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I think it's because in TV and movies they rarely show something as mundane as pizza delivery unless it's important. So when they devote several lines of dialogue to talking about said pizza delivery, the trained response is "oh poo poo something is up with this pizza!" This episode had another good example of this with the scene with the guy whose car blew up. When they finished talking to him, instead of just vanishing from camera like characters usually do when their scene is over, he stayed in the shot as they walked away. That triggered the response in me: "oh poo poo something is up with this guy!" And then he blew up.
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Kinda disappointed that they didn't do more with the Demographics division. At least give it a couple of episodes before revealing that the head is dirty cop.
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Jan 12, 2014 00:25
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Well there is an opening at the top of the Demo unit. If they want to revisit it later they could promote Gregson there and have Sherlock follow.
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I like this season a lot, but I feel like season 1 was stronger. I don't really see what ties any of these episodes together other than some hints about Mycroft is plotting something fishing.
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Snipee posted:I like this season a lot, but I feel like season 1 was stronger. I don't really see what ties any of these episodes together other than some hints about Mycroft is plotting something fishing. There wasn't a massive serialized thread through the first Season. When they do arcs, it really matters and I don't get frustrated with the inclusion of filler before pay-off. I prefer this, to be honest. It feels more organic and allows them to focus on smaller multi-episode plots like the Demographics group that aren't earth-shattering like the Adler/Moriarty arc was in the first.
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Jan 13, 2014 08:09
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This isn't a serialized show and it probably won't ever be. The focus will always be case of the week.
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I am really bummed that there won't be another episode until the end of the month.
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Me too. Have some Clyde the Tortoise!   The whole gang!  let me know if this one is too big, I can't tell on my tablet
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I've just watched my first episode of Sherlock on PBS. Thus far I have learn that I was correct in one supposition I had made. There is, in fact, more sexual tension between Sherlock and John Watson in Sherlock than there is Joan Watson and Sherlock on Elementary.
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johntfs posted:I've just watched my first episode of Sherlock on PBS. Thus far I have learn that I was correct in one supposition I had made. You should see how much it's played for laughs later on. Mrs Hudson pretty much assumes they're gay. (Mind you, she is a former stripper who was married to a drug dealer, so take that for what it's worth.)
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Jan 20, 2014 13:53
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New Episode tonight Dead Clade Walking Joan discovers an unsolved murder connected to a rare prehistoric fossil.  For awhile I kept reading the title as "Dead Clyde Walking" and was getting very concerned.
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johntfs posted:For awhile I kept reading the title as "Dead Clyde Walking" and was getting very concerned.
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They have embraced the fan-love of Clyde whole hog.
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Jan 30, 2014 23:40
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Paleontological mysteries are the best mysteries.
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Everyone loves dinosaurs. They know this.
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Jan 31, 2014 04:19
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tickling was banned by the Geneva convention as crimes against dignity
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Pick posted:Everyone loves dinosaurs. They know this. I was so certain Sherlock swiped the real one and replaced it with a fake. He wanted that fossil so bad. At least he got the remains(dust).
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Jan 31, 2014 04:32
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Mneeeh this episode had a poor understanding of how fossils work. But oh well.
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Pick posted:Mneeeh this episode had a poor understanding of how fossils work. But oh well. Yeeeah... I was also bothered by the "Triboro" Museum of Natural History but I guess there's some reason they couldn't use the real one's name.
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Also, I've never heard dead clade walking in reference to dinosaurs, and normally it's just people arguing over timeline revisions. Even with the meteor strike no one thinks all dinosaurs died that week. Anyway, the bone fragments with the matrix is just as good, you definitely don't need a complete skeleton when you're just confirming age, but even if it were required they have evidence in the form of the scan from earlier combined with the rubble. Pick fucked around with this message at 05:20 on Jan 31, 2014 |
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Given how many times I was side-eyeing the science, I'd hate to have more of a paleo background and watch this episode.
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The dinosaur thing was a really cool framing device for one the cold cases, I gotta say. Might not hold up to any real scrutiny, but I'm not exactly into archaeology or its ilk so I didn't really notice. As an introduction to the kind of stuff we might see down the line, it worked remarkably well and got me interested to see what future ones might have in store. Shame that with the "biggest smuggler in the city" thing, they didn't have a callback to Arnold Vosloo's guy from the season 1 finale. Even a mention in the "well it used to be..." sense, would've worked but nothing.
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The case of the week was interesting, but I really loved the subplot with Sherlock working with Randy. It really shows how far Sherlock has come that he worked so hard with Randy.
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Dragonatrix posted:The dinosaur thing was a really cool framing device for one the cold cases, I gotta say. Might not hold up to any real scrutiny, but I'm not exactly into archaeology or its ilk so I didn't really notice. As an introduction to the kind of stuff we might see down the line, it worked remarkably well and got me interested to see what future ones might have in store. I like that the cold case played out kind of like I predicted earlier. Joan didn't solve the case, but she did find a decent opening that warranted Sherlock taking another look at it from a different direction. As for Vosloo's character, he's dead. Sherlock's very forward/relevant thinking. He doesn't care who used to be the biggest, just who's the biggest right now. Presumably when smuggling comes up again he's not going to mention the Magpie either unless it happens to be relevant to his current case ("Such and so is rumored to be the heir of the Magpie").
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Annakie posted:The case of the week was interesting, but I really loved the subplot with Sherlock working with Randy. It really shows how far Sherlock has come that he worked so hard with Randy. I agree! Caught up with the episode tonight with a friend. We really enjoyed those bits. (The skull shall live for another day thank god.)
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Compendium posted:I agree! Caught up with the episode tonight with a friend. We really enjoyed those bits. I liked that while Sherlock was trying all episode to practice the art of releasing demons from the skull via drill and failing, it was because he was distracted by someone with real demons and helped him work on overcoming them. 
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As somebody who has been on archaeology digs (admittedly not dinosaur related ones), I just...  It's not like most or even a lot of bones come out of the ground intact. Just because they're broken doesn't mean you give them away to random rear end in a top hat detectives. Even fragments are useful, and they would be even if they hadn't had a scan showing exactly what it looked like before it was broken. I'm gonna pretend they gave Sherlock a box of garden rocks with a note saying "No loving way bro" and he just didn't get a chance to open it and find out yet.
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CuwiKhons posted:As somebody who has been on archaeology digs (admittedly not dinosaur related ones), I just... Well hey, I can point out all the things wrong with what they did with P vs NP, but let's not be pedantic about it. It's still a show structured around a procedural concept and they have to try to pick interesting stories and then embellish upon them beyond reason. That's par for the course. The interesting stuff and most entertaining stuff is rarely in the cases. I think the best way to enjoy the show is to turn your brain off when the case of the week comes on.
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Don't be gun nerds, dirt nerds.
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Yeah, at the end of the day it doesn't really matter, and I was madder about the bee hybridization anyway  .
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We got a payoff for that at least. He named a bee after her! 
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ashpanash posted:Well hey, I can point out all the things wrong with what they did with P vs NP, but let's not be pedantic about it. It's still a show structured around a procedural concept and they have to try to pick interesting stories and then embellish upon them beyond reason. That's par for the course. The interesting stuff and most entertaining stuff is rarely in the cases. I think the best way to enjoy the show is to turn your brain off when the case of the week comes on. It didn't actually bother me while I was watching it, it was only at the very end when they gave Sherlock the remnants that the entire thing suddenly unraveled in my brain.
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CuwiKhons posted:It didn't actually bother me while I was watching it, it was only at the very end when they gave Sherlock the remnants that the entire thing suddenly unraveled in my brain. I believe they said it was literally only dust left. The bones were ground down into nothing.
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I thought that the murderer would be C on the basis that she was an interesting character introduced in this episode. She fit the profile.
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CuwiKhons posted:As somebody who has been on archaeology digs (admittedly not dinosaur related ones), I just... This made me laugh because I had a TA two years ago who was so excited about her experiences and future career as an archaeologist, and you made me think her. I'm glad that there are nerds (I say this as a compliment) to fact check this show. I pretty much go to this thread specifically for that reason.
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Paging dance nerds to this thread! New Episode Tonight (I think, the tv calendar site I use is sort of messed up)CORPSE DE BALLET Holmes' latest investigation takes him inside a professional dance company when an up-and-coming ballerina is murdered. Meanwhile, Watson embarks on a solo enquiry to find a homeless veteran when his friend alleges he was abducted.
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OK, maybe I've seen too many ballet recitals, but those dancers look way too heavy for pros. Ballet girls are really skinny (and generally boob-less). ETA: come to think of it, it's probably because the guest star would really look out of place as a prima ballerina if they picked the right body type for the rest. Jorghnassen fucked around with this message at 04:25 on Feb 7, 2014 |
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Woo Bell is back! 
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As likely as me wanting to kill the world's second greatest detective. 
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I loved Lucy's expression there. Kind of a silent "Oh, poo poo, Sherlock."
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