Review of Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) by Hannibalb — 22 May 2022

Watching this was an intensely boring and disappointing experience. It reminded me of an episode of The Love Boat, all these people coupling based on mere fiat and not a hint of real connection, everything being absurdly convenient, banal dialog, and everything contributing to a stultifying atmosphere without the slightest semblance of substance.

The characters exist only to further the lame plot. And then there is the plague of our era, the forced emotions that come and go like foetid whiffs from a sewage lagoon. I was especially disgusted by Lord Grantham's nauseating breakdown and by the flippant final words of a certain venerable and salty elder.

Yet another disgraceful and lazy money-grab capitalizing on a once-great show. Let shame and opprobrium be heaped upon everyone who took part in this travesty and let the creators soak for several eons in an infernal pond somewhere for this.