I first noticed that there was a curious relationship between characters and plot lines in Downton Abbey and Seinfeld in this season's episode 6, when Thomas Barrow found himself promoted to Underbutler (whatever the hell that is - sounds like a superhero) after putting the moves on Jimmy (Oh my God, another Seinfeld reference - I can't stop!). This reminded me of the Seinfeld episode "The Fatigues," where Eddie the mailroom worker gets promoted to Director of Corporate Development by Elaine after a generalized display of incompetence and psychotic behavior.
Unfortunately, there is only one more episode this season (the finale), but from now on after every episode I will give my own recap of Downton Abbey as seen through the prism of someone who cannot escape the sometimes bizarre consequences of looking at life through Seinfeld-colored glasses.
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