'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale' Review: A Perfectly Pleasant Show Gets a Perfectly Pleasant Send-Off

There was a dream that was Downton. Julian Fellowes created a lovely piece of escapist television with "Downton Abbey," an upstairs/downstairs drama that relished the idea of a benevolent aristocracy and their wise, respectful servants living in harmony in the early 20th century. The upheaval didn't come from class conflict but from changes in the surrounding world as Downton was just as likely to be rocked by World War I as they were by a new haircut or dress. But it was easy to embrace the fantasy of "Downton Abbey" with its soap opera turns next to mild plot stakes like "Who . . .