I got hooked on Downton Abbey late in 2012, and finished all the episodes before I went back to New York in January.
If you’re not a DA fan, try watching 2 episodes and just appreciate the production values of this series! Maggie Smith is awesome in it, plus they always seem to be eating, which is always a good thing.
Anyway, alongside Restaurant Week, there’s Broadway Week, where certain plays sell 2 tickets for the price of 1. Since Martie and I are huge DA and Matthew Crawley fans, we decided to take advantage of the promo and watch The Heiress.
Playing the Heiress is Jessica Chastain, and since I haven’t seen “The Help” or “Zero Dark Thirty” yet , I can’t say I’m a fan. David Strathairn from the Bourne films played Jessica Chastain’s dad.
I didn’t really like Jessica Chastain in this role, and Dan Stevens (Matthew Crawley) is much better in Downton Abbey. I can’t believe he’s giving that up. I’m expecting a lot from his next projects.