer was?
Shirley MacLaine made an appearance as the Yankee grandma with more money than the King.
Who will save Downton Abbey from its self-indulgent self?
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