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'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale' review: Change is afoot (again)

Posted by brews_hairy_cats
Tags: reviews, spoiler, united kingdom, drama.period, downton abbey.the grand finale, television, author.justin chang, source.npr
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/12/nx-s1-5536666/downton-abbey-grand-finale-review

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Title
After 6 seasons and 3 movies, 'Downton Abbey' bids farewell (or does it?)
Authors
Justin Chang
Published
Sep 12 2025
Word count
755 words

2 comments

  1. brews_hairy_cats
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    We loved the series, and I don't remember much about the movie before this, but it's great to hear they made another one! I'll be honest, I haven't read too far in this review, it looks like it...

    Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale takes place in 1930 and is much better than the last Downton movie. Creator Julian Fellowes cuts back on the convoluted plotting and zeroes in on emotional dynamics.

    We loved the series, and I don't remember much about the movie before this, but it's great to hear they made another one!

    I'll be honest, I haven't read too far in this review, it looks like it has potential spoilers in it, and I'm thinking I'll go ahead and hit ignore on my own post, because I haven't seen the new movie yet, so yeah... I posted this because I didn't know they were making a new Downton movie, and just wanted to let anyone else know if they didn't know

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  2. Perryapsis
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    Would anyone here recommend this to someone who is intrigued by the concept, but hasn't watched anything from Downtown Abbey before? I'm just concerned about completely losing the plot after 15...

    Would anyone here recommend this to someone who is intrigued by the concept, but hasn't watched anything from Downtown Abbey before? I'm just concerned about completely losing the plot after 15 minutes because I won't recognize any of the characters or references.