“Downton Abbey” has had a great run through its five seasons so far, and the show has generally done a great job at enticing its viewers and captivating its audience with deep, interesting subplots and lots of exciting drama. And now, with the approach of season 6, fans expect many of the major substories to be wrapped up in a deservingly nice way, and the show is generally expected to be a bit more dynamic during this season.
It hasn’t been without its fair share of plot twists and unexpected developments so far, but right now the producers only have eight episodes left to tell their full story in, and they will have to make sure that they can pack everything they want to say in those episodes without making the season feel too rushed. This has been a common problem with some TV shows in the past, as sometimes the writers tend to leave too much to be told in the story for the very last season, and end up writing a messy plot.
The final episode of the show is supposed to air in about six months, and Julian Fellows has been reassuring fans that it’s going to be something to remember, and it will give fans all they’ve been asking for throughout the last seasons. Of course, we didn’t get any exact details on what exactly is going to happen in the last season, but that would have made little sense.
Fellow added that the show has had a great run so far, and the whole crew appreciates the large fan base that they’ve managed to attract, but in the end they prefer to wrap up the story in a natural way instead of dragging it on forever just for the sake of keeping the show on air.
This has happened before and the result is never pretty. When a show is handled in this way, what usually happens is that fans stick around for a season or two until they realize that the producers have started to milk the show for profits, and then ratings take a nosedive before the show is abruptly cancelled.
In the end, productions that finish in this way tend to be remembered for their poorly executed last seasons, and this is a major problem for some productions, especially those that have managed to build a good reputation during their original run. So, with that in mind, it’s good to see that the producers of “Downton Abbey” have realized this potential problem and want to avoid it.