Ryland Vaughn

Yikes. Rigid, lifeless acting from most members of the cast. Where Downton Abbey succeeds in quick character development, this show severely fails. Everyone adopts the same speech patterns and cadences. Miss Jacobson is particularly hard to watch as she struggles to react let alone act. When one of the smaller ensemble characters shows some technique and skill it stands out intensely as most of the leads are atrocious to watch. There seems to be a trap that inexperienced actors fall into when working with period material. It feels like watching cosplay. I won’t make it to episode 2.