Downton Diss

This is probably illegal to put this here. If it is, let me know and I'll take it down  :)

(Warning: Spoiler Alert for Downton Abbey, if you haven't seen it, especially the premiere of Season 4 that was on this past Sunday.)

First off, let me say that I have loved the show since I started watching it last year. People told me I would like it, and so I started watching the first season (that I got on DVD from Costco). That led to the purchase of Seasons 2 and 3, and I watched them all. Sure, it's got a ton of totally cliched storylines, but there's still something compelling about it.

I was really looking forward to the new season, see what they did about Matthew's death (I was totally pissed that they killed him off, btw, until I read that he had chosen not to stay on the show.) along with some other stuff.

Now. There are some annoying things about the show. Cora's willful ignorance about the workings of her own household are an insult to women's intelligence, and I just want to slap her half the time. Rose, as an obvious Sybil replacement, has neither the charm, nor the wit (or the brains!) that Sybil did, and to me is a completely pointless, useless character. 

Still, there's plenty to love about it. The house where it's filmed is beyond amazing. The scenery, costumes, cars, you name it - soooo gorgeous. Anna and Bates, for as sickly sweet as they are, are just too adorable. Carson has some depth to him, Mrs. Hughes is awesome, Tom is great, I could go on here, too, lol. 

But I will tell you the one thing that might put me off watching this show anymore:

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Thomas.

Yes, I totally get it that there has to be conflict. And I don't mind "evil" characters. But Thomas not only gets away with it Every Single Time - he gets rewarded for his evil plots! He rarely gets taken down ever, if at all. (I can think of only two minor instances that resulted in no long term consequences for him.)

If he got caught every once in a while, or even just didn't get rewarded for his bad behavior, I would be okay with him as a character. But he doesn't. It happened, not once, but twice in the Season 4 opener!

So yeah... if there's anything that will drive me from that show, that will be it. I'm seriously considering not watching the next few episodes, and then asking someone who does if it continues, haha! I know they are only TV shows, but I don't like TV in general. So when I take the time to watch, I want to enjoy my shows, not leave them ticked off.

Yeah, I'm weird that way, lol.

:)