Downton Abbey

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Season 1
Season #: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 357 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 326 out of 357
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 357
  3. Negative: 19 out of 357
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  1. DowntonAbbey
    Jul 9, 2015
    5
    Not really into this television. It is really slow and nothing ever really happens. Plus the fans can't take reality. Thank God they are stopping the show after this season. downton abbey season 6
  2. AncientAmber
    Mar 16, 2023
    6
    After over a decade I decided to give this series a go. I get why it's popular, it's very comforting and safe. But for anyone who likes real depth, complexity and edge to their media, I don't think it will hit the spot.

    I have given up after 4.5 episodes. The back-breaking straw was the music. It would just. Not. Stop. Also, the characters kept giving very soapy "meaningful" looks that    After over a decade I decided to give this series a go. I get why it's popular, it's very comforting and safe. But for anyone who likes real depth, complexity and edge to their media, I don't think it will hit the spot.

    I have given up after 4.5 episodes. The back-breaking straw was the music. It would just. Not. Stop. Also, the characters kept giving very soapy "meaningful" looks that are just not true to life. They are there for the audience, but I don't need such obvious signals to imagine what characters are feeling.

    There's another reason I'm less sure about, but I find it more concerning. That is, the sort of glamourisation of rigid class divide. The show doesn't explicitly celebrate the hierarchy, but makes it seem quaint and harmless. I suspect it doesn't do enough to reflect the dismal reality for many servants. The idealism of so many characters simply did not ring true for me.

    Downton delivers an imagined version of the past for the comfort of modern nostalgics. A better, truer show would be nastier, but more human.    … Expand

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#2 Best TV Season of 2010
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#8 Most Discussed TV Season of 2010
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#5 Most Shared TV Season of 2010

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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. San Antonio Express-News
    Reviewed by: Jeanne Jakle
    Jan 14, 2014
    80
    There are plenty of jolts throughout: bigotry, rape, a possible murder. However, as is normally the case with Downton, it's the quieter moments that shine brightest.
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  2. Cleveland Plain Dealer
    Reviewed by: Mark Dawidziak
    Jan 10, 2014
    80
    If some plot elements in the third season seemed forced (and they did), then Fellowes seems to have completely regained his balance in the fourth season. And that balance means expertly bouncing between the upstairs and downstairs worlds of Downton, letting the plot turns flow naturally, carrying us along joyously for the posh ride.
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  3. Hitfix
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    Feb 14, 2011
    60
    Now, I wouldn't say I loved it. Parts of it I didn't even like. I became quite engaged with what was going on downstairs with the servants, while I found virtually everything having to do with the Granthams (at least the parts unrelated to how they dealt with the staff) a chore to get through.
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