#and I'm still laughing about the uhhh egregious misrepresentation of medical procedures and illness in the final episodes

[otherpens]

I'd like to take this opportunity to politely ahem for my personal brand of bonkers Edwardian trash that is the telenovela Gran Hotel. I bought the entire Spanish DVD set because the English subs weren't being produced fast enough for my needs. I had three years of high-school Spanish a decade in my rear-view-mirror and Google Translate open on my laptop as I watched with my finger hovering over the pause button and Spanish subtitles on because my high school teacher was Chilean and I'm Anglo-Canadian so EuroSpanish is not in my wheelhouse.

The show is UNHINGED and I have Opinions but I can never say I was bored while watching it.

Agatha Christie turns up. Canonically. Speaking perfect Spanish.

Downton Abbey really is the best show. You can watch it alone. You ca watch it with your friends. You can watch it with your grandma. It’s sweet. It’s funny. It’s dramatic. You can watch it seriously. You can watch it snarkily. You can watch it and learn about how a great Edwardian house was run. There are great characters. There are characters that we all love to hate. There are pretty dresses

It is just the best show