I saw this brilliant लेख द्वारा GreenKneeHighs@tumblr, and I पोस्टेड it to the Branson and Sybil spot, but I felt I should post it here, too, because I figure most Sybil/Branson प्रशंसकों are also प्रशंसकों of Branson, so would support this लेख without question, when the people who really NEED to read this are those Downton Abbey प्रशंसकों who don't like Sybil/Branson या Branson. I think this लेख really puts into perspective some of the टिप्पणियाँ Branson has made that have proved unpopular with the fandom.

Once again, I DID NOT write this article; all credit goes to GreenKneeHighs@tumblr.

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Realism, it ain’t. In the world of Downton Abbey, war is a weekend sport and young ladies can kill Turkish diplomats with sex. The characters, when not in the midst of a pause, race through history and the corridors of Highclere गढ़, महल with breath-taking speed and dramatic flair. Some people swear द्वारा the show, calling it "compulsively watchable"; others ridicule its stylized dramatics and jump-the-shark antics, but you’ll be hard pressed to find a person who can’t hum the theme song.

Downton Abbey premiered on Great Britain’s ITV (ITV.LN) on September 26, 2010. It quickly gained...