In Preparation for the Return of Downton Abbey

The drama continues at Downton

The conflicts and debts keep on mountin’

How will they cope

Does the heir provide hope?

They no longer have Matthew to count on. 

Downton Abbey affords us a view

Into the life of a privileged few

As they struggle with penury

And the twentieth century;

A soap opera for viewers like you.

Lord Grantham had breeding and rank

And a large overdraft at the bank

But for a while

He maintained his lifestyle

With Cora and Matthew to thank.

Lord Grantham’s a likable bloke

But his management skills are a joke

His estate is immense

And he let expense

Exceed income, and nearly went broke.

Lady Mary’s self centered, serene

Disdainful of all that’s plebeian

She survived an affair

Married, bore an heir -

She’s a blue blooded soap opera queen.

When her first love got nervous and fled

Lady Edith tried working instead

To her family’s distress

She’s employed by the press

And her second love’s already wed.

Lady Sybil was pretty and smart

And blessed with a generous heart

Which she gave to a chauffeur

- A liveried gofer -

The connection tore her family apart.

After watching his daughter in bed

Robert ignored what the young doctor said

Because he kept heeding 

The doctor with breeding

Lady Sybil ended up dead.

The Crawleys owe cousin Matthew a lot

He saved Mary when her honor was shot

He fathered an heir

Gave them money to spare

And THEN he was dropped from the plot.

The aristocrats are dropping like flies

Each season brings another demise

The pig headed survive 

The self centered thrive

It’s always the nice one who dies.

When writing a long running show

The scriptwriters really must know

Just who will re-sign

And who will decline

To know who will live or will go.