"I always thought that Upstairs Downstairs was more... realistic? Less dramatized because of the time era it took place in. They had an entire arch revolving around some of the Upstairs perishing during the sinking of the Titanic."

Sure there's a similar structure but Downton Abbey seemed more.. modern dramatic? Felt like it was stretching to the fantastical but maybe he's just nostalgic of sitting in the living room watching old tapes of the show when he was allowed.

The days he was allowed to just do things and be a kid.