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clairebraun's review against another edition
4.0
So I'm not actually finished the book, but I quite enjoyed the few episodes I have watched while reading along! I have learned that the trick is not to read it as a 'book' per say, but to watch the episodes and read it as a kind of companion commentary.
aklo1976's review against another edition
5.0
Like the season 1 scripts, this is a must for any Downton fan. I can't wait for the seasons 3 and 4 scripts to be released...love the behind the scenes insight from Mr. Fellowes.
ktbgoodwin's review
4.0
Absolutely fascinating, just like the first book.
I love the 'deleted scenes', and reading why they were deleted, the commentary is lovely, and it's almost like watching the show over again. You read it in the character's voices!
If you love the series & love to read, this is for you.
I love the 'deleted scenes', and reading why they were deleted, the commentary is lovely, and it's almost like watching the show over again. You read it in the character's voices!
If you love the series & love to read, this is for you.
c0reyann's review against another edition
5.0
As soon as I completed the scripts for the first season, I preordered the second season - THAT is how much I loved the first set. The second season - which was delayed quite a few times - was well worth the wait. They are set up just like the scripts from season one. There are footnotes, historical backstories, deleted scenes and behind the scene info throughout the book. Julian inserts his own stories throughout in the reasoning behind why some of the scenes were written a certain way or who a character was based upon.
While there weren't as many revelations in this season as there were the first, the backstories and cut scenes (there is an entire storyline that was removed from the Christmas Special and moved to Season 3) are still there though and lend a bit more oomph so to say to the stories that we are told. There's some extra lines of Lavinia's that I am sad they cut, while they weren't terrible they made her a bit more well-rounded with the ability to be a bit snarky (although I did adore that character).
I hope that Season 3's scripts (as heart-wrenching as they will be to read!) aren't too far behind!
While there weren't as many revelations in this season as there were the first, the backstories and cut scenes (there is an entire storyline that was removed from the Christmas Special and moved to Season 3) are still there though and lend a bit more oomph so to say to the stories that we are told. There's some extra lines of Lavinia's that I am sad they cut, while they weren't terrible they made her a bit more well-rounded with the ability to be a bit snarky (although I did adore that character).
I hope that Season 3's scripts (as heart-wrenching as they will be to read!) aren't too far behind!
kukkamultatytto's review against another edition
5.0
Every Downton fan should most definitely read this book! Cut scenes that explain many unclear things from s2; new information on sets, characters, and actors; entire storylines that were never aired; Julian Fellowes's commentaries on which scenes worked and which he thought to be problematic; Fellowes's own interesting anecdotes... All in all, this book is a heavenly gift to all the fans. I can't wait for the scripts for seasons three and four!
clairezoe's review against another edition
4.0
So I'm not actually finished the book, but I quite enjoyed the few episodes I have watched while reading along! I have learned that the trick is not to read it as a 'book' per say, but to watch the episodes and read it as a kind of companion commentary.
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