Things You Never Noticed Before In Downton Abbey 

"Things you never noticed?" How could anyone have MISSED the Spanish Flu in DA???

As for this critique, it bears all the foibles of typical modernist thinking. Saying that Robert was, "not a nice guy," seems entirely, well... here's the thing. Robert represents a romanticized view of the old ways of thinking. He and Violet, as well as Mr. Carson and Mrs. Hughes all present the past. By "romanticized," I mean softer, friendlier. In fact, a man in his position would be much sterner and never allow the kind of latitude he allows to his wife and children, especially because they were women. As any historian will tell you, the period between the 1st and 2nd World Wars was considered the first great wave of modernization in western civilization; both technologically and culturally. So if you think he's "not a nice guy," it only shows how much we, as a civilization, have changed since then. Because the truth is, if men like Robert Crawley existed at all, they were very rare.

I'm sorry but this is wrong: au contraire, many of the downstairs characters evolv d and left service, nearly every single one wanted to make more of themselves. Why do we always have to imprint today's life onto that of a hundred years ago ?

Another marvelous glimpse into the Downton world, but I think the Spanish Flu of 1918/19 was far worse than covid. At this point.

This show is fictional and does not attempt to pass as a documentary. Anyone expecting it’s an accurate portrayal of life is mistaken.

I liked the way that the women’s clothes were quite often color coordinated. More than once I noticed that the Dowager Countess, Cora and the sisters would wear varying shades of the same colors. I don’t know why, but I really liked that.

Unfailing Karma? Did you even watch the show? There are all kinds of foul acts that have no consequences. O'Brien caused Cora's miscarriage and never paid for it one bit. That's just one example of many. Absolutely ridiculous statement.

What a trite “woke” analysis! Stupidity that passes for wisdom nowadays.

“Woke Analysis” is perfect description of narrator. Sadly, we see/read/hear much of the same by media and even some who claim to be historians! The utter ignorance of history and the lack of ability to analyze and understand any historical situation is appalling. It’s what happens when you tear down the past thinking “yeah, that’ll fix it…now we’ve destroyed that bad stuff”.. I feel sorry for younger generations who are so woefully lacking in knowledge and will never understand how to deal with any serious crisis because they’ll have no base of comparison to work from. They’ll all think government will fix it. Very, very sad.

This video is awfully biased. Well done on the reasearch into the show but judging it by cancel culture of 2021 doesn‘t do it justice. Thumbs down.

Quite a number of inaccuracies in this video, starting with the utterly ridiculous comparing of COVID-19 (currently deaths are 4,196,634 as of today - July 28, 2021)with the Spanish Flu (an estimated 50 to 100 million fatalities in just a couple of years). And it simply went down hill from there. Besides, listening to the irritating voice of the narrator for 11 minutes is comparable to hearing fingernails scratching across the surface of a blackboard the same amount of time. Definitely not one of the better Downton Abbey videos out here on RU-vid.

I didn't like how Mary treated Edith. And I was happy when Edith finally told her off. I was feeling that moment. And Mary deserved whatever wrath that Edith dished out on her that day. Well, the dowager and Isabel was okay with me. I liked their relationship. At first it was not a good start but in the middle they started really having a real friendship. And yes, I did notice the pandemic episode. I was wondering where are their mask. But if I can remember correctly, the Spanish flu pandemic, it was the same as now. They didn't figure out later that they needed to wear masks. I love love love this show. I have not seen the movie yet. My parents are technically British Guyenese. Because the British were still ruling our country when they were born. I remembered a little story my father told me about when he was a little boy. The queen came to visit and he was chasing behind the train to touch her hand. But his slippers burst and he fell on the tracks. I thought it was funny.😄 I am watching the show for the fourth time.😊

This view of Downton through 2021 eyes is 😷🤮. You have to learn about and understand history as it was then, not today. The cancel culture is like kudzu or cancer. It's growth into everything can be devastating.

How many seconds can you let pass by before slipping in some "pandemic propaganda?"

Stopped watching at 2:41. If I wanted to hear about Covid I’d turn on the news .

“Lord Grantham is kind of the worst.” Really? If people today conducted themselves like him we’d be in a much better place. But yeah, stay woke! 👎🏼

The servants in these castles had it far better than the average working person of the time.

Mary and Edith are sisters, probably close in age. Also, their personalities are almost completely opposite so they will definitely clash. They could be acting as my sister and me. I’m 66 and my sister is 69, we still go at it from time to time. Violet and Isobel are the best, each trying to out do the other with jabs, must have the last word and always be right. It’s just human nature.

When they said the women fighting was outdated no wonder it’s set almost 100 years ago why do we need to over analyse what is a simply good television show

Most of the comments about the writer's narrative I agree with. If you only look at the past through the eyes of today you will never understand the world in which you live. We are supposed to learn from the past, not change it. Because well unless you have power over time it isn't going to change. You roped ppl into watching this video for views by using downtown abbey's fan base, the proceeded to spout the nonsense of today's less than informed social constructs. Shame on you.

Your own prejudice is showing. The UK and other European countries began the buying, selling and abuse of enslaved people of color, and many reports indicate that the UK classism is still strong in the UK - classism, the the US does not have (prejudices yes but the US does not have a Class system) Unfortunately as in every country and civilization since time immemorial there is a distinction between the haves and the have nots.

I ALSO noticed Lord Grantham's weaknesses. Could NOT have missed it!

In 1918 they had more brains about dealing with more serious pandemic than we do today.

Your narrative/ content is terrible. This is about a time and world that no longer exists. Keep your woke b.s.out of it and allow it to be experienced as it should.

The Spanish Flu (started in Kansas, identified in Spain) lasted for at least 3 years through 1920, which was its most deadly year because people became bored or careless with protocols for keeping themselves and others safe from the airborne virus. I beg to differ on the female relationships. Many pairs of sisters do not get along well or even like one another in the real world. Isobel & Violet are, in fact, friends and develop that deep and abiding friendship over the course of working together in the village and being exposed to one another within the family through joy and tragedy. O'Brien is a bad egg, so that's that.

Don't need to hear ANYTHING about C&%V!D!

If you didn't notice some of these things the first time around watching the show then you clearly were not paying attention😂

Excellent!!! Yes, Yes, --- GOOD 👍👏 SHOW ,JULIAN FELLOWS. THERE WILL BE FLAWS!!! BUT ITS FUN REALLY ENJOYED IT!!! WATCHING THE RE-RUNS!!! NOW 2021. THUMBS UP 👍. FROM UK 🇬🇧.

This narrator is hung up on the damn pandemic. Enough already. We watch to escape reality. Not have it harped on. Smh.

The Spanish Flu lasted until 1920. At least get the facts rights…I mean you have access google.

I like very much this series because it's so relaxing and an escape from the vulgarity of today's broadcasts and films. To listen to, it is very useful to improve the languange for a foreigner and perhaps... also for a native, as well as dubbed that can even improve my own language ! But the narrative, I'm sorry to say, it is not up to par when compared to the care of the settings, costumes and dialogues, but more like that of soap opera. I have the impression that the script is improvised little by little, and not written in full as in a novel. I think that certain scenes or episodes are functional to show the mentality and the living conditions of the time, but poorly developed

What’s with all these horrible female feuds? Growing up with 3 sisters and having 3 daughters of my own, that depiction of complicated female relationship is pretty accurate.

As some Brits say, “Utter donkey twaddle!” DA was a masterpiece and this is full of rubbish.

Here's the thing that commentaries like this one tend to get wrong. Downton Abbey is not a documentary about a real house, family, and servants. They are telling a story. The medals, the age discrepancies, and the rest are secondary to a good story. Also, Robert is now a horrible person but the bitchy fighting of the female pairs is unrealistic? Really? When did women stop being bitchy to each other? Or are we to ignore it and pretend it doesn't happen anymore?

Just as devastating as covid? Didnt realize this was a comedy

The Spanish flu was from 1918-1920. It lasted 2 years, not 1 as suggested in the video

I don't know about Brits but in a America we love our b'tchy characters. If we didn't soap operas wouldn't exist and TV shows like 'Dynasty' from the 80's would have never been successful.

Is this video about COVID and politics or Downton Abbey? …

These ‘comparisons’ are ridiculous. CLEARLY, you are not a true fan of the show.

Jeez ... This a a perfect example of impressing today's thinking on yesterday's world. As for Edith and Mary's feud ... have you ever MET any sisters? And my last point: how can ANYONE in their right mind compare the death tolls from Spanish Flu to Covid and declare them equal?

The 'Spanish Flu' started in the USA when a poultry farmer developed the disease which jumped the species barrier. Others in the community caught it and it travelled along the Railroad network. American soldiers carried to Europe when America finally joined the Great War.

The very 1st scene shows power poles outside of the train that would not have been present in 1910s.

What are you going on about?! It’s just a show, please don’t reach.

Idk if anyone noticed this but the Turkish character "Kemal Pamuk" is given the surname "Pamuk". However, surnames weren't used in Turkey till mid-thirties. Yes, Pamuk is a real Turkish surname but no Turk would be using surnames in 1912.

You do realize that Downton started during the Obama era, right?

the writer of Downton Abbey Julian Fellowes played the Prince Regent , (later George IV) and Major Dunnett in Sharpe

I do remember in one episode there was a tiny table at the end of a sofa in the receiving room and in future scenes of the same episode, it was not there.

Also the fact that Robert and Cora had blue eyes while Mary and Edith had brown eyes even though its impossible for two blue eyed people to have a brown eyed kid.

I found all of these things very noticeable on the show. You just need a little bit of intelligence and basically to pay attention to the series

The Dowager could certainly be alive till 1928 when she dies. She was most probably born in the early 1840's.

To use an English idiom, this whole thing is my eye and Betty Martin. Pure twaddle to make yourself seem knowledgeable. You failed.

The movie was simply embarrassing and can only be considered parody. What about these: All those other servants in the background, especially in the kitchen, but who never speak or even have names, story lines or a place at the table? The supposed heir who died on the Titanic, re-appears and then goes vowing not to give up and then is never seen again. Was this the writers' way of proving he was a fake, or did the heir just decide that the house, property and his inheritance weren't worth the effort? The footman who sneered at the fancy food leftover after Edith's failed wedding and asks "Is there any bread and cheese?" suddenly just a few episodes later claims he's always been interested in food and wants to become a chef? Maybe he was only interested in preparing the food?

Loved the series, hated the films. They never would've got away with all that Royal stuff, it was embarrassing. Lord Grantham was a lovely boss in the scheme of things.

We love D A so push off!

I can’t stand when you make things political.

I didn't the way Edith was treated Mary

here's one: This show stars Maggie Smith as the Dowager Countess and, occasionally, Samantha Bond as Rosamund. Maggie Smith is the mother of Toby Stephens. Toby played Gustav Graves in Die Another Day, which also stars Samantha Bond as Moneypenny.

If you’re a fan and you haven’t noticed the majority of what’s been said you’re not a fan This video was quite disappointing

A little caution must be exercised when looking at this series, through the modern lens. It is a beautifully crafted entertainment, but certainly not a historically accurate document. At first glance, the owners of Downton Abbey seem to be rich. (Although the bumbling idiot who is in charge of the family finances, does his best to get rid of it, as best he can as the story progresses.) This "Family Wealth" perception, is slightly wrong. It wasn't just that they had some family money, but in the actual period, the house-staff and villagers in reality, were absolutely the poverty-stricken poor. They were kept that way by the owners of grand houses who used their labour and paid them poorly for their service. The Titanic episode shows this very clearly if you have a look at the cost of the tickets. One, 3rd class ticket, one-way, cost about $30.00 or £800.00 in 2023. The best first-class tickets on the Titanic cost $3300.00 or $88000.00 in 2023. Now here's the thing, a housemaid in a grand house such as depicted in the series would have been paid about $30.00 to $40.00 PER YEAR. The rich stayed that way, by not actually paying people properly in the first place. What they did pay their staff, they mostly got straight back in rents and profits from the village shops that they owned too. It is very easy to make a fortune from most decent sized businesses if your staff costs are low. Working estates of the period made good profits from fishing and farming as they kept most of the money from sales of produce for the man at the top. The first world war by necessity, took people out of low paid jobs and introduced them to modern factory work, which as very much better paid. The nett result of this was the destruction of the available labour pool for grand houses. Once the ladies and gentlemen of the working class discovered that they could earn $100.00 per year, for half the hours and from the 1930s onwards, have paid holidays, they all left en-masse and were never seen again! This is what killed off the grand houses in the end. The 1950s and 1960s saw a very large proportion of them pulled down and redeveloped into regular peoples housing and industrial estates. A good proportion of the houses that remain standing, belong to the National Trust. Some are "Theme parks" or are Estates used in commercial operation. Goodwood House is one such estate and "Buckingham Palace" is another such attraction in central London.

i thought the feuds were quite timeless

The movie was a tremendously disappointing let down

Caste system in America?

oh B.S about America.

My favourite show …..and with there demonic didn’t close the world down ….and we’re foolish masks ….

Atrocious presentation of a program taking place in the early 1900’s

Narrator lives in a bubble

Pandemic shmamdemic

Excellent

Aaaarrrggghhh! Spoiler alert! I’ve just started watching on Netflix as it missed it first time around and now I know what happens to one of the girls ( albeit not which one yet). Drat. 🙄

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