After watching the first episode of the Second Season of Downton Abbey this past week, I thought and felt one word — “DELICIOUS”! The show is so lushly produced and acted that one (at least I, certainly) feels immersed in the world and pressing concerns of the residents and neighbors of Downton Abbey. Although, we, of course, have a bird’s eye view of the action and storyline — a perch from which we can readily judge who is not to be trusted, where the arc of history is heading, and so on — it is just an escapist delight.
And it seems that I am not the only one taken with it.
There are already abundant analyses of the show with respect to different cultural and literary paradigms. Here are two that put a Jewish lens on the Downton Abbey phenomenon. Enjoy.
Why Downton Abbey is the Least Jewish Show on Television
What ‘Downton Abbey’ Shares with ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ – Tablet Magazine.
Renaissance Gal 