Downton Gabby
Shannon Bowen, Therese Shechter, and Brandi Sperry
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Welcome to the Downton Abbey Auxiliary Viewing Society. Funny, feminist commentary on Downton Abbey, Gilded Age, and media by and about women. Your hosts are on Instagram at: Shannon Bowen @theshannonbowen, Therese Shechter @trixiefilms, Brandi Sperry @oui_brandi
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[111] Downton Abbey - The Grand Finale: A Glittering Goodbye
How can we bring ourselves to say goodbye? In one last visit to our beloved Abbey, things are changing with the times (how astonishing!), and some people are dealing with it better than others (what…
[110] THE GILDED AGE S03 E05-08 ~ Bullets and Ballgowns
Another season of The Gilded Age has ended, and the frocks are more shocking than the bullets. As episodes build to the climactic end-of-season balls, we see the power shifts fracture the old ways,…
[109] THE GILDED AGE S03 E01-04 ~ Something Blue
Temperance! Divorce! Suffrage! Broken coffee cup! Makeouts in carriages! Clocks! Mediums! Questionable frocks! Sisters! Even more Broadway stars! An exciting season brings regime change at the Van…
[108] THE GILDED AGE S02 E07-08 ~ Finale: An Offer He Can't Refuse
Just when you think you're at the cool kids party, you realize you're Ward McAllister at your grandma's dusty opera box. Oh how sweet the victory is for Bertha, it only cost her the bargain price of…
[107] THE GILDED AGE S02 E05-06 ~ I Do...If You Really Want Me To
Love is blooming everywhere in New York, but also dying awkwardly in the botanical gardens. Our hearts swell and break for Ada and cringe for Marion. Meanwhile George's heart might be softening to…
[106] THE GILDED AGE S02 E02-04 ~ A Duke in Her Back Pocket
As we all know, the sharpest weapon in any proper lady's arsenal is a Duke, and Bertha will stop at nothing to win the Elder Wand of New York! Mrs. Winterton is just starting to taste Bertha's…
[105] THE GILDED AGE S02 E01 ~ Boxes and Bustles
Hang on to your bonnets! The damsels are back in their corsets ready to dissect the big war brewing in the battle of the opera boxes! Thank you, Julian, for giving us the polite drama we need these…
[104] Downton Abbey: A New Era - French Schemes and Hollywood Dreams
Ahhhh, it's great to be back at Downton! How we all missed the serious challenges of French weather, bad accents, and servants sitting where the king once sat. The damsels dig into this delight of a…
[103] The Gilded Age S01 E08-09 ~ Bustle Battles, Broken Hearts
We've reached the final stretch of the debut season of The Gilded Age -- young ladies are coming out, old ladies are crossing streets, and secrets are being revealed! The scent of wealth is in the…
[102] The Gilded Age S01 E04-07 ~ Bright Lights, Bags of Shoes
Downton Gabby aka Gilded Gabby is back and analyzing episodes 4 - 7 of Uncle Julian's latest show "The Gilded Age"! The damsels cringe over Marian's faux pas and Ward McAllister's accent, and pit…
[101] The Gilded Age S01 E01-03 ~ Old Dogs, New Tricks
Downton Gabby is back lovingly analyzing Uncle Julian's latest show The Gilded Age, one hat feather at a time. And boy, do we have opinions! Old vs. new! Upstairs vs. downstairs! People whose…
[100] Downton Abbey Movie - Downton: A New Hope
The movie! The movie! Shannon, Brandi and Therese are so excited to reunite to talk about the brand new Downton Abbey movie. We couldn’t be more excited–and worried. The chairs need to be set up!…
[99b] REPLAY Downton Abbey - #LADA
[Season 6, Post-Finale Celebration] - Withdrawal, denial, grief...There's a Crawley-shaped hole in our Sunday nights, so we're excited that some of our smartest, funniest listeners are helping us…
[99a] REPLAY Downton Abbey S06 E09 - Happy Endings
[Season 6, Series Finale] - No more secrets, no more lies-just happiness bursting on the series finale of our beloved Downton Abbey. As the captains of #TeamEdith, we wave our flags as she leaps over…
[98] Life After Downton - My Brilliant Frenemy
[Life After Downton, Episode 23] - You know the damsels never miss a chance to talk about female friendship, so we were eager and excited to talk about the new HBO series My Brilliant Friend. For…
[97] Life After Downton - Comfort Viewing
[Life After Downton, Episode 22] - It's hard times out there in the world these days. Luckily, pop culture offers us multiple ways to take a break from reality, and on this episode the damsels are…
[96] Life After Downton - Crazy Fun Ensembles
[Life After Downton, Episode 21] - The damsels slip on their emerald rings and gold jumpsuits to discuss the hit film Crazy Rich Asians. Avid fans of the books, they compare what works and what's…
[95] Life After Downton - Return To Downton!
[Life After Downton, Episode 20] - It's official! The Downton Abbey movie goes into production this September and the Damsels couldn't be more excited. We also have some THOUGHTS. We're throwing out…
[94] Life After Downton - Plum Tired
[Life After Downton, Episode 19] - Let's just admit: it's rough out there in the real world these days. On this episode, the damsels discuss how the current political climate is affecting what we…
[93] Life After Downton - Killer Ambition
[Life After Downton, Episode 18] - The damsels delve in the brilliant, twisted world of the new show Killing Eve, check back in on the new season of Westworld, and have some thoughts to share on the…
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Downton Gabby has published 112 episodes since January 2012, covering topics in Arts, Comedy.
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