As a Brit in America, people frequently ask me if I watch Downton Abbey, to which I answer, “Of course I do. The Queen would behead me if I didn’t.”
Seriously though, I do watch Downton Abbey—not because the Queen makes me, but because it’s fun escapist nonsense in a world full of too much seriousness and bad news.
The best part about Downton Abbey isn’t just that it’s trashy fun with a British accent and funny hats, it’s that it’s educational trashy fun with a British accent and funny hats.
