Do The Gilded Age and Downton Abbey Exist in a Shared Universe? EP Addresses Possible Connection

When it comes to BDE (that’s Big Downton Energy), there’s no denying that HBO’s The Gilded Age has it in spades. With its sweeping score, near-constant architectural pornography and more upstairs/downstairs drama than you can shake a dinner bell at, the new period drama (premiering tonight at 9/8c) is every bit Downton Abbey‘s spiritual successor. […]