window.__IS_SSR__=true
window.__INITIAL_STATE__={
"attachmentsReducer": {
"audio_0": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "audio_0",
"imgSizes": {
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/themes/KQED-unified/img/audio_bgs/background0.jpg"
}
}
},
"audio_1": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "audio_1",
"imgSizes": {
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/themes/KQED-unified/img/audio_bgs/background1.jpg"
}
}
},
"audio_2": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "audio_2",
"imgSizes": {
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/themes/KQED-unified/img/audio_bgs/background2.jpg"
}
}
},
"audio_3": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "audio_3",
"imgSizes": {
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/themes/KQED-unified/img/audio_bgs/background3.jpg"
}
}
},
"audio_4": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "audio_4",
"imgSizes": {
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/themes/KQED-unified/img/audio_bgs/background4.jpg"
}
}
},
"placeholder": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "placeholder",
"imgSizes": {
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-160x107.jpg",
"width": 160,
"height": 107,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"medium": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-800x533.jpg",
"width": 800,
"height": 533,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"medium_large": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-768x512.jpg",
"width": 768,
"height": 512,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"large": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-1020x680.jpg",
"width": 1020,
"height": 680,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"1536x1536": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-1536x1024.jpg",
"width": 1536,
"height": 1024,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"fd-lrg": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-1536x1024.jpg",
"width": 1536,
"height": 1024,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"fd-med": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-1020x680.jpg",
"width": 1020,
"height": 680,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"fd-sm": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-800x533.jpg",
"width": 800,
"height": 533,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"height": 372,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"twentyfourteen-full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-1038x576.jpg",
"width": 1038,
"height": 576,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"xxsmall": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-160x107.jpg",
"width": 160,
"height": 107,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"xsmall": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"height": 372,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"small": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"height": 372,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"xlarge": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-1020x680.jpg",
"width": 1020,
"height": 680,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"full-width": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1-1920x1280.jpg",
"width": 1920,
"height": 1280,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"guest-author-32": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-1333x1333-1-160x160.jpg",
"width": 32,
"height": 32,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"guest-author-50": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-1333x1333-1-160x160.jpg",
"width": 50,
"height": 50,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"guest-author-64": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-1333x1333-1-160x160.jpg",
"width": 64,
"height": 64,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"guest-author-96": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-1333x1333-1-160x160.jpg",
"width": 96,
"height": 96,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"guest-author-128": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-1333x1333-1-160x160.jpg",
"width": 128,
"height": 128,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"detail": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-1333x1333-1-160x160.jpg",
"width": 160,
"height": 160,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg"
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/KQED-Default-Image-816638274-2000x1333-1.jpg",
"width": 2000,
"height": 1333
}
}
},
"pop_15104": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "pop_15104",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "15104",
"found": true
},
"parent": 15083,
"imgSizes": {
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/downton-abbey-isis-dog-400x225.jpg",
"width": 400,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 225
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/downton-abbey-isis-dog-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 372
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/downton-abbey-isis-dog.jpg",
"width": 800,
"height": 450
},
"guest-author-96": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/downton-abbey-isis-dog-96x96.jpg",
"width": 96,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 96
},
"medium": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/downton-abbey-isis-dog-800x450.jpg",
"width": 800,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 450
},
"guest-author-64": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/downton-abbey-isis-dog-64x64.jpg",
"width": 64,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 64
},
"detail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/downton-abbey-isis-dog-75x75.jpg",
"width": 75,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 75
},
"guest-author-32": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/downton-abbey-isis-dog-32x32.jpg",
"width": 32,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 32
},
"guest-author-128": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/downton-abbey-isis-dog-128x128.jpg",
"width": 128,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 128
}
},
"publishDate": 1423863603,
"modified": 1423863603,
"caption": null,
"description": null,
"title": "downton-abbey-isis-dog",
"credit": null,
"status": "inherit",
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
},
"pop_15029": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "pop_15029",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "15029",
"found": true
},
"parent": 15028,
"imgSizes": {
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/john-stewart-400x225.jpg",
"width": 400,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 225
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/john-stewart-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 372
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/john-stewart.jpg",
"width": 800,
"height": 450
},
"guest-author-96": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/john-stewart-96x96.jpg",
"width": 96,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 96
},
"medium": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/john-stewart-800x450.jpg",
"width": 800,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 450
},
"guest-author-64": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/john-stewart-64x64.jpg",
"width": 64,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 64
},
"detail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/john-stewart-75x75.jpg",
"width": 75,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 75
},
"guest-author-32": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/john-stewart-32x32.jpg",
"width": 32,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 32
},
"guest-author-128": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/john-stewart-128x128.jpg",
"width": 128,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 128
}
},
"publishDate": 1423614184,
"modified": 1423614184,
"caption": null,
"description": null,
"title": "john stewart",
"credit": null,
"status": "inherit",
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
},
"pop_14989": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "pop_14989",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "14989",
"found": true
},
"parent": 14940,
"imgSizes": {
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/edith-marigold-downton-abbey-400x225.jpg",
"width": 400,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 225
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/edith-marigold-downton-abbey-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 372
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/edith-marigold-downton-abbey.jpg",
"width": 800,
"height": 450
},
"guest-author-96": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/edith-marigold-downton-abbey-96x96.jpg",
"width": 96,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 96
},
"medium": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/edith-marigold-downton-abbey-800x450.jpg",
"width": 800,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 450
},
"guest-author-64": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/edith-marigold-downton-abbey-64x64.jpg",
"width": 64,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 64
},
"detail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/edith-marigold-downton-abbey-75x75.jpg",
"width": 75,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 75
},
"guest-author-32": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/edith-marigold-downton-abbey-32x32.jpg",
"width": 32,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 32
},
"guest-author-128": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/edith-marigold-downton-abbey-128x128.jpg",
"width": 128,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 128
}
},
"publishDate": 1423476194,
"modified": 1423476194,
"caption": null,
"description": null,
"title": "edith-marigold-downton-abbey",
"credit": null,
"status": "inherit",
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
},
"pop_14961": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "pop_14961",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "14961",
"found": true
},
"parent": 14819,
"imgSizes": {
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/matthew-crawley-400x225.jpg",
"width": 400,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 225
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/matthew-crawley-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 372
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/matthew-crawley.jpg",
"width": 800,
"height": 450
},
"guest-author-96": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/matthew-crawley-96x96.jpg",
"width": 96,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 96
},
"medium": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/matthew-crawley-800x450.jpg",
"width": 800,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 450
},
"guest-author-64": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/matthew-crawley-64x64.jpg",
"width": 64,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 64
},
"detail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/matthew-crawley-75x75.jpg",
"width": 75,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 75
},
"guest-author-32": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/matthew-crawley-32x32.jpg",
"width": 32,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 32
},
"guest-author-128": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/matthew-crawley-128x128.jpg",
"width": 128,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 128
}
},
"publishDate": 1423179346,
"modified": 1423179346,
"caption": null,
"description": null,
"title": "matthew-crawley",
"credit": null,
"status": "inherit",
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
},
"pop_14950": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "pop_14950",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "14950",
"found": true
},
"parent": 14949,
"imgSizes": {
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/fresh-off-the-boat-abc-400x225.jpg",
"width": 400,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 225
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/fresh-off-the-boat-abc-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 372
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/fresh-off-the-boat-abc.jpg",
"width": 800,
"height": 450
},
"guest-author-96": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/fresh-off-the-boat-abc-96x96.jpg",
"width": 96,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 96
},
"medium": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/fresh-off-the-boat-abc-800x450.jpg",
"width": 800,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 450
},
"guest-author-64": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/fresh-off-the-boat-abc-64x64.jpg",
"width": 64,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 64
},
"detail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/fresh-off-the-boat-abc-75x75.jpg",
"width": 75,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 75
},
"guest-author-32": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/fresh-off-the-boat-abc-32x32.jpg",
"width": 32,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 32
},
"guest-author-128": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/fresh-off-the-boat-abc-128x128.jpg",
"width": 128,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 128
}
},
"publishDate": 1423163621,
"modified": 1423163628,
"caption": "Photo: ABC",
"description": null,
"title": "fresh off the boat abc",
"credit": null,
"status": "inherit",
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
},
"pop_14912": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "pop_14912",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "14912",
"found": true
},
"parent": 14538,
"imgSizes": {
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/the-fall-gillian-400x225.jpg",
"width": 400,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 225
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/the-fall-gillian-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 372
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/the-fall-gillian.jpg",
"width": 800,
"height": 450
},
"guest-author-96": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/the-fall-gillian-96x96.jpg",
"width": 96,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 96
},
"medium": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/the-fall-gillian-800x450.jpg",
"width": 800,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 450
},
"guest-author-64": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/the-fall-gillian-64x64.jpg",
"width": 64,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 64
},
"detail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/the-fall-gillian-75x75.jpg",
"width": 75,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 75
},
"guest-author-32": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/the-fall-gillian-32x32.jpg",
"width": 32,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 32
},
"guest-author-128": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/the-fall-gillian-128x128.jpg",
"width": 128,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 128
}
},
"publishDate": 1422928210,
"modified": 1422928210,
"caption": null,
"description": null,
"title": "the-fall-gillian",
"credit": null,
"status": "inherit",
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
},
"pop_14902": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "pop_14902",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "14902",
"found": true
},
"parent": 14901,
"imgSizes": {
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/mindy-kaling-super-bowl-com-400x225.jpg",
"width": 400,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 225
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/mindy-kaling-super-bowl-com-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 372
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/mindy-kaling-super-bowl-com.jpg",
"width": 800,
"height": 450
},
"guest-author-96": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/mindy-kaling-super-bowl-com-96x96.jpg",
"width": 96,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 96
},
"medium": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/mindy-kaling-super-bowl-com-800x450.jpg",
"width": 800,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 450
},
"guest-author-64": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/mindy-kaling-super-bowl-com-64x64.jpg",
"width": 64,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 64
},
"detail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/mindy-kaling-super-bowl-com-75x75.jpg",
"width": 75,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 75
},
"guest-author-32": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/mindy-kaling-super-bowl-com-32x32.jpg",
"width": 32,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 32
},
"guest-author-128": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/02/mindy-kaling-super-bowl-com-128x128.jpg",
"width": 128,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 128
}
},
"publishDate": 1422920512,
"modified": 1422920512,
"caption": null,
"description": null,
"title": "mindy-kaling-super-bowl-com",
"credit": null,
"status": "inherit",
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
},
"pop_14892": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "pop_14892",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "14892",
"found": true
},
"parent": 14869,
"imgSizes": {
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-cora-simon-season-5-400x225.jpg",
"width": 400,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 225
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-cora-simon-season-5-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 372
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-cora-simon-season-5.jpg",
"width": 800,
"height": 450
},
"guest-author-96": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-cora-simon-season-5-96x96.jpg",
"width": 96,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 96
},
"medium": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-cora-simon-season-5-800x450.jpg",
"width": 800,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 450
},
"guest-author-64": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-cora-simon-season-5-64x64.jpg",
"width": 64,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 64
},
"detail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-cora-simon-season-5-75x75.jpg",
"width": 75,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 75
},
"guest-author-32": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-cora-simon-season-5-32x32.jpg",
"width": 32,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 32
},
"guest-author-128": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-cora-simon-season-5-128x128.jpg",
"width": 128,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 128
}
},
"publishDate": 1422659418,
"modified": 1422659418,
"caption": null,
"description": null,
"title": "downton-cora-simon-season-5",
"credit": null,
"status": "inherit",
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
},
"pop_14857": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "pop_14857",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "14857",
"found": true
},
"parent": 14846,
"imgSizes": {
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-branson-400x225.jpg",
"width": 400,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 225
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-branson-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 372
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-branson.jpg",
"width": 800,
"height": 449
},
"guest-author-96": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-branson-96x96.jpg",
"width": 96,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 96
},
"medium": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-branson-800x449.jpg",
"width": 800,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 449
},
"guest-author-64": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-branson-64x64.jpg",
"width": 64,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 64
},
"detail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-branson-75x75.jpg",
"width": 75,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 75
},
"guest-author-32": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-branson-32x32.jpg",
"width": 32,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 32
},
"guest-author-128": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-branson-128x128.jpg",
"width": 128,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 128
}
},
"publishDate": 1422579237,
"modified": 1422579237,
"caption": null,
"description": null,
"title": "downton-branson",
"credit": null,
"status": "inherit",
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
},
"pop_14786": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "pop_14786",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "14786",
"found": true
},
"parent": 14777,
"imgSizes": {
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-abbey-mary-tony-400x225.jpg",
"width": 400,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 225
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-abbey-mary-tony-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 372
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-abbey-mary-tony.jpg",
"width": 800,
"height": 450
},
"guest-author-96": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-abbey-mary-tony-96x96.jpg",
"width": 96,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 96
},
"medium": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-abbey-mary-tony-800x450.jpg",
"width": 800,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 450
},
"guest-author-64": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-abbey-mary-tony-64x64.jpg",
"width": 64,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 64
},
"detail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-abbey-mary-tony-75x75.jpg",
"width": 75,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 75
},
"guest-author-32": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-abbey-mary-tony-32x32.jpg",
"width": 32,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 32
},
"guest-author-128": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/downton-abbey-mary-tony-128x128.jpg",
"width": 128,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 128
}
},
"publishDate": 1422066046,
"modified": 1422066046,
"caption": null,
"description": null,
"title": "downton-abbey-mary-tony",
"credit": null,
"status": "inherit",
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
},
"pop_14690": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "pop_14690",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "14690",
"found": true
},
"parent": 14685,
"imgSizes": {
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/cora-downton-abbey-season-5-400x225.jpg",
"width": 400,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 225
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/cora-downton-abbey-season-5-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 372
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/cora-downton-abbey-season-5.jpg",
"width": 800,
"height": 450
},
"guest-author-96": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/cora-downton-abbey-season-5-96x96.jpg",
"width": 96,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 96
},
"guest-author-64": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/cora-downton-abbey-season-5-64x64.jpg",
"width": 64,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 64
},
"detail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/cora-downton-abbey-season-5-75x75.jpg",
"width": 75,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 75
},
"guest-author-32": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/cora-downton-abbey-season-5-32x32.jpg",
"width": 32,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 32
},
"guest-author-128": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/cora-downton-abbey-season-5-128x128.jpg",
"width": 128,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 128
}
},
"publishDate": 1421533270,
"modified": 1421533270,
"caption": null,
"description": null,
"title": "cora-downton-abbey-season-5",
"credit": null,
"status": "inherit",
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
},
"pop_14643": {
"type": "attachments",
"id": "pop_14643",
"meta": {
"index": "attachments_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "14643",
"found": true
},
"parent": 14608,
"imgSizes": {
"thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/the-cw-400x225.jpg",
"width": 400,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 225
},
"post-thumbnail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/the-cw-672x372.jpg",
"width": 672,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 372
},
"kqedFullSize": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/the-cw.jpg",
"width": 800,
"height": 450
},
"guest-author-96": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/the-cw-96x96.jpg",
"width": 96,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 96
},
"guest-author-64": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/the-cw-64x64.jpg",
"width": 64,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 64
},
"detail": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/the-cw-75x75.jpg",
"width": 75,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 75
},
"guest-author-32": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/the-cw-32x32.jpg",
"width": 32,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 32
},
"guest-author-128": {
"file": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/the-cw-128x128.jpg",
"width": 128,
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"height": 128
}
},
"publishDate": 1421199272,
"modified": 1421199272,
"caption": null,
"description": null,
"title": "the-cw",
"credit": null,
"status": "inherit",
"isLoading": false,
"fetchFailed": false
}
},
"audioPlayerReducer": {
"postId": "stream_live",
"isPaused": true,
"isPlaying": false,
"pfsActive": false,
"pledgeModalIsOpen": true,
"playerDrawerIsOpen": false,
"liveAudioPlayStartedAt": 0,
"liveAudioPlayContext": ""
},
"authorsReducer": {
"ehapsis": {
"type": "authors",
"id": "27",
"meta": {
"index": "authors_1716337520",
"id": "27",
"found": true
},
"name": "Emmanuel Hapsis",
"firstName": "Emmanuel",
"lastName": "Hapsis",
"slug": "ehapsis",
"email": "ehapsis@kqed.org",
"display_author_email": false,
"staff_mastheads": [],
"title": "KQED Contributor",
"bio": "Emmanuel Hapsis is the creator and editor of KQED Pop and also the host of \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cooler/id1041117499?mt=2\">The Cooler\u003c/a>\u003c/em>. He studied creative writing at University of Maryland and went on to receive his MFA in the field from California College of the Arts. In his free time, he sings his heart out at karaoke.",
"avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6302b6f7ef8b2dcd3acd9e2c6bc570b7?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twitter": "xcusemybeauty",
"facebook": null,
"instagram": null,
"linkedin": null,
"sites": [
{
"site": "arts",
"roles": [
"Contributor",
"subscriber"
]
},
{
"site": "pop",
"roles": [
"contributor"
]
}
],
"headData": {
"title": "Emmanuel Hapsis | KQED",
"description": "KQED Contributor",
"ogImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6302b6f7ef8b2dcd3acd9e2c6bc570b7?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6302b6f7ef8b2dcd3acd9e2c6bc570b7?s=600&d=blank&r=g"
},
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/author/ehapsis"
},
"lizzyacker": {
"type": "authors",
"id": "2130",
"meta": {
"index": "authors_1716337520",
"id": "2130",
"found": true
},
"name": "Lizzy Acker",
"firstName": "Lizzy",
"lastName": "Acker",
"slug": "lizzyacker",
"email": "lacker@kqed.org",
"display_author_email": false,
"staff_mastheads": [],
"title": null,
"bio": "Lizzy Acker’s work has been published in Nano Fiction, Fanzine, Joyland, Eleven Eleven and elsewhere. She has read with Bang Out, RADAR, Quiet Lightening and others. Her first book, Monster Party, was released in December of 2010 by Small Desk Press.",
"avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/659fd561ef42f446dfa609a7be2e5383?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twitter": "lizzzyacker",
"facebook": "lizzy.acker",
"instagram": null,
"linkedin": null,
"sites": [
{
"site": "pop",
"roles": [
"contributor"
]
}
],
"headData": {
"title": "Lizzy Acker | KQED",
"description": null,
"ogImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/659fd561ef42f446dfa609a7be2e5383?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/659fd561ef42f446dfa609a7be2e5383?s=600&d=blank&r=g"
},
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/author/lizzyacker"
},
"kqedpop": {
"type": "authors",
"id": "2421",
"meta": {
"index": "authors_1716337520",
"id": "2421",
"found": true
},
"name": "KQED Pop",
"firstName": "KQED",
"lastName": "Pop",
"slug": "kqedpop",
"email": "pop@kqed.org",
"display_author_email": false,
"staff_mastheads": [],
"title": "KQED Contributor",
"bio": "KQED Pop is a daily blog edited by Emmanuel Hapsis that critically examines the social and cultural impact of music, movies, television, advertisements, fashion, the internet and all the other collective experiences that make us laugh, cringe and cry. We focus on local, national and international experiences with a Bay Area lens. We don’t do reviews.",
"avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/28b423a68ba9acb207fe107dd55b9e6882c1ba6805a4c8af8b7cae7079f362b9?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twitter": "KQEDpop",
"bluesky": null,
"facebook": null,
"instagram": null,
"linkedin": null,
"sites": [
{
"site": "arts",
"roles": [
"contributor"
]
},
{
"site": "pop",
"roles": [
"contributor"
]
}
],
"headData": {
"title": "KQED Pop | KQED",
"description": "KQED Contributor",
"ogImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/28b423a68ba9acb207fe107dd55b9e6882c1ba6805a4c8af8b7cae7079f362b9?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/28b423a68ba9acb207fe107dd55b9e6882c1ba6805a4c8af8b7cae7079f362b9?s=600&d=blank&r=g"
},
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/author/kqedpop"
},
"kaytiburt": {
"type": "authors",
"id": "3220",
"meta": {
"index": "authors_1716337520",
"id": "3220",
"found": true
},
"name": "Kayti Burt",
"firstName": "Kayti",
"lastName": "Burt",
"slug": "kaytiburt",
"email": "kaytiburt@gmail.com",
"display_author_email": false,
"staff_mastheads": [],
"title": "KQED Contributor",
"bio": null,
"avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1f9aa785fa6be4078f5b7bdfac9287124b1610f1cfe1522cc388259b70ea3cac?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twitter": null,
"bluesky": null,
"facebook": null,
"instagram": null,
"linkedin": null,
"sites": [
{
"site": "pop",
"roles": [
"subscriber"
]
}
],
"headData": {
"title": "Kayti Burt | KQED",
"description": "KQED Contributor",
"ogImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1f9aa785fa6be4078f5b7bdfac9287124b1610f1cfe1522cc388259b70ea3cac?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1f9aa785fa6be4078f5b7bdfac9287124b1610f1cfe1522cc388259b70ea3cac?s=600&d=blank&r=g"
},
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/author/kaytiburt"
},
"camirapowell": {
"type": "authors",
"id": "3222",
"meta": {
"index": "authors_1716337520",
"id": "3222",
"found": true
},
"name": "Camira Powell",
"firstName": "Camira",
"lastName": "Powell",
"slug": "camirapowell",
"email": "camirakp@gmail.com",
"display_author_email": false,
"staff_mastheads": [],
"title": null,
"bio": "Camira Powell is a Bay Area native (if we give Santa Cruz some love) now living and working a little south of San Francisco. She received a dual BA in Communication and French from Stanford University and she has written about everything from politics to podcsts. In between naps, she makes time to binge on Netflix, read a good book and eating anything with lots of sugar.",
"avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7c7eb478649d736523e46afe56cea1f2?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twitter": null,
"facebook": null,
"instagram": null,
"linkedin": null,
"sites": [
{
"site": "pop",
"roles": [
"contributor"
]
}
],
"headData": {
"title": "Camira Powell | KQED",
"description": null,
"ogImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7c7eb478649d736523e46afe56cea1f2?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7c7eb478649d736523e46afe56cea1f2?s=600&d=blank&r=g"
},
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/author/camirapowell"
},
"csevern": {
"type": "authors",
"id": "3237",
"meta": {
"index": "authors_1716337520",
"id": "3237",
"found": true
},
"name": "Carly Severn",
"firstName": "Carly",
"lastName": "Severn",
"slug": "csevern",
"email": "carlyfarthing@gmail.com",
"display_author_email": false,
"staff_mastheads": [],
"title": null,
"bio": null,
"avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0543c2333a6b3a5b77f529a4d32a82e7?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twitter": null,
"facebook": null,
"instagram": null,
"linkedin": null,
"sites": [
{
"site": "forum",
"roles": [
"editor"
]
}
],
"headData": {
"title": "Carly Severn | KQED",
"description": null,
"ogImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0543c2333a6b3a5b77f529a4d32a82e7?s=600&d=blank&r=g",
"twImgSrc": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0543c2333a6b3a5b77f529a4d32a82e7?s=600&d=blank&r=g"
},
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/author/csevern"
}
},
"pagesReducer": {
"pop_category_tv": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "pop_3",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "3",
"score": 12.6744375
},
"featImg": null,
"name": "TV",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "category",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "TV Archives | KQED Arts",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 3,
"slug": "tv",
"isLoading": false,
"title": "TV",
"pageMeta": {
"site": "pop",
"WpPageTemplate": "page-topic-editorial",
"currentPage": 36
},
"blocks": [
{
"blockName": "kqed/post-list",
"attrs": {
"layout": "cardArticle2",
"query": "posts/pop?category=tv",
"seeMore": false,
"paginated": true,
"page": 36
}
},
{
"blockName": "kqed/ad"
}
]
}
},
"pfsSessionReducer": {},
"postsReducer": {
"stream_live": {
"type": "live",
"id": "stream_live",
"audioUrl": "https://streams.kqed.org/kqedradio",
"title": "Live Stream",
"excerpt": "Live Stream information currently unavailable.",
"link": "/radio",
"featImg": "",
"label": {
"name": "KQED Live",
"link": "/"
}
},
"stream_kqedNewscast": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "stream_kqedNewscast",
"audioUrl": "https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/RDnews/newscast.mp3?_=1",
"title": "KQED Newscast",
"featImg": "",
"label": {
"name": "88.5 FM",
"link": "/"
}
},
"pop_15083": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "pop_15083",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "15083",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1424055620000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "pop"
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1424055620,
"format": "standard",
"disqusTitle": "'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 7 Recap: Dog Days Are Over",
"title": "'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 7 Recap: Dog Days Are Over",
"headTitle": "KQED Pop | KQED Arts",
"content": "\u003cp>Bienvenue à Downton, mes amis! Mais bien sûr, SPOILER ALERT! On y va!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A train arrives. Or leaves. Or both if you want to get philosophical. Rosamund has come to deal with the immediate Edith Emergency, the true cause of which only Violet and Rosamund are currently aware. Violet apparently has decided to break a cardinal rule of Downton which is: never directly tell anyone information that would probably benefit them. She’s decided to tell Cora why Edith is gone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Hughes and Carson discuss the upcoming party, which of course Mary would never cancel just because her sister has gone missing. In fact, this seems like the kind of occasion that Mary would like to throw a party for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Mary proves this hypothesis. Rose and Robert \"Donk\" Crawley join the side that thinks the show must go on. Unfortunately, before Violet and Rosamund can reveal the truth about Edith’s ovaries to Cora, The Baby Watcher’s Wife appears at the door to give her the news.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the grounds, Tony and Blake go for a walk and talk about sex and how Blake really thinks Tony should break up with Mary (who has already broken up with him by the way so...).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Mr. and Mrs. Bates talk about real estate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Cora’s room, the Grantham ladies meet to discuss Baby Marigold. Cora is reasonably upset that Rosamund and Violet are meddling meddlers who didn’t even tell her about their meddling. Cora, ever the radical American, suggests the shocking idea of asking Edith what she wants, if they can ever find her IN LONDON WHERE THEY KNOW SHE IS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the hall, Hughes asks a flapper-looking Mary about the ticket she gave her, a.k.a. the Bates Freedom Ticket. Sadly though, Mary burned said ticket. Also sadly, Angel Baxter is eavesdropping. Why? Did \u003cem>she\u003c/em> kill The Rapist?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No time to think too much about it because Rose’s Atticus and his parents are here for the exciting party! It’s going to be so much fun without Edith around to wet blanket the whole thing, am I right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the kitchen, Daisy is sad about politics. She’s so smart and political now she’s basically a nihilist. We’ve all been there, Daisy. Welcome to your freshman year of college.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the Bateses are giving Angel Baxter the Mean Girl Treatment. If I know Baxter, she will use this opportunity to exonerate Bates once and for all. Because she’s an Angel from Heaven.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At dinner, Donk admits he married a half-Jew and is the Most Tolerant Man in Downton. On the other side of the table, Atticus’ dad and Cora have an awkward conversation about being Jewish-ish. On another other side of the table, Rosamund grills Branson on his spin-off plans. Now that Edith has gotten out, maybe he sees some potential for escape himself? And on yet another other side of the table, Smart Atticus cracks the Edith case wide open by suggesting they call the company she just inherited. Oooooh, Atticus, shoot, no one told you that they aren’t \u003cem>actually\u003c/em> looking for Edith. It’s just sort of a game they are playing for a minute, until they can move on to another cocktail party. Edith who?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Apparently, there is another side of the table too because the Girl Who Tony Jilted is discussing marriage with Tony. Speaking of marriage, Isobel has a little announcement to make re: Fancy Fiance. Everyone is very excited, except of course for Violet who will now proceed to lose her BFF and watch said-former-BFF be happier and richer than her for the rest of her sad, Prince-less life. Mary is the only one who notices Granny’s sad face. When Granny lies and says the reason behind it is Edith, Mary makes her usual snide, worst-sister-in-the-world comments about how worthless Edith is. Granny finally fires back: “A lack of compassion can be as vulgar as an excess of tears.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Molesley tries to re-engage Daisy in the exciting world of literature, but Old Soul Daisy is so sad about politics she can’t be bothered with book learning anymore. Thanks, Obama!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the drawing room, for some reason, Mary convinces the Fancy Fiancé to have a party for Isobel at Downton. Tony plays cards with the Girl He Jilted and pretends like he and Mary are still together because they had sex that one time. Dude, this guy is so clingy! She’s just not that into you, bro!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Atticus Family leaves and Mary and Blake plot about how to shake Tony off. Rose tells Cora, Rosamund and Violet about her boyfriend’s super smart plan to call Edith’s work so Cora and Rosamund make plans to head to London and Cora makes plans to hate Violet for the rest of time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Bates Household, the Most Boring Couple in Downton discuss real estate some more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Isis is clearly already dead, but Branson and Donk aren’t super interested because they need to discuss man stuff like how, even though Branson is a Young Republican, they still aren’t going to make out and eventually run off together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In London, Cora and Rosamund have very rudely shown up at Edith’s work, which is exactly where she is hiding out. So I’m guessing she was never that great at Hide and Seek as a child?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Violet’s, Mary and Granny drink tea and listen to Sprat complain. Mary the Sociopath gets Violet to admit to having friendship feelings for Isobel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a bridge, Baby Sybbie and Branson discuss moving to America. Sybbie doesn’t contribute much to the conversation, to be honest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the Bateses and the Molesleys and Thomas all have a stare-down. Soon, I imagine they will all make up and talk a lot about real estate together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Upstairs, Mary receives a mysterious phone call from Blake, summoning her to London.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the hall, Dead Isis has been moved to a different place in the house and Donk is beginning to catch on. Rose runs into the house just in time for a lecture from Donk about the Struggle of Interfaith Marriage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a tea house in London, Cora tries to convince Edith to bring Marigold to Downton. Edith, do not do it!! You’ve barely escaped!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Molesley is getting mail and surprise surprise the Bateses are talking about real estate. The Molesley mail is part of a ruse to get Daisy back into books and also a good chance for Thomas to show his newfound kindness (which I’m suspicious of, obviously) and get Baxter to go along with Daisy and Molesley to Daisy’s Dead Husband’s Dad’s farm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a train back to Downton, Edith and Marigold have been re-snared by the Downton-ites (why didn’t she just go to America?!) and there’s a hitch at the station! Mary is there. Ugh. And Anna has spotted them! The Baby Watcher smolders his way onto the train and takes possession of Baby Marigold, while Edith and Cora disembark. Why, Edith? Why do you trust anyone at this point? I feel like I’m watching a horror movie and Edith is the brunette waking into the dark basement on Halloween.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At tea, it is no longer the Old Ladies Club. Isobel’s Fancy Fiancé is there and the “No Boyz Allowed” sign has been removed from the door. (In case anyone has forgotten, the Fancy Fiancé is the father of \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2013/01/07/downton-abbey-recap-the-americans-or-thomas-stole-the-subtext/\" target=\"_blank\">Larry the Drugger\u003c/a> so let’s hope this impending feast involves at least a little criminal activity.) The Fancy Fiancé leaves and the ladies talk boyz boyz boyz like usual, and also issues of household staff. (I refuse to engage in Sprat’s troll-y storyline; he’s a caricature and we have enough actual characters and enough drama so no, I will not discuss his random quitting during tea.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the movies in London, Blake pulls Mary out so he can kiss her on the mouth just as Tony walks out of the theater with the Girl He Jilted on his arm. Apparently that’s all it took to get him to move on! Wow! Such fun cool mind games. Mary, of course, loves it and is now sad that Blake is headed off to Poland (which sounds ominous) for like a year/all eternity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Daisy’s Dead Husband’s Dad’s farm, the ruse to get Daisy back to studying is totally working! All she needs is a more independent older white man to tell her what to do! Where is the Downton Feminist Society on this issue? Petulant College Freshman Daisy is still sad about politics, but she decides to sign up for sophomore English. Outside, Baxter the Angel tells Molesley she can’t tell the Bateses why she spoke with the police (spoiler: it’s because she’s a goddamn angel).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Edith is giving her family the Marigold “adoption” pitch when Isis the Not-Alive-Dog is carried in. Apparently the dog isn’t actually dead yet but has cancer and Cruel Donk wouldn’t let them put her down, instead opting to watch his favorite dog die in agony. Classic Donk. Anyway, most of the family is totally against Edith’s adoption plan. Luckily, everyone is so distracted by the Isis Tragedy that no one notices that Cora has agreed to let Edith adopt Marigold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Anna and Hughes talk about real estate (now a standard Downton greeting) and then Anna tells Hughes about what she witnessed at the train station, revealing that Anna and Hughes both know that Edith has a baby. Is this because of the picture they found? Why does everyone need to keep this secret if everyone already knows about it??\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At dinner, The Fancy Fiancé's sons are predictably awful. At first, it’s just Larry’s Little Brother but then Larry the Drugger starts piling on Isobel because she’s, gasp, middle class! The Fancy Fiancé is reasonably embarrassed that he has raised such a waste of human space and asks him to leave the table. In response, Larry the Drugger makes fun of chauffeurs and Jews. Oooh boy. The present chauffeur takes offense and rightly calls Larry the Drugger (who by the way, drugged him) a bastard. Larry leaves, but Larry’s Little Brother gets to stay and continue being a total jerk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Molesley tells the tale of hero Branson calling Larry the Drugger a bastard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a hall, Atticus proposes to Rose and they kiss. Isobel is a little chilly to her Fancy Fiancé who hopefully is still her fiancé. Isobel, good people occasionally have awful children. Remember how Sybbie had like zero opinions on America earlier?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Cora’s room, Cora and Donk put Isis in bed with them in some sort of metaphorical I don’t know what. Maybe Isis is their cancerous relationship and they've decided just to let it sleep with them for now?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And credits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Character Ranking:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. Cora: \u003c/strong>I hate that you brought Edith back, but I like that you are letting Marigold kind of live with you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Marigold:\u003c/strong> I hope you’re remembering all this back and forth, girl. You know who your true mother is!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong> 3. Isis:\u003c/strong> Nooooooooooooooooooooo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Violet:\u003c/strong> You admitted you had a soul. Congrats!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Branson:\u003c/strong> If Edith can’t get out, you can. Also, extra points for calling someone a bastard at dinner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Previous Season 5 recaps:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/05/downton-abbey-season-5-premiere-recap-lover-you-shouldnt-have-come-over/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Premiere Recap: We Didn't Start the Fire\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/12/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-2-recap-ill-make-love-to-you/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 2 Recap: I'll Make Love To You\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/18/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-3-recap-call-me-maybe/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 3 Recap: Call Me Maybe\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/25/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-4-recap-breaking-up-is-hard-to-do/\">‘Downton Abbey’ Season 5 Episode 4 Recap: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/02/01/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-5-recap-saturday-nights-alright-for-fighting/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 5 Recap: Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/02/09/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-6-recap-runaway-train/\">‘Downton Abbey’ Season 5 Episode 6 Recap: Runaway Train\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "15083 http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/?p=15083",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/02/15/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-7-recap-dog-days-are-over/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 2112,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 51
},
"modified": 1425270418,
"excerpt": "This week at Downton, someone gets called a bastard and everyone wonders if dogs really do go to heaven.",
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "This week at Downton, someone gets called a bastard and everyone wonders if dogs really do go to heaven.",
"title": "'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 7 Recap: Dog Days Are Over | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Article",
"headline": "'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 7 Recap: Dog Days Are Over",
"datePublished": "2015-02-15T19:00:20-08:00",
"dateModified": "2015-03-01T20:26:58-08:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "downton-abbey-season-5-episode-7-recap-dog-days-are-over",
"status": "publish",
"path": "/pop/15083/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-7-recap-dog-days-are-over",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Bienvenue à Downton, mes amis! Mais bien sûr, SPOILER ALERT! On y va!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A train arrives. Or leaves. Or both if you want to get philosophical. Rosamund has come to deal with the immediate Edith Emergency, the true cause of which only Violet and Rosamund are currently aware. Violet apparently has decided to break a cardinal rule of Downton which is: never directly tell anyone information that would probably benefit them. She’s decided to tell Cora why Edith is gone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Hughes and Carson discuss the upcoming party, which of course Mary would never cancel just because her sister has gone missing. In fact, this seems like the kind of occasion that Mary would like to throw a party for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Mary proves this hypothesis. Rose and Robert \"Donk\" Crawley join the side that thinks the show must go on. Unfortunately, before Violet and Rosamund can reveal the truth about Edith’s ovaries to Cora, The Baby Watcher’s Wife appears at the door to give her the news.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the grounds, Tony and Blake go for a walk and talk about sex and how Blake really thinks Tony should break up with Mary (who has already broken up with him by the way so...).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Mr. and Mrs. Bates talk about real estate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Cora’s room, the Grantham ladies meet to discuss Baby Marigold. Cora is reasonably upset that Rosamund and Violet are meddling meddlers who didn’t even tell her about their meddling. Cora, ever the radical American, suggests the shocking idea of asking Edith what she wants, if they can ever find her IN LONDON WHERE THEY KNOW SHE IS.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the hall, Hughes asks a flapper-looking Mary about the ticket she gave her, a.k.a. the Bates Freedom Ticket. Sadly though, Mary burned said ticket. Also sadly, Angel Baxter is eavesdropping. Why? Did \u003cem>she\u003c/em> kill The Rapist?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No time to think too much about it because Rose’s Atticus and his parents are here for the exciting party! It’s going to be so much fun without Edith around to wet blanket the whole thing, am I right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the kitchen, Daisy is sad about politics. She’s so smart and political now she’s basically a nihilist. We’ve all been there, Daisy. Welcome to your freshman year of college.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the Bateses are giving Angel Baxter the Mean Girl Treatment. If I know Baxter, she will use this opportunity to exonerate Bates once and for all. Because she’s an Angel from Heaven.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At dinner, Donk admits he married a half-Jew and is the Most Tolerant Man in Downton. On the other side of the table, Atticus’ dad and Cora have an awkward conversation about being Jewish-ish. On another other side of the table, Rosamund grills Branson on his spin-off plans. Now that Edith has gotten out, maybe he sees some potential for escape himself? And on yet another other side of the table, Smart Atticus cracks the Edith case wide open by suggesting they call the company she just inherited. Oooooh, Atticus, shoot, no one told you that they aren’t \u003cem>actually\u003c/em> looking for Edith. It’s just sort of a game they are playing for a minute, until they can move on to another cocktail party. Edith who?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Apparently, there is another side of the table too because the Girl Who Tony Jilted is discussing marriage with Tony. Speaking of marriage, Isobel has a little announcement to make re: Fancy Fiance. Everyone is very excited, except of course for Violet who will now proceed to lose her BFF and watch said-former-BFF be happier and richer than her for the rest of her sad, Prince-less life. Mary is the only one who notices Granny’s sad face. When Granny lies and says the reason behind it is Edith, Mary makes her usual snide, worst-sister-in-the-world comments about how worthless Edith is. Granny finally fires back: “A lack of compassion can be as vulgar as an excess of tears.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Molesley tries to re-engage Daisy in the exciting world of literature, but Old Soul Daisy is so sad about politics she can’t be bothered with book learning anymore. Thanks, Obama!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the drawing room, for some reason, Mary convinces the Fancy Fiancé to have a party for Isobel at Downton. Tony plays cards with the Girl He Jilted and pretends like he and Mary are still together because they had sex that one time. Dude, this guy is so clingy! She’s just not that into you, bro!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Atticus Family leaves and Mary and Blake plot about how to shake Tony off. Rose tells Cora, Rosamund and Violet about her boyfriend’s super smart plan to call Edith’s work so Cora and Rosamund make plans to head to London and Cora makes plans to hate Violet for the rest of time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Bates Household, the Most Boring Couple in Downton discuss real estate some more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Isis is clearly already dead, but Branson and Donk aren’t super interested because they need to discuss man stuff like how, even though Branson is a Young Republican, they still aren’t going to make out and eventually run off together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In London, Cora and Rosamund have very rudely shown up at Edith’s work, which is exactly where she is hiding out. So I’m guessing she was never that great at Hide and Seek as a child?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Violet’s, Mary and Granny drink tea and listen to Sprat complain. Mary the Sociopath gets Violet to admit to having friendship feelings for Isobel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a bridge, Baby Sybbie and Branson discuss moving to America. Sybbie doesn’t contribute much to the conversation, to be honest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the Bateses and the Molesleys and Thomas all have a stare-down. Soon, I imagine they will all make up and talk a lot about real estate together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Upstairs, Mary receives a mysterious phone call from Blake, summoning her to London.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the hall, Dead Isis has been moved to a different place in the house and Donk is beginning to catch on. Rose runs into the house just in time for a lecture from Donk about the Struggle of Interfaith Marriage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a tea house in London, Cora tries to convince Edith to bring Marigold to Downton. Edith, do not do it!! You’ve barely escaped!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Molesley is getting mail and surprise surprise the Bateses are talking about real estate. The Molesley mail is part of a ruse to get Daisy back into books and also a good chance for Thomas to show his newfound kindness (which I’m suspicious of, obviously) and get Baxter to go along with Daisy and Molesley to Daisy’s Dead Husband’s Dad’s farm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a train back to Downton, Edith and Marigold have been re-snared by the Downton-ites (why didn’t she just go to America?!) and there’s a hitch at the station! Mary is there. Ugh. And Anna has spotted them! The Baby Watcher smolders his way onto the train and takes possession of Baby Marigold, while Edith and Cora disembark. Why, Edith? Why do you trust anyone at this point? I feel like I’m watching a horror movie and Edith is the brunette waking into the dark basement on Halloween.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At tea, it is no longer the Old Ladies Club. Isobel’s Fancy Fiancé is there and the “No Boyz Allowed” sign has been removed from the door. (In case anyone has forgotten, the Fancy Fiancé is the father of \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2013/01/07/downton-abbey-recap-the-americans-or-thomas-stole-the-subtext/\" target=\"_blank\">Larry the Drugger\u003c/a> so let’s hope this impending feast involves at least a little criminal activity.) The Fancy Fiancé leaves and the ladies talk boyz boyz boyz like usual, and also issues of household staff. (I refuse to engage in Sprat’s troll-y storyline; he’s a caricature and we have enough actual characters and enough drama so no, I will not discuss his random quitting during tea.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the movies in London, Blake pulls Mary out so he can kiss her on the mouth just as Tony walks out of the theater with the Girl He Jilted on his arm. Apparently that’s all it took to get him to move on! Wow! Such fun cool mind games. Mary, of course, loves it and is now sad that Blake is headed off to Poland (which sounds ominous) for like a year/all eternity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Daisy’s Dead Husband’s Dad’s farm, the ruse to get Daisy back to studying is totally working! All she needs is a more independent older white man to tell her what to do! Where is the Downton Feminist Society on this issue? Petulant College Freshman Daisy is still sad about politics, but she decides to sign up for sophomore English. Outside, Baxter the Angel tells Molesley she can’t tell the Bateses why she spoke with the police (spoiler: it’s because she’s a goddamn angel).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Edith is giving her family the Marigold “adoption” pitch when Isis the Not-Alive-Dog is carried in. Apparently the dog isn’t actually dead yet but has cancer and Cruel Donk wouldn’t let them put her down, instead opting to watch his favorite dog die in agony. Classic Donk. Anyway, most of the family is totally against Edith’s adoption plan. Luckily, everyone is so distracted by the Isis Tragedy that no one notices that Cora has agreed to let Edith adopt Marigold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Anna and Hughes talk about real estate (now a standard Downton greeting) and then Anna tells Hughes about what she witnessed at the train station, revealing that Anna and Hughes both know that Edith has a baby. Is this because of the picture they found? Why does everyone need to keep this secret if everyone already knows about it??\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At dinner, The Fancy Fiancé's sons are predictably awful. At first, it’s just Larry’s Little Brother but then Larry the Drugger starts piling on Isobel because she’s, gasp, middle class! The Fancy Fiancé is reasonably embarrassed that he has raised such a waste of human space and asks him to leave the table. In response, Larry the Drugger makes fun of chauffeurs and Jews. Oooh boy. The present chauffeur takes offense and rightly calls Larry the Drugger (who by the way, drugged him) a bastard. Larry leaves, but Larry’s Little Brother gets to stay and continue being a total jerk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Molesley tells the tale of hero Branson calling Larry the Drugger a bastard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a hall, Atticus proposes to Rose and they kiss. Isobel is a little chilly to her Fancy Fiancé who hopefully is still her fiancé. Isobel, good people occasionally have awful children. Remember how Sybbie had like zero opinions on America earlier?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Cora’s room, Cora and Donk put Isis in bed with them in some sort of metaphorical I don’t know what. Maybe Isis is their cancerous relationship and they've decided just to let it sleep with them for now?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And credits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Character Ranking:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. Cora: \u003c/strong>I hate that you brought Edith back, but I like that you are letting Marigold kind of live with you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Marigold:\u003c/strong> I hope you’re remembering all this back and forth, girl. You know who your true mother is!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong> 3. Isis:\u003c/strong> Nooooooooooooooooooooo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Violet:\u003c/strong> You admitted you had a soul. Congrats!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Branson:\u003c/strong> If Edith can’t get out, you can. Also, extra points for calling someone a bastard at dinner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Previous Season 5 recaps:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/05/downton-abbey-season-5-premiere-recap-lover-you-shouldnt-have-come-over/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Premiere Recap: We Didn't Start the Fire\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/12/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-2-recap-ill-make-love-to-you/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 2 Recap: I'll Make Love To You\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/18/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-3-recap-call-me-maybe/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 3 Recap: Call Me Maybe\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/25/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-4-recap-breaking-up-is-hard-to-do/\">‘Downton Abbey’ Season 5 Episode 4 Recap: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/02/01/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-5-recap-saturday-nights-alright-for-fighting/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 5 Recap: Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "floatright"
},
"numeric": [
"floatright"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/02/09/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-6-recap-runaway-train/\">‘Downton Abbey’ Season 5 Episode 6 Recap: Runaway Train\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/pop/15083/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-7-recap-dog-days-are-over",
"authors": [
"2130"
],
"categories": [
"pop_3"
],
"tags": [
"pop_9",
"pop_8"
],
"featImg": "pop_15104",
"label": "pop"
},
"pop_15028": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "pop_15028",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "15028",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1423614377000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "pop"
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1423614377,
"format": "standard",
"disqusTitle": "Jon Stewart To Leave 'The Daily Show' [Updated]",
"title": "Jon Stewart To Leave 'The Daily Show' [Updated]",
"headTitle": "KQED Pop | KQED Arts",
"content": "\u003cp>Remember when Jon Stewart left his \u003cem>Daily Show\u003c/em> post to shoot his first film in Jordan and your life wasn't the same, but you managed to survive (just barely)? Well, I'm going to need you to hold onto that perservering strength while you read this statement from Comedy Central:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\u003cp>Thank you Jon. \u003ca href=\"http://t.co/yPdxjnkuLw\">pic.twitter.com/yPdxjnkuLw\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ComedyCentral/status/565296357792284676\">February 10, 2015\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>First Colbert leaves us and now Jon Stewart?! So much of America is going to have to seek therapy for these abandonment issues. I would write more, but I'm too busy crying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update:\u003c/strong> Watch Jon Stewart announce his departure:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://video.vulture.com/video/Jon-Stewart-s-Farewell-Announce/player?layout=compact&read_more=1\" width=\"616\" height=\"433\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "15028 http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/?p=15028",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/02/10/jon-stewart-to-leave-the-daily-show/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 107,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 8
},
"modified": 1423631931,
"excerpt": "The day we hoped would never come is here.",
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "The day we hoped would never come is here.",
"title": "Jon Stewart To Leave 'The Daily Show' [Updated] | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Article",
"headline": "Jon Stewart To Leave 'The Daily Show' [Updated]",
"datePublished": "2015-02-10T16:26:17-08:00",
"dateModified": "2015-02-10T21:18:51-08:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "jon-stewart-to-leave-the-daily-show",
"status": "publish",
"path": "/pop/15028/jon-stewart-to-leave-the-daily-show",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Remember when Jon Stewart left his \u003cem>Daily Show\u003c/em> post to shoot his first film in Jordan and your life wasn't the same, but you managed to survive (just barely)? Well, I'm going to need you to hold onto that perservering strength while you read this statement from Comedy Central:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\u003cp>Thank you Jon. \u003ca href=\"http://t.co/yPdxjnkuLw\">pic.twitter.com/yPdxjnkuLw\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ComedyCentral/status/565296357792284676\">February 10, 2015\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>First Colbert leaves us and now Jon Stewart?! So much of America is going to have to seek therapy for these abandonment issues. I would write more, but I'm too busy crying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update:\u003c/strong> Watch Jon Stewart announce his departure:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://video.vulture.com/video/Jon-Stewart-s-Farewell-Announce/player?layout=compact&read_more=1\" width=\"616\" height=\"433\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/pop/15028/jon-stewart-to-leave-the-daily-show",
"authors": [
"27"
],
"categories": [
"pop_3"
],
"tags": [
"pop_874",
"pop_875"
],
"featImg": "pop_15029",
"label": "pop"
},
"pop_14940": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "pop_14940",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "14940",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1423476974000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "pop"
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1423476974,
"format": "standard",
"disqusTitle": "'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 6 Recap: Runaway Train",
"title": "'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 6 Recap: Runaway Train",
"headTitle": "KQED Pop | KQED Arts",
"content": "\u003cp>Ring ring! Who is it? Why, it’s another week of \u003cem>Downton Abbey \u003c/em>of course! \u003cstrong>Spoiler alert\u003c/strong>, dear friends! Onward!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We begin with a telegram, for Lady Edith. Hughes looks on, concerned, and the telegram passes from Molesley to Carson and finally to Edith as she breakfasts with Rose. The news, of course is not good (this is Edith after all). It’s so bad that Robert \"Donk\" Grantham breaks his silent treatment to speak with Cora, who appears to be John Lennon-ing it for peace in bed. The news: Edith’s Editor is coming to Downton.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5\">[contextly_sidebar id=\"4v2p2bO4A08lgcYqaQXrMi6omD5O5oi4\"]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Downstairs, the Downstairs-ites discuss the odds that the news from the Editor is good or bad. Hughes, more an MLK Jr.-type peacemaker than Cora's John Lennon, tries to help patch up the relationship issues between her BF Carson and her BFF Patmore.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Mary’s room, Mary the Sociopath makes jokes about her sister’s dead husband. Because her sister’s misery can only hold her interest for so long, she becomes excited about a letter that says Blake and Tony are coming to Downton for a fight to the death over Mary. Or maybe a horse race. Either way, she’s excited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elsewhere, the Old Ladies Club meets to play cards and talk about boyz as usual.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Thomas’ treatments are turning him into an evil vampire. His voice is getting lower, his skin paler, and he seems to be smoking cigarettes at every possible moment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At some sort of lunch, Edith waits for the Editor to show while her family talks merrily about architectural drawings, the health of the common man and Rose's love interest Atticus (\u003ca href=\"http://jezebel.com/be-suspicious-of-the-new-harper-lee-novel-1683488258\" target=\"_blank\">FREE HARPER LEE\u003c/a>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Bates’ cottage, the time has finally arrived for Mr. Bates to find and be morally outraged by Mary’s prophylactic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a shady alley, Violet takes her new maid on a trip to the Russians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a car, unceremoniously, the Editor arrives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Hughes and Patmore, a.k.a. the newest chapter of the Feminist Society of Downton, decides to include a couple new recruits: Carson (so progressive to add a man!) and Daisy, who is actually too busy learning things to be in the society right now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a dingy room, Violet meets her Russian Prince for what is “not [their] first secret assignation.” This time, it’s, ostensibly, to tell the Prince that his wife is probably alive. Instead, as things are wont to do with a certain type of smoldering older nobleman, things get sexy. “If Irina were dead, I’d ask you to run away with me right now,” the Prince tells Violet. “I loved you more than I loved her. Even today. Even this afternoon.” Whoa, boy. Run away with him, Violet! Take Baby Marigold and just go!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the police are calling again. This time, they want to come interview Baxter. Geez Louise. Whose tax dollars are paying for all these trips?? Is this really where the state wants to invest money? Cold cases of jerks getting maybe-murdered?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Donk comes to tell Cora that they have another child with a dead spouse, though only not-an-official spouse so, like, no harm no foul, right? Plus, I mean, it’s Edith so who really cares? Apparently, Michael was done in by ACTUAL HITLER or else his closest, best buds. History lesson! Apparently \u003ca href=\"http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-sent-to-landsberg-jail\">Hitler was in jail for a while\u003c/a>? But, never mind because Edith just inherited a publishing company! If Violet doesn’t take Marigold and run, I hope Edith does!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Baby Watcher’s House (obviously), it is increasingly surprising that the over-zealous English law officials haven’t been called to the scene due to Edith’s problems with stalking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, things are tense. Thomas is nearly dying, Bates One is onto Bates Two re: contraception device and Molesley is just being weird as usual.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Violet’s, an interpersonal battle between her two servants that was too boring to mention before this seems to have come to a head over a disagreement regarding laundering underwear. It remains nearly too boring to mention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Bates cottage, Bates One is giving Bates Two the silent treatment due to the prophylactic discovery. All the people with living spouses seem to now be not on speaking terms with each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the kitchen, Molesley gives Daisy a book on history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Donk’s room, Donk is being his usually childish baby self and refusing to go back into Cora’s room because his lil baby ego is hurt. Hey, Donk, remember when you had actual sex with a maid? Because I remember. And I think Cora has a pretty good idea that happened too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Donk apparently remembers the maid sex thing and gets out of bed to go join Cora.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the Intrepid Detectives are back for Baxter. Clearly this is Thomas-related.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Mary, Branson, Donk and Cora look at drawings of houses and Isis lies on the floor like a dog. A sick dog. Oh, Isis, don’t be sick! Don’t leave us! Even if your name is now the same name as an international terror organization! You're the heart and soul of this show!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Thomas the Dying Villain looks worse than usual. So bad in fact he asks Baxter for help. He has some sort of horrible thing on his body. Baxter should probably just let Thomas die because he ratted her out to just about everyone. But since she’s an Angel from Heaven, she decides to take him to the Doctor. Boooooo!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Somewhere, Mary receives a horrible bob from a fake Frenchman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Doctor’s, it turns out Thomas has just been injecting himself with saline using a dirty needle. So not even a fun or real drug. The Doctor, ever an anachronistic kindly old man, tells Thomas it’s best to just accept yourself for who you are and #ItGetsBetter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the rainy village, Baxter the Saint also tells Thomas #ItGetsBetter. Yeah, totally, you guys. It definitely #GetsBetter in roughly 100 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Isis is not so hot. Noooo! I can’t take the death of a character I actually care about!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Feminist Society’s Secondary Chapter takes a field trip to Patmore’s new house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the drawing room, Mary debuts her unflattering haircut. Luckily, Granny’s on the case: “Oh, it is you!” she says. “I thought it was a man wearing your clothes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Edith, in black, points out that everyone talking about haircuts the day after her not-husband was confirmed dead is uncool. Of course everyone takes Mary’s side. Hey, Edith, ugh, stop being such a downer. Let your family go to a fun party picnic if they want to!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Bates cabin, Bates One calls out Bates Two for thinking he’s a murderer. It turns out that God actually pushed Anna’s Rapist and someone somewhere has the ticket Bates would have used to get to London, but it’s whole which means he never went to London. Verdict: Adnan didn’t do it!!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Molesley decides to become an ally of the Downton Feminist Society and encourages Daisy’s studies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs in the hall, Anna asks Hughes if she still has the ticket that would exonerate Bates and prove, again, that he's not a murderer. Apparently Hughes doesn’t have the ticket, but, I don’t know, that doesn’t sound like Hughes to me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the horse race, the Girl Who Tony Jilted is there with Blake, prepared to race herself. Mary, whose hair and hat combo make her look like Alex from \u003cem>Clockwork Orange\u003c/em>, is also joining in the race with the boys. Also, Tony. So it’s going to be a swingers party later at Downton. It’s not just the hair that’s modern, right, guys??\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Edith tells Branson that she’s going away. Who would have thought Edith would escape before Tom though? Wow. I'm actually proud of Edith. I get it. Do you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Baby Watcher’s House, Edith prepares to abscond with her child. The Baby Watcher’s Wife is pretty pissed that the Baby Watcher lied to her about Marigold's parentage. I mean, I get that. He could have told her and it would have been totally okay. The Baby Watcher smolders harder in the distance than even a Russian Prince. Edith takes Marigold and one hopes they live happily ever after.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the race, Mary gets ready to outshine her droogs while her family looks on. In what might be the top moment of the season, Baby Sybbie says to her grandfather: “Can I have a look, Donk?” She speaks! And when she speaks, she calls him the correct name!!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Isobel tells Violet she’s decided to marry the Fancy Suitor. What will we call him then, the Fancy Fiancee? The Fancy Husband?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The race begins and of course it isn’t just any race but is in fact a symbolic race for dominance over the droogs! After the race (who won? did it matter?), the family meets Atticus’s Jewish Parents. Violet, who seems to have forgotten her daughter-in-law is one of the Chosen People too, is not excited. Someone tell her about the Jazz Singer, quick!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back at the house, upstairs, everyone sees that Edith is gone and they are kind of relieved. Violet slips out to go check the Baby Watcher’s Farm for clues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Hughes and Carson are a little more concerned about Edith's disappearance because they are not monsters like the Crawley family. I mean, they care a little but only a little because then Carson proposes that they jointly invest in property together! OMG the romance of it all! Hughes basically giggles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Baby Watcher’s Farm, the Baby Watcher continues to smolder in the general direction of Violet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Violet walks away, potentially a bit concerned that she pretty much ran her granddaughter out of Downton.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Never fear, Violet! In London, Marigold and her Mama are at a hotel and Edith is smiling. Have we seen this any time in the last 4 years? Edith for Life! Free Edith! And credits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Character Ranking:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. The Fake French Hairstylist:\u003c/strong> I love the way you tricked Mary into looking like a fictional criminal from the future!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Baby Sybbie:\u003c/strong> You called him Donk, kiddo. That’s all you had to do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Isis the Dog:\u003c/strong> What is wrong you with doggers?! Don’t leave me!!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. The Baby Watcher:\u003c/strong> Why is it only now that I am realizing how hot you are? You’re like Marlon Brando or something. Ugh. Those eyebrows. Never change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Edith:\u003c/strong> She may be a sad sack and she may be a classic middle child, but gosh darn it, Edith is OUT. She’s the new Sybil and she’s doing it without a man even!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Previous Season 5 recaps:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/05/downton-abbey-season-5-premiere-recap-lover-you-shouldnt-have-come-over/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Premiere Recap: We Didn't Start the Fire\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/12/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-2-recap-ill-make-love-to-you/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 2 Recap: I'll Make Love To You\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/18/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-3-recap-call-me-maybe/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 3 Recap: Call Me Maybe\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/25/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-4-recap-breaking-up-is-hard-to-do/\">‘Downton Abbey’ Season 5 Episode 4 Recap: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/02/01/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-5-recap-saturday-nights-alright-for-fighting/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 5 Recap: Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "14940 http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/?p=14940",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/02/09/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-6-recap-runaway-train/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 1983,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 60
},
"modified": 1425270437,
"excerpt": "This week on Downton, someone gets an scandalous haircut and someone else peaces out (for good?).",
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "This week on Downton, someone gets an scandalous haircut and someone else peaces out (for good?).",
"title": "'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 6 Recap: Runaway Train | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Article",
"headline": "'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 6 Recap: Runaway Train",
"datePublished": "2015-02-09T02:16:14-08:00",
"dateModified": "2015-03-01T20:27:17-08:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "downton-abbey-season-5-episode-6-recap-runaway-train",
"status": "publish",
"path": "/pop/14940/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-6-recap-runaway-train",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Ring ring! Who is it? Why, it’s another week of \u003cem>Downton Abbey \u003c/em>of course! \u003cstrong>Spoiler alert\u003c/strong>, dear friends! Onward!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We begin with a telegram, for Lady Edith. Hughes looks on, concerned, and the telegram passes from Molesley to Carson and finally to Edith as she breakfasts with Rose. The news, of course is not good (this is Edith after all). It’s so bad that Robert \"Donk\" Grantham breaks his silent treatment to speak with Cora, who appears to be John Lennon-ing it for peace in bed. The news: Edith’s Editor is coming to Downton.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5\">\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Downstairs, the Downstairs-ites discuss the odds that the news from the Editor is good or bad. Hughes, more an MLK Jr.-type peacemaker than Cora's John Lennon, tries to help patch up the relationship issues between her BF Carson and her BFF Patmore.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Mary’s room, Mary the Sociopath makes jokes about her sister’s dead husband. Because her sister’s misery can only hold her interest for so long, she becomes excited about a letter that says Blake and Tony are coming to Downton for a fight to the death over Mary. Or maybe a horse race. Either way, she’s excited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elsewhere, the Old Ladies Club meets to play cards and talk about boyz as usual.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Thomas’ treatments are turning him into an evil vampire. His voice is getting lower, his skin paler, and he seems to be smoking cigarettes at every possible moment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At some sort of lunch, Edith waits for the Editor to show while her family talks merrily about architectural drawings, the health of the common man and Rose's love interest Atticus (\u003ca href=\"http://jezebel.com/be-suspicious-of-the-new-harper-lee-novel-1683488258\" target=\"_blank\">FREE HARPER LEE\u003c/a>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Bates’ cottage, the time has finally arrived for Mr. Bates to find and be morally outraged by Mary’s prophylactic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a shady alley, Violet takes her new maid on a trip to the Russians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a car, unceremoniously, the Editor arrives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Hughes and Patmore, a.k.a. the newest chapter of the Feminist Society of Downton, decides to include a couple new recruits: Carson (so progressive to add a man!) and Daisy, who is actually too busy learning things to be in the society right now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a dingy room, Violet meets her Russian Prince for what is “not [their] first secret assignation.” This time, it’s, ostensibly, to tell the Prince that his wife is probably alive. Instead, as things are wont to do with a certain type of smoldering older nobleman, things get sexy. “If Irina were dead, I’d ask you to run away with me right now,” the Prince tells Violet. “I loved you more than I loved her. Even today. Even this afternoon.” Whoa, boy. Run away with him, Violet! Take Baby Marigold and just go!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the police are calling again. This time, they want to come interview Baxter. Geez Louise. Whose tax dollars are paying for all these trips?? Is this really where the state wants to invest money? Cold cases of jerks getting maybe-murdered?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Donk comes to tell Cora that they have another child with a dead spouse, though only not-an-official spouse so, like, no harm no foul, right? Plus, I mean, it’s Edith so who really cares? Apparently, Michael was done in by ACTUAL HITLER or else his closest, best buds. History lesson! Apparently \u003ca href=\"http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-sent-to-landsberg-jail\">Hitler was in jail for a while\u003c/a>? But, never mind because Edith just inherited a publishing company! If Violet doesn’t take Marigold and run, I hope Edith does!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Baby Watcher’s House (obviously), it is increasingly surprising that the over-zealous English law officials haven’t been called to the scene due to Edith’s problems with stalking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, things are tense. Thomas is nearly dying, Bates One is onto Bates Two re: contraception device and Molesley is just being weird as usual.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Violet’s, an interpersonal battle between her two servants that was too boring to mention before this seems to have come to a head over a disagreement regarding laundering underwear. It remains nearly too boring to mention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Bates cottage, Bates One is giving Bates Two the silent treatment due to the prophylactic discovery. All the people with living spouses seem to now be not on speaking terms with each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the kitchen, Molesley gives Daisy a book on history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Donk’s room, Donk is being his usually childish baby self and refusing to go back into Cora’s room because his lil baby ego is hurt. Hey, Donk, remember when you had actual sex with a maid? Because I remember. And I think Cora has a pretty good idea that happened too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Donk apparently remembers the maid sex thing and gets out of bed to go join Cora.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the Intrepid Detectives are back for Baxter. Clearly this is Thomas-related.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Mary, Branson, Donk and Cora look at drawings of houses and Isis lies on the floor like a dog. A sick dog. Oh, Isis, don’t be sick! Don’t leave us! Even if your name is now the same name as an international terror organization! You're the heart and soul of this show!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Thomas the Dying Villain looks worse than usual. So bad in fact he asks Baxter for help. He has some sort of horrible thing on his body. Baxter should probably just let Thomas die because he ratted her out to just about everyone. But since she’s an Angel from Heaven, she decides to take him to the Doctor. Boooooo!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Somewhere, Mary receives a horrible bob from a fake Frenchman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Doctor’s, it turns out Thomas has just been injecting himself with saline using a dirty needle. So not even a fun or real drug. The Doctor, ever an anachronistic kindly old man, tells Thomas it’s best to just accept yourself for who you are and #ItGetsBetter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the rainy village, Baxter the Saint also tells Thomas #ItGetsBetter. Yeah, totally, you guys. It definitely #GetsBetter in roughly 100 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Isis is not so hot. Noooo! I can’t take the death of a character I actually care about!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Feminist Society’s Secondary Chapter takes a field trip to Patmore’s new house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the drawing room, Mary debuts her unflattering haircut. Luckily, Granny’s on the case: “Oh, it is you!” she says. “I thought it was a man wearing your clothes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Edith, in black, points out that everyone talking about haircuts the day after her not-husband was confirmed dead is uncool. Of course everyone takes Mary’s side. Hey, Edith, ugh, stop being such a downer. Let your family go to a fun party picnic if they want to!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Bates cabin, Bates One calls out Bates Two for thinking he’s a murderer. It turns out that God actually pushed Anna’s Rapist and someone somewhere has the ticket Bates would have used to get to London, but it’s whole which means he never went to London. Verdict: Adnan didn’t do it!!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Molesley decides to become an ally of the Downton Feminist Society and encourages Daisy’s studies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs in the hall, Anna asks Hughes if she still has the ticket that would exonerate Bates and prove, again, that he's not a murderer. Apparently Hughes doesn’t have the ticket, but, I don’t know, that doesn’t sound like Hughes to me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the horse race, the Girl Who Tony Jilted is there with Blake, prepared to race herself. Mary, whose hair and hat combo make her look like Alex from \u003cem>Clockwork Orange\u003c/em>, is also joining in the race with the boys. Also, Tony. So it’s going to be a swingers party later at Downton. It’s not just the hair that’s modern, right, guys??\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Edith tells Branson that she’s going away. Who would have thought Edith would escape before Tom though? Wow. I'm actually proud of Edith. I get it. Do you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Baby Watcher’s House, Edith prepares to abscond with her child. The Baby Watcher’s Wife is pretty pissed that the Baby Watcher lied to her about Marigold's parentage. I mean, I get that. He could have told her and it would have been totally okay. The Baby Watcher smolders harder in the distance than even a Russian Prince. Edith takes Marigold and one hopes they live happily ever after.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the race, Mary gets ready to outshine her droogs while her family looks on. In what might be the top moment of the season, Baby Sybbie says to her grandfather: “Can I have a look, Donk?” She speaks! And when she speaks, she calls him the correct name!!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Isobel tells Violet she’s decided to marry the Fancy Suitor. What will we call him then, the Fancy Fiancee? The Fancy Husband?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The race begins and of course it isn’t just any race but is in fact a symbolic race for dominance over the droogs! After the race (who won? did it matter?), the family meets Atticus’s Jewish Parents. Violet, who seems to have forgotten her daughter-in-law is one of the Chosen People too, is not excited. Someone tell her about the Jazz Singer, quick!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back at the house, upstairs, everyone sees that Edith is gone and they are kind of relieved. Violet slips out to go check the Baby Watcher’s Farm for clues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Hughes and Carson are a little more concerned about Edith's disappearance because they are not monsters like the Crawley family. I mean, they care a little but only a little because then Carson proposes that they jointly invest in property together! OMG the romance of it all! Hughes basically giggles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Baby Watcher’s Farm, the Baby Watcher continues to smolder in the general direction of Violet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Violet walks away, potentially a bit concerned that she pretty much ran her granddaughter out of Downton.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Never fear, Violet! In London, Marigold and her Mama are at a hotel and Edith is smiling. Have we seen this any time in the last 4 years? Edith for Life! Free Edith! And credits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Character Ranking:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. The Fake French Hairstylist:\u003c/strong> I love the way you tricked Mary into looking like a fictional criminal from the future!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Baby Sybbie:\u003c/strong> You called him Donk, kiddo. That’s all you had to do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Isis the Dog:\u003c/strong> What is wrong you with doggers?! Don’t leave me!!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. The Baby Watcher:\u003c/strong> Why is it only now that I am realizing how hot you are? You’re like Marlon Brando or something. Ugh. Those eyebrows. Never change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Edith:\u003c/strong> She may be a sad sack and she may be a classic middle child, but gosh darn it, Edith is OUT. She’s the new Sybil and she’s doing it without a man even!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Previous Season 5 recaps:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/05/downton-abbey-season-5-premiere-recap-lover-you-shouldnt-have-come-over/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Premiere Recap: We Didn't Start the Fire\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/12/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-2-recap-ill-make-love-to-you/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 2 Recap: I'll Make Love To You\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/18/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-3-recap-call-me-maybe/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 3 Recap: Call Me Maybe\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/25/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-4-recap-breaking-up-is-hard-to-do/\">‘Downton Abbey’ Season 5 Episode 4 Recap: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "floatright"
},
"numeric": [
"floatright"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/02/01/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-5-recap-saturday-nights-alright-for-fighting/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 5 Recap: Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/pop/14940/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-6-recap-runaway-train",
"authors": [
"2130"
],
"categories": [
"pop_3"
],
"tags": [
"pop_9",
"pop_8"
],
"featImg": "pop_14989",
"label": "pop"
},
"pop_14819": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "pop_14819",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "14819",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1423231825000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "pop"
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1423231825,
"format": "standard",
"disqusTitle": "Missing The Actors Who Quit Downton? Here Are 3 Strange, Dark Gems To Watch Them In",
"title": "Missing The Actors Who Quit Downton? Here Are 3 Strange, Dark Gems To Watch Them In",
"headTitle": "KQED Pop | KQED Arts",
"content": "\u003cp>‘Twas ever thus: seasons change, dogs molt and stars of \u003ca title=\"Downton Abbey\" href=\"http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/\" target=\"_blank\">phenomenally popular television shows\u003c/a> junk their secure employment for \"exciting new roles.\" \u003ca title=\"Downton Abbey on KQED\" href=\"http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/downtonabbey.jsp\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Downton Abbey\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, now in its fifth season (\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/index.jsp?pgmid=17336\" target=\"_blank\">9pm Sundays on KQED 9\u003c/a>) is no stranger to departing actors—many of whom came to the Crawley estate from very different roles, or have since gone on to unexpected things. So to all those still missing Matthew, Sybil et al, I say: why not let that aching sense of loss be your spur to discover some dark, strange and under-appreciated stuff these actors have given the world before or since \u003cem>Downton\u003c/em>?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dan Stevens (as Matthew Crawley, last seen in 2012’s Christmas Special)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why not watch him in:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>\u003cstrong>The Guest (2014)\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/IHoGd.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2586\" src=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/IHoGd-1024x742.jpg\" alt=\"IHoGd\" width=\"640\" height=\"463\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well, I’ll be damned if little Matthew Crawley wasn’t responsible for the best — but also most underrated — American thriller of last year (even better than \u003ca title=\"Nightcrawler (2014)\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2872718/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Nightcrawler\u003c/em>\u003c/a>!). \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2980592/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>The Guest\u003c/em>\u003c/a> was the movie for which Dan Stevens got buff and jumped the Good Ship Downton to widespread outcry — particularly in his native Britain, where ridiculing homegrown stars who exhibit any sense of ambition to “crack America” is basically a national pastime. On the evidence of this irresistible homage to 1980s thrillers, the doubters should now be eating humble pie, or at least they \u003cem>would\u003c/em> be, if anyone had actually seen it. (\u003cem>The Guest\u003c/em> made barely over $300,000 in the U.S., and was met with a critical reception best described as “eh?”)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/guest34562.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2582\" src=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/guest34562.jpg\" alt=\"guest34562\" width=\"635\" height=\"338\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mis-sold as a horror film on the back of director-writer team Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett’s 2011’s previous family-in-peril movie, the preposterously enjoyable \u003cem>You’re Next, \u003c/em>this movie is totally Stevens' show. Physically unrecognizable as the same gentle Matthew who stole your mother’s heart, he's the titular Guest: the wiry, intense David who turns up unannounced on the doorstep of a bereaved family introducing himself as a soldier who served alongside their late son. He's quickly invited to “stay awhile,” and he’s soon drinking beer with the grieving parents, picking up their troubled son from school and hogging the bathroom from their 20 year-old daughter. But as he inveigles himself further into their lives, ominous questions arise. Why doesn’t David have any I.D? Why is he trying to buy a gun? And why do people all around them keep getting injured or turning up dead?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/tumblr_n7s6yzOpww1so3dl0o5_500.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2584\" src=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/tumblr_n7s6yzOpww1so3dl0o5_500.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_n7s6yzOpww1so3dl0o5_500\" width=\"500\" height=\"195\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thanks to its insistent electro-synth score, splashy neon palette and taciturn lead hardman prone to bursts of extreme violence, \u003cem>The Guest\u003c/em> has been characterized online as “\u003cem>Drive\u003c/em> with a sense of humor,” but really that's overselling \u003cem>Drive\u003c/em>. It’s clear that David’s unnerving demeanor, ambiguous intentions, and his Terminator bar-brawl moves all point towards something very bad about to go down. What sets this movie apart from a thousand other generic thrillers is a) its gleeful refusal to let a well-worn plot play out how you’re expecting and b) its deep love of the “relentless foe” movies (\u003cem>Halloween\u003c/em>, \u003cem>The Hitcher\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Terminator\u003c/em>) to which it’s paying tribute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether Stevens is charming his dead pal’s mother, entrancing the aforementioned sister in a \u003ca title=\"Shower scene\" href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bekNWJnbrK0/VJsH29K2CMI/AAAAAAAADMY/MoJYGyhoHPA/s1600/tumblr_n7yyzefeKo1r2lupvo1_500.gif\" target=\"_blank\">much-Tumblred bathroom scene\u003c/a> or mounting a disproportionately vicious assault on some unfortunate high school bullies, he’s compelling, terrifying and — most refreshingly — really funny, with a sly sense of humor that’s totally crucial to this movie’s infectious absurdity. (Just watch the way he rolls his eyes and tuts in exasperation while dodging bullets.) Right up until the climactic showdown that mischievously literalizes the true horror of your high-school prom, Stevens just \u003cem>gets\u003c/em> the inherent ridiculousness of the lone-wolf archetype that Ryan Gosling made so ultimately uninteresting, and its a joy to watch. So if all \u003cem>Downton\u003c/em> alumni’s forays into the world of action movies are this good, step up, \u003ca title=\"PBS Character Hub: Carson\" href=\"http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/programs/character-hub/series/downton-abbey-s5/character/charles-carson_s528\" target=\"_blank\">Carson\u003c/a>; Liam Neeson can’t keep hogging the middle-aged hero niche forever!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jessica Brown Findlay (as Lady Sybil, last seen in Season 3)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why not watch her in:\u003c/strong>\u003cem>\u003cstrong> Black Mirror, \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003cstrong>“Fifteen Million Merits”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-2593 alignleft\" src=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/f60d5caa87afd849c37131c12b1db468ea4aab06.jpg\" alt=\"f60d5caa87afd849c37131c12b1db468ea4aab06\" width=\"610\" height=\"396\">Lady Sybil was the first real \u003cem>Downton\u003c/em> character to be sacrificed to an actor’s ambitions. Unlike Dan Stevens, she clearly harbored no desire to 'cast off the corset,' choosing instead a series of costumed roles. Unfortunately, her first major movie after exiting the show was the widely-derided period 2014 fantasy \u003ca title=\"Winter's Tale\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1837709/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Winter’s Tale\u003c/em>\u003c/a> with Colin Farrell. (Fun fact: Martin Scorsese apparently turned down the chance to direct that adaptation of Mark Helprin’s 1983 novel, calling it “unfilmable.” When Martin Scorsese says he \u003cem>literally doesn’t know\u003c/em> how he’d make your film, maybe this is a red flag?)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/15-million-merits.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2594\" src=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/15-million-merits-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"15-million-merits\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No matter: as you sip your Lady Sybil Memorial Martini on a Sunday night in front of Downton Season 5, consider next firing up the episode of British satire/science fiction \u003ca title=\"Black Mirror\" href=\"http://www.channel4.com/programmes/black-mirror/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Black Mirror\u003c/em>\u003c/a> that Brown Findlay starred in back in 2011. Now \u003ca title=\"Black Mirror on Netflix\" href=\"http://www.theverge.com/tldr/2014/12/1/7315405/black-mirror-sci-fi-finally-streaming-netflix\" target=\"_blank\">on Netflix\u003c/a> in its entirety (which is the reason everyone you know and their dog is now talking about it), this British show is best described as a technophobe \u003cem>Twilight Zone\u003c/em>, with each stand-alone episode envisioning a different nightmarish way our obsession with all things digital might destroy our humanity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca title=\"Fifteen Million Merits\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2089049/\" target=\"_blank\">“Fifteen Million Merits”\u003c/a> imagines a dystopian tower-block world in which bovine citizens spend most of their waking hours pedaling on exercise bikes to earn “merits” that can be used to skip the incessant advertising that literally surrounds them. The one glimpse of humanity in this hideous world is the budding affinity between protagonist Bing and a girl named Abi (Brown Findlay), whom he overhears singing and encourages to audition live on TV for the thinly-veiled X-Factor-style talent show that occupies their screens in between commercials. Unfortunately, this gesture of friendship and self-determination sparks their descent into a worse Hell than the one they inhabit: the world of reality television. Sweet, innocent Lady Sybil makes it down the elevator, through the teeming bodies waiting for their moment of stardom and onto the stage in front of the judges — but there’s a price for girls who don’t make the cut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/findlay.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2591\" src=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/findlay.jpg\" alt=\"findlay\" width=\"650\" height=\"329\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Admittedly, \u003cem>Black Mirror\u003c/em> is never \u003cem>quite\u003c/em> as subversive or cutting-edge as it believes itself to be, and its didacticism about the insidious evils of the screens that surround us (the \"black mirrors\" of the title) is about as subtle as having an actual TV smashed over your head. But each of its episodes are guaranteed to be the strangest things you’ll watch on a screen this year and, in that sense, its ambition can’t be faulted. And if its all \u003cem>too\u003c/em> depressing? At least there’s a bonus for lovers of costumed dramas: \u003ca title=\"Rupert Everett IMDB\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000391/\" target=\"_blank\">Rupert Everett\u003c/a> as one of the odious talent show judges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Siobhan Finneran (Sarah O’Brien, last seen in Season 4)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why not watch her in:\u003c/strong>\u003cem>\u003cstrong> Boy A\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/Screenshot-2015-01-25-at-8.21.10-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2599\" src=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/Screenshot-2015-01-25-at-8.21.10-PM.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-01-25 at 8.21.10 PM\" width=\"502\" height=\"425\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If that \u003cem>Black Mirror\u003c/em> episode is too pessimistic for you, then for goodness’ sake don’t go near this next one. Before playing lady’s maid/certified bad egg Sarah O’Brien in \u003cem>Downton\u003c/em> — last seen absconding to India, in search of bigger and brighter lady’s maid opportunities — Siobhan Finneran was a reliable face around British film and TV for years. Her roles were often in mysteries and crime dramas, but surely none so bleak as 2007's \u003cem>Boy A\u003c/em>, a sparse drama charting the plight of a young man (a young Andrew Garfield, of \u003cem>The Amazing Spiderman\u003c/em> fame) newly-released from prison for a murder he and a friend committed aged just 10 years old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After spending over half of his life behind bars, the shy 24 year-old known only as “Boy A” during his trial is given a new name, a new identity and a fresh start in a town far away from his previous life. Desperate for normality and to leave his unspeakable past behind him, “Jack” slowly begins to forge friendships with new coworkers (including Shaun Evans, a.k.a. the young Inspector Morse in PBS’ \u003ca title=\"PBS Endeavour\" href=\"http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/programs/endeavour/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Endeavour\u003c/em>\u003c/a>) and find a delicate happiness with his first-ever girlfriend. But of course, it can’t last: the tabloid papers have learned that the notorious Boy A has been released from prison and there’s a bounty online for details of his new identity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2602\" src=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/tumblr_lzpgqeKfG91qkyprd.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_lzpgqeKfG91qkyprd\" width=\"500\" height=\"228\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite its premise (drawing from the infamous \u003ca title=\"Murder of James Bulger\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_James_Bulger\" target=\"_blank\">1993 UK murder of the British toddler James Bulger by two 10 year-old boys\u003c/a>), \u003cem>Boy A\u003c/em>’s handling of the disturbing subject matter is unfailingly sensitive and almost too poignant. Garfield is heartbreaking, as vulnerable as a child in his mannerisms and expressions, making the sparing flashbacks to his childhood before the shocking murder — bullied by his peers, surrounded by adults who are too tired, sick or unfeeling to protect him — doubly unbearable to watch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/1366354980_2_full.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2603\" src=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/1366354980_2_full.jpg\" alt=\"1366354980_2_full\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the unsuspecting woman who takes in Jack as her lodger, Siobhan Finneran’s role is a small but crucial one. Ignorant of the true identity of the young man she’s opened her home to, she represents not only the wider community that houses the kind of people like Jack in the real world, but also the deception that safe harbor demands.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While \u003cem>Boy A\u003c/em>'s primary focus is the inadequacies of a society that incarcerates children, it's her character's un-O'Brien-ish openness and warmth (glimpsed in the easy silence in which she and Garfield eat their TV dinners side-by-side) that drives home the moral conundrum of this kind of offender rehabilitation. Why? Because to work, it totally relies on her lack of consent. One thing’s for sure: after this and 2010’s sob-fest \u003cem>Never Let Me Go\u003c/em>, Andrew Garfield has a whole generation of film-goers conditioned to start weeping at the mere sight of his big brown eyes. Proceed with caution — and tissues.\u003c/p>\n\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "14819 http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/?p=14819",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/02/06/missing-the-actors-who-quit-downton-here-are-3-strange-dark-gems-to-watch-them-in/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 1815,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 30
},
"modified": 1423179596,
"excerpt": "If you're still feeling the loss of Matthew, Sybil and O'Brien from Downton Abbey, we recommend watching these under-appreciated onscreen oddities.",
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "If you're still feeling the loss of Matthew, Sybil and O'Brien from Downton Abbey, we recommend watching these under-appreciated onscreen oddities.",
"title": "Missing The Actors Who Quit Downton? Here Are 3 Strange, Dark Gems To Watch Them In | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Article",
"headline": "Missing The Actors Who Quit Downton? Here Are 3 Strange, Dark Gems To Watch Them In",
"datePublished": "2015-02-06T06:10:25-08:00",
"dateModified": "2015-02-05T15:39:56-08:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "missing-the-actors-who-quit-downton-here-are-3-strange-dark-gems-to-watch-them-in",
"status": "publish",
"path": "/pop/14819/missing-the-actors-who-quit-downton-here-are-3-strange-dark-gems-to-watch-them-in",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>‘Twas ever thus: seasons change, dogs molt and stars of \u003ca title=\"Downton Abbey\" href=\"http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/\" target=\"_blank\">phenomenally popular television shows\u003c/a> junk their secure employment for \"exciting new roles.\" \u003ca title=\"Downton Abbey on KQED\" href=\"http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/downtonabbey.jsp\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Downton Abbey\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, now in its fifth season (\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/index.jsp?pgmid=17336\" target=\"_blank\">9pm Sundays on KQED 9\u003c/a>) is no stranger to departing actors—many of whom came to the Crawley estate from very different roles, or have since gone on to unexpected things. So to all those still missing Matthew, Sybil et al, I say: why not let that aching sense of loss be your spur to discover some dark, strange and under-appreciated stuff these actors have given the world before or since \u003cem>Downton\u003c/em>?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Dan Stevens (as Matthew Crawley, last seen in 2012’s Christmas Special)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why not watch him in:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>\u003cstrong>The Guest (2014)\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/IHoGd.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2586\" src=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/IHoGd-1024x742.jpg\" alt=\"IHoGd\" width=\"640\" height=\"463\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well, I’ll be damned if little Matthew Crawley wasn’t responsible for the best — but also most underrated — American thriller of last year (even better than \u003ca title=\"Nightcrawler (2014)\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2872718/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Nightcrawler\u003c/em>\u003c/a>!). \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2980592/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>The Guest\u003c/em>\u003c/a> was the movie for which Dan Stevens got buff and jumped the Good Ship Downton to widespread outcry — particularly in his native Britain, where ridiculing homegrown stars who exhibit any sense of ambition to “crack America” is basically a national pastime. On the evidence of this irresistible homage to 1980s thrillers, the doubters should now be eating humble pie, or at least they \u003cem>would\u003c/em> be, if anyone had actually seen it. (\u003cem>The Guest\u003c/em> made barely over $300,000 in the U.S., and was met with a critical reception best described as “eh?”)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/guest34562.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2582\" src=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/guest34562.jpg\" alt=\"guest34562\" width=\"635\" height=\"338\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mis-sold as a horror film on the back of director-writer team Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett’s 2011’s previous family-in-peril movie, the preposterously enjoyable \u003cem>You’re Next, \u003c/em>this movie is totally Stevens' show. Physically unrecognizable as the same gentle Matthew who stole your mother’s heart, he's the titular Guest: the wiry, intense David who turns up unannounced on the doorstep of a bereaved family introducing himself as a soldier who served alongside their late son. He's quickly invited to “stay awhile,” and he’s soon drinking beer with the grieving parents, picking up their troubled son from school and hogging the bathroom from their 20 year-old daughter. But as he inveigles himself further into their lives, ominous questions arise. Why doesn’t David have any I.D? Why is he trying to buy a gun? And why do people all around them keep getting injured or turning up dead?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/tumblr_n7s6yzOpww1so3dl0o5_500.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2584\" src=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/tumblr_n7s6yzOpww1so3dl0o5_500.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_n7s6yzOpww1so3dl0o5_500\" width=\"500\" height=\"195\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thanks to its insistent electro-synth score, splashy neon palette and taciturn lead hardman prone to bursts of extreme violence, \u003cem>The Guest\u003c/em> has been characterized online as “\u003cem>Drive\u003c/em> with a sense of humor,” but really that's overselling \u003cem>Drive\u003c/em>. It’s clear that David’s unnerving demeanor, ambiguous intentions, and his Terminator bar-brawl moves all point towards something very bad about to go down. What sets this movie apart from a thousand other generic thrillers is a) its gleeful refusal to let a well-worn plot play out how you’re expecting and b) its deep love of the “relentless foe” movies (\u003cem>Halloween\u003c/em>, \u003cem>The Hitcher\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Terminator\u003c/em>) to which it’s paying tribute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether Stevens is charming his dead pal’s mother, entrancing the aforementioned sister in a \u003ca title=\"Shower scene\" href=\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bekNWJnbrK0/VJsH29K2CMI/AAAAAAAADMY/MoJYGyhoHPA/s1600/tumblr_n7yyzefeKo1r2lupvo1_500.gif\" target=\"_blank\">much-Tumblred bathroom scene\u003c/a> or mounting a disproportionately vicious assault on some unfortunate high school bullies, he’s compelling, terrifying and — most refreshingly — really funny, with a sly sense of humor that’s totally crucial to this movie’s infectious absurdity. (Just watch the way he rolls his eyes and tuts in exasperation while dodging bullets.) Right up until the climactic showdown that mischievously literalizes the true horror of your high-school prom, Stevens just \u003cem>gets\u003c/em> the inherent ridiculousness of the lone-wolf archetype that Ryan Gosling made so ultimately uninteresting, and its a joy to watch. So if all \u003cem>Downton\u003c/em> alumni’s forays into the world of action movies are this good, step up, \u003ca title=\"PBS Character Hub: Carson\" href=\"http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/programs/character-hub/series/downton-abbey-s5/character/charles-carson_s528\" target=\"_blank\">Carson\u003c/a>; Liam Neeson can’t keep hogging the middle-aged hero niche forever!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jessica Brown Findlay (as Lady Sybil, last seen in Season 3)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why not watch her in:\u003c/strong>\u003cem>\u003cstrong> Black Mirror, \u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003cstrong>“Fifteen Million Merits”\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-2593 alignleft\" src=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/f60d5caa87afd849c37131c12b1db468ea4aab06.jpg\" alt=\"f60d5caa87afd849c37131c12b1db468ea4aab06\" width=\"610\" height=\"396\">Lady Sybil was the first real \u003cem>Downton\u003c/em> character to be sacrificed to an actor’s ambitions. Unlike Dan Stevens, she clearly harbored no desire to 'cast off the corset,' choosing instead a series of costumed roles. Unfortunately, her first major movie after exiting the show was the widely-derided period 2014 fantasy \u003ca title=\"Winter's Tale\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1837709/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Winter’s Tale\u003c/em>\u003c/a> with Colin Farrell. (Fun fact: Martin Scorsese apparently turned down the chance to direct that adaptation of Mark Helprin’s 1983 novel, calling it “unfilmable.” When Martin Scorsese says he \u003cem>literally doesn’t know\u003c/em> how he’d make your film, maybe this is a red flag?)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/15-million-merits.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2594\" src=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/15-million-merits-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"15-million-merits\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No matter: as you sip your Lady Sybil Memorial Martini on a Sunday night in front of Downton Season 5, consider next firing up the episode of British satire/science fiction \u003ca title=\"Black Mirror\" href=\"http://www.channel4.com/programmes/black-mirror/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Black Mirror\u003c/em>\u003c/a> that Brown Findlay starred in back in 2011. Now \u003ca title=\"Black Mirror on Netflix\" href=\"http://www.theverge.com/tldr/2014/12/1/7315405/black-mirror-sci-fi-finally-streaming-netflix\" target=\"_blank\">on Netflix\u003c/a> in its entirety (which is the reason everyone you know and their dog is now talking about it), this British show is best described as a technophobe \u003cem>Twilight Zone\u003c/em>, with each stand-alone episode envisioning a different nightmarish way our obsession with all things digital might destroy our humanity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca title=\"Fifteen Million Merits\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2089049/\" target=\"_blank\">“Fifteen Million Merits”\u003c/a> imagines a dystopian tower-block world in which bovine citizens spend most of their waking hours pedaling on exercise bikes to earn “merits” that can be used to skip the incessant advertising that literally surrounds them. The one glimpse of humanity in this hideous world is the budding affinity between protagonist Bing and a girl named Abi (Brown Findlay), whom he overhears singing and encourages to audition live on TV for the thinly-veiled X-Factor-style talent show that occupies their screens in between commercials. Unfortunately, this gesture of friendship and self-determination sparks their descent into a worse Hell than the one they inhabit: the world of reality television. Sweet, innocent Lady Sybil makes it down the elevator, through the teeming bodies waiting for their moment of stardom and onto the stage in front of the judges — but there’s a price for girls who don’t make the cut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/findlay.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2591\" src=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/findlay.jpg\" alt=\"findlay\" width=\"650\" height=\"329\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Admittedly, \u003cem>Black Mirror\u003c/em> is never \u003cem>quite\u003c/em> as subversive or cutting-edge as it believes itself to be, and its didacticism about the insidious evils of the screens that surround us (the \"black mirrors\" of the title) is about as subtle as having an actual TV smashed over your head. But each of its episodes are guaranteed to be the strangest things you’ll watch on a screen this year and, in that sense, its ambition can’t be faulted. And if its all \u003cem>too\u003c/em> depressing? At least there’s a bonus for lovers of costumed dramas: \u003ca title=\"Rupert Everett IMDB\" href=\"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000391/\" target=\"_blank\">Rupert Everett\u003c/a> as one of the odious talent show judges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Siobhan Finneran (Sarah O’Brien, last seen in Season 4)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why not watch her in:\u003c/strong>\u003cem>\u003cstrong> Boy A\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/Screenshot-2015-01-25-at-8.21.10-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2599\" src=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/Screenshot-2015-01-25-at-8.21.10-PM.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-01-25 at 8.21.10 PM\" width=\"502\" height=\"425\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If that \u003cem>Black Mirror\u003c/em> episode is too pessimistic for you, then for goodness’ sake don’t go near this next one. Before playing lady’s maid/certified bad egg Sarah O’Brien in \u003cem>Downton\u003c/em> — last seen absconding to India, in search of bigger and brighter lady’s maid opportunities — Siobhan Finneran was a reliable face around British film and TV for years. Her roles were often in mysteries and crime dramas, but surely none so bleak as 2007's \u003cem>Boy A\u003c/em>, a sparse drama charting the plight of a young man (a young Andrew Garfield, of \u003cem>The Amazing Spiderman\u003c/em> fame) newly-released from prison for a murder he and a friend committed aged just 10 years old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After spending over half of his life behind bars, the shy 24 year-old known only as “Boy A” during his trial is given a new name, a new identity and a fresh start in a town far away from his previous life. Desperate for normality and to leave his unspeakable past behind him, “Jack” slowly begins to forge friendships with new coworkers (including Shaun Evans, a.k.a. the young Inspector Morse in PBS’ \u003ca title=\"PBS Endeavour\" href=\"http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/programs/endeavour/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cem>Endeavour\u003c/em>\u003c/a>) and find a delicate happiness with his first-ever girlfriend. But of course, it can’t last: the tabloid papers have learned that the notorious Boy A has been released from prison and there’s a bounty online for details of his new identity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2602\" src=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/tumblr_lzpgqeKfG91qkyprd.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_lzpgqeKfG91qkyprd\" width=\"500\" height=\"228\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite its premise (drawing from the infamous \u003ca title=\"Murder of James Bulger\" href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_James_Bulger\" target=\"_blank\">1993 UK murder of the British toddler James Bulger by two 10 year-old boys\u003c/a>), \u003cem>Boy A\u003c/em>’s handling of the disturbing subject matter is unfailingly sensitive and almost too poignant. Garfield is heartbreaking, as vulnerable as a child in his mannerisms and expressions, making the sparing flashbacks to his childhood before the shocking murder — bullied by his peers, surrounded by adults who are too tired, sick or unfeeling to protect him — doubly unbearable to watch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/1366354980_2_full.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2603\" src=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/giveaway/files/2015/01/1366354980_2_full.jpg\" alt=\"1366354980_2_full\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the unsuspecting woman who takes in Jack as her lodger, Siobhan Finneran’s role is a small but crucial one. Ignorant of the true identity of the young man she’s opened her home to, she represents not only the wider community that houses the kind of people like Jack in the real world, but also the deception that safe harbor demands.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "floatright"
},
"numeric": [
"floatright"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While \u003cem>Boy A\u003c/em>'s primary focus is the inadequacies of a society that incarcerates children, it's her character's un-O'Brien-ish openness and warmth (glimpsed in the easy silence in which she and Garfield eat their TV dinners side-by-side) that drives home the moral conundrum of this kind of offender rehabilitation. Why? Because to work, it totally relies on her lack of consent. One thing’s for sure: after this and 2010’s sob-fest \u003cem>Never Let Me Go\u003c/em>, Andrew Garfield has a whole generation of film-goers conditioned to start weeping at the mere sight of his big brown eyes. Proceed with caution — and tissues.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/pop/14819/missing-the-actors-who-quit-downton-here-are-3-strange-dark-gems-to-watch-them-in",
"authors": [
"3237"
],
"categories": [
"pop_3"
],
"tags": [
"pop_9"
],
"featImg": "pop_14961",
"label": "pop"
},
"pop_14949": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "pop_14949",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "14949",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1423164495000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "pop"
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1423164495,
"format": "standard",
"disqusTitle": "Fresh Off the Boat: Did ABC Do Eddie Huang's Life Story Justice?",
"title": "Fresh Off the Boat: Did ABC Do Eddie Huang's Life Story Justice?",
"headTitle": "KQED Pop | KQED Arts",
"content": "\u003cp>After months of speculation, controversy and high hopes, \u003cem>Fresh Off the Boat \u003c/em>finally arrived last night. The show, based off the unflinchingly honest memoir of restaurateur/general badass Eddie Huang, fit snugly among ABC’s other family-friendly Wednesday night sitcoms (the unstoppable \u003cem>Modern Family \u003c/em>and unexceptionally likable \u003cem>The Middle\u003c/em>). The show, like the book, chronicles Huang’s formative years growing up in very white Orlando in a very Taiwanese family. It’s non-offensively funny, \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2015/02/04/383785757/a-skilled-cast-perks-up-the-sweet-and-funny-fresh-off-the-boat\">sweet\u003c/a> and cute; everything Huang feared it would be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not one to keep his feelings to himself, Huang penned a fiery \u003ca href=\"http://www.vulture.com/2015/01/eddie-huang-fresh-off-the-boat-abc.html\">essay\u003c/a> for \u003cem>New York Magazine\u003c/em>, in which he called out the network and people he worked with for attempting to water down his story. As he saw it, they were trying to make his authentic Taiwanese Chairman baos into Orange Chicken from Panda Express.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>I began to regret ever selling the book, because Fresh Off the Boat was a very specific narrative about SPECIFIC moments in my life...The network’s approach was to tell a universal, ambiguous, cornstarch story about Asian-Americans resembling moo goo gai pan written by a Persian-American who cut her teeth on race relations writing for Seth MacFarlane. But who is that show written for?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s the central question Huang has been wrestling with since \u003cem>Fresh off the Boat \u003c/em>began an arduous journey to become a sitcom on the increasingly colorful network. And now that the show is out for public consumption, it’s a question audiences have to answer too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Huang is right to be angry at the idea that his show needs to be “Americanized” to become palatable to an audience. (We all know “American” is a friendly euphemism for white and male.) His \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/24/books/review/fresh-off-the-boat-by-eddie-huang.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0\">book\u003c/a> is bawdy, it doesn’t shy away from the complexities of race and feelings of otherness, and it’s rife with those wonderfully awkward life lessons that transform children into the adults they’ll one day become. Most importantly, it reveals new dimensions to what it means to be Asian in America, going beyond stereotypes to delve into the hearts of the people—his people. Basically, it’s the stuff of great television.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet as Huang aptly points out in his essay, his very specific perspective doesn’t jibe with the myth that Americans are all one in the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While ABC may feel they need to sanitize the messiness of Huang’s life to make it universally relatable, they’re wrong. What makes the show relatable is that Huang is different. Everyone, everywhere feels like an outsider looking in at some point in his or her life, which is how young Eddie feels most of the time. Eddie’s different from his Lunchable-eating classmates, from his freewheeling neighbor, even from his swagger-less family. It’s those recounted memories that made the book a \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em> bestseller and it's those onscreen moments that pull viewers in, bringing the show to life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a non-Asian American from a non-immigrant background, this show is not \u003cem>for\u003c/em> me (ABC airs \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.wsj.com/cmo/2014/09/27/its-early-but-murder-and-blackish-are-delivering-for-abc/\">mine\u003c/a> on Wednesdays at 9:30 and Thursdays from 9-11 PM). That’s okay; I’m going to keep watching. Although a show like \u003cem>Fresh Off the Boat\u003c/em> doesn’t tell my exact story, I can still be entertained and educated by what I see; maybe more so because I’m looking at the world with the fresh eyes of foreigner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite all his frustration with the show, even Huang can see that the audience he intended is broader than anything he ever imagined.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This show isn’t about me, nor is it about Asian America…Sell them pasteurized network television with East Asian faces until they wake up intolerant of their own lactose, and hit 'em with the soy.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So now it’s up to us as audience; if we like what we see—and there’s a lot to like—then ask for more. If we let networks decide what we want and how we want it, then we’ll continue to have a television landscape that doesn’t accurately reflect the true \u003ca href=\"http://www.avclub.com/article/2014-wasnt-diverse-tv-year-it-could-have-been-its--212698\">diversity\u003c/a> of the America they’re trying to please. So let them know that you’ll slide over your mac ‘n’ cheese to make room for something new.\u003c/p>\n\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "14949 http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/?p=14949",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/02/05/fresh-off-the-boat-did-abc-do-eddie-huangs-life-story-justice/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 763,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 13
},
"modified": 1423164495,
"excerpt": "After months of speculation, viewers finally got a chance to see how ABC handled telling an Asian-American story.",
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "After months of speculation, viewers finally got a chance to see how ABC handled telling an Asian-American story.",
"title": "Fresh Off the Boat: Did ABC Do Eddie Huang's Life Story Justice? | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Article",
"headline": "Fresh Off the Boat: Did ABC Do Eddie Huang's Life Story Justice?",
"datePublished": "2015-02-05T11:28:15-08:00",
"dateModified": "2015-02-05T11:28:15-08:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "fresh-off-the-boat-did-abc-do-eddie-huangs-life-story-justice",
"status": "publish",
"path": "/pop/14949/fresh-off-the-boat-did-abc-do-eddie-huangs-life-story-justice",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>After months of speculation, controversy and high hopes, \u003cem>Fresh Off the Boat \u003c/em>finally arrived last night. The show, based off the unflinchingly honest memoir of restaurateur/general badass Eddie Huang, fit snugly among ABC’s other family-friendly Wednesday night sitcoms (the unstoppable \u003cem>Modern Family \u003c/em>and unexceptionally likable \u003cem>The Middle\u003c/em>). The show, like the book, chronicles Huang’s formative years growing up in very white Orlando in a very Taiwanese family. It’s non-offensively funny, \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2015/02/04/383785757/a-skilled-cast-perks-up-the-sweet-and-funny-fresh-off-the-boat\">sweet\u003c/a> and cute; everything Huang feared it would be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not one to keep his feelings to himself, Huang penned a fiery \u003ca href=\"http://www.vulture.com/2015/01/eddie-huang-fresh-off-the-boat-abc.html\">essay\u003c/a> for \u003cem>New York Magazine\u003c/em>, in which he called out the network and people he worked with for attempting to water down his story. As he saw it, they were trying to make his authentic Taiwanese Chairman baos into Orange Chicken from Panda Express.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>I began to regret ever selling the book, because Fresh Off the Boat was a very specific narrative about SPECIFIC moments in my life...The network’s approach was to tell a universal, ambiguous, cornstarch story about Asian-Americans resembling moo goo gai pan written by a Persian-American who cut her teeth on race relations writing for Seth MacFarlane. But who is that show written for?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s the central question Huang has been wrestling with since \u003cem>Fresh off the Boat \u003c/em>began an arduous journey to become a sitcom on the increasingly colorful network. And now that the show is out for public consumption, it’s a question audiences have to answer too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Huang is right to be angry at the idea that his show needs to be “Americanized” to become palatable to an audience. (We all know “American” is a friendly euphemism for white and male.) His \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/24/books/review/fresh-off-the-boat-by-eddie-huang.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0\">book\u003c/a> is bawdy, it doesn’t shy away from the complexities of race and feelings of otherness, and it’s rife with those wonderfully awkward life lessons that transform children into the adults they’ll one day become. Most importantly, it reveals new dimensions to what it means to be Asian in America, going beyond stereotypes to delve into the hearts of the people—his people. Basically, it’s the stuff of great television.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet as Huang aptly points out in his essay, his very specific perspective doesn’t jibe with the myth that Americans are all one in the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While ABC may feel they need to sanitize the messiness of Huang’s life to make it universally relatable, they’re wrong. What makes the show relatable is that Huang is different. Everyone, everywhere feels like an outsider looking in at some point in his or her life, which is how young Eddie feels most of the time. Eddie’s different from his Lunchable-eating classmates, from his freewheeling neighbor, even from his swagger-less family. It’s those recounted memories that made the book a \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em> bestseller and it's those onscreen moments that pull viewers in, bringing the show to life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a non-Asian American from a non-immigrant background, this show is not \u003cem>for\u003c/em> me (ABC airs \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.wsj.com/cmo/2014/09/27/its-early-but-murder-and-blackish-are-delivering-for-abc/\">mine\u003c/a> on Wednesdays at 9:30 and Thursdays from 9-11 PM). That’s okay; I’m going to keep watching. Although a show like \u003cem>Fresh Off the Boat\u003c/em> doesn’t tell my exact story, I can still be entertained and educated by what I see; maybe more so because I’m looking at the world with the fresh eyes of foreigner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite all his frustration with the show, even Huang can see that the audience he intended is broader than anything he ever imagined.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This show isn’t about me, nor is it about Asian America…Sell them pasteurized network television with East Asian faces until they wake up intolerant of their own lactose, and hit 'em with the soy.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So now it’s up to us as audience; if we like what we see—and there’s a lot to like—then ask for more. If we let networks decide what we want and how we want it, then we’ll continue to have a television landscape that doesn’t accurately reflect the true \u003ca href=\"http://www.avclub.com/article/2014-wasnt-diverse-tv-year-it-could-have-been-its--212698\">diversity\u003c/a> of the America they’re trying to please. So let them know that you’ll slide over your mac ‘n’ cheese to make room for something new.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/pop/14949/fresh-off-the-boat-did-abc-do-eddie-huangs-life-story-justice",
"authors": [
"3222"
],
"categories": [
"pop_3"
],
"tags": [
"pop_2743",
"pop_2742",
"pop_266"
],
"featImg": "pop_14950",
"label": "pop"
},
"pop_14538": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "pop_14538",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "14538",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1422972643000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "pop"
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1422972643,
"format": "standard",
"disqusTitle": "Why Can't We Get A Strong Female Lead in a Cop Show Without Violence Against Women?",
"title": "Why Can't We Get A Strong Female Lead in a Cop Show Without Violence Against Women?",
"headTitle": "KQED Pop | KQED Arts",
"content": "\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cstrong>By Aya de Leon\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">I see a trend over the past 20+ years: cop shows offer female audiences what we’ve been craving—strong, complicated, brilliant women protagonists—yet there seems to be a sexual violence “trade-off.” Older, more experienced women get to be powerful investigators, but the cases they get to investigate include disproportionate (and graphic) representations of violence against younger women and girls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">\u003cem>The Fall,\u003c/em> for example, follows Belfast detective Stella Gibson, played by Gillian Anderson (\u003ci>The X-Files\u003c/i>), a brilliant, independent female lead who defies convention. According to \u003ca href=\"http://bitchmagazine.org/post/in-the-fall-gillian-anderson-plays-a-detective-who-doesnt-care-about-being-likeable\">TV critic Emily Hashimoto\u003c/a>, “It is clear that the detective is in charge of herself without any shame and guilt-ridden trappings often bestowed on female characters. Too often, women in TV and film are cast as incapable in their professional lives, waylaid by personal issues or a hysterical abundance of emotions….it is utterly refreshing to see a female character be good at her job without worrying about having a boyfriend or children.” However, the antagonist is “a serial killer…who favors targeting pretty young professional women,” Hashimoto says. “We see the way he stalks and plans; we see his violence.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">In \u003cem>The Bletchley Circle\u003c/em>, we have a 1950s historical drama about four women who must return to civilian life after cracking Nazi codes during WWII. Sworn to secrecy about their classified work, they have to fit back into a world that denies the existence of their intelligence and crushes their ambition. They begin to investigate a series of murders that the police have gotten wrong. And you guessed it: the serial killer preys on women (the second season continues with more than one case featuring sexual violence).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">Perhaps we have the U.K. to thank for this trend. In 1991, \u003cem>Prime Suspect\u003c/em> premiered on ITV, starring Helen Mirren as Detective Chief Inspector, one of the first females to hold the position in Greater London's Metropolitan Police Service. Her original case involves the rape and murder of a young woman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">On this side of the Atlantic, the trend escalated in 1999 with \u003cem>Law & Order: Special Victims Unit \u003c/em>with the ascension of detective Olivia Benson. It seems that one “advantage” of shows with bright female protagonists that investigate violence against women is that the villain can turn his sights on the show’s heroine. This certainly happens in both seasons of \u003cem>Bletchley\u003c/em>, and most famously with \u003cem>SVU\u003c/em>’s Benson being kidnapped by a sadistic rapist/murderer. Violence-on-the-job also affects Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief, played by Kyra Sedgwick in TNT’s \u003cem>The Closer\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">There seem to be no age boundaries for many of these shows, offering stories of toddlers and small children who are raped and/or killed. In the pilot of the U.S. version of \u003cem>Prime Suspect\u003c/em>, a woman is raped and murdered in front of her children. I had to stop watching, several shows later, when an episode featured the confession of a convicted sex offender. It was the dramatization of the perverse pleasure he took in sexually assaulting a child that was the deal-breaker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">These things happen and we must acknowledge them so we can end violence against women and children. However, giving airtime to the perspectives of the abusers is troubling. I can’t get that guy’s voice out of my head, even years later. But it’s not just the children, it’s the ever-escalating sexual violence, mostly against woman and girls, episode after episode.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">Part of the problem is that these shows take this kind of violence as a fact of life. Even Helen Mirren herself has criticized such casual violence. According to \u003ca href=\"http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/baftas-2014-helen-mirren-criticises-growing-portrayal-of-dead-women-in-dramas-as-actress-to-receive-british-academy-fellowship-9131942.html\">\u003ci>The Independent\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, Mirren spoke out “against the extensive images of dead young women in contemporary dramas. Agreeing with playwright David Hare’s recent remark that he ‘can’t stand the body count in contemporary drama,’ Ms. Mirren...added: ‘Most of those bodies are young women.’” There’s no parallel interest in shows about women healing from sexual violence, or shows about changing the society to prevent such violence from happening, only the ratings-grabbing police procedurals with the glorified and desensitizing violence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">The same year that the U.S. \u003cem>Prime Suspect\u003c/em> debuted, so did another police procedural with a strong female lead: Fox’s \u003cem>The Chicago Code.\u003c/em> This series featured an ensemble cast, with Jennifer Beals starring as the newly appointed first-female Chicago Police Superintendent, Teresa Colvin. Colvin vows to clean up Chicago’s notorious corruption, and sets her sights on a corrupt alderman. \u003cem>The Chicago Code\u003c/em> has the same suspenseful cat-and-mouse structure, where we see the hero and the villain stalking and trying to outsmart each other. But in this series, violence against women is not at the center, rather it's the integrity of a city. The show was cancelled after its first season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">I’m left with a chicken or egg question: is the culture of TV simply preoccupied with violence against women and it develops shows with strong female protagonists in order to capture women audiences? Or do producers worry that shows with strong female leads will fail to attract broad audiences unless they offer an underlying violent threat against female power and autonomy overall?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">Either way, I find myself dropping these shows from my watch lists. I miss following the lives and minds of the protagonists, but it’s just not worth it.\u003c/p>\n\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "14538 http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/?p=14538",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/02/03/why-cant-we-get-a-strong-female-lead-in-a-cop-show-without-violence-against-women/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 956,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 2
},
"modified": 1422989704,
"excerpt": "Does TV culture only allow a strong female lead as long as there's an underlying violent threat against female power? ",
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "Does TV culture only allow a strong female lead as long as there's an underlying violent threat against female power? ",
"title": "Why Can't We Get A Strong Female Lead in a Cop Show Without Violence Against Women? | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Article",
"headline": "Why Can't We Get A Strong Female Lead in a Cop Show Without Violence Against Women?",
"datePublished": "2015-02-03T06:10:43-08:00",
"dateModified": "2015-02-03T10:55:04-08:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "why-cant-we-get-a-strong-female-lead-in-a-cop-show-without-violence-against-women",
"status": "publish",
"path": "/pop/14538/why-cant-we-get-a-strong-female-lead-in-a-cop-show-without-violence-against-women",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cstrong>By Aya de Leon\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">I see a trend over the past 20+ years: cop shows offer female audiences what we’ve been craving—strong, complicated, brilliant women protagonists—yet there seems to be a sexual violence “trade-off.” Older, more experienced women get to be powerful investigators, but the cases they get to investigate include disproportionate (and graphic) representations of violence against younger women and girls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">\u003cem>The Fall,\u003c/em> for example, follows Belfast detective Stella Gibson, played by Gillian Anderson (\u003ci>The X-Files\u003c/i>), a brilliant, independent female lead who defies convention. According to \u003ca href=\"http://bitchmagazine.org/post/in-the-fall-gillian-anderson-plays-a-detective-who-doesnt-care-about-being-likeable\">TV critic Emily Hashimoto\u003c/a>, “It is clear that the detective is in charge of herself without any shame and guilt-ridden trappings often bestowed on female characters. Too often, women in TV and film are cast as incapable in their professional lives, waylaid by personal issues or a hysterical abundance of emotions….it is utterly refreshing to see a female character be good at her job without worrying about having a boyfriend or children.” However, the antagonist is “a serial killer…who favors targeting pretty young professional women,” Hashimoto says. “We see the way he stalks and plans; we see his violence.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">In \u003cem>The Bletchley Circle\u003c/em>, we have a 1950s historical drama about four women who must return to civilian life after cracking Nazi codes during WWII. Sworn to secrecy about their classified work, they have to fit back into a world that denies the existence of their intelligence and crushes their ambition. They begin to investigate a series of murders that the police have gotten wrong. And you guessed it: the serial killer preys on women (the second season continues with more than one case featuring sexual violence).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">Perhaps we have the U.K. to thank for this trend. In 1991, \u003cem>Prime Suspect\u003c/em> premiered on ITV, starring Helen Mirren as Detective Chief Inspector, one of the first females to hold the position in Greater London's Metropolitan Police Service. Her original case involves the rape and murder of a young woman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">On this side of the Atlantic, the trend escalated in 1999 with \u003cem>Law & Order: Special Victims Unit \u003c/em>with the ascension of detective Olivia Benson. It seems that one “advantage” of shows with bright female protagonists that investigate violence against women is that the villain can turn his sights on the show’s heroine. This certainly happens in both seasons of \u003cem>Bletchley\u003c/em>, and most famously with \u003cem>SVU\u003c/em>’s Benson being kidnapped by a sadistic rapist/murderer. Violence-on-the-job also affects Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief, played by Kyra Sedgwick in TNT’s \u003cem>The Closer\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">There seem to be no age boundaries for many of these shows, offering stories of toddlers and small children who are raped and/or killed. In the pilot of the U.S. version of \u003cem>Prime Suspect\u003c/em>, a woman is raped and murdered in front of her children. I had to stop watching, several shows later, when an episode featured the confession of a convicted sex offender. It was the dramatization of the perverse pleasure he took in sexually assaulting a child that was the deal-breaker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">These things happen and we must acknowledge them so we can end violence against women and children. However, giving airtime to the perspectives of the abusers is troubling. I can’t get that guy’s voice out of my head, even years later. But it’s not just the children, it’s the ever-escalating sexual violence, mostly against woman and girls, episode after episode.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">Part of the problem is that these shows take this kind of violence as a fact of life. Even Helen Mirren herself has criticized such casual violence. According to \u003ca href=\"http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/baftas-2014-helen-mirren-criticises-growing-portrayal-of-dead-women-in-dramas-as-actress-to-receive-british-academy-fellowship-9131942.html\">\u003ci>The Independent\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, Mirren spoke out “against the extensive images of dead young women in contemporary dramas. Agreeing with playwright David Hare’s recent remark that he ‘can’t stand the body count in contemporary drama,’ Ms. Mirren...added: ‘Most of those bodies are young women.’” There’s no parallel interest in shows about women healing from sexual violence, or shows about changing the society to prevent such violence from happening, only the ratings-grabbing police procedurals with the glorified and desensitizing violence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">The same year that the U.S. \u003cem>Prime Suspect\u003c/em> debuted, so did another police procedural with a strong female lead: Fox’s \u003cem>The Chicago Code.\u003c/em> This series featured an ensemble cast, with Jennifer Beals starring as the newly appointed first-female Chicago Police Superintendent, Teresa Colvin. Colvin vows to clean up Chicago’s notorious corruption, and sets her sights on a corrupt alderman. \u003cem>The Chicago Code\u003c/em> has the same suspenseful cat-and-mouse structure, where we see the hero and the villain stalking and trying to outsmart each other. But in this series, violence against women is not at the center, rather it's the integrity of a city. The show was cancelled after its first season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">I’m left with a chicken or egg question: is the culture of TV simply preoccupied with violence against women and it develops shows with strong female protagonists in order to capture women audiences? Or do producers worry that shows with strong female leads will fail to attract broad audiences unless they offer an underlying violent threat against female power and autonomy overall?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p3\">Either way, I find myself dropping these shows from my watch lists. I miss following the lives and minds of the protagonists, but it’s just not worth it.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/pop/14538/why-cant-we-get-a-strong-female-lead-in-a-cop-show-without-violence-against-women",
"authors": [
"2421"
],
"categories": [
"pop_3"
],
"tags": [
"pop_197",
"pop_266"
],
"featImg": "pop_14912",
"label": "pop"
},
"pop_14901": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "pop_14901",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "14901",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1422921990000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "pop"
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1422921990,
"format": "standard",
"disqusTitle": "Super Bowl 2015: All the Commercials, Told through Superlatives",
"title": "Super Bowl 2015: All the Commercials, Told through Superlatives",
"headTitle": "KQED Pop | KQED Arts",
"content": "\u003cp>Some people tune in on Super Bowl Sunday for \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/02/02/watch-missy-elliotts-i-mean-katy-perrys-super-bowl-halftime-show/\">the halftime show\u003c/a>. Others for \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/30/a-reluctant-sports-fans-guide-to-super-bowl-2015/\">the sport\u003c/a>. And then there's the crowd that is in it for the commercials. Somehow, for four hours every year, advertisers have been able to convince us not to talk or Instagram through the commercials and instead open ourselves up to laughing, cringing, but mostly crying at the stories they've cooked up. This year, Mindy Kaling walks through a car wash, Nationwide kills a kid to teach us a lesson, and Steve Buscemi becomes Jan Brady.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Most Likely to Make Everyone Stop Insisting They're Not Feminists:\u003c/strong> Always: '#LikeAGirl\u003cb>'\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIxA3o84syY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Do you know someone who says stuff like \"We don't need feminism anymore\" or \"I'm not a feminist\"? If so, please send them this commercial that exposes how deep misogyny goes in our culture. Oh, and next time someone does say \"throw like a girl,\" show them \u003ca href=\"http://cdn-jpg.si.com/sites/default/files/2014/08/19/mone_davis_si_cover.jpg\">this \u003cem>Sports Illustrated\u003c/em> cover\u003c/a>. Who run the world? \u003ca href=\"http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lophucDdlk1qltig3o1_500.gif\">Girls\u003c/a>!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Most Likely to Make You Think of Your First Chat Room Boyfriend/Girlfriend:\u003c/strong> BMW i3: 'Newfangled Idea'\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1jwWwJ-Mxc\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 20 years ago, Katie Couric and Bryant Gumbel were confounded by the @ sign and asked someone to explain what the hell the Internet was on live television. Now, they're wondering what an emissions-free car is. This commercial doesn't make me want to buy a car, but it does make me wonder where my first chat room boyfriend ended up. Maybe the same place as all those free AOL trial CDs?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Most Likely to Make You Paranoid Enough to Home School Your Kids:\u003c/strong> Nationwide: 'Make Safe Happen'\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKUy-tfrIHY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pardon my French, but wtf? You're drinking a cold beer and enjoying your friends' company and then Nationwide kills a kid. Party foul.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Most Likely to Make You Get a Twitter Account Just So You Can Ask Mindy Kaling to Be Your BFF: \u003c/strong>Nationwide, 'Invisible Mindy'\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrq8ruhmCX0\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you don't have time to watch the latest \u003cem>Mindy Project\u003c/em> episode, just watch this instead. Mindy walks through a car wash, stuffs her face with mint ice cream the same way you do when you're home alone, and tries to make out with Matt Damon. Jennifer Lawrence needs to do something kooky and relatable really quickly or she's going to be dethroned as our favorite imaginary bestie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Most Likely to Give You Nightmares When You Accidentally Fall Asleep During Savasana: \u003c/strong>Squarespace, 'Om'\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKIlfLReHyo#t=34\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jeff Bridges sits over sleeping people chanting Om and playing a meditation bowl. The start of a horror movie or a reminder that you should probably start going to yoga again (if you dare).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Most Likely to Make You Cancel Your Plans to Rewatch \u003cem>The Brady Bunch Movie\u003c/em>: \u003c/strong>Snickers: 'The Brady Bunch'\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqbomTIWCZ8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some intern over at Snickers headquarters probably went up to her boss and was like, \"Hey, The Brady Bunch is having \u003ca href=\"http://www.dailydot.com/lol/brady-bunch-memes-conquer-tumblr/\">a major moment on Tumblr right now\u003c/a>.\" And the rest is advertising history, with Danny Trejo as Marcia and Steve Buscemi as Jan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Most Likely to Make You Resolve to Take Fewer Selfies: \u003c/strong>T-Mobile, '#KimsDataStash'\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTwzsV3I3OQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kim Kardashian is here to remind us that she still can't act and that you probably take too many selfies and that you should never tell anyone you still watch \u003cem>Keeping Up with the Kardashians\u003c/em> and something about how your data plan sucks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Most Likely to Bring Up Memories of Playing Goldeneye 007 on Nintendo 64: \u003c/strong>Kia: 'The Perfect Getaway'\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSqqCI0LNHs\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pierce Brosnan plays off of his most famous role (no, not the \u003ca href=\"http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m24v89w88q1qhonbqo1_250.gif\">run-by fruiting victim\u003c/a> from \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2013/11/18/life-lessons-we-learned-from-mrs-doubtfire/\">\u003cem>Mrs. Doubtfire\u003c/em>\u003c/a>) in this James Bond-esque car ad. All the explosions and dangers will have you longing for your N64 controller in no time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Most Likely to Make You Want to Rewatch \u003cem>Homeward Bound\u003c/em>: \u003c/strong>Budweiser: 'Lost Dog'\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAsjRRMMg_Q#t=40\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the past couple of years, Budweiser has been using cute horses and puppies to pull at our heartstrings. You might think this strategy would stop working. You'd be wrong. In this year's visit to the farm, a puppy finds himself far from home and must make a long trek back. Some wolf tries to cause trouble, but the puppy is rescued by the stable's horses. Cheers!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Most Likely to Make You Wonder Whether Your Grandparents Still Have Sex:\u003c/strong> Fiat, 'Little Blue Pill'\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAcLViTHDOo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A horny, old Italian man drops his last Viagra pill out the window and it travels all over the village before plopping into the tank of a Fiat. The car then gets a boner. I wish I was making this up. R.I.P. Advertising/Art/All things sacred.\u003c/p>\n\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "14901 http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/?p=14901",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/02/02/super-bowl-2015-all-the-commercials-told-through-superlatives/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": true,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 867,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 23
},
"modified": 1422923999,
"excerpt": "We award the Super Bowl commercials with superlatives like Most Likely to Make You Wonder Whether Your Grandparents Still Have Sex.",
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "We award the Super Bowl commercials with superlatives like Most Likely to Make You Wonder Whether Your Grandparents Still Have Sex.",
"title": "Super Bowl 2015: All the Commercials, Told through Superlatives | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Article",
"headline": "Super Bowl 2015: All the Commercials, Told through Superlatives",
"datePublished": "2015-02-02T16:06:30-08:00",
"dateModified": "2015-02-02T16:39:59-08:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "super-bowl-2015-all-the-commercials-told-through-superlatives",
"status": "publish",
"customPermalink": "super-bowl-2015-commercials-best-worst",
"path": "/pop/14901/super-bowl-2015-all-the-commercials-told-through-superlatives",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Some people tune in on Super Bowl Sunday for \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/02/02/watch-missy-elliotts-i-mean-katy-perrys-super-bowl-halftime-show/\">the halftime show\u003c/a>. Others for \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/30/a-reluctant-sports-fans-guide-to-super-bowl-2015/\">the sport\u003c/a>. And then there's the crowd that is in it for the commercials. Somehow, for four hours every year, advertisers have been able to convince us not to talk or Instagram through the commercials and instead open ourselves up to laughing, cringing, but mostly crying at the stories they've cooked up. This year, Mindy Kaling walks through a car wash, Nationwide kills a kid to teach us a lesson, and Steve Buscemi becomes Jan Brady.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Most Likely to Make Everyone Stop Insisting They're Not Feminists:\u003c/strong> Always: '#LikeAGirl\u003cb>'\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/yIxA3o84syY'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/yIxA3o84syY'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Do you know someone who says stuff like \"We don't need feminism anymore\" or \"I'm not a feminist\"? If so, please send them this commercial that exposes how deep misogyny goes in our culture. Oh, and next time someone does say \"throw like a girl,\" show them \u003ca href=\"http://cdn-jpg.si.com/sites/default/files/2014/08/19/mone_davis_si_cover.jpg\">this \u003cem>Sports Illustrated\u003c/em> cover\u003c/a>. Who run the world? \u003ca href=\"http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lophucDdlk1qltig3o1_500.gif\">Girls\u003c/a>!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Most Likely to Make You Think of Your First Chat Room Boyfriend/Girlfriend:\u003c/strong> BMW i3: 'Newfangled Idea'\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/U1jwWwJ-Mxc'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/U1jwWwJ-Mxc'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>More than 20 years ago, Katie Couric and Bryant Gumbel were confounded by the @ sign and asked someone to explain what the hell the Internet was on live television. Now, they're wondering what an emissions-free car is. This commercial doesn't make me want to buy a car, but it does make me wonder where my first chat room boyfriend ended up. Maybe the same place as all those free AOL trial CDs?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Most Likely to Make You Paranoid Enough to Home School Your Kids:\u003c/strong> Nationwide: 'Make Safe Happen'\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/dKUy-tfrIHY'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/dKUy-tfrIHY'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Pardon my French, but wtf? You're drinking a cold beer and enjoying your friends' company and then Nationwide kills a kid. Party foul.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Most Likely to Make You Get a Twitter Account Just So You Can Ask Mindy Kaling to Be Your BFF: \u003c/strong>Nationwide, 'Invisible Mindy'\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Yrq8ruhmCX0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Yrq8ruhmCX0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>If you don't have time to watch the latest \u003cem>Mindy Project\u003c/em> episode, just watch this instead. Mindy walks through a car wash, stuffs her face with mint ice cream the same way you do when you're home alone, and tries to make out with Matt Damon. Jennifer Lawrence needs to do something kooky and relatable really quickly or she's going to be dethroned as our favorite imaginary bestie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Most Likely to Give You Nightmares When You Accidentally Fall Asleep During Savasana: \u003c/strong>Squarespace, 'Om'\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKIlfLReHyo#t=34\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jeff Bridges sits over sleeping people chanting Om and playing a meditation bowl. The start of a horror movie or a reminder that you should probably start going to yoga again (if you dare).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Most Likely to Make You Cancel Your Plans to Rewatch \u003cem>The Brady Bunch Movie\u003c/em>: \u003c/strong>Snickers: 'The Brady Bunch'\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/rqbomTIWCZ8'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/rqbomTIWCZ8'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Some intern over at Snickers headquarters probably went up to her boss and was like, \"Hey, The Brady Bunch is having \u003ca href=\"http://www.dailydot.com/lol/brady-bunch-memes-conquer-tumblr/\">a major moment on Tumblr right now\u003c/a>.\" And the rest is advertising history, with Danny Trejo as Marcia and Steve Buscemi as Jan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Most Likely to Make You Resolve to Take Fewer Selfies: \u003c/strong>T-Mobile, '#KimsDataStash'\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/ZTwzsV3I3OQ'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/ZTwzsV3I3OQ'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Kim Kardashian is here to remind us that she still can't act and that you probably take too many selfies and that you should never tell anyone you still watch \u003cem>Keeping Up with the Kardashians\u003c/em> and something about how your data plan sucks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Most Likely to Bring Up Memories of Playing Goldeneye 007 on Nintendo 64: \u003c/strong>Kia: 'The Perfect Getaway'\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/rSqqCI0LNHs'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/rSqqCI0LNHs'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Pierce Brosnan plays off of his most famous role (no, not the \u003ca href=\"http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m24v89w88q1qhonbqo1_250.gif\">run-by fruiting victim\u003c/a> from \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2013/11/18/life-lessons-we-learned-from-mrs-doubtfire/\">\u003cem>Mrs. Doubtfire\u003c/em>\u003c/a>) in this James Bond-esque car ad. All the explosions and dangers will have you longing for your N64 controller in no time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Most Likely to Make You Want to Rewatch \u003cem>Homeward Bound\u003c/em>: \u003c/strong>Budweiser: 'Lost Dog'\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAsjRRMMg_Q#t=40\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the past couple of years, Budweiser has been using cute horses and puppies to pull at our heartstrings. You might think this strategy would stop working. You'd be wrong. In this year's visit to the farm, a puppy finds himself far from home and must make a long trek back. Some wolf tries to cause trouble, but the puppy is rescued by the stable's horses. Cheers!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Most Likely to Make You Wonder Whether Your Grandparents Still Have Sex:\u003c/strong> Fiat, 'Little Blue Pill'\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/YAcLViTHDOo'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/YAcLViTHDOo'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A horny, old Italian man drops his last Viagra pill out the window and it travels all over the village before plopping into the tank of a Fiat. The car then gets a boner. I wish I was making this up. R.I.P. Advertising/Art/All things sacred.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/pop/14901/super-bowl-2015-all-the-commercials-told-through-superlatives",
"authors": [
"27"
],
"categories": [
"pop_3"
],
"tags": [
"pop_77"
],
"featImg": "pop_14902",
"label": "pop"
},
"pop_14869": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "pop_14869",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "14869",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1422846054000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "pop"
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1422846054,
"format": "standard",
"disqusTitle": "'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 5 Recap: Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting",
"title": "'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 5 Recap: Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting",
"headTitle": "KQED Pop | KQED Arts",
"content": "\u003cp>Welcome back fellow Abbey-ites. Come in! Episode 5 awaits! Always remember the old refrain: \u003cstrong>Spoiler alert\u003c/strong>. On to our story!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A car pulls up to the Abbey and it is Rosamund, greeted only by Cora and a handful of the staff. Oh, how I miss the days of a full house greeting party and the possibility of Thomas tripping Bates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, No-Longer-First-Footman Molesley arrives with a tray and Rose reads out loud to the family about a nudist colony. Lord, please take us to the nudist colony! (Note: this week in crossover news, \u003cem>The Bachelor\u003c/em> did a whole thing based on \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20DF6U1HcGQ\" target=\"_blank\">the new \u003cem>Cinderella\u003c/em> movie\u003c/a> which is starring…Rose as Cinderella! And \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1661199/fullcredits/\" target=\"_blank\">Daisy is one of her evil step sisters\u003c/a>! Let’s all go watch together! Maybe Branson can drive us!)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It turns out, of course, that Rosamund is visiting specifically to tell Edith that this “farmer’s child” business isn’t fooling anyone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The action continues in the library where Lord \"Donk\" Crawley discusses a “bash” he is throwing and a trip he is taking and Violet asks Isobel about her romantic proposal. Will it progress into a viral video wedding flash mob dance anytime soon?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, it looks like Patmore is becoming a hoity-toity rich lady, basically a Paris Hilton-style heiress, since she was left “a few hundred quid” by an old relative. She asks Carson for investment advice and Hughes is like, hey, I love him, but Carson is waaay out of the loop in terms of money stuff, ask someone else (he probably lost their entire life savings in a Ponzi scheme). Of course, Carson is bummed, but Hughes is always right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Rosamund’s room, Rosamund promises not to eat Edith over the whole Marigold situation. In fact, she wants to see the baby since she’s heard she’s sooo cute. At least Edith has an ally now in her battle against the Baby Watcher’s Wife. Or does she…?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the sergeant is coming back and this time he’s coming for Anna and Mary. Get your stories straight, ladies. The Downton Feminist Society needs you to remain united!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Doctor’s office, Meddling Violet is trying to get the Doctor to do something about Isobel’s potential super-high-class marriage by convincing him that Isobel has been brainwashed into an aristocrat. The Doctor, smart and admirable as always says: “Are you saying that you liked her better when she was more middle class? Do you perhaps resent the idea of a change of position for Mrs. Crawley?” You know what I think the problem is? That and also Violet doesn’t want to lose her only friend!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Baby Watcher’s Farm, Edith the Stalker has brought Rosamund to view the random baby she has no connection to (I swear; stop asking)! Edith’s maternal pull is always just barely below the surface, but Rosamund completely blows her cover when she says: “Goodbye, dear. Remember your…[most pregnant pause of all time ever]…remember your \u003cem>friend\u003c/em>, Rosamund.” Marigold starts crying because her aunt is so terrible at subtlety!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the downstairs hall, Carson and Mrs. Hughes a.k.a. Ross and Rachel have a philosophical discussion about their place in society as members of the service class. Molesley interrupts, as usual, with bad news about the over-zealous police, back again to interrogate the ladies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Mary’s room, Anna and Mary do not take a minute to make sure they are both telling the cops the same thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the rainy village, Tom is (hopefully please please please) breaking up with the School Teacher. “You mean I’ve made it them or me?” she asks. Wait, was the School Teacher in a dissociative state every time she came to dinner? Like, it was a psychic break that caused her to be so obnoxious and then she immediately forgot about it? Anyway, Tom is over this relationship. He’s going to change things from the inside! He can’t be seen with these idealistic hippies, traipsing around in bare feet with flowers in their hair!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Mary is being grilled by the \u003cem>Law & Order: Semi-Suspicious Deaths in London \u003c/em>team. She’s a good liar but horrible at telling the truth, which means Anna is definitely going down for this crime she didn’t commit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Violet's, the Old Ladies Club does a puzzle while quipping about old age, boys, Russians and servants. Violet, heartless as usual, is a bit too gleeful about the discovery that her Prince’s wife is doing menial nursing work in Hong Kong. Taking pleasure in the pain of others: is that written somewhere on the Grantham Family Crest?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in the library, the Head Detective tells Anna to not even\u003cem> think\u003c/em> about fleeing to Switzerland. He has his eye on her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the drawing room, Donk is looking for some contractors, a job he is guaranteed to mess up, but it’s not just him on the line this time because Carson, now trying super hard to know about investing, perks up when he says: “Of course, we should all be putting money into building. Fortunes will be made over the next few years.” Step away, Carson! Remember, Donk has a terrible track record with investing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Russian’s town, it’s raining again and Poor My-Hands-Are-Full Roserella is rescued by a Prince Charming with an Umbrella. She invites him to tea and they flirt over the idea of Russians and how cute Roserella is running around in the rain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the kitchen, Carson passes off everything he heard from Donk to Patmore, like he’s a Chuck Schwab employee. Ugh, Carson. Please do not lose all of Patmore’s money!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The School Teacher shows up. Apparently she’s quitting because Tom broke up with her. Oh, come on, girl! Have some self respect!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the hall, Thomas Who Once Wanted Friends evilly pumps Hughes for information on the \u003cem>Law & Order\u003c/em> episode filming upstairs. It’s hard for him to be menacing because he’s so pale he looks like he might die at any moment. But still, he’s committed to his one mode and he does it well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Donk and the Lady’s room, it becomes clear that the Art Guy is going to come for a visit while Donk is away. Will the Art Guy finally burst?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At some mystical portal between upstairs and down, Daisy hails Branson to the threshold and begs him to reconsider the School Teacher (ugh no).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At dinner, Roserella talks about her new love interest, Atticus. He doesn’t need a nickname; Atticus is great. Apparently, he’s the son of a Lord so no more jazz singers (thank god for Donk's sake).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thomas gets whiter and whiter. He will be passing out at any moment, while the swells debate the merits of cocktail parties. The conversation turns didactic as Isobel gives a lecture on manners and customs of the Native Aristocrats and Edith gives a passionate plea for a deeper appreciation of non-cocktail party things (babies named Marigold).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the newest chapter of the Downton Feminist Society, Patmore and Hughes, meet for the first time to discuss the internalized patriarchy that forced Patmore to ask Carson where to invest her money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mary and Branson walk up the stairs together to romantic music and Tom says: “I’m on the brink of a decision.” Please say it’s the decision to sweep Mary off her feet!!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a garden, Violet grills Rosamund like \u003cem>she’s\u003c/em> a \u003cem>Law & Order\u003c/em> detective. Rosamund buckles almost immediately.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Baby Watcher’s Farm, Edith is fully out of control. The Baby Watcher is like, dude, you need to tone it down some or my crazy wife is going to make us leave the village!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Violet’s, The Fancy Suitor and the Doctor try to win over Isobel with their knowledge of goiters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the Bateses talk about the murder, which Bates did and Anna is about to go to jail forever for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the village, once again it is raining and Tom appears on the verge of doing something lame and romantic. The School Teacher tells him she’s “loved him.” Woo, girl, this is not \u003cem>The Bachelor\u003c/em>. You don’t have to fabricate emotions because something seemingly romantic is happening. Tom kisses the Teacher, but she leaves anyway, thank god. Do not text her, Tom. Let it go!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Downton, the Art Guy arrives as Donk in his fancy uniform leaves for Sheffield. Time for some explosions! Cora is already giving him sexy sidelong glances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Russian’s basement, Atticus is back to see Roserella. The Russians seem especially bitter today, especially when they find out that Atticus is actually a Russian Jew (shout out to my people!). So yeah, Roserella is about to get romantic with a Jew! Sure, he’s no jazz singer, but you can bet Donk will be at least mildly scandalized (he’s probably forgotten that Cora is half Jewish by now).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At dinner in London, Blake has set Mary up on a three-way blind date with him and That Girl Tony Jilted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Evil Thomas is dying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in London, it looks like Blake is trying to get That Girl Tony Jilted to take him back so Mary is free to Sex Vacation elsewhere. Hypothesis: Blake is an \u003cem>American Psycho\u003c/em>-style sociopath.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back at Downton, everyone mingles post-dinner and replays the various plot points of the episode.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Violet and Rosamund have a new plan to destroy Edith’s life, which is take Marigold to France. Dear Edith: Do something! Free Marigold!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Baxter finally tells Molesley about the circumstances of her heist, which make her an okay alright person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the downstairs office, the Feminist Society tells Carson that a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle, but in a very gentle, non-disruptive way. Later, they will burn their bras, privately.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Upstairs, the Art Guy skulks through the hall to Cora’s room and Donk arrives home. Cora asks the Art Guy to leave, but he won’t. Donk ascends the stairs. The Art Guy tells Cora he’s the only one who cares about her. Donk opens the door. He’s not happy at the scene before him. The Art Guy has some panache, it turns out, and, on his way out, says: “When you chose to ignore a woman like Cora, you must have known that not every man would be as blind as you!” Donk is basically an animal so predictably he goes hard at the Art Guy, a punch and then some grappling as Cora yells: “Stop!” Then Edith comes to the door and everyone freezes. It’s very disconcerting, but I guess that’s because I’m not British? Donk lets the Art Guy go and then goes to sleep in his own room in an attempt to slut shame Cora.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Thomas and the Bateses act mysterious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A rug is rolled, flowers are set out, the Art Guy leaves and everyone gets ready for a cocktail party. Cora looks sadly out the window of her gilded cage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And now, the cocktail party! People mingle and Donk gives Cora the silent treatment. For some reason (she’s senile?), Violet starts talking about Marigold to Edith at this very public event and how the only option is to not be her mom. Seems like a conversation better kept for a time more private with less alcohol, but who am I to say?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Book Worm Daisy cannot be stopped by the departure of the School Teacher. She’s interrupted by Edith wanting to use the phone. She’s calling London. Why? Find out next week on \u003cem>Downton Abbey\u003c/em>!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Character Ranking:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. The Fancy Suitor: \u003c/strong>Don't underestimate this guy! He knows goiters!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Atticus: \u003c/strong>Roserella's newest love interest is a Russian Jew! We're probably related!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Branson: \u003c/strong>Way to drop the zero. Time to get with the hero (Mary).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Patmore: \u003c/strong>You're a feminist now. What you had is what we call a \"feminist awakening.\" Congrats!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Edith: \u003c/strong>Call London! Take your baby back!!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Previous Season 5 recaps:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/05/downton-abbey-season-5-premiere-recap-lover-you-shouldnt-have-come-over/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Premiere Recap: We Didn't Start the Fire\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/12/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-2-recap-ill-make-love-to-you/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 2 Recap: I'll Make Love To You\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/18/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-3-recap-call-me-maybe/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 3 Recap: Call Me Maybe\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/25/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-4-recap-breaking-up-is-hard-to-do/\">‘Downton Abbey’ Season 5 Episode 4 Recap: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "14869 http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/?p=14869",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/02/01/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-5-recap-saturday-nights-alright-for-fighting/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 2225,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 59
},
"modified": 1425270454,
"excerpt": "This week's episode was all about the baby mama drama (oh, and someone got punched in the face). Read all about it!",
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "This week's episode was all about the baby mama drama (oh, and someone got punched in the face). Read all about it!",
"title": "'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 5 Recap: Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Article",
"headline": "'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 5 Recap: Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting",
"datePublished": "2015-02-01T19:00:54-08:00",
"dateModified": "2015-03-01T20:27:34-08:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "downton-abbey-season-5-episode-5-recap-saturday-nights-alright-for-fighting",
"status": "publish",
"path": "/pop/14869/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-5-recap-saturday-nights-alright-for-fighting",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Welcome back fellow Abbey-ites. Come in! Episode 5 awaits! Always remember the old refrain: \u003cstrong>Spoiler alert\u003c/strong>. On to our story!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A car pulls up to the Abbey and it is Rosamund, greeted only by Cora and a handful of the staff. Oh, how I miss the days of a full house greeting party and the possibility of Thomas tripping Bates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, No-Longer-First-Footman Molesley arrives with a tray and Rose reads out loud to the family about a nudist colony. Lord, please take us to the nudist colony! (Note: this week in crossover news, \u003cem>The Bachelor\u003c/em> did a whole thing based on \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20DF6U1HcGQ\" target=\"_blank\">the new \u003cem>Cinderella\u003c/em> movie\u003c/a> which is starring…Rose as Cinderella! And \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1661199/fullcredits/\" target=\"_blank\">Daisy is one of her evil step sisters\u003c/a>! Let’s all go watch together! Maybe Branson can drive us!)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It turns out, of course, that Rosamund is visiting specifically to tell Edith that this “farmer’s child” business isn’t fooling anyone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The action continues in the library where Lord \"Donk\" Crawley discusses a “bash” he is throwing and a trip he is taking and Violet asks Isobel about her romantic proposal. Will it progress into a viral video wedding flash mob dance anytime soon?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, it looks like Patmore is becoming a hoity-toity rich lady, basically a Paris Hilton-style heiress, since she was left “a few hundred quid” by an old relative. She asks Carson for investment advice and Hughes is like, hey, I love him, but Carson is waaay out of the loop in terms of money stuff, ask someone else (he probably lost their entire life savings in a Ponzi scheme). Of course, Carson is bummed, but Hughes is always right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Rosamund’s room, Rosamund promises not to eat Edith over the whole Marigold situation. In fact, she wants to see the baby since she’s heard she’s sooo cute. At least Edith has an ally now in her battle against the Baby Watcher’s Wife. Or does she…?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the sergeant is coming back and this time he’s coming for Anna and Mary. Get your stories straight, ladies. The Downton Feminist Society needs you to remain united!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Doctor’s office, Meddling Violet is trying to get the Doctor to do something about Isobel’s potential super-high-class marriage by convincing him that Isobel has been brainwashed into an aristocrat. The Doctor, smart and admirable as always says: “Are you saying that you liked her better when she was more middle class? Do you perhaps resent the idea of a change of position for Mrs. Crawley?” You know what I think the problem is? That and also Violet doesn’t want to lose her only friend!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Baby Watcher’s Farm, Edith the Stalker has brought Rosamund to view the random baby she has no connection to (I swear; stop asking)! Edith’s maternal pull is always just barely below the surface, but Rosamund completely blows her cover when she says: “Goodbye, dear. Remember your…[most pregnant pause of all time ever]…remember your \u003cem>friend\u003c/em>, Rosamund.” Marigold starts crying because her aunt is so terrible at subtlety!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the downstairs hall, Carson and Mrs. Hughes a.k.a. Ross and Rachel have a philosophical discussion about their place in society as members of the service class. Molesley interrupts, as usual, with bad news about the over-zealous police, back again to interrogate the ladies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Mary’s room, Anna and Mary do not take a minute to make sure they are both telling the cops the same thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the rainy village, Tom is (hopefully please please please) breaking up with the School Teacher. “You mean I’ve made it them or me?” she asks. Wait, was the School Teacher in a dissociative state every time she came to dinner? Like, it was a psychic break that caused her to be so obnoxious and then she immediately forgot about it? Anyway, Tom is over this relationship. He’s going to change things from the inside! He can’t be seen with these idealistic hippies, traipsing around in bare feet with flowers in their hair!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Mary is being grilled by the \u003cem>Law & Order: Semi-Suspicious Deaths in London \u003c/em>team. She’s a good liar but horrible at telling the truth, which means Anna is definitely going down for this crime she didn’t commit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Violet's, the Old Ladies Club does a puzzle while quipping about old age, boys, Russians and servants. Violet, heartless as usual, is a bit too gleeful about the discovery that her Prince’s wife is doing menial nursing work in Hong Kong. Taking pleasure in the pain of others: is that written somewhere on the Grantham Family Crest?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in the library, the Head Detective tells Anna to not even\u003cem> think\u003c/em> about fleeing to Switzerland. He has his eye on her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the drawing room, Donk is looking for some contractors, a job he is guaranteed to mess up, but it’s not just him on the line this time because Carson, now trying super hard to know about investing, perks up when he says: “Of course, we should all be putting money into building. Fortunes will be made over the next few years.” Step away, Carson! Remember, Donk has a terrible track record with investing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Russian’s town, it’s raining again and Poor My-Hands-Are-Full Roserella is rescued by a Prince Charming with an Umbrella. She invites him to tea and they flirt over the idea of Russians and how cute Roserella is running around in the rain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the kitchen, Carson passes off everything he heard from Donk to Patmore, like he’s a Chuck Schwab employee. Ugh, Carson. Please do not lose all of Patmore’s money!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The School Teacher shows up. Apparently she’s quitting because Tom broke up with her. Oh, come on, girl! Have some self respect!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the hall, Thomas Who Once Wanted Friends evilly pumps Hughes for information on the \u003cem>Law & Order\u003c/em> episode filming upstairs. It’s hard for him to be menacing because he’s so pale he looks like he might die at any moment. But still, he’s committed to his one mode and he does it well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Donk and the Lady’s room, it becomes clear that the Art Guy is going to come for a visit while Donk is away. Will the Art Guy finally burst?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At some mystical portal between upstairs and down, Daisy hails Branson to the threshold and begs him to reconsider the School Teacher (ugh no).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At dinner, Roserella talks about her new love interest, Atticus. He doesn’t need a nickname; Atticus is great. Apparently, he’s the son of a Lord so no more jazz singers (thank god for Donk's sake).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thomas gets whiter and whiter. He will be passing out at any moment, while the swells debate the merits of cocktail parties. The conversation turns didactic as Isobel gives a lecture on manners and customs of the Native Aristocrats and Edith gives a passionate plea for a deeper appreciation of non-cocktail party things (babies named Marigold).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the newest chapter of the Downton Feminist Society, Patmore and Hughes, meet for the first time to discuss the internalized patriarchy that forced Patmore to ask Carson where to invest her money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mary and Branson walk up the stairs together to romantic music and Tom says: “I’m on the brink of a decision.” Please say it’s the decision to sweep Mary off her feet!!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a garden, Violet grills Rosamund like \u003cem>she’s\u003c/em> a \u003cem>Law & Order\u003c/em> detective. Rosamund buckles almost immediately.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Baby Watcher’s Farm, Edith is fully out of control. The Baby Watcher is like, dude, you need to tone it down some or my crazy wife is going to make us leave the village!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Violet’s, The Fancy Suitor and the Doctor try to win over Isobel with their knowledge of goiters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the Bateses talk about the murder, which Bates did and Anna is about to go to jail forever for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the village, once again it is raining and Tom appears on the verge of doing something lame and romantic. The School Teacher tells him she’s “loved him.” Woo, girl, this is not \u003cem>The Bachelor\u003c/em>. You don’t have to fabricate emotions because something seemingly romantic is happening. Tom kisses the Teacher, but she leaves anyway, thank god. Do not text her, Tom. Let it go!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Downton, the Art Guy arrives as Donk in his fancy uniform leaves for Sheffield. Time for some explosions! Cora is already giving him sexy sidelong glances.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Russian’s basement, Atticus is back to see Roserella. The Russians seem especially bitter today, especially when they find out that Atticus is actually a Russian Jew (shout out to my people!). So yeah, Roserella is about to get romantic with a Jew! Sure, he’s no jazz singer, but you can bet Donk will be at least mildly scandalized (he’s probably forgotten that Cora is half Jewish by now).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At dinner in London, Blake has set Mary up on a three-way blind date with him and That Girl Tony Jilted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Evil Thomas is dying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in London, it looks like Blake is trying to get That Girl Tony Jilted to take him back so Mary is free to Sex Vacation elsewhere. Hypothesis: Blake is an \u003cem>American Psycho\u003c/em>-style sociopath.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back at Downton, everyone mingles post-dinner and replays the various plot points of the episode.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Violet and Rosamund have a new plan to destroy Edith’s life, which is take Marigold to France. Dear Edith: Do something! Free Marigold!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Baxter finally tells Molesley about the circumstances of her heist, which make her an okay alright person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the downstairs office, the Feminist Society tells Carson that a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle, but in a very gentle, non-disruptive way. Later, they will burn their bras, privately.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Upstairs, the Art Guy skulks through the hall to Cora’s room and Donk arrives home. Cora asks the Art Guy to leave, but he won’t. Donk ascends the stairs. The Art Guy tells Cora he’s the only one who cares about her. Donk opens the door. He’s not happy at the scene before him. The Art Guy has some panache, it turns out, and, on his way out, says: “When you chose to ignore a woman like Cora, you must have known that not every man would be as blind as you!” Donk is basically an animal so predictably he goes hard at the Art Guy, a punch and then some grappling as Cora yells: “Stop!” Then Edith comes to the door and everyone freezes. It’s very disconcerting, but I guess that’s because I’m not British? Donk lets the Art Guy go and then goes to sleep in his own room in an attempt to slut shame Cora.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Thomas and the Bateses act mysterious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A rug is rolled, flowers are set out, the Art Guy leaves and everyone gets ready for a cocktail party. Cora looks sadly out the window of her gilded cage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And now, the cocktail party! People mingle and Donk gives Cora the silent treatment. For some reason (she’s senile?), Violet starts talking about Marigold to Edith at this very public event and how the only option is to not be her mom. Seems like a conversation better kept for a time more private with less alcohol, but who am I to say?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Book Worm Daisy cannot be stopped by the departure of the School Teacher. She’s interrupted by Edith wanting to use the phone. She’s calling London. Why? Find out next week on \u003cem>Downton Abbey\u003c/em>!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Character Ranking:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. The Fancy Suitor: \u003c/strong>Don't underestimate this guy! He knows goiters!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Atticus: \u003c/strong>Roserella's newest love interest is a Russian Jew! We're probably related!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Branson: \u003c/strong>Way to drop the zero. Time to get with the hero (Mary).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Patmore: \u003c/strong>You're a feminist now. What you had is what we call a \"feminist awakening.\" Congrats!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Edith: \u003c/strong>Call London! Take your baby back!!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Previous Season 5 recaps:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/05/downton-abbey-season-5-premiere-recap-lover-you-shouldnt-have-come-over/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Premiere Recap: We Didn't Start the Fire\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/12/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-2-recap-ill-make-love-to-you/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 2 Recap: I'll Make Love To You\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/18/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-3-recap-call-me-maybe/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 3 Recap: Call Me Maybe\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "floatright"
},
"numeric": [
"floatright"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/25/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-4-recap-breaking-up-is-hard-to-do/\">‘Downton Abbey’ Season 5 Episode 4 Recap: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/pop/14869/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-5-recap-saturday-nights-alright-for-fighting",
"authors": [
"2130"
],
"categories": [
"pop_3"
],
"tags": [
"pop_9",
"pop_8"
],
"featImg": "pop_14892",
"label": "pop"
},
"pop_14846": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "pop_14846",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "14846",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1422581567000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "pop"
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1422581567,
"format": "standard",
"disqusTitle": "Is 'Downton Abbey' Really Over? Here's How It Should End",
"title": "Is 'Downton Abbey' Really Over? Here's How It Should End",
"headTitle": "KQED Pop | KQED Arts",
"content": "\u003cp>The Internet has been ablaze with \u003ca href=\"http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/downton-abbey-end-year-cast-5061146\">rumors\u003c/a> that \u003cem>Downton Abbey\u003c/em> will end after its next season. Don't freak out just yet though! No one seems to be able to provide hard evidence to support the theory. But maybe ending \u003cem>Downton\u003c/em> wouldn't be such a terrible idea, considering that the show's quality is not what it once was when Sybil was alive and well, showing off her harem pants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This season has had its moments — Edith's accidental act of arson, Mary's sex positive ways, everything Maggie Smith has done or said — but, as a whole, it has felt like a trudge. If this truly is the end, here are some humble suggestions on what should happen to the characters we have grown to love (and the ones we just put up with):\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/edith-jan-brady-downton.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignright wp-image-14850 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/edith-jan-brady-downton-400x232.jpg\" alt=\"edith-jan-brady-downton\" width=\"400\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/edith-jan-brady-downton-400x232.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/edith-jan-brady-downton.jpg 496w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>You might think this show is all about Mary, but you're wrong. The true star is \u003cstrong>Edith\u003c/strong>, patron saint of all misunderstood middle children. I see Edith moving to Germany during the lead up to World War II and infiltrating the Nazi party so that she may exact revenge on whoever killed Michael a.k.a. that dude who knocked her up, didn't marry her, and promptly vanished. Edith decides to prove everyone wrong and change the course of history by assassinating Hitler. She inevitably screws it up because she's Edith and is put into a witness protection program under the pseudonym Jan Brady.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking of tragic figures, poor \u003cstrong>Thomas\u003c/strong> has been pigeon-holed as the evil, miserable gay trope for the past five seasons. I see Thomas taking his spoon and drugs and moving to the big city, where he meets Virginia Woolf, while walking around Bloomsbury. She helps him get clean and begs to set him up on a blind date! \"It's not just because you're both gay!\" she promises. He relents and his blind date is no other than E.M. Forster, famed writer and fellow wistful closet case. Thomas' emo-ness cancels out Forster's emo-ness and they live happily ever after.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For once in her life, \u003cstrong>Mary\u003c/strong> doesn't get what she wants. She dies from shock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/hermione-dowager-downton.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignleft wp-image-14859\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/hermione-dowager-downton-400x512.jpg\" alt=\"hermione-dowager-downton\" width=\"300\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/hermione-dowager-downton-400x512.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/hermione-dowager-downton-800x1023.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/hermione-dowager-downton.jpg 936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\u003c/a>The Dowager Countess\u003c/strong> gets a very late acceptance letter from Hogwarts. She is outraged by the faux pas, but eventually enrolls. She is sorted into all the houses 'cause she's got it like that. While studying for her Transfiguration exam, she accidentally ends up Benjamin Button-ing herself. She begins to age backwards and, decades later, goes by her nickname Hermione so that no one asks questions about why she knows \u003ca href=\"http://hellogiggles.hellogiggles.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/15/Its-Leviosa-not-leviosar-Hermione-Granger-GIF.gif\">how to correctly pronounce Wingardium Leviosa\u003c/a>. She doesn't end up with Ron.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cora Crawley\u003c/strong> realizes her marriage sucks and has a meltdown on her bathroom floor before getting a divorce. She rebounds with that art dealer who likes her opinions. That doesn't end well, inspiring her to move to Italy to eat pasta and not have sex, then over to India for a yoga teacher training, and finally ending up in Bali where she gets her groove back. She writes all about the experience, but is too humble to show it to anyone. Her great granddaughter, Elizabeth Gilbert, inherits the manuscript and puts her name on it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Branson\u003c/strong> moves to America and starts a labor union and a soup kitchen and other neat stuff. He gives a really awesome speech at the DNC and becomes a frontrunner for the presidency. Opponents demand to see his birth certificate. He's like, you know what, this isn't worth it. His hair never turns grey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Daisy\u003c/strong> inherits her dead husband's farm and fills it with all kinds of math books. She studies her ass off and ends up helping Alan Turing crack Nazi codes, which is later documented in a film called \u003cem>The Imitation Game\u003c/em>. Her scenes are unfortunately left on the cutting room floor because patriarchy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/thelma-and-louise-downton-a.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignright wp-image-14851 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/thelma-and-louise-downton-a-400x212.jpg\" alt=\"thelma-and-louise-downton-a\" width=\"400\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/thelma-and-louise-downton-a-400x212.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/thelma-and-louise-downton-a.jpg 755w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>Patmore \u003c/strong>and\u003cstrong> Hughes\u003c/strong> experience a challenging second Saturn return and take to the road. They kill a rapist in a parking lot and rob some stores and put a cop in his own trunk. With the law hot on their trail, they drive their convertible off a cliff and parachute into a hidden valley where they start a super cool women's collective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Anna\u003c/strong> realizes Bates is kind of creepy and dumps him. She parlays her changing-other-people's-clothes-for-them skills into a career as the person who helps pop stars get into their next costume between songs. She eventually inspires Madonna's fake British accent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After he squanders his fortune because he's terrible at everything,\u003cstrong> Lord Grantham\u003c/strong> finds himself alone. Years of ignoring/being rude to the women in his life apparently wasn't a great life strategy. The only one who stands by his side is Isis, the dog. Grantham runs out of dog treats one day and Isis eats him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The End!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>How do you hope things end at Downton? Leave it in the comments! \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "14846 http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/?p=14846",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/29/is-downton-abbey-really-over-heres-how-it-should-end/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 866,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 16
},
"modified": 1424985082,
"excerpt": "We imagine what should happen to everyone at Downton.",
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "We imagine what should happen to everyone at Downton.",
"title": "Is 'Downton Abbey' Really Over? Here's How It Should End | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Article",
"headline": "Is 'Downton Abbey' Really Over? Here's How It Should End",
"datePublished": "2015-01-29T17:32:47-08:00",
"dateModified": "2015-02-26T13:11:22-08:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "is-downton-abbey-really-over-heres-how-it-should-end",
"status": "publish",
"path": "/pop/14846/is-downton-abbey-really-over-heres-how-it-should-end",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The Internet has been ablaze with \u003ca href=\"http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/downton-abbey-end-year-cast-5061146\">rumors\u003c/a> that \u003cem>Downton Abbey\u003c/em> will end after its next season. Don't freak out just yet though! No one seems to be able to provide hard evidence to support the theory. But maybe ending \u003cem>Downton\u003c/em> wouldn't be such a terrible idea, considering that the show's quality is not what it once was when Sybil was alive and well, showing off her harem pants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This season has had its moments — Edith's accidental act of arson, Mary's sex positive ways, everything Maggie Smith has done or said — but, as a whole, it has felt like a trudge. If this truly is the end, here are some humble suggestions on what should happen to the characters we have grown to love (and the ones we just put up with):\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/edith-jan-brady-downton.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignright wp-image-14850 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/edith-jan-brady-downton-400x232.jpg\" alt=\"edith-jan-brady-downton\" width=\"400\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/edith-jan-brady-downton-400x232.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/edith-jan-brady-downton.jpg 496w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>You might think this show is all about Mary, but you're wrong. The true star is \u003cstrong>Edith\u003c/strong>, patron saint of all misunderstood middle children. I see Edith moving to Germany during the lead up to World War II and infiltrating the Nazi party so that she may exact revenge on whoever killed Michael a.k.a. that dude who knocked her up, didn't marry her, and promptly vanished. Edith decides to prove everyone wrong and change the course of history by assassinating Hitler. She inevitably screws it up because she's Edith and is put into a witness protection program under the pseudonym Jan Brady.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking of tragic figures, poor \u003cstrong>Thomas\u003c/strong> has been pigeon-holed as the evil, miserable gay trope for the past five seasons. I see Thomas taking his spoon and drugs and moving to the big city, where he meets Virginia Woolf, while walking around Bloomsbury. She helps him get clean and begs to set him up on a blind date! \"It's not just because you're both gay!\" she promises. He relents and his blind date is no other than E.M. Forster, famed writer and fellow wistful closet case. Thomas' emo-ness cancels out Forster's emo-ness and they live happily ever after.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For once in her life, \u003cstrong>Mary\u003c/strong> doesn't get what she wants. She dies from shock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/hermione-dowager-downton.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignleft wp-image-14859\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/hermione-dowager-downton-400x512.jpg\" alt=\"hermione-dowager-downton\" width=\"300\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/hermione-dowager-downton-400x512.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/hermione-dowager-downton-800x1023.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/hermione-dowager-downton.jpg 936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\u003c/a>The Dowager Countess\u003c/strong> gets a very late acceptance letter from Hogwarts. She is outraged by the faux pas, but eventually enrolls. She is sorted into all the houses 'cause she's got it like that. While studying for her Transfiguration exam, she accidentally ends up Benjamin Button-ing herself. She begins to age backwards and, decades later, goes by her nickname Hermione so that no one asks questions about why she knows \u003ca href=\"http://hellogiggles.hellogiggles.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/15/Its-Leviosa-not-leviosar-Hermione-Granger-GIF.gif\">how to correctly pronounce Wingardium Leviosa\u003c/a>. She doesn't end up with Ron.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Cora Crawley\u003c/strong> realizes her marriage sucks and has a meltdown on her bathroom floor before getting a divorce. She rebounds with that art dealer who likes her opinions. That doesn't end well, inspiring her to move to Italy to eat pasta and not have sex, then over to India for a yoga teacher training, and finally ending up in Bali where she gets her groove back. She writes all about the experience, but is too humble to show it to anyone. Her great granddaughter, Elizabeth Gilbert, inherits the manuscript and puts her name on it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Branson\u003c/strong> moves to America and starts a labor union and a soup kitchen and other neat stuff. He gives a really awesome speech at the DNC and becomes a frontrunner for the presidency. Opponents demand to see his birth certificate. He's like, you know what, this isn't worth it. His hair never turns grey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Daisy\u003c/strong> inherits her dead husband's farm and fills it with all kinds of math books. She studies her ass off and ends up helping Alan Turing crack Nazi codes, which is later documented in a film called \u003cem>The Imitation Game\u003c/em>. Her scenes are unfortunately left on the cutting room floor because patriarchy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/thelma-and-louise-downton-a.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignright wp-image-14851 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/thelma-and-louise-downton-a-400x212.jpg\" alt=\"thelma-and-louise-downton-a\" width=\"400\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/thelma-and-louise-downton-a-400x212.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/thelma-and-louise-downton-a.jpg 755w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>Patmore \u003c/strong>and\u003cstrong> Hughes\u003c/strong> experience a challenging second Saturn return and take to the road. They kill a rapist in a parking lot and rob some stores and put a cop in his own trunk. With the law hot on their trail, they drive their convertible off a cliff and parachute into a hidden valley where they start a super cool women's collective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Anna\u003c/strong> realizes Bates is kind of creepy and dumps him. She parlays her changing-other-people's-clothes-for-them skills into a career as the person who helps pop stars get into their next costume between songs. She eventually inspires Madonna's fake British accent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After he squanders his fortune because he's terrible at everything,\u003cstrong> Lord Grantham\u003c/strong> finds himself alone. Years of ignoring/being rude to the women in his life apparently wasn't a great life strategy. The only one who stands by his side is Isis, the dog. Grantham runs out of dog treats one day and Isis eats him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The End!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>How do you hope things end at Downton? Leave it in the comments! \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/pop/14846/is-downton-abbey-really-over-heres-how-it-should-end",
"authors": [
"27"
],
"categories": [
"pop_3"
],
"tags": [
"pop_9"
],
"featImg": "pop_14857",
"label": "pop"
},
"pop_14777": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "pop_14777",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "14777",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1422241241000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "pop"
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1422241241,
"format": "standard",
"disqusTitle": "'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 4 Recap: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do",
"title": "'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 4 Recap: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do",
"headTitle": "KQED Pop | KQED Arts",
"content": "\u003cp>A petal falls from a rose and funny-looking brush dusts a light fixture and it's Sunday and we're back at Downton Abbey! Remember, for now and for always: \u003cstrong>SPOILER ALERT\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thomas menacingly returns to Downton from his mysterious trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Upstairs, the family is gathered around the breakfast table. Brary (I’m trying out couple nicknames for Branson and Mary…Manson?) are trying to get Lord \"Donk\" Crawley to agree to build ugly houses on a field and Rose’s long-lost father is apparently back from whichever colony he’d gone off to. Because he hasn’t complained for two whole breaths, Donk jumps in to remind everyone that Tom is a socialist. His future-wife Mary nobly comes to his aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the field in question, Donk keeps acting like an angry old man about these ugly houses. Oh wait, he\u003cem> is\u003c/em> an angry old man.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The old ladies travel to another town to see the Russians in a sad church basement. Really, they are coming for the Prince, obviously. Violet, so forward! I thought you were all about having the man pursue you! I thought you were \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rules\" target=\"_blank\">a \u003cem>Rules \u003c/em>girl!\u003c/a> The Prince seems cool with it though, as he speaks romantically about how sad his life is in his sexy Russian accent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, First Footman Molesley is flummoxed by silver.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the church basement, Violet tells the sad Prince: “Hope is a tease, designed to prevent us accepting reality.” #ExistentialistViolet\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the village, Donk and Mary discuss Rose’s dad Shrimpy’s impending likely divorce. So glad Shrimpy is back because his name! And scandalous divorce! Watch out, Donk, Cora might get ideas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the Bateses pretend to each other that they both don’t know who murdered the Rapist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Violet’s drawing room, the Old Ladies Club meets to discuss boyz boyz boyz, specifically how Violet had, at the very least, an emotional affair with the Prince, to which her husband was like, babe, come on, let’s stay together for the kids!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Patmore is getting pissed at Bookish Daisy for reading so many goddamn books (#KidsTheseDays) and Thomas is stealing spoons (#DidHeJustDevelopADrugHabitOnVacation).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Isobel’s house, her Fancy Suitor shows up to the sounds of goofball music. He seems really nervous, which you can tell because of the way he takes off his hat and the afore-mentioned music. Nervous because he’s about to propose to Isobel to the now romantic music. His proposal turns out to be pretty great, so great that, even though Isobel is incapable of love after the loss of her entire family, he makes a sort of compelling case, plus he’s got those fancy gardens and the big house. Isobel’s no dummy so she says she’ll think it over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back at the Abbey, Angry Donk has another bee in his hairpiece bonnet: the Art Guy is coming back for another visit. In a corner, Edith mopes over Marigold. Everyone pretends to care about Edith for about half a second and then they remember they don’t even care enough to pretend to care. Manson looks attractive in another corner and tries very passively to convince Donk to put the ugly houses on the field.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, horrible sounds come from a room containing Thomas. Baxter the Angel tries to help him, but it appears he is going down the dark path of drug abuse. #NewPlotLineAlert #WillHeGetAnEmmy\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Mary’s room, Mary lies to Anna and says she’s “dreading” breaking up with Tony. Seriously, Mary, we all know your greatest happiness comes from making other people incredibly sad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The nannies parade Babies Sybbie and George through the hall for their required 12 seconds of screen time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Somewhere, the Old Ladies Tea Club meets and boyz are once again on the agenda. This time, Isobel talks about the Fancy Suitor and admits she is going to think about his super romantic, now viral, proposal video. #WhereWasTheFlashMob\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Edith has heard a development about Michael and his attackers in Germany, who are going on trial. She cries and, in a surprise move, Donk doesn’t laugh in her face or tell her to shut the hell up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a fashion show in London, Rosamund grills Mary for intel on Edith. Oh, Rosamund, Mary doesn’t even know for sure where Edith lives anymore! And anyway, Mary sees Blake, the Pig Guy and the One She Will Probably Choose. Mary does her best impression of a human smile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the village, Edith stalks Marigold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In London, for some reason, Anna has decided to take a note from Mary to Tony herself. A dangerous looking man sneakily watches her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back at the fashion show, Blake brings the girl who Tony jilted to meet Mary. Oh, Blake, that's dark! I like your style! Maybe you \u003cem>are\u003c/em> better choice! Mary decides to go to dinner with him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At some square in London, Anna wears all black and is now obviously being followed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At home, Marigold is also being followed. By her mom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Carson and Hughes are trolling Molesley by assigning him lots of tasks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Baby Watcher’s House, Edith is about to get a restraining order put out on her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Donk and Carson look on as Patmore gives a rousing speech on PTSD and how her nephew is just as much a casualty of war as anyone. #SupportOurTroops Patmore leaves and Cora comes in so Donk can grumble misogynistically and obnoxiously at her about the Art Guy’s impending arrival.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Carson continues to prank Molesley by giving him more and more work. Carson, you are such\u003cem> \u003c/em>a scamp!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At dinner, Mary and Blake bond over their unbreakable hearts, Blake in a stoic way and Mary in a I-don’t-actually-have-a-heart kind of way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the drawing room, Violet has zero sympathy for Edith. Rather, she’s interested in finding her Prince’s wife, with Shrimpy’s help. So interested that she tells Shrimpy she won’t take sides in his divorce situation because “she doesn’t take sides” (read: there is something she wants out of him).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also in attendance in the drawing room: the rest of the upstairs cast and the Art Guy. They gather to discuss inviting the School Teacher to dinner, hopefully to teach Donk some kind of lesson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Shrimpy and Donk talk man stuff. #LadiesAmmiright\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Baxter and Thomas have a whole conversation about Thomas’ new “treatment” without ever facing each other. Is this a British custom?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Shrimpy tells Rose he and her mommy are getting a divorce, but that they do love her soooo much! Rose seems pretty okay with it and then, typical Rose, turns the conversation back to herself and her romantic prospects. Your dad needs someone to \u003cem>listen\u003c/em> right now, Rose!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Upstairs, Cora and the Art Guy talk about “art” and by “art” I mean how beautiful Cora is and how she’s going to make him “burst.” #SlightlySuggestive\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In London, Mary is in the midst of breaking up with Tony, which IMO she should have done via text because now he’s saying things like, “Am I a bad lover?” and “Well, I refuse to accept it!” Oh no, not this old song and dance…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Molesley the Wimp gives up his title because, as usual, the trolls win and also he hates work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Upstairs, you can tell the show is drawing to a close because the School Teacher shows up with her political rhetoric, saying to Tom, “I can’t bear for you to waste your life propping up a system that’s dying!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the sneaky music plays as Baxter reads Thomas’ magazine and figures out his secret (he's treating himself for his man-loving tendencies?).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the dinner table, Cora’s body language toward the Art Guy is almost more obscene than Jimmy’s Old Boss’s was the night she overtly sexually harassed Jimmy, or at least that’s what Violet’s dagger eyes are saying from across the table.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The table talk turns to the School Teacher, of course, and it comes out that Donk doesn't know Daisy's name!!! OMG, Donk! Mary comes to his rescue, but another fight gets underway. Now they have decided to bring Daisy and Patmore up from the bowels of the house to tell them who is better, Donk or Teacher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Upstairs, the Bateses flirt in Mary’s room until Anna resumes her role as the \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/tag/serial/\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Koenig\u003c/a> of Downton and tries to get to the bottom of Adnan's...I mean, Bates’ timeline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At dinner, Daisy and Patmore are brought up for their humiliation so Donk and/or the Teacher can prove some sort of point. Is that point that they are both jerks? Their point is proven in spades when the Teacher just insults Donk for the heck of it and then Fragile Donk has a meltdown in front of his family and tells her never to come back. Hey, guys? Neither of you is super great.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the servants are all in a flutter over the Big Fight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the bedroom, Donk takes his rage out on Cora, per usual.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the hall on the way to the bedrooms, Manson flirt with each other in a fun, sexy, familial way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Daisy inspires Patmore to stand up against the Man and write a letter about PTSD. #HeartsAndMinds\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also downstairs, the cops are back and apparently this Rapist Murder is the Case of the Century because there is a plainclothes officer watching Tony’s house. Round-the-clock surveillance seems a bit overboard for a cold case that involves one jackass valet. Now apparently Anna is a suspect. Grrreat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Violet’s, Shrimpy has found the Prince’s wife in Hong Kong and Violet is sort of glad, but also calls her a prostitute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a walk through the grounds, Manson and Donk discuss last night’s meltdown and the Political School Teacher. Isis, the dog, says nothing. As the music swells, Donk explains why he hates the ugly houses and is actually an environmentalist and will find a green building company that will build locally-sourced homes. Suddenly, due to the music and his monologue-ing, he is a hero saying: “We will build. We’ll even make money for the estate. But we won’t destroy what people love about this place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They all pose as if for a picture and credits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Character Ranking:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. Blake: \u003c/strong>I like your sly moves, dude! After Tony’s freak out on Mary, I am definitely on #TeamBlake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Tom: \u003c/strong>I’m kidding about that #TeamBlake stuff because obviously I am actually #TeamManson. You guys look so cute together! And think how sad you would make Edith and how angry you would make Donk!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Violet:\u003c/strong> For calling a former Russian princess a prostitute. Kudos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Shrimpy:\u003c/strong> Your wife was awful. Time to head back to a tropical colony and get your groove back, girl!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. The Fancy Suitor:\u003c/strong> I really liked your proposal!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Previous Season 5 recaps:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/05/downton-abbey-season-5-premiere-recap-lover-you-shouldnt-have-come-over/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Premiere Recap: We Didn't Start the Fire\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/12/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-2-recap-ill-make-love-to-you/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 2 Recap: I'll Make Love To You\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/18/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-3-recap-call-me-maybe/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 3 Recap: Call Me Maybe\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "14777 http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/?p=14777",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/25/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-4-recap-breaking-up-is-hard-to-do/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 1996,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 63
},
"modified": 1422066149,
"excerpt": "This week's episode was like Fleetwood Mac in the '70s: breakups, drugs, and dinner table tantrums. Read all about it!",
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "This week's episode was like Fleetwood Mac in the '70s: breakups, drugs, and dinner table tantrums. Read all about it!",
"title": "'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 4 Recap: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Article",
"headline": "'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 4 Recap: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do",
"datePublished": "2015-01-25T19:00:41-08:00",
"dateModified": "2015-01-23T18:22:29-08:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "downton-abbey-season-5-episode-4-recap-breaking-up-is-hard-to-do",
"status": "publish",
"path": "/pop/14777/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-4-recap-breaking-up-is-hard-to-do",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>A petal falls from a rose and funny-looking brush dusts a light fixture and it's Sunday and we're back at Downton Abbey! Remember, for now and for always: \u003cstrong>SPOILER ALERT\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thomas menacingly returns to Downton from his mysterious trip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Upstairs, the family is gathered around the breakfast table. Brary (I’m trying out couple nicknames for Branson and Mary…Manson?) are trying to get Lord \"Donk\" Crawley to agree to build ugly houses on a field and Rose’s long-lost father is apparently back from whichever colony he’d gone off to. Because he hasn’t complained for two whole breaths, Donk jumps in to remind everyone that Tom is a socialist. His future-wife Mary nobly comes to his aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the field in question, Donk keeps acting like an angry old man about these ugly houses. Oh wait, he\u003cem> is\u003c/em> an angry old man.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The old ladies travel to another town to see the Russians in a sad church basement. Really, they are coming for the Prince, obviously. Violet, so forward! I thought you were all about having the man pursue you! I thought you were \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rules\" target=\"_blank\">a \u003cem>Rules \u003c/em>girl!\u003c/a> The Prince seems cool with it though, as he speaks romantically about how sad his life is in his sexy Russian accent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, First Footman Molesley is flummoxed by silver.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the church basement, Violet tells the sad Prince: “Hope is a tease, designed to prevent us accepting reality.” #ExistentialistViolet\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the village, Donk and Mary discuss Rose’s dad Shrimpy’s impending likely divorce. So glad Shrimpy is back because his name! And scandalous divorce! Watch out, Donk, Cora might get ideas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the Bateses pretend to each other that they both don’t know who murdered the Rapist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Violet’s drawing room, the Old Ladies Club meets to discuss boyz boyz boyz, specifically how Violet had, at the very least, an emotional affair with the Prince, to which her husband was like, babe, come on, let’s stay together for the kids!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Patmore is getting pissed at Bookish Daisy for reading so many goddamn books (#KidsTheseDays) and Thomas is stealing spoons (#DidHeJustDevelopADrugHabitOnVacation).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Isobel’s house, her Fancy Suitor shows up to the sounds of goofball music. He seems really nervous, which you can tell because of the way he takes off his hat and the afore-mentioned music. Nervous because he’s about to propose to Isobel to the now romantic music. His proposal turns out to be pretty great, so great that, even though Isobel is incapable of love after the loss of her entire family, he makes a sort of compelling case, plus he’s got those fancy gardens and the big house. Isobel’s no dummy so she says she’ll think it over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back at the Abbey, Angry Donk has another bee in his hairpiece bonnet: the Art Guy is coming back for another visit. In a corner, Edith mopes over Marigold. Everyone pretends to care about Edith for about half a second and then they remember they don’t even care enough to pretend to care. Manson looks attractive in another corner and tries very passively to convince Donk to put the ugly houses on the field.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, horrible sounds come from a room containing Thomas. Baxter the Angel tries to help him, but it appears he is going down the dark path of drug abuse. #NewPlotLineAlert #WillHeGetAnEmmy\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Mary’s room, Mary lies to Anna and says she’s “dreading” breaking up with Tony. Seriously, Mary, we all know your greatest happiness comes from making other people incredibly sad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The nannies parade Babies Sybbie and George through the hall for their required 12 seconds of screen time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Somewhere, the Old Ladies Tea Club meets and boyz are once again on the agenda. This time, Isobel talks about the Fancy Suitor and admits she is going to think about his super romantic, now viral, proposal video. #WhereWasTheFlashMob\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Edith has heard a development about Michael and his attackers in Germany, who are going on trial. She cries and, in a surprise move, Donk doesn’t laugh in her face or tell her to shut the hell up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a fashion show in London, Rosamund grills Mary for intel on Edith. Oh, Rosamund, Mary doesn’t even know for sure where Edith lives anymore! And anyway, Mary sees Blake, the Pig Guy and the One She Will Probably Choose. Mary does her best impression of a human smile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the village, Edith stalks Marigold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In London, for some reason, Anna has decided to take a note from Mary to Tony herself. A dangerous looking man sneakily watches her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back at the fashion show, Blake brings the girl who Tony jilted to meet Mary. Oh, Blake, that's dark! I like your style! Maybe you \u003cem>are\u003c/em> better choice! Mary decides to go to dinner with him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At some square in London, Anna wears all black and is now obviously being followed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At home, Marigold is also being followed. By her mom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Carson and Hughes are trolling Molesley by assigning him lots of tasks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Baby Watcher’s House, Edith is about to get a restraining order put out on her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Donk and Carson look on as Patmore gives a rousing speech on PTSD and how her nephew is just as much a casualty of war as anyone. #SupportOurTroops Patmore leaves and Cora comes in so Donk can grumble misogynistically and obnoxiously at her about the Art Guy’s impending arrival.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Carson continues to prank Molesley by giving him more and more work. Carson, you are such\u003cem> \u003c/em>a scamp!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At dinner, Mary and Blake bond over their unbreakable hearts, Blake in a stoic way and Mary in a I-don’t-actually-have-a-heart kind of way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the drawing room, Violet has zero sympathy for Edith. Rather, she’s interested in finding her Prince’s wife, with Shrimpy’s help. So interested that she tells Shrimpy she won’t take sides in his divorce situation because “she doesn’t take sides” (read: there is something she wants out of him).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also in attendance in the drawing room: the rest of the upstairs cast and the Art Guy. They gather to discuss inviting the School Teacher to dinner, hopefully to teach Donk some kind of lesson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Shrimpy and Donk talk man stuff. #LadiesAmmiright\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Baxter and Thomas have a whole conversation about Thomas’ new “treatment” without ever facing each other. Is this a British custom?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Shrimpy tells Rose he and her mommy are getting a divorce, but that they do love her soooo much! Rose seems pretty okay with it and then, typical Rose, turns the conversation back to herself and her romantic prospects. Your dad needs someone to \u003cem>listen\u003c/em> right now, Rose!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Upstairs, Cora and the Art Guy talk about “art” and by “art” I mean how beautiful Cora is and how she’s going to make him “burst.” #SlightlySuggestive\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In London, Mary is in the midst of breaking up with Tony, which IMO she should have done via text because now he’s saying things like, “Am I a bad lover?” and “Well, I refuse to accept it!” Oh no, not this old song and dance…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Molesley the Wimp gives up his title because, as usual, the trolls win and also he hates work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Upstairs, you can tell the show is drawing to a close because the School Teacher shows up with her political rhetoric, saying to Tom, “I can’t bear for you to waste your life propping up a system that’s dying!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the sneaky music plays as Baxter reads Thomas’ magazine and figures out his secret (he's treating himself for his man-loving tendencies?).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the dinner table, Cora’s body language toward the Art Guy is almost more obscene than Jimmy’s Old Boss’s was the night she overtly sexually harassed Jimmy, or at least that’s what Violet’s dagger eyes are saying from across the table.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The table talk turns to the School Teacher, of course, and it comes out that Donk doesn't know Daisy's name!!! OMG, Donk! Mary comes to his rescue, but another fight gets underway. Now they have decided to bring Daisy and Patmore up from the bowels of the house to tell them who is better, Donk or Teacher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Upstairs, the Bateses flirt in Mary’s room until Anna resumes her role as the \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/tag/serial/\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Koenig\u003c/a> of Downton and tries to get to the bottom of Adnan's...I mean, Bates’ timeline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At dinner, Daisy and Patmore are brought up for their humiliation so Donk and/or the Teacher can prove some sort of point. Is that point that they are both jerks? Their point is proven in spades when the Teacher just insults Donk for the heck of it and then Fragile Donk has a meltdown in front of his family and tells her never to come back. Hey, guys? Neither of you is super great.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the servants are all in a flutter over the Big Fight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the bedroom, Donk takes his rage out on Cora, per usual.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the hall on the way to the bedrooms, Manson flirt with each other in a fun, sexy, familial way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Daisy inspires Patmore to stand up against the Man and write a letter about PTSD. #HeartsAndMinds\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also downstairs, the cops are back and apparently this Rapist Murder is the Case of the Century because there is a plainclothes officer watching Tony’s house. Round-the-clock surveillance seems a bit overboard for a cold case that involves one jackass valet. Now apparently Anna is a suspect. Grrreat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Violet’s, Shrimpy has found the Prince’s wife in Hong Kong and Violet is sort of glad, but also calls her a prostitute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a walk through the grounds, Manson and Donk discuss last night’s meltdown and the Political School Teacher. Isis, the dog, says nothing. As the music swells, Donk explains why he hates the ugly houses and is actually an environmentalist and will find a green building company that will build locally-sourced homes. Suddenly, due to the music and his monologue-ing, he is a hero saying: “We will build. We’ll even make money for the estate. But we won’t destroy what people love about this place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They all pose as if for a picture and credits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Character Ranking:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. Blake: \u003c/strong>I like your sly moves, dude! After Tony’s freak out on Mary, I am definitely on #TeamBlake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Tom: \u003c/strong>I’m kidding about that #TeamBlake stuff because obviously I am actually #TeamManson. You guys look so cute together! And think how sad you would make Edith and how angry you would make Donk!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Violet:\u003c/strong> For calling a former Russian princess a prostitute. Kudos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Shrimpy:\u003c/strong> Your wife was awful. Time to head back to a tropical colony and get your groove back, girl!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. The Fancy Suitor:\u003c/strong> I really liked your proposal!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Previous Season 5 recaps:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/05/downton-abbey-season-5-premiere-recap-lover-you-shouldnt-have-come-over/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Premiere Recap: We Didn't Start the Fire\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/12/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-2-recap-ill-make-love-to-you/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 2 Recap: I'll Make Love To You\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "floatright"
},
"numeric": [
"floatright"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/18/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-3-recap-call-me-maybe/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 3 Recap: Call Me Maybe\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/pop/14777/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-4-recap-breaking-up-is-hard-to-do",
"authors": [
"2130"
],
"categories": [
"pop_3"
],
"tags": [
"pop_9",
"pop_8"
],
"featImg": "pop_14786",
"label": "pop"
},
"pop_14685": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "pop_14685",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "14685",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1421636458000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "pop"
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1421636458,
"format": "standard",
"disqusTitle": "'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 3 Recap: Call Me Maybe",
"title": "'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 3 Recap: Call Me Maybe",
"headTitle": "KQED Pop | KQED Arts",
"content": "\u003cp>Welcome, friends, to your weekly visit to the Abbey. (\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/12/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-2-recap-ill-make-love-to-you/\">Miss the last episode? Read all about it!\u003c/a>) I hear a telephone ringing in the distance. Should we answer? Remember, \u003cstrong>SPOILER ALERT\u003c/strong>. To the recap!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Liverpool, Mary and Tony are deep into their Sex Vacation. They are being so modern that Mary tells the help she “can manage” her own breakfast tray. Heavens! She really is a new, modern woman. Oh, wait, she’s not that modern: “I’ve been tarnished once,” she tells Tony when he suggests it won’t be the end of the world if they are seen together in public, “and I won’t be tarnished again.” The Pirate kisses her and departs to his connected room for his breakfast tray and Mary looks off into the distance, troubled. Is she thinking about Sir Charles Blake a.k.a. that dude she mud wrestled with?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Daisy can’t shut up about how great she is at math now, which means she misses Patmore’s dramatic emoting over her mail. \u003cem>Beginner’s Downton Tip:\u003c/em> All important plots involve mail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the breakfast room, Cora is all dolled up, probably for the Art Guy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Thomas is speaking his lines in monotone as a protest against his one-dimensional character. He’s up to no good, obviously, and it’s not mail-related but telephone call-related. Time and technology march on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Liverpool, Mary leaves the Sex Vacation telling Tony, “We’ll talk soon.” Oh, wow. Cold. Next thing you know she’s sending him a text message saying, “You’re really great! It’s not you, it’s me! Timing is just really bad right now! :)”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From across the street, the Dowager Countess' Generic Butler spots them as they are leaving the hotel. Oooooh. There you go. He's going to blow this Sex Vacation secret wide open! \u003cem>Another\u003c/em> \u003cem>Beginner’s Downton Tip: If there is a secret, a minimum of two people will discover it almost immediately. Julian Fellows cannot stand a secret to remain secret for longer than one scene.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Violet’s house, Violet is mean girling Isobel as hard as she can: “Oh, what is the latest from your aging Romeo?” she asks. To explain what just happened in the last scene, Isobel asks where her butler Sprat is (he didn’t open the door!) and Violet says he’s in Liverpool.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Carson engages with the kindly police man who is definitely about to take Downton down re: the Bates keeps murdering people situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Edith pulls a very Mary-like sneak attack on Mary and says, “Where are [your sketches] anyway? Can’t we see them?” Luckily, no one ever listens to Edith so no one notices. Also, they are too busy listening to Old Man Donk yell about a new thing he just discovered he hates: “I won’t have 50 ugly modern houses built over a field of mine!” Babies George and Sibby are brought into the library to make Edith sad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Rachel (Hughes) lies to Ross (Carson) about Anna’s Rapist. Oh no! They should totally be telling each other everything! Alone, they are fingers, but together they make a fist!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Patmore pulls Hughes into a room and explains that this war memorial plot isn’t going away any time soon and she wants her deserter nephew’s name on the Downton memorial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Violet’s, her Generic Butler gets super coy with his gossip, but only holds on to it for all of 20 seconds before spilling the beans that Mary was in Liverpool having sex. Violet lies her face off to Generic Butler to keep Mary untarnished for as long as possible. Good luck with that, Dowager.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Anna and Hughes think about starting \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/tag/serial/\" target=\"_blank\">a weekly serialized podcast to find out the truth about where Bates was during those 15 minutes after school\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the drawing room, Cora sets up a trip to London with the Art Guy, which Donk conveniently cannot attend. Mary gets a phone call from her grandmother because she’s in big trouble, and Rose is getting ready to bring her Russian refugees, who are actually like deposed royalty, to Downton. Rose, such a humanitarian!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs at the dinner table, Thomas the Liar lies about his phone calls and pretends they are all about his sick father. As if Thomas has a father and wasn’t just hatched full grown from an evil egg! Anna whispers to Bates something about running away and Daisy stops to talk about how she’s thinking of becoming a physicist now that she’s sooooo good at math and Patmore yells: “That’s enough, Daisy! Come and carry the spotted dick!” (Sorry. That wasn’t that important; I just really wanted to type “spotted dick”).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Upstairs, Cora demands answers from Baxter the Honest and Noble Thief. Baxter leaves and Cora starts speaking romantically about the war and a time when she felt useful. She’s clearly trying to communicate with Donk about how she wants to be at least a little involved in things, but he doesn't think it's a woman's place to ask questions or know information or do things. When she asks him about the 50 ugly modern houses, he says: “Nothing to trouble you with.” You know who I bet is about to allow Cora to \"trouble with\" things? The Art Guy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Mary’s room, Mary pawns the prophylactic off on Anna. Um, why not just throw it away if it’s so dangerous? I’ll tell you why: the plot! Anna suggests that helping Mary have premarital sex is causing her to be punished by God, who is now running the police investigation of the Rapist’s death.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the hall, Bates interrogates Anna about the prophylactic, which is now in her pocket.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Carson and Hughes argue about Patmore's deserter nephew. Ugh, these two. On again off again on again off again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Outside, Baxter and Molesley talk about how Baxter can deal with the ultimatum from Cora regarding the circumstances of her great jewel heist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the turmoil in the Carson/Hughes relationship ripples, causing confusion and sadness among the staff (Patmore runs off in tears, while Daisy can’t decide what they are trying to say about whether she can or cannot take an exam).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Outside, Donk says he’s planning on heading to London to surprise Cora. You know that’s not going to end well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the policeman is back and apparently now knows who Bates is. Maybe he showed up on a list of Known-Criminals in the Abbey?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Violet’s, Mary is completely caught re: her Sex Vacation and so must sit through a lecture from her Granny.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In London, Baxter the Angel finally admits the cause of her thievery. She was basically in an abusive relationship and tricked into it. Obviously.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking of criminals, downstairs, Bates gets interrogated by the policeman. Bates doesn’t seem worried about this. Sociopath.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In London, Cora gazes at art and the Art Guy gazes at her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Baby Watcher’s house, Edith has apparently kidnapped Marigold, as would anyone. Well, okay, she hasn’t actually kidnapped Marigold, she’s just taken her to see some chickens, but the Baby Watcher’s Wife is not impressed. Seriously, just tell this lady Marigold is the fruit of Edith’s loins! One theme of this episode: keeping unimportant secrets from your significant other (and yes, I'm including Hughes and Carson here, as well as Anna and Bates).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In London, there's more phone news: for some reason, Cora can’t get through to Rosamund to tell her she’s about to have a tarnishing dinner with the Art Guy. The Art Guy is laying it on thick, complimenting Cora’s outfit and telling her she “has an instinct” for art. Yeah, buddy, we all know \u003cem>exactly\u003c/em> what it sounds like when an art guy is trying to get into a pretty lady’s underthings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Hughes and Mary discuss the Bates Murder Timeline. Yes, he visited a shoe shop right before it opened, but what about Best Buy? And was there a pay phone there?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the streets of London, Cora admits that she’s Jewish to the Art Guy. Did we know this already? She tells her origin story, which is basically \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zplc4Ienkws\" target=\"_blank\">the plot from the song “Fancy”\u003c/a> except that, instead of an impoverished Southern shack, Cora came from an upper middle class Jewish family in New York and, instead of a sugar daddy-type john, Cora got Donk. The Art Guy puts the moves on Cora as passively as humanly possible and she gently rebuffs him in a classy lady way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When she gets backs to Rosamund’s, Donk is there in a suit and he’s not stoked because: “I traveled to London in order to give my wife a treat, only to find she’s out dining with another man.” Oh geeeeeez. He then goes on to tell Cora that the Art Guy couldn’t possibly care about her stupid female opinions. Yes, okay, maybe you’re a teeny tiny bit right, Donk, but you are also a stupid jerk. I hope Cora leaves you for the Art Guy. I hope Isis, the dog, leaves you for the Art Guy too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking of stupid jerks, back at Downton, Mary throws in an unnecessary jab at Edith when Branson asks if Edith seems a bit distracted to her: “I’m not sure I’d notice.” Dude, Edith is your last remaining sister! Why do you hate her so so much? The Pamuk thing should be water under the bridge by now!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it turns out they are all distracted. When Branson says, “It can be hard to know what to do for the best--you don’t want to hurt people, but you may have to,” Mary says: “I know exactly what you mean.” Oh snap. Mary is totally definitely dumping Tony! Why? Was he terrible in bed? The kind of guy who refuses to make eye contact? What Mary needs is a real man. A man like…Branson?? When Branson says, “If you love me, you’ll support me,” she perks up. Will Sibby and George soon be sibling-cousins?!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Donk and Cora return to Downton, just in time for the Russian Tea. Tony shows up too and so do Violet and Isobel. Are those two ever apart these days? Are they contractually obligated to share every scene? Because it seems like we’re building to a climax, the School Teacher shows up too. Guess who thinks helping displaced tsarist aristocrats is totally ridiculous and isn't afraid to say it? I'll give you one try.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a side room, Violet attacks Mary by saying: “In my day, a woman was incapable of feeling physical attraction until she’d been instructed to do so by her mama.” Um, is this why Violet is tampering with Isobel's love life? Because she’s never felt physical attraction for a man? Because she’s a lesbian and secretly in love with Isobel and so consumed with jealousy re: Isobel's suitors? Spin off!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Cora’s room, Baxter the Angel is, of course, granted a reprieve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Cora tells Donk he’s a stupid jerk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Again, since we’re building to a climax, everyone must show up and now it’s the Baby Watcher’s turn. He’s there to tell Edith she can’t see Marigold anymore. Not cool, Baby Watcher! Edith has been through enough! Leave Edith alone!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the tea, the School Teacher has decided to stay, which makes Donk the opposite of really happy. She says something political, obviously, which stresses the poor refugees out. Luckily, Donk has a bunch of old trash from a wedding to distract them. The trash brings back some old memories for Violet who starts talking nostalgically about the party where they got the trash and the blue dress she was wearing. At which point, a hot older Russian gentleman who is actually a prince steps forward and reminds her he gave her the wedding trash. So, she's not a lesbian, just a basic floozy who had an affair with a Russian.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Outside, Mary side eyes Granny and says: “I know now you understand my predicament far better than you let on.” They smile knowingly at each other. Is Granny the newest member of the Downton Feminist Society? The old ladies get into a car and Granny looks wistfully out at her Russian Prince and Isobel finally gets a dig in about Violet’s love life. The car drives on and credits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Character Ranking:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. Branson: \u003c/strong>Branson gets in the rankings this week, even though he didn't do much, for launching a thousand Mary/Branson shippers. Oh, yes. Please please please fall in love with Mary!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Mary:\u003c/strong> Mary is taking control of her life by protecting herself from unwanted pregnancies and maybe breaking up with a guy because he's bad at sex and hopefully starting a full-on love affair with her dead sister's husband.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Cora: \u003c/strong>Speaking of taking control of your life! Cora is not standing for Donk's nonsense and she's thinking about what she can do to contribute to this world! Another potential new member of the Downton Feminist Society?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Edith:\u003c/strong> Oh, Edith. She just cannot catch a break. But her torment is our entertainment! And I think her plot line is a lot more interesting than the war memorial or the Bates is still a murderer plot line. May Marigold and Michael be returned to you, dearest Edith!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Violet:\u003c/strong> Dude. She \u003ca href=\"http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pull\" target=\"_blank\">pulled\u003c/a> a prince!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Come back next week to see is Violet rekindles her love with a royal Russian and if the Bateses run off to Mexico!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Previous Season 5 recaps:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/05/downton-abbey-season-5-premiere-recap-lover-you-shouldnt-have-come-over/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Premiere Recap: We Didn't Start the Fire\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/12/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-2-recap-ill-make-love-to-you/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 2 Recap: I'll Make Love To You\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "14685 http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/?p=14685",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/18/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-3-recap-call-me-maybe/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": false,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 2500,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 54
},
"modified": 1422066138,
"excerpt": "This week's episode had more secret affairs than you can handle. Read all about 'em!",
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "This week's episode had more secret affairs than you can handle. Read all about 'em!",
"title": "'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 3 Recap: Call Me Maybe | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Article",
"headline": "'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 3 Recap: Call Me Maybe",
"datePublished": "2015-01-18T19:00:58-08:00",
"dateModified": "2015-01-23T18:22:18-08:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "downton-abbey-season-5-episode-3-recap-call-me-maybe",
"status": "publish",
"path": "/pop/14685/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-3-recap-call-me-maybe",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Welcome, friends, to your weekly visit to the Abbey. (\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/12/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-2-recap-ill-make-love-to-you/\">Miss the last episode? Read all about it!\u003c/a>) I hear a telephone ringing in the distance. Should we answer? Remember, \u003cstrong>SPOILER ALERT\u003c/strong>. To the recap!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Liverpool, Mary and Tony are deep into their Sex Vacation. They are being so modern that Mary tells the help she “can manage” her own breakfast tray. Heavens! She really is a new, modern woman. Oh, wait, she’s not that modern: “I’ve been tarnished once,” she tells Tony when he suggests it won’t be the end of the world if they are seen together in public, “and I won’t be tarnished again.” The Pirate kisses her and departs to his connected room for his breakfast tray and Mary looks off into the distance, troubled. Is she thinking about Sir Charles Blake a.k.a. that dude she mud wrestled with?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Daisy can’t shut up about how great she is at math now, which means she misses Patmore’s dramatic emoting over her mail. \u003cem>Beginner’s Downton Tip:\u003c/em> All important plots involve mail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the breakfast room, Cora is all dolled up, probably for the Art Guy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Thomas is speaking his lines in monotone as a protest against his one-dimensional character. He’s up to no good, obviously, and it’s not mail-related but telephone call-related. Time and technology march on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Liverpool, Mary leaves the Sex Vacation telling Tony, “We’ll talk soon.” Oh, wow. Cold. Next thing you know she’s sending him a text message saying, “You’re really great! It’s not you, it’s me! Timing is just really bad right now! :)”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From across the street, the Dowager Countess' Generic Butler spots them as they are leaving the hotel. Oooooh. There you go. He's going to blow this Sex Vacation secret wide open! \u003cem>Another\u003c/em> \u003cem>Beginner’s Downton Tip: If there is a secret, a minimum of two people will discover it almost immediately. Julian Fellows cannot stand a secret to remain secret for longer than one scene.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Violet’s house, Violet is mean girling Isobel as hard as she can: “Oh, what is the latest from your aging Romeo?” she asks. To explain what just happened in the last scene, Isobel asks where her butler Sprat is (he didn’t open the door!) and Violet says he’s in Liverpool.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Carson engages with the kindly police man who is definitely about to take Downton down re: the Bates keeps murdering people situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the library, Edith pulls a very Mary-like sneak attack on Mary and says, “Where are [your sketches] anyway? Can’t we see them?” Luckily, no one ever listens to Edith so no one notices. Also, they are too busy listening to Old Man Donk yell about a new thing he just discovered he hates: “I won’t have 50 ugly modern houses built over a field of mine!” Babies George and Sibby are brought into the library to make Edith sad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Rachel (Hughes) lies to Ross (Carson) about Anna’s Rapist. Oh no! They should totally be telling each other everything! Alone, they are fingers, but together they make a fist!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Patmore pulls Hughes into a room and explains that this war memorial plot isn’t going away any time soon and she wants her deserter nephew’s name on the Downton memorial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Violet’s, her Generic Butler gets super coy with his gossip, but only holds on to it for all of 20 seconds before spilling the beans that Mary was in Liverpool having sex. Violet lies her face off to Generic Butler to keep Mary untarnished for as long as possible. Good luck with that, Dowager.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Anna and Hughes think about starting \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/tag/serial/\" target=\"_blank\">a weekly serialized podcast to find out the truth about where Bates was during those 15 minutes after school\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the drawing room, Cora sets up a trip to London with the Art Guy, which Donk conveniently cannot attend. Mary gets a phone call from her grandmother because she’s in big trouble, and Rose is getting ready to bring her Russian refugees, who are actually like deposed royalty, to Downton. Rose, such a humanitarian!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs at the dinner table, Thomas the Liar lies about his phone calls and pretends they are all about his sick father. As if Thomas has a father and wasn’t just hatched full grown from an evil egg! Anna whispers to Bates something about running away and Daisy stops to talk about how she’s thinking of becoming a physicist now that she’s sooooo good at math and Patmore yells: “That’s enough, Daisy! Come and carry the spotted dick!” (Sorry. That wasn’t that important; I just really wanted to type “spotted dick”).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Upstairs, Cora demands answers from Baxter the Honest and Noble Thief. Baxter leaves and Cora starts speaking romantically about the war and a time when she felt useful. She’s clearly trying to communicate with Donk about how she wants to be at least a little involved in things, but he doesn't think it's a woman's place to ask questions or know information or do things. When she asks him about the 50 ugly modern houses, he says: “Nothing to trouble you with.” You know who I bet is about to allow Cora to \"trouble with\" things? The Art Guy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Mary’s room, Mary pawns the prophylactic off on Anna. Um, why not just throw it away if it’s so dangerous? I’ll tell you why: the plot! Anna suggests that helping Mary have premarital sex is causing her to be punished by God, who is now running the police investigation of the Rapist’s death.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the hall, Bates interrogates Anna about the prophylactic, which is now in her pocket.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Carson and Hughes argue about Patmore's deserter nephew. Ugh, these two. On again off again on again off again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Outside, Baxter and Molesley talk about how Baxter can deal with the ultimatum from Cora regarding the circumstances of her great jewel heist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the turmoil in the Carson/Hughes relationship ripples, causing confusion and sadness among the staff (Patmore runs off in tears, while Daisy can’t decide what they are trying to say about whether she can or cannot take an exam).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Outside, Donk says he’s planning on heading to London to surprise Cora. You know that’s not going to end well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the policeman is back and apparently now knows who Bates is. Maybe he showed up on a list of Known-Criminals in the Abbey?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Violet’s, Mary is completely caught re: her Sex Vacation and so must sit through a lecture from her Granny.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In London, Baxter the Angel finally admits the cause of her thievery. She was basically in an abusive relationship and tricked into it. Obviously.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking of criminals, downstairs, Bates gets interrogated by the policeman. Bates doesn’t seem worried about this. Sociopath.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In London, Cora gazes at art and the Art Guy gazes at her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Baby Watcher’s house, Edith has apparently kidnapped Marigold, as would anyone. Well, okay, she hasn’t actually kidnapped Marigold, she’s just taken her to see some chickens, but the Baby Watcher’s Wife is not impressed. Seriously, just tell this lady Marigold is the fruit of Edith’s loins! One theme of this episode: keeping unimportant secrets from your significant other (and yes, I'm including Hughes and Carson here, as well as Anna and Bates).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In London, there's more phone news: for some reason, Cora can’t get through to Rosamund to tell her she’s about to have a tarnishing dinner with the Art Guy. The Art Guy is laying it on thick, complimenting Cora’s outfit and telling her she “has an instinct” for art. Yeah, buddy, we all know \u003cem>exactly\u003c/em> what it sounds like when an art guy is trying to get into a pretty lady’s underthings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Hughes and Mary discuss the Bates Murder Timeline. Yes, he visited a shoe shop right before it opened, but what about Best Buy? And was there a pay phone there?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the streets of London, Cora admits that she’s Jewish to the Art Guy. Did we know this already? She tells her origin story, which is basically \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zplc4Ienkws\" target=\"_blank\">the plot from the song “Fancy”\u003c/a> except that, instead of an impoverished Southern shack, Cora came from an upper middle class Jewish family in New York and, instead of a sugar daddy-type john, Cora got Donk. The Art Guy puts the moves on Cora as passively as humanly possible and she gently rebuffs him in a classy lady way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When she gets backs to Rosamund’s, Donk is there in a suit and he’s not stoked because: “I traveled to London in order to give my wife a treat, only to find she’s out dining with another man.” Oh geeeeeez. He then goes on to tell Cora that the Art Guy couldn’t possibly care about her stupid female opinions. Yes, okay, maybe you’re a teeny tiny bit right, Donk, but you are also a stupid jerk. I hope Cora leaves you for the Art Guy. I hope Isis, the dog, leaves you for the Art Guy too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking of stupid jerks, back at Downton, Mary throws in an unnecessary jab at Edith when Branson asks if Edith seems a bit distracted to her: “I’m not sure I’d notice.” Dude, Edith is your last remaining sister! Why do you hate her so so much? The Pamuk thing should be water under the bridge by now!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it turns out they are all distracted. When Branson says, “It can be hard to know what to do for the best--you don’t want to hurt people, but you may have to,” Mary says: “I know exactly what you mean.” Oh snap. Mary is totally definitely dumping Tony! Why? Was he terrible in bed? The kind of guy who refuses to make eye contact? What Mary needs is a real man. A man like…Branson?? When Branson says, “If you love me, you’ll support me,” she perks up. Will Sibby and George soon be sibling-cousins?!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Donk and Cora return to Downton, just in time for the Russian Tea. Tony shows up too and so do Violet and Isobel. Are those two ever apart these days? Are they contractually obligated to share every scene? Because it seems like we’re building to a climax, the School Teacher shows up too. Guess who thinks helping displaced tsarist aristocrats is totally ridiculous and isn't afraid to say it? I'll give you one try.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a side room, Violet attacks Mary by saying: “In my day, a woman was incapable of feeling physical attraction until she’d been instructed to do so by her mama.” Um, is this why Violet is tampering with Isobel's love life? Because she’s never felt physical attraction for a man? Because she’s a lesbian and secretly in love with Isobel and so consumed with jealousy re: Isobel's suitors? Spin off!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Cora’s room, Baxter the Angel is, of course, granted a reprieve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Cora tells Donk he’s a stupid jerk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Again, since we’re building to a climax, everyone must show up and now it’s the Baby Watcher’s turn. He’s there to tell Edith she can’t see Marigold anymore. Not cool, Baby Watcher! Edith has been through enough! Leave Edith alone!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the tea, the School Teacher has decided to stay, which makes Donk the opposite of really happy. She says something political, obviously, which stresses the poor refugees out. Luckily, Donk has a bunch of old trash from a wedding to distract them. The trash brings back some old memories for Violet who starts talking nostalgically about the party where they got the trash and the blue dress she was wearing. At which point, a hot older Russian gentleman who is actually a prince steps forward and reminds her he gave her the wedding trash. So, she's not a lesbian, just a basic floozy who had an affair with a Russian.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Outside, Mary side eyes Granny and says: “I know now you understand my predicament far better than you let on.” They smile knowingly at each other. Is Granny the newest member of the Downton Feminist Society? The old ladies get into a car and Granny looks wistfully out at her Russian Prince and Isobel finally gets a dig in about Violet’s love life. The car drives on and credits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Character Ranking:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. Branson: \u003c/strong>Branson gets in the rankings this week, even though he didn't do much, for launching a thousand Mary/Branson shippers. Oh, yes. Please please please fall in love with Mary!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. Mary:\u003c/strong> Mary is taking control of her life by protecting herself from unwanted pregnancies and maybe breaking up with a guy because he's bad at sex and hopefully starting a full-on love affair with her dead sister's husband.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Cora: \u003c/strong>Speaking of taking control of your life! Cora is not standing for Donk's nonsense and she's thinking about what she can do to contribute to this world! Another potential new member of the Downton Feminist Society?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Edith:\u003c/strong> Oh, Edith. She just cannot catch a break. But her torment is our entertainment! And I think her plot line is a lot more interesting than the war memorial or the Bates is still a murderer plot line. May Marigold and Michael be returned to you, dearest Edith!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Violet:\u003c/strong> Dude. She \u003ca href=\"http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pull\" target=\"_blank\">pulled\u003c/a> a prince!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Come back next week to see is Violet rekindles her love with a royal Russian and if the Bateses run off to Mexico!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Previous Season 5 recaps:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/05/downton-abbey-season-5-premiere-recap-lover-you-shouldnt-have-come-over/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Premiere Recap: We Didn't Start the Fire\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "floatright"
},
"numeric": [
"floatright"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/12/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-2-recap-ill-make-love-to-you/\">'Downton Abbey' Season 5 Episode 2 Recap: I'll Make Love To You\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/pop/14685/downton-abbey-season-5-episode-3-recap-call-me-maybe",
"authors": [
"2130"
],
"categories": [
"pop_3"
],
"tags": [
"pop_9",
"pop_8"
],
"featImg": "pop_14690",
"label": "pop"
},
"pop_14608": {
"type": "posts",
"id": "pop_14608",
"meta": {
"index": "posts_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "14608",
"score": null,
"sort": [
1421244624000
]
},
"parent": 0,
"labelTerm": {
"site": "pop"
},
"blocks": [],
"publishDate": 1421244624,
"format": "standard",
"disqusTitle": "All Hail The CW: How the Youth-Geared Network Became One of the Best on TV",
"title": "All Hail The CW: How the Youth-Geared Network Became One of the Best on TV",
"headTitle": "KQED Pop | KQED Arts",
"content": "\u003cp>Gina Rodriguez \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veftkYtLVBM\">won a Golden Globe\u003c/a> on Sunday for her work on The CW’s \u003ci>Jane the Virgin\u003c/i>, the first Golden Globe in the network’s eight year history. This came hours after The CW announced it would be \u003ca href=\"http://insidetv.ew.com/2015/01/11/cw-renews-8/\">renewing its entire fall schedule\u003c/a>, an unprecedented move that demonstrates the degree of confidence the network has in its current programming and direction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can't dispute The CW is enjoying a great year. Not only are its viewing ratings \u003ca href=\"http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/cws-flash-ratings-gains-kudos-buzz-drives-nets-new-momentum-1201396919/\">up across the board\u003c/a>—something harder to do at a time with so many channel and platform options—but it has some of the best shows on television. Traditionally stigmatized as a youth-geared network, it is becoming more socially acceptable to admit that you watch The CW as a grown adult. (Unfortunately, that confession often comes with the loathsome qualifier “guilty pleasure.”) But I say embrace The CW love! Here's why:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Beautiful shows with character-driven narratives.\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1AWJupRqXM\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you haven’t checked out the CW lineup recently, then do yourself a favor and try out some of its shows. There is a wide variety, from superhero fare (\u003ci>Arrow \u003c/i>or \u003ci>The Flash) \u003c/i>to smart, brutal science fiction (\u003ci>The 100) \u003c/i>to visually-luscious, historical romance (\u003ci>Reign)\u003c/i>. The production values are on par with or better than other broadcast networks despite the comparatively small budgets. \u003ci>The 100 \u003c/i>was \u003ca href=\"http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/the_100_executive_producer_jason_rothenberg_emmy_nomination_reaction_season_2_scoop-2014-07\">nominated for an Emmy\u003c/a> for its visual effects last year, and \u003cem>HuffPost TV\u003c/em>'s Maureen Ryan \u003ca href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/15/arrow-finale-review_n_5333304.html\">makes the argument\u003c/a> that \u003ci>Arrow \u003c/i>consistently employs some of the best and financially-efficient directors on TV.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it isn’t just the visuals that make The CW’s programming so effective. Unlike some of the more procedural dramas on other networks, The CW’s shows all make character-driven storytelling a priority. Even on the most formulaic of its shows—i.e. \u003ci>The Flash\u003c/i>, which employs both a police procedural and supervillain-of-the-week structure—character rules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CW has a reputation for and history of romance drama, and perhaps this is directly related to its prioritization of character over action. Last week, NPR’s Linda Holmes\u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2015/01/08/375849088/parenthood-and-the-strange-case-of-the-missing-family-drama\"> lamented the dearth of family drama\u003c/a> on television today. She dug out Ken Tucker's decades-old assessment of TV drama for \u003cem>Entertainment Weekly\u003c/em> as divided into two categories: the drama of action and the drama of emotions. Most of The CW’s programming employs both kinds of TV drama in fun and compelling ways, but—when it comes down to it—these shows care about emotion first, and that’s what makes them great. And, until recently, unfairly stigmatized.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Catering to a younger, often female audience. \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IPLmDP6opo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CW manages to stay on television despite relatively low ratings because of its success in the coveted 18-49 demographic. And though the network has increased the number of men watching with the introduction of \u003cem>Arrow \u003c/em>and \u003cem>The Flash\u003c/em>, a majority of those viewers are still women. Perhaps this is why The CW is full of female characters and that shows with female leads don’t become That Show With the Female Lead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On this network, central female characters are a given. Better than that, they talk to other women—and often times not about men (hi, Alison Bechdel!). \u003ci>The 100 \u003c/i>regularly features scenes in which female leaders sit around discussing decisions that will influence the future of humanity. The same goes for \u003ci>Reign\u003c/i>, in which arguably the two most compelling and powerful characters on the show are Queen Mary and Queen Catherine. These characters are not only allowed to lead unapologetically and (usually) without comment, but they are allowed to make mistakes, be villainous, and put themselves first without punishment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Writing to and for young women isn’t a secondary feature of The CW like it is on many other networks, and this is reinforced by the number of female showrunners active behind-the-scenes. Julie Plec and Caroline Dries run the ever-popular \u003ci>The Vampire Diaries\u003c/i>. Laurie McCarthy runs \u003ci>Reign\u003c/i>. Jennie Urman runs \u003ci>Jane the Virgin\u003c/i>. And, even on the shows that have men in the lead writing position, the writers' rooms have a gender balance that is all too rare on TV.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Filling the feel-good gap. \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfT6ec7ONAM\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>TV has recently been characterized as The Era of Gritty Anti-Hero Television so much so that the balance between feel-good television and dark, gritty drama has been lost, with the latter becoming synonymous with “good” television and the former dismissed as vapid fare. But two CW freshman dramas—\u003cem>Jane the Virgin \u003c/em>and \u003cem>The Flash—\u003c/em>fall firmly into the feel-good drama department (especially \u003cem>Jane\u003c/em>), and are also recognized as two of the best new shows of 2014. In a television industry that is trying to copy the \u003cem>Breaking Bad \u003c/em>grittiness, The CW is trying something different with these shows, and it is paying off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's also worth noting that \u003cem>Jane the Virgin \u003c/em>is one of the few shows on TV with a main character who not only speaks solely in Spanish, but is an undocumented immigrant, which not only increases this network's diversity in important ways, but makes me feel good about the show on a meta level, in addition to feeling good about the delightful narratives it delivers week after week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Launching successful spin-offs. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H0o5nf_pkA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though The CW has fewer primetime shows than its \"Big Five\" counterparts, it still has an incredible amount of diversity. Though it may have some of the best feel-good dramas on TV, it also has one of the most brutal in \u003cem>The 100\u003c/em>. And, while the network may be launching new and exciting shows, it is also doubling down on proven favorites.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It isn't easy to launch a successful spin-off, but The CW has done it twice in the past two seasons—in 2013 with \u003cem>The Vampire Diaries' \u003c/em>spinoff \u003cem>The Originals\u003c/em> and in 2014 with \u003cem>Arrow \u003c/em>spin-off \u003cem>The Flash\u003c/em>. Both are successful enough to warrant renewals for fall 2015, with the latter boasting the most-watched premiere in network history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Flash \u003c/em>and \u003cem>Arrow \u003c/em>are not only solid programs in their own right, but they have also seemingly figured out the secret to crossover success, sharing a two-hour event this season. The episodes were a success in the ratings, but also creatively, expanding the fictional universe in a way that other spin-off ventures have either failed at or not even attempted. In the era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, \u003cem>Arrow \u003c/em>and \u003cem>The Flash \u003c/em>have done for TV what \u003cem>The Avengers \u003c/em>has done for film (when it comes to pushing the boundaries of the fictional universe), and is a model for what other television franchises could accomplish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>A shift in critical weight. \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEeujoHl4yM\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The truth is: The CW—and, before it, The WB—has always had some great television. \u003cem>Gilmore Girls. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Veronica Mars \u003c/em>(originally on UPN before the merge). \u003cem>Dawon's Creek\u003c/em>. \u003cem>Felicity\u003c/em>. These have all become classics, and many of them changed what television was doing in interesting and progressive ways, while still telling compelling narratives (with, might I mention, some of the best female TV characters \u003cem>ever\u003c/em>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though the network is enjoying a particularly excellent period in its history, I would argue that it’s not that The CW has gotten so much better, but that mainstream criticism has accepted that youth-geared media is worthy of attention and, in some cases, acclaim. There has been a lot of attention paid in the last year to the rise in popularity of young adult entertainment for adults, and much of it \u003ca href=\"http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2014/06/against_ya_adults_should_be_embarrassed_to_read_children_s_books.html\">has been negative\u003c/a>. Critics worry that adults are consuming more \"dumbed-down\" television and books meant for their children, but many of these youth-geared entertainment properties are complex, ground-breaking stories in their own right with only the age of their protagonist separating them from their more \"mature\" counterparts. The CW, and The WB before it, has always known this. The bulk of mainstream television criticism is just catching on now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Are you a fan of The CW? Why or why not? Share your thoughts in the comments below.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n",
"disqusIdentifier": "14608 http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/?p=14608",
"disqusUrl": "https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2015/01/14/all-hail-the-cw-how-the-youth-geared-network-became-one-of-the-best-on-tv/",
"stats": {
"hasVideo": true,
"hasChartOrMap": false,
"hasAudio": false,
"hasPolis": false,
"wordCount": 1474,
"hasGoogleForm": false,
"hasGallery": false,
"hasHearkenModule": false,
"iframeSrcs": [],
"paragraphCount": 23
},
"modified": 1421201046,
"excerpt": "The CW just won its first Golden Globe, a sign that the mainstream is finally realizing that this network is not just for kids.",
"headData": {
"twImgId": "",
"twTitle": "",
"ogTitle": "",
"ogImgId": "",
"twDescription": "",
"description": "The CW just won its first Golden Globe, a sign that the mainstream is finally realizing that this network is not just for kids.",
"title": "All Hail The CW: How the Youth-Geared Network Became One of the Best on TV | KQED",
"ogDescription": "",
"schema": {
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Article",
"headline": "All Hail The CW: How the Youth-Geared Network Became One of the Best on TV",
"datePublished": "2015-01-14T06:10:24-08:00",
"dateModified": "2015-01-13T18:04:06-08:00",
"image": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"
}
},
"guestAuthors": [],
"slug": "all-hail-the-cw-how-the-youth-geared-network-became-one-of-the-best-on-tv",
"status": "publish",
"path": "/pop/14608/all-hail-the-cw-how-the-youth-geared-network-became-one-of-the-best-on-tv",
"audioTrackLength": null,
"parsedContent": [
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Gina Rodriguez \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veftkYtLVBM\">won a Golden Globe\u003c/a> on Sunday for her work on The CW’s \u003ci>Jane the Virgin\u003c/i>, the first Golden Globe in the network’s eight year history. This came hours after The CW announced it would be \u003ca href=\"http://insidetv.ew.com/2015/01/11/cw-renews-8/\">renewing its entire fall schedule\u003c/a>, an unprecedented move that demonstrates the degree of confidence the network has in its current programming and direction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can't dispute The CW is enjoying a great year. Not only are its viewing ratings \u003ca href=\"http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/cws-flash-ratings-gains-kudos-buzz-drives-nets-new-momentum-1201396919/\">up across the board\u003c/a>—something harder to do at a time with so many channel and platform options—but it has some of the best shows on television. Traditionally stigmatized as a youth-geared network, it is becoming more socially acceptable to admit that you watch The CW as a grown adult. (Unfortunately, that confession often comes with the loathsome qualifier “guilty pleasure.”) But I say embrace The CW love! Here's why:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Beautiful shows with character-driven narratives.\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/W1AWJupRqXM'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/W1AWJupRqXM'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>If you haven’t checked out the CW lineup recently, then do yourself a favor and try out some of its shows. There is a wide variety, from superhero fare (\u003ci>Arrow \u003c/i>or \u003ci>The Flash) \u003c/i>to smart, brutal science fiction (\u003ci>The 100) \u003c/i>to visually-luscious, historical romance (\u003ci>Reign)\u003c/i>. The production values are on par with or better than other broadcast networks despite the comparatively small budgets. \u003ci>The 100 \u003c/i>was \u003ca href=\"http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/the_100_executive_producer_jason_rothenberg_emmy_nomination_reaction_season_2_scoop-2014-07\">nominated for an Emmy\u003c/a> for its visual effects last year, and \u003cem>HuffPost TV\u003c/em>'s Maureen Ryan \u003ca href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/15/arrow-finale-review_n_5333304.html\">makes the argument\u003c/a> that \u003ci>Arrow \u003c/i>consistently employs some of the best and financially-efficient directors on TV.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "fullwidth"
},
"numeric": [
"fullwidth"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it isn’t just the visuals that make The CW’s programming so effective. Unlike some of the more procedural dramas on other networks, The CW’s shows all make character-driven storytelling a priority. Even on the most formulaic of its shows—i.e. \u003ci>The Flash\u003c/i>, which employs both a police procedural and supervillain-of-the-week structure—character rules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CW has a reputation for and history of romance drama, and perhaps this is directly related to its prioritization of character over action. Last week, NPR’s Linda Holmes\u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2015/01/08/375849088/parenthood-and-the-strange-case-of-the-missing-family-drama\"> lamented the dearth of family drama\u003c/a> on television today. She dug out Ken Tucker's decades-old assessment of TV drama for \u003cem>Entertainment Weekly\u003c/em> as divided into two categories: the drama of action and the drama of emotions. Most of The CW’s programming employs both kinds of TV drama in fun and compelling ways, but—when it comes down to it—these shows care about emotion first, and that’s what makes them great. And, until recently, unfairly stigmatized.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Catering to a younger, often female audience. \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/9IPLmDP6opo'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/9IPLmDP6opo'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>The CW manages to stay on television despite relatively low ratings because of its success in the coveted 18-49 demographic. And though the network has increased the number of men watching with the introduction of \u003cem>Arrow \u003c/em>and \u003cem>The Flash\u003c/em>, a majority of those viewers are still women. Perhaps this is why The CW is full of female characters and that shows with female leads don’t become That Show With the Female Lead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On this network, central female characters are a given. Better than that, they talk to other women—and often times not about men (hi, Alison Bechdel!). \u003ci>The 100 \u003c/i>regularly features scenes in which female leaders sit around discussing decisions that will influence the future of humanity. The same goes for \u003ci>Reign\u003c/i>, in which arguably the two most compelling and powerful characters on the show are Queen Mary and Queen Catherine. These characters are not only allowed to lead unapologetically and (usually) without comment, but they are allowed to make mistakes, be villainous, and put themselves first without punishment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Writing to and for young women isn’t a secondary feature of The CW like it is on many other networks, and this is reinforced by the number of female showrunners active behind-the-scenes. Julie Plec and Caroline Dries run the ever-popular \u003ci>The Vampire Diaries\u003c/i>. Laurie McCarthy runs \u003ci>Reign\u003c/i>. Jennie Urman runs \u003ci>Jane the Virgin\u003c/i>. And, even on the shows that have men in the lead writing position, the writers' rooms have a gender balance that is all too rare on TV.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Filling the feel-good gap. \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/BfT6ec7ONAM'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/BfT6ec7ONAM'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>TV has recently been characterized as The Era of Gritty Anti-Hero Television so much so that the balance between feel-good television and dark, gritty drama has been lost, with the latter becoming synonymous with “good” television and the former dismissed as vapid fare. But two CW freshman dramas—\u003cem>Jane the Virgin \u003c/em>and \u003cem>The Flash—\u003c/em>fall firmly into the feel-good drama department (especially \u003cem>Jane\u003c/em>), and are also recognized as two of the best new shows of 2014. In a television industry that is trying to copy the \u003cem>Breaking Bad \u003c/em>grittiness, The CW is trying something different with these shows, and it is paying off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's also worth noting that \u003cem>Jane the Virgin \u003c/em>is one of the few shows on TV with a main character who not only speaks solely in Spanish, but is an undocumented immigrant, which not only increases this network's diversity in important ways, but makes me feel good about the show on a meta level, in addition to feeling good about the delightful narratives it delivers week after week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Launching successful spin-offs. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/_H0o5nf_pkA'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/_H0o5nf_pkA'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Though The CW has fewer primetime shows than its \"Big Five\" counterparts, it still has an incredible amount of diversity. Though it may have some of the best feel-good dramas on TV, it also has one of the most brutal in \u003cem>The 100\u003c/em>. And, while the network may be launching new and exciting shows, it is also doubling down on proven favorites.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It isn't easy to launch a successful spin-off, but The CW has done it twice in the past two seasons—in 2013 with \u003cem>The Vampire Diaries' \u003c/em>spinoff \u003cem>The Originals\u003c/em> and in 2014 with \u003cem>Arrow \u003c/em>spin-off \u003cem>The Flash\u003c/em>. Both are successful enough to warrant renewals for fall 2015, with the latter boasting the most-watched premiere in network history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Flash \u003c/em>and \u003cem>Arrow \u003c/em>are not only solid programs in their own right, but they have also seemingly figured out the secret to crossover success, sharing a two-hour event this season. The episodes were a success in the ratings, but also creatively, expanding the fictional universe in a way that other spin-off ventures have either failed at or not even attempted. In the era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, \u003cem>Arrow \u003c/em>and \u003cem>The Flash \u003c/em>have done for TV what \u003cem>The Avengers \u003c/em>has done for film (when it comes to pushing the boundaries of the fictional universe), and is a model for what other television franchises could accomplish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>A shift in critical weight. \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/lEeujoHl4yM'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/lEeujoHl4yM'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>The truth is: The CW—and, before it, The WB—has always had some great television. \u003cem>Gilmore Girls. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Veronica Mars \u003c/em>(originally on UPN before the merge). \u003cem>Dawon's Creek\u003c/em>. \u003cem>Felicity\u003c/em>. These have all become classics, and many of them changed what television was doing in interesting and progressive ways, while still telling compelling narratives (with, might I mention, some of the best female TV characters \u003cem>ever\u003c/em>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though the network is enjoying a particularly excellent period in its history, I would argue that it’s not that The CW has gotten so much better, but that mainstream criticism has accepted that youth-geared media is worthy of attention and, in some cases, acclaim. There has been a lot of attention paid in the last year to the rise in popularity of young adult entertainment for adults, and much of it \u003ca href=\"http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2014/06/against_ya_adults_should_be_embarrassed_to_read_children_s_books.html\">has been negative\u003c/a>. Critics worry that adults are consuming more \"dumbed-down\" television and books meant for their children, but many of these youth-geared entertainment properties are complex, ground-breaking stories in their own right with only the age of their protagonist separating them from their more \"mature\" counterparts. The CW, and The WB before it, has always known this. The bulk of mainstream television criticism is just catching on now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
},
{
"type": "component",
"content": "",
"name": "ad",
"attributes": {
"named": {
"label": "floatright"
},
"numeric": [
"floatright"
]
}
},
{
"type": "contentString",
"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Are you a fan of The CW? Why or why not? Share your thoughts in the comments below.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
"attributes": {
"named": {},
"numeric": []
}
}
],
"link": "/pop/14608/all-hail-the-cw-how-the-youth-geared-network-became-one-of-the-best-on-tv",
"authors": [
"3220"
],
"categories": [
"pop_3"
],
"featImg": "pop_14643",
"label": "pop"
}
},
"podcastsReducer": {
"isFetching": false,
"fetchFailed": false,
"hasFetched": false,
"podcasts": {}
},
"radioProgramsReducer": {
"isFetching": false,
"fetchFailed": false,
"hasFetched": false,
"radioPrograms": {}
},
"radioSearchSegmentsReducer": {},
"programsReducer": {
"all-things-considered": {
"id": "all-things-considered",
"title": "All Things Considered",
"info": "Every weekday, \u003cem>All Things Considered\u003c/em> hosts Robert Siegel, Audie Cornish, Ari Shapiro, and Kelly McEvers present the program's trademark mix of news, interviews, commentaries, reviews, and offbeat features. Michel Martin hosts on the weekends.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 1pm-2pm, 4:30pm-6:30pm\u003cbr />SAT-SUN 5pm-6pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/All-Things-Considered-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/programs/all-things-considered/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/all-things-considered"
},
"american-suburb-podcast": {
"id": "american-suburb-podcast",
"title": "American Suburb: The Podcast",
"tagline": "The flip side of gentrification, told through one town",
"info": "Gentrification is changing cities across America, forcing people from neighborhoods they have long called home. Call them the displaced. Now those priced out of the Bay Area are looking for a better life in an unlikely place. American Suburb follows this migration to one California town along the Delta, 45 miles from San Francisco. But is this once sleepy suburb ready for them?",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/American-Suburb-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/news/series/american-suburb-podcast",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 19
},
"link": "/news/series/american-suburb-podcast/",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/RBrW",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?mt=2&id=1287748328",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/American-Suburb-p1086805/",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/american-suburb-podcast/feed/podcast",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkMzMDExODgxNjA5"
}
},
"baycurious": {
"id": "baycurious",
"title": "Bay Curious",
"tagline": "Exploring the Bay Area, one question at a time",
"info": "KQED’s new podcast, Bay Curious, gets to the bottom of the mysteries — both profound and peculiar — that give the Bay Area its unique identity. And we’ll do it with your help! You ask the questions. You decide what Bay Curious investigates. And you join us on the journey to find the answers.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bay-Curious-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Bay Curious",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/news/series/baycurious",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 3
},
"link": "/podcasts/baycurious",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bay-curious/id1172473406",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/500557090/bay-curious",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/category/bay-curious-podcast/feed/podcast",
"amazon": "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9a90d476-aa04-455d-9a4c-0871ed6216d4/bay-curious",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/bay-curious",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/6O76IdmhixfijmhTZLIJ8k"
}
},
"bbc-world-service": {
"id": "bbc-world-service",
"title": "BBC World Service",
"info": "The day's top stories from BBC News compiled twice daily in the week, once at weekends.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 9pm-10pm, TUE-FRI 1am-2am",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BBC-World-Service-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_world_service",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "BBC World Service"
},
"link": "/radio/program/bbc-world-service",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/global-news-podcast/id135067274?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/BBC-World-Service-p455581/",
"rss": "https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/p02nq0gn.rss"
}
},
"californiareport": {
"id": "californiareport",
"title": "The California Report",
"tagline": "California, day by day",
"info": "KQED’s statewide radio news program providing daily coverage of issues, trends and public policy decisions.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-California-Report-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED The California Report",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/californiareport",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 8
},
"link": "/californiareport",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kqeds-the-california-report/id79681292",
"amazon": "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/26099305-72af-4542-9dde-ac1807fe36d5/kqed-s-the-california-report",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/432285393/the-california-report",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqedfm-kqeds-the-california-report-podcast-8838",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/tcram/feed/podcast"
}
},
"californiareportmagazine": {
"id": "californiareportmagazine",
"title": "The California Report Magazine",
"tagline": "Your state, your stories",
"info": "Every week, The California Report Magazine takes you on a road trip for the ears: to visit the places and meet the people who make California unique. The in-depth storytelling podcast from the California Report.",
"airtime": "FRI 4:30pm-5pm, 6:30pm-7pm, 11pm-11:30pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-California-Report-Magazine-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED The California Report Magazine",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/californiareportmagazine",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 10
},
"link": "/californiareportmagazine",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-california-report-magazine/id1314750545",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkM3NjkwNjk1OTAz",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/564733126/the-california-report-magazine",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/the-california-report-magazine",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/tcrmag/feed/podcast"
}
},
"city-arts": {
"id": "city-arts",
"title": "City Arts & Lectures",
"info": "A one-hour radio program to hear celebrated writers, artists and thinkers address contemporary ideas and values, often discussing the creative process. Please note: tapes or transcripts are not available",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/05/cityartsandlecture-300x300.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.cityarts.net/",
"airtime": "SUN 1pm-2pm, TUE 10pm, WED 1am",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "City Arts & Lectures"
},
"link": "https://www.cityarts.net",
"subscribe": {
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/City-Arts-and-Lectures-p692/",
"rss": "https://www.cityarts.net/feed/"
}
},
"closealltabs": {
"id": "closealltabs",
"title": "Close All Tabs",
"tagline": "Your irreverent guide to the trends redefining our world",
"info": "Close All Tabs breaks down how digital culture shapes our world through thoughtful insights and irreverent humor.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CAT_2_Tile-scaled.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Close All Tabs",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/closealltabs",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 1
},
"link": "/podcasts/closealltabs",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/close-all-tabs/id214663465",
"rss": "https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC6993880386",
"amazon": "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/92d9d4ac-67a3-4eed-b10a-fb45d45b1ef2/close-all-tabs",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/6LAJFHnGK1pYXYzv6SIol6?si=deb0cae19813417c"
}
},
"code-switch-life-kit": {
"id": "code-switch-life-kit",
"title": "Code Switch / Life Kit",
"info": "\u003cem>Code Switch\u003c/em>, which listeners will hear in the first part of the hour, has fearless and much-needed conversations about race. Hosted by journalists of color, the show tackles the subject of race head-on, exploring how it impacts every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, sports and more.\u003cbr />\u003cbr />\u003cem>Life Kit\u003c/em>, which will be in the second part of the hour, guides you through spaces and feelings no one prepares you for — from finances to mental health, from workplace microaggressions to imposter syndrome, from relationships to parenting. The show features experts with real world experience and shares their knowledge. Because everyone needs a little help being human.\u003cbr />\u003cbr />\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch\">\u003cem>Code Switch\u003c/em> offical site and podcast\u003c/a>\u003cbr />\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/lifekit\">\u003cem>Life Kit\u003c/em> offical site and podcast\u003c/a>\u003cbr />",
"airtime": "SUN 9pm-10pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Code-Switch-Life-Kit-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/code-switch-life-kit",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/1112190608?mt=2&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnByLm9yZy9yc3MvcG9kY2FzdC5waHA_aWQ9NTEwMzEy",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/3bExJ9JQpkwNhoHvaIIuyV",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510312/podcast.xml"
}
},
"commonwealth-club": {
"id": "commonwealth-club",
"title": "Commonwealth Club of California Podcast",
"info": "The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum. As a non-partisan forum, The Club brings to the public airwaves diverse viewpoints on important topics. The Club's weekly radio broadcast - the oldest in the U.S., dating back to 1924 - is carried across the nation on public radio stations and is now podcasting. Our website archive features audio of our recent programs, as well as selected speeches from our long and distinguished history. This podcast feed is usually updated twice a week and is always un-edited.",
"airtime": "THU 10pm, FRI 1am",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Commonwealth-Club-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.commonwealthclub.org/podcasts",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "Commonwealth Club of California"
},
"link": "/radio/program/commonwealth-club",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/commonwealth-club-of-california-podcast/id976334034?mt=2",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jb21tb253ZWFsdGhjbHViLm9yZy9hdWRpby9wb2RjYXN0L3dlZWtseS54bWw",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/Commonwealth-Club-of-California-p1060/"
}
},
"forum": {
"id": "forum",
"title": "Forum",
"tagline": "The conversation starts here",
"info": "KQED’s live call-in program discussing local, state, national and international issues, as well as in-depth interviews.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 9am-11am, 10pm-11pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Forum-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Forum with Mina Kim and Alexis Madrigal",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/forum",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 9
},
"link": "/forum",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kqeds-forum/id73329719",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkM5NTU3MzgxNjMz",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/432307980/forum",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqedfm-kqeds-forum-podcast",
"rss": "https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC9557381633"
}
},
"freakonomics-radio": {
"id": "freakonomics-radio",
"title": "Freakonomics Radio",
"info": "Freakonomics Radio is a one-hour award-winning podcast and public-radio project hosted by Stephen Dubner, with co-author Steve Levitt as a regular guest. It is produced in partnership with WNYC.",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/freakonomicsRadio.png",
"officialWebsiteLink": "http://freakonomics.com/",
"airtime": "SUN 1am-2am, SAT 3pm-4pm",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "WNYC"
},
"link": "/radio/program/freakonomics-radio",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/4s8b",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/freakonomics-radio/id354668519",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/podcasts/WNYC-Podcasts/Freakonomics-Radio-p272293/",
"rss": "https://feeds.feedburner.com/freakonomicsradio"
}
},
"fresh-air": {
"id": "fresh-air",
"title": "Fresh Air",
"info": "Hosted by Terry Gross, \u003cem>Fresh Air from WHYY\u003c/em> is the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues. One of public radio's most popular programs, Fresh Air features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 7pm-8pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Fresh-Air-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/fresh-air",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/4s8b",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=214089682&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/Fresh-Air-p17/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/381444908/podcast.xml"
}
},
"here-and-now": {
"id": "here-and-now",
"title": "Here & Now",
"info": "A live production of NPR and WBUR Boston, in collaboration with stations across the country, Here & Now reflects the fluid world of news as it's happening in the middle of the day, with timely, in-depth news, interviews and conversation. Hosted by Robin Young, Jeremy Hobson and Tonya Mosley.",
"airtime": "MON-THU 11am-12pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Here-And-Now-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/here-and-now",
"subsdcribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?mt=2&id=426698661",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/Here--Now-p211/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510051/podcast.xml"
}
},
"hidden-brain": {
"id": "hidden-brain",
"title": "Hidden Brain",
"info": "Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships.",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/05/hiddenbrain.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/series/423302056/hidden-brain",
"airtime": "SUN 7pm-8pm",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "NPR"
},
"link": "/radio/program/hidden-brain",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hidden-brain/id1028908750?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/podcasts/Science-Podcasts/Hidden-Brain-p787503/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510308/podcast.xml"
}
},
"how-i-built-this": {
"id": "how-i-built-this",
"title": "How I Built This with Guy Raz",
"info": "Guy Raz dives into the stories behind some of the world's best known companies. How I Built This weaves a narrative journey about innovators, entrepreneurs and idealists—and the movements they built.",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/howIBuiltThis.png",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-this",
"airtime": "SUN 7:30pm-8pm",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/how-i-built-this",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/3zxy",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-built-this-with-guy-raz/id1150510297?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/How-I-Built-This-p910896/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510313/podcast.xml"
}
},
"hyphenacion": {
"id": "hyphenacion",
"title": "Hyphenación",
"tagline": "Where conversation and cultura meet",
"info": "What kind of no sabo word is Hyphenación? For us, it’s about living within a hyphenation. Like being a third-gen Mexican-American from the Texas border now living that Bay Area Chicano life. Like Xorje! Each week we bring together a couple of hyphenated Latinos to talk all about personal life choices: family, careers, relationships, belonging … everything is on the table. ",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Hyphenacion_FinalAssets_PodcastTile.png",
"imageAlt": "KQED Hyphenación",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/hyphenacion",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 15
},
"link": "/podcasts/hyphenacion",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hyphenaci%C3%B3n/id1191591838",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/2p3Fifq96nw9BPcmFdIq0o?si=39209f7b25774f38",
"youtube": "https://www.youtube.com/c/kqedarts",
"amazon": "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/6c3dd23c-93fb-4aab-97ba-1725fa6315f1/hyphenaci%C3%B3n",
"rss": "https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC2275451163"
}
},
"jerrybrown": {
"id": "jerrybrown",
"title": "The Political Mind of Jerry Brown",
"tagline": "Lessons from a lifetime in politics",
"info": "The Political Mind of Jerry Brown brings listeners the wisdom of the former Governor, Mayor, and presidential candidate. Scott Shafer interviewed Brown for more than 40 hours, covering the former governor's life and half-century in the political game – and Brown has some lessons he'd like to share. ",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Political-Mind-of-Jerry-Brown-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED The Political Mind of Jerry Brown",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/jerrybrown",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 18
},
"link": "/podcasts/jerrybrown",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/790253322/the-political-mind-of-jerry-brown",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1492194549",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/jerrybrown/feed/podcast/",
"tuneIn": "http://tun.in/pjGcK",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/the-political-mind-of-jerry-brown",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/54C1dmuyFyKMFttY6X2j6r?si=K8SgRCoISNK6ZbjpXrX5-w",
"amazon": "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/44420f75-3b0e-4301-ab3b-16da6b09e543/the-political-mind-of-jerry-brown"
}
},
"latino-usa": {
"id": "latino-usa",
"title": "Latino USA",
"airtime": "MON 1am-2am, SUN 6pm-7pm",
"info": "Latino USA, the radio journal of news and culture, is the only national, English-language radio program produced from a Latino perspective.",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/latinoUsa.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "http://latinousa.org/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/latino-usa",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/xtTd",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=79681317&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/Latino-USA-p621/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510016/podcast.xml"
}
},
"marketplace": {
"id": "marketplace",
"title": "Marketplace",
"info": "Our flagship program, helmed by Kai Ryssdal, examines what the day in money delivered, through stories, conversations, newsworthy numbers and more. Updated Monday through Friday at about 3:30 p.m. PT.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 4pm-4:30pm, MON-WED 6:30pm-7pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Marketplace-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.marketplace.org/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "American Public Media"
},
"link": "/radio/program/marketplace",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=201853034&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/APM-Marketplace-p88/",
"rss": "https://feeds.publicradio.org/public_feeds/marketplace-pm/rss/rss"
}
},
"masters-of-scale": {
"id": "masters-of-scale",
"title": "Masters of Scale",
"info": "Masters of Scale is an original podcast in which LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock Partner Reid Hoffman sets out to describe and prove theories that explain how great entrepreneurs take their companies from zero to a gazillion in ingenious fashion.",
"airtime": "Every other Wednesday June 12 through October 16 at 8pm (repeats Thursdays at 2am)",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Masters-of-Scale-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://mastersofscale.com/",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "WaitWhat"
},
"link": "/radio/program/masters-of-scale",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "http://mastersofscale.app.link/",
"rss": "https://rss.art19.com/masters-of-scale"
}
},
"mindshift": {
"id": "mindshift",
"title": "MindShift",
"tagline": "A podcast about the future of learning and how we raise our kids",
"info": "The MindShift podcast explores the innovations in education that are shaping how kids learn. Hosts Ki Sung and Katrina Schwartz introduce listeners to educators, researchers, parents and students who are developing effective ways to improve how kids learn. We cover topics like how fed-up administrators are developing surprising tactics to deal with classroom disruptions; how listening to podcasts are helping kids develop reading skills; the consequences of overparenting; and why interdisciplinary learning can engage students on all ends of the traditional achievement spectrum. This podcast is part of the MindShift education site, a division of KQED News. KQED is an NPR/PBS member station based in San Francisco. You can also visit the MindShift website for episodes and supplemental blog posts or tweet us \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/MindShiftKQED\">@MindShiftKQED\u003c/a> or visit us at \u003ca href=\"/mindshift\">MindShift.KQED.org\u003c/a>",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Mindshift-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED MindShift: How We Will Learn",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/mindshift/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 12
},
"link": "/podcasts/mindshift",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindshift-podcast/id1078765985",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkM1NzY0NjAwNDI5",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/464615685/mind-shift-podcast",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/stories-teachers-share",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/0MxSpNYZKNprFLCl7eEtyx"
}
},
"morning-edition": {
"id": "morning-edition",
"title": "Morning Edition",
"info": "\u003cem>Morning Edition\u003c/em> takes listeners around the country and the world with multi-faceted stories and commentaries every weekday. Hosts Steve Inskeep, David Greene and Rachel Martin bring you the latest breaking news and features to prepare you for the day.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 3am-9am",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Morning-Edition-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/programs/morning-edition/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/morning-edition"
},
"onourwatch": {
"id": "onourwatch",
"title": "On Our Watch",
"tagline": "Deeply-reported investigative journalism",
"info": "For decades, the process for how police police themselves has been inconsistent – if not opaque. In some states, like California, these proceedings were completely hidden. After a new police transparency law unsealed scores of internal affairs files, our reporters set out to examine these cases and the shadow world of police discipline. On Our Watch brings listeners into the rooms where officers are questioned and witnesses are interrogated to find out who this system is really protecting. Is it the officers, or the public they've sworn to serve?",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/On-Our-Watch-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "On Our Watch from NPR and KQED",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/onourwatch",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 11
},
"link": "/podcasts/onourwatch",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1567098962",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5ucHIub3JnLzUxMDM2MC9wb2RjYXN0LnhtbD9zYz1nb29nbGVwb2RjYXN0cw",
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/onourwatch",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/0OLWoyizopu6tY1XiuX70x",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/On-Our-Watch-p1436229/",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/show/on-our-watch",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510360/podcast.xml"
}
},
"on-the-media": {
"id": "on-the-media",
"title": "On The Media",
"info": "Our weekly podcast explores how the media 'sausage' is made, casts an incisive eye on fluctuations in the marketplace of ideas, and examines threats to the freedom of information and expression in America and abroad. For one hour a week, the show tries to lift the veil from the process of \"making media,\" especially news media, because it's through that lens that we see the world and the world sees us",
"airtime": "SUN 2pm-3pm, MON 12am-1am",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/onTheMedia.png",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/otm",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "wnyc"
},
"link": "/radio/program/on-the-media",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-media/id73330715?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/On-the-Media-p69/",
"rss": "http://feeds.wnyc.org/onthemedia"
}
},
"pbs-newshour": {
"id": "pbs-newshour",
"title": "PBS NewsHour",
"info": "Analysis, background reports and updates from the PBS NewsHour putting today's news in context.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 3pm-4pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PBS-News-Hour-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "pbs"
},
"link": "/radio/program/pbs-newshour",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pbs-newshour-full-show/id394432287?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/PBS-NewsHour---Full-Show-p425698/",
"rss": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/feeds/rss/podcasts/show"
}
},
"perspectives": {
"id": "perspectives",
"title": "Perspectives",
"tagline": "KQED's series of daily listener commentaries since 1991",
"info": "KQED's series of daily listener commentaries since 1991.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Perspectives_Tile_Final.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Perspectives",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/perspectives/",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 14
},
"link": "/perspectives",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id73801135",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/432309616/perspectives",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/perspectives/category/perspectives/feed/",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93dzIua3FlZC5vcmcvcGVyc3BlY3RpdmVzL2NhdGVnb3J5L3BlcnNwZWN0aXZlcy9mZWVkLw"
}
},
"planet-money": {
"id": "planet-money",
"title": "Planet Money",
"info": "The economy explained. Imagine you could call up a friend and say, Meet me at the bar and tell me what's going on with the economy. Now imagine that's actually a fun evening.",
"airtime": "SUN 3pm-4pm",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/planetmoney.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/sections/money/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/planet-money",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/M4f5",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/planet-money/id290783428?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/podcasts/Business--Economics-Podcasts/Planet-Money-p164680/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510289/podcast.xml"
}
},
"politicalbreakdown": {
"id": "politicalbreakdown",
"title": "Political Breakdown",
"tagline": "Politics from a personal perspective",
"info": "Political Breakdown is a new series that explores the political intersection of California and the nation. Each week hosts Scott Shafer and Marisa Lagos are joined with a new special guest to unpack politics -- with personality — and offer an insider’s glimpse at how politics happens.",
"airtime": "THU 6:30pm-7pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Political-Breakdown-2024-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Political Breakdown",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/politicalbreakdown",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 5
},
"link": "/podcasts/politicalbreakdown",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/political-breakdown/id1327641087",
"amazon": "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e0c2d153-ad36-4c8d-901d-f1da6a724824/political-breakdown",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/572155894/political-breakdown",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/political-breakdown",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/07RVyIjIdk2WDuVehvBMoN",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/tag/political-breakdown/feed/podcast"
}
},
"possible": {
"id": "possible",
"title": "Possible",
"info": "Possible is hosted by entrepreneur Reid Hoffman and writer Aria Finger. Together in Possible, Hoffman and Finger lead enlightening discussions about building a brighter collective future. The show features interviews with visionary guests like Trevor Noah, Sam Altman and Janette Sadik-Khan. Possible paints an optimistic portrait of the world we can create through science, policy, business, art and our shared humanity. It asks: What if everything goes right for once? How can we get there? Each episode also includes a short fiction story generated by advanced AI GPT-4, serving as a thought-provoking springboard to speculate how humanity could leverage technology for good.",
"airtime": "SUN 2pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Possible-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.possible.fm/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "Possible"
},
"link": "/radio/program/possible",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/possible/id1677184070",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/730YpdUSNlMyPQwNnyjp4k"
}
},
"pri-the-world": {
"id": "pri-the-world",
"title": "PRI's The World: Latest Edition",
"info": "Each weekday, host Marco Werman and his team of producers bring you the world's most interesting stories in an hour of radio that reminds us just how small our planet really is.",
"airtime": "MON-FRI 2pm-3pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-World-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.pri.org/programs/the-world",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "PRI"
},
"link": "/radio/program/pri-the-world",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pris-the-world-latest-edition/id278196007?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/PRIs-The-World-p24/",
"rss": "http://feeds.feedburner.com/pri/theworld"
}
},
"radiolab": {
"id": "radiolab",
"title": "Radiolab",
"info": "A two-time Peabody Award-winner, Radiolab is an investigation told through sounds and stories, and centered around one big idea. In the Radiolab world, information sounds like music and science and culture collide. Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, the show is designed for listeners who demand skepticism, but appreciate wonder. WNYC Studios is the producer of other leading podcasts including Freakonomics Radio, Death, Sex & Money, On the Media and many more.",
"airtime": "SUN 12am-1am, SAT 2pm-3pm",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/radiolab1400.png",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/radiolab/",
"meta": {
"site": "science",
"source": "WNYC"
},
"link": "/radio/program/radiolab",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radiolab/id152249110?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/RadioLab-p68032/",
"rss": "https://feeds.wnyc.org/radiolab"
}
},
"reveal": {
"id": "reveal",
"title": "Reveal",
"info": "Created by The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX, Reveal is public radios first one-hour weekly radio show and podcast dedicated to investigative reporting. Credible, fact based and without a partisan agenda, Reveal combines the power and artistry of driveway moment storytelling with data-rich reporting on critically important issues. The result is stories that inform and inspire, arming our listeners with information to right injustices, hold the powerful accountable and improve lives.Reveal is hosted by Al Letson and showcases the award-winning work of CIR and newsrooms large and small across the nation. In a radio and podcast market crowded with choices, Reveal focuses on important and often surprising stories that illuminate the world for our listeners.",
"airtime": "SAT 4pm-5pm",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/reveal300px.png",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/reveal",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/reveal/id886009669",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/Reveal-p679597/",
"rss": "http://feeds.revealradio.org/revealpodcast"
}
},
"rightnowish": {
"id": "rightnowish",
"title": "Rightnowish",
"tagline": "Art is where you find it",
"info": "Rightnowish digs into life in the Bay Area right now… ish. Journalist Pendarvis Harshaw takes us to galleries painted on the sides of liquor stores in West Oakland. We'll dance in warehouses in the Bayview, make smoothies with kids in South Berkeley, and listen to classical music in a 1984 Cutlass Supreme in Richmond. Every week, Pen talks to movers and shakers about how the Bay Area shapes what they create, and how they shape the place we call home.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rightnowish-Podcast-Tile-500x500-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Rightnowish with Pendarvis Harshaw",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/rightnowish",
"meta": {
"site": "arts",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 16
},
"link": "/podcasts/rightnowish",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/721590300/rightnowish",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/programs/rightnowish/feed/podcast",
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rightnowish/id1482187648",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/rightnowish",
"google": "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vS1FJTkMxMjU5MTY3NDc4",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/7kEJuafTzTVan7B78ttz1I"
}
},
"science-friday": {
"id": "science-friday",
"title": "Science Friday",
"info": "Science Friday is a weekly science talk show, broadcast live over public radio stations nationwide. Each week, the show focuses on science topics that are in the news and tries to bring an educated, balanced discussion to bear on the scientific issues at hand. Panels of expert guests join host Ira Flatow, a veteran science journalist, to discuss science and to take questions from listeners during the call-in portion of the program.",
"airtime": "FRI 11am-1pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Science-Friday-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/science-friday",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/science-friday",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=73329284&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/Science-Friday-p394/",
"rss": "http://feeds.wnyc.org/science-friday"
}
},
"snap-judgment": {
"id": "snap-judgment",
"title": "Snap Judgment",
"tagline": "Real stories with killer beats",
"info": "The Snap Judgment radio show and podcast mixes real stories with killer beats to produce cinematic, dramatic radio. Snap's musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see the world through the eyes of another. This is storytelling... with a BEAT!! Snap first aired on public radio stations nationwide in July 2010. Today, Snap Judgment airs on over 450 public radio stations and is brought to the airwaves by KQED & PRX.",
"airtime": "SAT 1pm-2pm, 9pm-10pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Snap-Judgment-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Snap Judgment",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://snapjudgment.org",
"meta": {
"site": "arts",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 4
},
"link": "https://snapjudgment.org",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/snap-judgment/id283657561",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/449018144/snap-judgment",
"stitcher": "https://www.pandora.com/podcast/snap-judgment/PC:241?source=stitcher-sunset",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/3Cct7ZWmxHNAtLgBTqjC5v",
"rss": "https://snap.feed.snapjudgment.org/"
}
},
"soldout": {
"id": "soldout",
"title": "SOLD OUT: Rethinking Housing in America",
"tagline": "A new future for housing",
"info": "Sold Out: Rethinking Housing in America",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sold-Out-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Sold Out: Rethinking Housing in America",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/soldout",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 13
},
"link": "/podcasts/soldout",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/911586047/s-o-l-d-o-u-t-a-new-future-for-housing",
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/introducing-sold-out-rethinking-housing-in-america/id1531354937",
"rss": "https://feeds.megaphone.fm/soldout",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/38dTBSk2ISFoPiyYNoKn1X",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/sold-out-rethinking-housing-in-america",
"tunein": "https://tunein.com/radio/SOLD-OUT-Rethinking-Housing-in-America-p1365871/"
}
},
"spooked": {
"id": "spooked",
"title": "Spooked",
"tagline": "True-life supernatural stories",
"info": "",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Spooked-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED Spooked",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://spookedpodcast.org/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 7
},
"link": "https://spookedpodcast.org/",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spooked/id1279361017",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/549547848/snap-judgment-presents-spooked",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/76571Rfl3m7PLJQZKQIGCT",
"rss": "https://feeds.simplecast.com/TBotaapn"
}
},
"tech-nation": {
"id": "tech-nation",
"title": "Tech Nation Radio Podcast",
"info": "Tech Nation is a weekly public radio program, hosted by Dr. Moira Gunn. Founded in 1993, it has grown from a simple interview show to a multi-faceted production, featuring conversations with noted technology and science leaders, and a weekly science and technology-related commentary.",
"airtime": "FRI 10pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Tech-Nation-Radio-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "http://technation.podomatic.com/",
"meta": {
"site": "science",
"source": "Tech Nation Media"
},
"link": "/radio/program/tech-nation",
"subscribe": {
"rss": "https://technation.podomatic.com/rss2.xml"
}
},
"ted-radio-hour": {
"id": "ted-radio-hour",
"title": "TED Radio Hour",
"info": "The TED Radio Hour is a journey through fascinating ideas, astonishing inventions, fresh approaches to old problems, and new ways to think and create.",
"airtime": "SUN 3pm-4pm, SAT 10pm-11pm",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/tedRadioHour.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/?showDate=2018-06-22",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/ted-radio-hour",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/8vsS",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=523121474&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/TED-Radio-Hour-p418021/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/510298/podcast.xml"
}
},
"thebay": {
"id": "thebay",
"title": "The Bay",
"tagline": "Local news to keep you rooted",
"info": "Host Devin Katayama walks you through the biggest story of the day with reporters and newsmakers.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Bay-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED The Bay",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/thebay",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 2
},
"link": "/podcasts/thebay",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bay/id1350043452",
"amazon": "https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/d800ea4c-7a2c-42f2-b861-edaf78a5db0b/the-bay",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/586725995/the-bay",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/the-bay",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/4BIKBKIujizLHlIlBNaAqQ",
"rss": "https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC8259786327"
}
},
"thelatest": {
"id": "thelatest",
"title": "The Latest",
"tagline": "Trusted local news in real time",
"info": "",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/The-Latest-2025-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED The Latest",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/thelatest",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 6
},
"link": "/thelatest",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-latest-from-kqed/id1197721799",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/1257949365/the-latest-from-k-q-e-d",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/5KIIXMgM9GTi5AepwOYvIZ?si=bd3053fec7244dba",
"rss": "https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC9137121918"
}
},
"theleap": {
"id": "theleap",
"title": "The Leap",
"tagline": "What if you closed your eyes, and jumped?",
"info": "Stories about people making dramatic, risky changes, told by award-winning public radio reporter Judy Campbell.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Leap-Podcast-Tile-703x703-1.jpg",
"imageAlt": "KQED The Leap",
"officialWebsiteLink": "/podcasts/theleap",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "kqed",
"order": 17
},
"link": "/podcasts/theleap",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-leap/id1046668171",
"npr": "https://www.npr.org/podcasts/447248267/the-leap",
"stitcher": "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kqed/the-leap",
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/show/3sSlVHHzU0ytLwuGs1SD1U",
"rss": "https://ww2.kqed.org/news/programs/the-leap/feed/podcast"
}
},
"the-moth-radio-hour": {
"id": "the-moth-radio-hour",
"title": "The Moth Radio Hour",
"info": "Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of true stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Moth storytellers stand alone, under a spotlight, with only a microphone and a roomful of strangers. The storyteller and the audience embark on a high-wire act of shared experience which is both terrifying and exhilarating. Since 2008, The Moth podcast has featured many of our favorite stories told live on Moth stages around the country. For information on all of our programs and live events, visit themoth.org.",
"airtime": "SAT 8pm-9pm and SUN 11am-12pm",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/theMoth.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://themoth.org/",
"meta": {
"site": "arts",
"source": "prx"
},
"link": "/radio/program/the-moth-radio-hour",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moth-podcast/id275699983?mt=2",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/The-Moth-p273888/",
"rss": "http://feeds.themoth.org/themothpodcast"
}
},
"the-new-yorker-radio-hour": {
"id": "the-new-yorker-radio-hour",
"title": "The New Yorker Radio Hour",
"info": "The New Yorker Radio Hour is a weekly program presented by the magazine's editor, David Remnick, and produced by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker. Each episode features a diverse mix of interviews, profiles, storytelling, and an occasional burst of humor inspired by the magazine, and shaped by its writers, artists, and editors. This isn't a radio version of a magazine, but something all its own, reflecting the rich possibilities of audio storytelling and conversation. Theme music for the show was composed and performed by Merrill Garbus of tUnE-YArDs.",
"airtime": "SAT 10am-11am",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-New-Yorker-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/tnyradiohour",
"meta": {
"site": "arts",
"source": "WNYC"
},
"link": "/radio/program/the-new-yorker-radio-hour",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1050430296",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/podcasts/WNYC-Podcasts/New-Yorker-Radio-Hour-p803804/",
"rss": "https://feeds.feedburner.com/newyorkerradiohour"
}
},
"the-sam-sanders-show": {
"id": "the-sam-sanders-show",
"title": "The Sam Sanders Show",
"info": "One of public radio's most dynamic voices, Sam Sanders helped launch The NPR Politics Podcast and hosted NPR's hit show It's Been A Minute. Now, the award-winning host returns with something brand new, The Sam Sanders Show. Every week, Sam Sanders and friends dig into the culture that shapes our lives: what's driving the biggest trends, how artists really think, and even the memes you can't stop scrolling past. Sam is beloved for his way of unpacking the world and bringing you up close to fresh currents and engaging conversations. The Sam Sanders Show is smart, funny and always a good time.",
"airtime": "FRI 12-1pm AND SAT 11am-12pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/The-Sam-Sanders-Show-Podcast-Tile-400x400-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.kcrw.com/shows/the-sam-sanders-show/latest",
"meta": {
"site": "arts",
"source": "KCRW"
},
"link": "https://www.kcrw.com/shows/the-sam-sanders-show/latest",
"subscribe": {
"rss": "https://feed.cdnstream1.com/zjb/feed/download/ac/28/59/ac28594c-e1d0-4231-8728-61865cdc80e8.xml"
}
},
"the-splendid-table": {
"id": "the-splendid-table",
"title": "The Splendid Table",
"info": "\u003cem>The Splendid Table\u003c/em> hosts our nation's conversations about cooking, sustainability and food culture.",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/The-Splendid-Table-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.splendidtable.org/",
"airtime": "SUN 10-11 pm",
"meta": {
"site": "radio",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/the-splendid-table"
},
"this-american-life": {
"id": "this-american-life",
"title": "This American Life",
"info": "This American Life is a weekly public radio show, heard by 2.2 million people on more than 500 stations. Another 2.5 million people download the weekly podcast. It is hosted by Ira Glass, produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media, delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange, and has won all of the major broadcasting awards.",
"airtime": "SAT 12pm-1pm, 7pm-8pm",
"imageSrc": "https://ww2.kqed.org/radio/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/04/thisAmericanLife.png",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.thisamericanlife.org/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "wbez"
},
"link": "/radio/program/this-american-life",
"subscribe": {
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=201671138&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"rss": "https://www.thisamericanlife.org/podcast/rss.xml"
}
},
"tinydeskradio": {
"id": "tinydeskradio",
"title": "Tiny Desk Radio",
"info": "We're bringing the best of Tiny Desk to the airwaves, only on public radio.",
"airtime": "SUN 8pm and SAT 9pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/300x300-For-Member-Station-Logo-Tiny-Desk-Radio-@2x.png",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-52030/tiny-desk-radio",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/tinydeskradio",
"subscribe": {
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/g-s1-52030/rss.xml"
}
},
"wait-wait-dont-tell-me": {
"id": "wait-wait-dont-tell-me",
"title": "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!",
"info": "Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis host the weekly NPR News quiz show alongside some of the best and brightest news and entertainment personalities.",
"airtime": "SUN 10am-11am, SAT 11am-12pm, SAT 6pm-7pm",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Wait-Wait-Podcast-Tile-300x300-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/wait-wait-dont-tell-me",
"subscribe": {
"npr": "https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/Xogv",
"apple": "https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?s=143441&mt=2&id=121493804&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory",
"tuneIn": "https://tunein.com/radio/Wait-Wait-Dont-Tell-Me-p46/",
"rss": "https://feeds.npr.org/344098539/podcast.xml"
}
},
"weekend-edition-saturday": {
"id": "weekend-edition-saturday",
"title": "Weekend Edition Saturday",
"info": "Weekend Edition Saturday wraps up the week's news and offers a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest stories. The two-hour program is hosted by NPR's Peabody Award-winning Scott Simon.",
"airtime": "SAT 5am-10am",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Weekend-Edition-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/programs/weekend-edition-saturday/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/weekend-edition-saturday"
},
"weekend-edition-sunday": {
"id": "weekend-edition-sunday",
"title": "Weekend Edition Sunday",
"info": "Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians. The program has covered news events from Nelson Mandela's 1990 release from a South African prison to the capture of Saddam Hussein.",
"airtime": "SUN 5am-10am",
"imageSrc": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Weekend-Edition-Podcast-Tile-360x360-1.jpg",
"officialWebsiteLink": "https://www.npr.org/programs/weekend-edition-sunday/",
"meta": {
"site": "news",
"source": "npr"
},
"link": "/radio/program/weekend-edition-sunday"
}
},
"racesReducer": {},
"racesGenElectionReducer": {},
"racesGenElection2026Reducer": {},
"racesGenElection2026PresidentialReducer": {},
"radioSchedulesReducer": {},
"listsReducer": {
"posts/pop?category=tv": {
"isFetching": false,
"latestQuery": {
"from": 420,
"size": 12
},
"vitalsOnly": false,
"totalRequested": 12,
"isLoading": false,
"isLoadingMore": true,
"total": {
"value": 629,
"relation": "eq"
},
"items": [
"pop_15083",
"pop_15028",
"pop_14940",
"pop_14819",
"pop_14949",
"pop_14538",
"pop_14901",
"pop_14869",
"pop_14846",
"pop_14777",
"pop_14685",
"pop_14608"
],
"complete": true
}
},
"recallGuideReducer": {
"intros": {},
"policy": {},
"candidates": {}
},
"savedArticleReducer": {
"articles": [],
"status": {}
},
"newslettersReducer": {
"isFetching": false,
"fetchFailed": false,
"hasFetched": false,
"newsletters": {},
"isSubscribing": false,
"isUnsubscribing": false,
"subscribedNewsletters": {}
},
"termsReducer": {
"about": {
"name": "About",
"type": "terms",
"id": "about",
"slug": "about",
"link": "/about",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"arts": {
"name": "Arts & Culture",
"grouping": [
"arts",
"pop",
"trulyca"
],
"description": "KQED Arts provides daily in-depth coverage of the Bay Area's music, art, film, performing arts, literature and arts news, as well as cultural commentary and criticism.",
"type": "terms",
"id": "arts",
"slug": "arts",
"link": "/arts",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"artschool": {
"name": "Art School",
"parent": "arts",
"type": "terms",
"id": "artschool",
"slug": "artschool",
"link": "/artschool",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"bayareabites": {
"name": "KQED food",
"grouping": [
"food",
"bayareabites",
"checkplease"
],
"parent": "food",
"type": "terms",
"id": "bayareabites",
"slug": "bayareabites",
"link": "/food",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"bayareahiphop": {
"name": "Bay Area Hiphop",
"type": "terms",
"id": "bayareahiphop",
"slug": "bayareahiphop",
"link": "/bayareahiphop",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"campaign21": {
"name": "Campaign 21",
"type": "terms",
"id": "campaign21",
"slug": "campaign21",
"link": "/campaign21",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"careers": {
"name": "Careers",
"type": "terms",
"id": "careers",
"slug": "careers",
"link": "/careers",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"checkplease": {
"name": "KQED food",
"grouping": [
"food",
"bayareabites",
"checkplease"
],
"parent": "food",
"type": "terms",
"id": "checkplease",
"slug": "checkplease",
"link": "/food",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"education": {
"name": "Education",
"grouping": [
"education"
],
"type": "terms",
"id": "education",
"slug": "education",
"link": "/education",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"elections": {
"name": "Elections",
"type": "terms",
"id": "elections",
"slug": "elections",
"link": "/elections",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"events": {
"name": "Events",
"type": "terms",
"id": "events",
"slug": "events",
"link": "/events",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"event": {
"name": "Event",
"alias": "events",
"type": "terms",
"id": "event",
"slug": "event",
"link": "/event",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"filmschoolshorts": {
"name": "Film School Shorts",
"type": "terms",
"id": "filmschoolshorts",
"slug": "filmschoolshorts",
"link": "/filmschoolshorts",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"food": {
"name": "KQED food",
"grouping": [
"food",
"bayareabites",
"checkplease"
],
"type": "terms",
"id": "food",
"slug": "food",
"link": "/food",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"forum": {
"name": "Forum",
"relatedContentQuery": "posts/forum?",
"parent": "news",
"type": "terms",
"id": "forum",
"slug": "forum",
"link": "/forum",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"futureofyou": {
"name": "Future of You",
"grouping": [
"science",
"futureofyou"
],
"parent": "science",
"type": "terms",
"id": "futureofyou",
"slug": "futureofyou",
"link": "/futureofyou",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"jpepinheart": {
"name": "KQED food",
"relatedContentQuery": "posts/food,bayareabites,checkplease",
"parent": "food",
"type": "terms",
"id": "jpepinheart",
"slug": "jpepinheart",
"link": "/food",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"liveblog": {
"name": "Live Blog",
"type": "terms",
"id": "liveblog",
"slug": "liveblog",
"link": "/liveblog",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"livetv": {
"name": "Live TV",
"parent": "tv",
"type": "terms",
"id": "livetv",
"slug": "livetv",
"link": "/livetv",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"lowdown": {
"name": "The Lowdown",
"relatedContentQuery": "posts/lowdown?",
"parent": "news",
"type": "terms",
"id": "lowdown",
"slug": "lowdown",
"link": "/lowdown",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"mindshift": {
"name": "Mindshift",
"parent": "news",
"description": "MindShift explores the future of education by highlighting the innovative – and sometimes counterintuitive – ways educators and parents are helping all children succeed.",
"type": "terms",
"id": "mindshift",
"slug": "mindshift",
"link": "/mindshift",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"news": {
"name": "News",
"grouping": [
"news",
"forum"
],
"type": "terms",
"id": "news",
"slug": "news",
"link": "/news",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"newsletters": {
"name": "newsletters",
"type": "terms",
"id": "newsletters",
"slug": "newsletters",
"link": "/newsletters",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"perspectives": {
"name": "Perspectives",
"parent": "radio",
"type": "terms",
"id": "perspectives",
"slug": "perspectives",
"link": "/perspectives",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"podcasts": {
"name": "Podcasts",
"type": "terms",
"id": "podcasts",
"slug": "podcasts",
"link": "/podcasts",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"pop": {
"name": "Pop",
"parent": "arts",
"type": "terms",
"id": "pop",
"slug": "pop",
"link": "/pop",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"pressroom": {
"name": "Pressroom",
"type": "terms",
"id": "pressroom",
"slug": "pressroom",
"link": "/pressroom",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"quest": {
"name": "Quest",
"parent": "science",
"type": "terms",
"id": "quest",
"slug": "quest",
"link": "/quest",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"radio": {
"name": "Radio",
"grouping": [
"forum",
"perspectives"
],
"description": "Listen to KQED Public Radio – home of Forum and The California Report – on 88.5 FM in San Francisco, 89.3 FM in Sacramento, 88.3 FM in Santa Rosa and 88.1 FM in Martinez.",
"type": "terms",
"id": "radio",
"slug": "radio",
"link": "/radio",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"root": {
"name": "KQED",
"image": "https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png",
"imageWidth": 1200,
"imageHeight": 630,
"headData": {
"title": "KQED | News, Radio, Podcasts, TV | Public Media for Northern California",
"description": "KQED provides public radio, television, and independent reporting on issues that matter to the Bay Area. We’re the NPR and PBS member station for Northern California."
},
"type": "terms",
"id": "root",
"slug": "root",
"link": "/root",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"science": {
"name": "Science",
"grouping": [
"science",
"futureofyou"
],
"description": "KQED Science brings you award-winning science and environment coverage from the Bay Area and beyond.",
"type": "terms",
"id": "science",
"slug": "science",
"link": "/science",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"stateofhealth": {
"name": "State of Health",
"parent": "science",
"type": "terms",
"id": "stateofhealth",
"slug": "stateofhealth",
"link": "/stateofhealth",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"support": {
"name": "Support",
"type": "terms",
"id": "support",
"slug": "support",
"link": "/support",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"thedolist": {
"name": "The Do List",
"parent": "arts",
"type": "terms",
"id": "thedolist",
"slug": "thedolist",
"link": "/thedolist",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"trulyca": {
"name": "Truly CA",
"grouping": [
"arts",
"pop",
"trulyca"
],
"parent": "arts",
"type": "terms",
"id": "trulyca",
"slug": "trulyca",
"link": "/trulyca",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"tv": {
"name": "TV",
"type": "terms",
"id": "tv",
"slug": "tv",
"link": "/tv",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"voterguide": {
"name": "Voter Guide",
"parent": "elections",
"alias": "elections",
"type": "terms",
"id": "voterguide",
"slug": "voterguide",
"link": "/voterguide",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"guiaelectoral": {
"name": "Guia Electoral",
"parent": "elections",
"alias": "elections",
"type": "terms",
"id": "guiaelectoral",
"slug": "guiaelectoral",
"link": "/guiaelectoral",
"taxonomy": "site"
},
"pop_category_tv": {
"isLoading": true
},
"pop_3": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "pop_3",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "3",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "TV",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "category",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "TV Archives | KQED Arts",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 3,
"slug": "tv",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/pop/category/tv"
},
"pop_9": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "pop_9",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "9",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Downton Abbey",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Downton Abbey Archives | KQED Arts",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 9,
"slug": "downton-abbey",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/pop/tag/downton-abbey"
},
"pop_8": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "pop_8",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "8",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "recaps",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "recaps Archives | KQED Arts",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 8,
"slug": "recaps",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/pop/tag/recaps"
},
"pop_874": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "pop_874",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "874",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Jon Stewart",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Jon Stewart Archives | KQED Arts",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 875,
"slug": "jon-stewart",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/pop/tag/jon-stewart"
},
"pop_875": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "pop_875",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "875",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "The Daily Show",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "The Daily Show Archives | KQED Arts",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 876,
"slug": "the-daily-show",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/pop/tag/the-daily-show"
},
"pop_2743": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "pop_2743",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "2743",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Eddie Huang",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Eddie Huang Archives | KQED Arts",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 2749,
"slug": "eddie-huang",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/pop/tag/eddie-huang"
},
"pop_2742": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "pop_2742",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "2742",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Fresh Off the Boat",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Fresh Off the Boat Archives | KQED Arts",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 2748,
"slug": "fresh-off-the-boat",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/pop/tag/fresh-off-the-boat"
},
"pop_266": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "pop_266",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "266",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "television",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "television Archives | KQED Arts",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 266,
"slug": "television",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/pop/tag/television"
},
"pop_197": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "pop_197",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "197",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "feminism",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "feminism Archives | KQED Arts",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 197,
"slug": "feminism",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/pop/tag/feminism"
},
"pop_77": {
"type": "terms",
"id": "pop_77",
"meta": {
"index": "terms_1716263798",
"site": "pop",
"id": "77",
"found": true
},
"relationships": {},
"featImg": null,
"name": "Super Bowl",
"description": null,
"taxonomy": "tag",
"headData": {
"twImgId": null,
"twTitle": null,
"ogTitle": null,
"ogImgId": null,
"twDescription": null,
"description": null,
"title": "Super Bowl Archives | KQED Arts",
"ogDescription": null
},
"ttid": 77,
"slug": "super-bowl",
"isLoading": false,
"link": "/pop/tag/super-bowl"
}
},
"userPermissionsReducer": {
"wpLoggedIn": false
},
"eventsReducer": {},
"fssReducer": {},
"tvDailyScheduleReducer": {},
"tvWeeklyScheduleReducer": {},
"tvPrimetimeScheduleReducer": {},
"tvMonthlyScheduleReducer": {},
"userAccountReducer": {
"user": {
"email": null,
"emailStatus": "EMAIL_UNVALIDATED",
"loggedStatus": "LOGGED_OUT",
"loggingChecked": false,
"articles": [],
"firstName": null,
"lastName": null,
"phoneNumber": null,
"fetchingMembership": false,
"membershipError": false,
"memberships": [
{
"id": null,
"startDate": null,
"firstName": null,
"lastName": null,
"familyNumber": null,
"memberNumber": null,
"memberSince": null,
"expirationDate": null,
"pfsEligible": false,
"isSustaining": false,
"membershipLevel": "Prospect",
"membershipStatus": "Non Member",
"lastGiftDate": null,
"renewalDate": null,
"lastDonationAmount": null
}
]
},
"authModal": {
"isOpen": false,
"view": "LANDING_VIEW"
},
"error": null
},
"youthMediaReducer": {},
"checkPleaseReducer": {
"filterData": {
"region": {
"key": "Restaurant Region",
"filters": [
"Any Region"
]
},
"cuisine": {
"key": "Restaurant Cuisine",
"filters": [
"Any Cuisine"
]
}
},
"restaurantDataById": {},
"restaurantIdsSorted": [],
"error": null
},
"userAgentReducer": {
"userAgent": "Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)",
"isBot": true
},
"requestOutcomesReducer": {
"notFound": []
},
"navPromosReducer": {
"isFetching": false,
"fetchFailed": false,
"hasFetched": true,
"promos": {
"news": {
"name": "2026 Voter Guide",
"link": "/voterguide",
"imageURL": "https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Nav-News-Nov2026ElectionCoverage@2x-7bd4aad4.png",
"description": "Get informed in minutes with our Voter Guide for California’s November 3 election."
},
"podcasts-radio": {},
"video-tv": {},
"events": {},
"support": {}
}
}
}