I couldn’t agree with this more: There are no anti-heros or anti-heroines in Downton Abbey
On Downton, there are no sociopath mobsters you care about despite yourself, or adulterous, lying ladies’ men you are attracted to, or admirable but murderous drug dealers, or increasingly psychotic and pathetic chemistry teachers, or any other sort of semi-good but maybe really bad person with deep-seated psychological issues. It is about lovely people with lovable flaws who are trying to do the best they can most of the time. This is a universe in which poor, unlovable Edith passes for a jerk. And, honestly, it feels good — easy, pleasant, joyful — and also fresh to have so many people to root for. Don Draper and Stringer Bell, you are men among men, but if you ended up paralyzed in a wheelchair with a broken penis, part of us would know you deserved it.
Amen.
(Source: vulture.com)
