|
Really liked this episode. It just had all the little things that make the show great. The anti-tropes like the delayed blast and Phil Simms' cameo being a totally weird non sequitir, Miller's great facial expression after Harlan's butthurt rant, Sherlock trolling an intimidated person ("Watson seems sufficiently sexed"). I also really like Kitty, but I can't shake the feeling that she's working for Moriarty. Just speculation, but why else would some cute girl with no background show up during a weak moment for Sherlock and quickly assimilate into a position to easily keep tabs on Holmes and Watson? Also, Sherlock's "I need an understudy" attitude sounds like something Moriarty would exploit, and Kitty almost appears to be going out of her way to make herself look less smart than Holmes and Watson (but just smart enough to justify Sherlock keeping her around).
|
#
¿
Nov 14, 2014 15:05
|
|
|
|
| # ¿ Apr 28, 2024 19:33 |
|
|
Just re-watched the pilot on a wild hair, and one thing I wish they had continued referencing throughout the series is Watson being a die-hard Mets fan.
|
|
#
¿
Nov 15, 2014 13:39
|
|
|
hollylolly posted:The episode didn't end with everything wrapped up neatly, which is pretty unusual. I thought the mystery and who actually did it was really interesting. I assumed it was going to be a multi-parter since the ending did seem to come out of nowhere. There was no real closure on the murder or Sherlock vs. AI. The show doesn't usually leave loose ends like that. Either way, good episode this week. That scene with the creepy doll and the seizure-inducing background was unsettling.
|
|
#
¿
Nov 21, 2014 12:46
|
|
|
Both plots were pretty blah this week, but Kitty continues to be great and this show was mostly about her. She's shown a little more edge in the past couple of weeks and is quietly solving a lot of poo poo. On the "might be evil" front, Clyde zapped her with electricity and rang the bell for Sherlock, and one has to wonder if there were ulterior motives to frying that laptop.
|
|
#
¿
Nov 28, 2014 13:38
|
|
|
The "waxing his single stick" line made me giggle.
|
|
#
¿
Dec 5, 2014 08:36
|
|
|
How many cases has Kitty solved this season? I think it's like 6 now. The lottery ticket math murder, the package store guy looking to get into diamond smuggling, removing the officer who hit Gregson's daughter, the casino on tribal land, and this week's cleaner disappearance and bonus ID theft... She's doing more than Holmes and Watson combined. Also, a silk road shout-out? Blind Pineapple fucked around with this message at 08:27 on Dec 13, 2014 |
|
#
¿
Dec 13, 2014 08:25
|
|
|
I highly doubt this is the last time we see Kitty. We're only halfway through the season, and there were a couple cliff-hangers with her (most notable being the implication that Gregson would be going after her). Since they wrapped up her backstory already, I imagine there's something bigger for her in store. Definitely a great episode. I liked the flashbacks to Sherlock and Kitty meeting, and the development of all the characters was really good. The only thing that would've made it better was cutting all those flashbacks from the beginning and just letting the viewers pick up on everything themselves. The scene where Sherlock was trying to talk Kitty out of her plan worked because we've all seen and remember "M." so we can appreciate Sherlock's perspective and character development just fine without being beaten over the head with it. Imagine how cool it would've been to see the resolution to the heroin from season 2 or hinting at the nutmeg concoction without having it basically spoiled up front.
|
|
#
¿
Jan 30, 2015 09:29
|
|
|
I liked the intro with Sherlock boring everyone with his banter. I thought they dropped the "whore-mongering" aspect of his character. I miss Kitty, but they did good job highlighting Sherlock's difficulty moving on while keeping it light, so as not to have him and Watson bogged down with heavy stuff. Between the opening and the scene where Joan was trying to talk him into finding a roommate, the comedy in this episode was spot on. I also love how Johnny Lee Miller delivers his "british-isms" so sarcastically. He's done it throughout the series, but it was especially noticeable here with "flatmate" and "high tea." As for the ending, are we sure the poison wasn't meant for Andrew? The barista did clearly say which order was for each of them before the lady bumped Joan. Interesting twist either way.
|
|
#
¿
Feb 6, 2015 11:36
|
|
|
CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:Looks like Joan is on track for a mental breakdown by the end of the season. I got this vibe too. Sherlock knows she's unstable, but he'll let her back anyway because he wants to believe he can save her, but mostly because he hasn't figured out how to move on either. It'll be interesting to see what happens to her in the next few weeks. I also liked the case of the week a lot. Felt very Sherlock Holmes-y. It was good to see Bell finally get something to do this season. I'm also glad they resolved that poisoning angle quickly. I actually needed the flashback this time to remind me who that villain was (still couldn't remember anything else from that episode). She was boring, so I'm glad Moriarty disposed of her and opened the door for something more interesting for the second half of the season.
|
|
#
¿
Feb 13, 2015 09:53
|
|
|
I figured the guy was made up, because that sketch was looked like someone was tasked with drawing a cartoonishly over-the-top serial killer. The actual reveal was even better, and I'm glad I watched that MST3K version of Manos 10+ years ago. The great Jonny Lee Miller line reading of the week was his impatient/exasperated "How was lunch with your mother?" after he had actually tried to express concern for Joan in an uncharacteristically polite and indirect way first.
|
|
#
¿
Mar 13, 2015 17:53
|
|
|
How many episodes are left this season? The past two seasons have had some big narrative that gets paid off over the last few episodes, but I'm not seeing anything that fits that mold here, unless they're gonna go back to Kitty at some point.
|
|
#
¿
Apr 3, 2015 05:54
|
|
|
SpiderHyphenMan posted:Did you forget the whole "Joan's nemesis from the season premiere tried to kill her, got her boyfriend killed, and then was killed by Moriarty" thing? I thought that got wrapped up when Moriarty had her killed in prison. If Moriarty came back into the fold, that would be great though.
|
|
#
¿
Apr 3, 2015 18:23
|
|
|
|
| # ¿ Apr 28, 2024 19:33 |
|
|
The longer the series goes, the more a relapse was inevitable. The season as a whole came together pretty nicely in the context of the series. He dodged bullets being around Rhys in Season 1, Allister dying, and Watson leaving him in Season 2. We saw him burn his stash of heroin in the final Kitty episode flashback. Season 3 was all about building up his life with meaningful relationships. His relationship with Kitty propped him up, Watson moved back in, he started opening up even more to Watson, as well as Bell and Alfredo, likely giving him more real friends than he's had at any point in his life. When he ditched Alfredo as a sponsor in favor of having him as a friend, it seemed heart-warming because it looked like a big step forward, but now we see that in his personal gains, Sherlock had forgotten the struggle of addiction. What felt like a series of victories, was actually him letting his guard down and he got caught in the end. Depressing as gently caress, but very well put together. My faith in the writers was rewarded with this finale. As has been the case every season, there is much to look forward to next time. Lots of new angles to explore and another major character to introduce. I can't wait til October or whenever it starts up again.
|
|
#
¿
May 17, 2015 06:55
|
|