Downton Abbey Ends With Good Cheer
The fifth season finale successfully warmed hearts, despite another Bates tragedy, a very nasty butler, and some inedible broth.
Joe Reid
Joe Reid is a former staff writer at The Atlantic and the former entertainment editor at The Wire.
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