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9 Reasons To Give Watching Downton Abbey A Chance Despite Everything

By now, especially after the recently aired finale on PBS, most people probably have some awareness of Downton Abbey. Chances are you saw a title of an article on Twitter or somewhere on the internet about some dumb British period drama called "Downtown Abbey." Then maybe you quickly forgot about its existence. Then perhaps you noticed the show receiving a bunch of awards from various groups and thought hey, that's that show I heard about, oh but it's Downton, not Downtown. And then perhaps you started to hear tons of people talking about it, from people you know personally, to Colin Quinn and Jerry Seinfeld on Seinfeld's web show. And all of a sudden you were like "Why is everyone crazy about this stupid show?"

[h2]4) Cousin Matthew is a babe[/h2]

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But don’t think this show only caters to those attracted to strong-willed feminists. No, there’s some hotness doled out on the male side as well, primarily in the part of young Matthew Crawley, trained lawyer and new heir to the house, whose sole purpose is to do whatever he possibly can to help the family and all those he comes across—especially the ladies. He plays knight in shining armor too many times to count for the Grantham household, but never with a single beautiful blond strand of hair out of place.

Of course, the main source of frustration with Matthew is his on-off relationship with Lady Mary. You spend much of the series muttering “I know you two are not-super-distant cousins but could you please just make out already??” But don’t even try to tame that coy little smirk on his face, or he will enact his revenge on you by making you fall madly in love with him and then going off to war, or taking up with some other floozy, or spouting off some beautiful-sounding but hurtful witticism that cuts you to your core. In sum: he’s a babe.

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