We suppose it would be a bit obnoxious to start this review off with a long, healthy round of belly laughter, wouldn't it? Because there was quite a bit of sustained belly laughter last night when they tried to foist a blow-to-the-head-causing-amnesia plot on us. The singing was bad enough...
9 Comments | Posted February 1, 2012 | 02/01/12 09:19 AM ET
We weren't really looking forward to this episode, since it signaled the return to one of worst things about season 2 (other than the preachiness and all-around lack of humor): the "theme" episode. And just like last year, when suddenly a bunch of teenagers just could not stop talking about...
9 Comments | Posted January 16, 2012 | 01/16/12 04:40 PM ET
As World War I quite literally drives right up to the front door of Downton Abbey, the old ways of the aristocracy come face to face with the 20th Century and class distinctions rear their head once again, affecting everything from administrative duties at the hospital to forbidden love between...
9 Comments | Posted January 10, 2012 | 01/10/12 11:57 AM ET
It's a bit of a cliche, but the return of Eddy and Pats to our screens with the American debut of the Absolutely Fabulous 20th Anniversary Special was like seeing old friends again. Any scene with Pats, Eddy, Saffy and Mum sitting around in that gorgeous kitchen (we don't know...

1 Comments | Posted February 7, 2012 | 02/07/12 05:13 PM ET