The twist at the end with Michael was interesting, but they should have played with that a bit more. They could even have taken a Dexter-ish approach with him.
Resurrecting since I didn’t see a need to start a new thread for the final season. Final season spoilers ahead.
So did anyone else watch the final season? I thought it was pretty well done, with tons of references, meaningful and not, back to the original ACD stories. Reichenbach started as an interesting villain, but IMHO they ruined him when he started killing completely innocent people just because they were slightly in his way. The moral dilemma that Sherlock & Joan faced (black & white vs. shades of gray) would have been far more interesting if Reichenbach hadn’t just turned into a mass murderer.
Morland’s final appearance was great, as all of John Noble’s appearances were.
And honestly, I thought they should have made the penultimate episode the finale. The actual finale just put a bow on the series, leaving it with everyone living happily ever after. They could have at least ponied up a few bucks to get Natalie Dormer to appear again as Moriarty, having the only connection to the Moriarty character be her minion was pretty dull.
I didn’t know it was out already. I’ll look for it.
Well, it’s “out” in that the last season aired this summer on Thursday evenings at 10pm on the CBS broadcast network. (The old-fashioned way a show is “out”.) A week ago yesterday the final episode aired. You may be able to watch the show via the On Demand service of your cable company, CBS All Access or another streaming service.
I finish watching it, stayed with it the entire run too. I thought the last season was pretty good, though I do agree it would have been more interesting if Reichenbach wouldn’t have just started killing way too many people.
Was watching the last episode with my SO, who had never watched it before, and she asked if Sherlock and Joan were together. She thought they should be, I don’t think she much liked the look she got from me. I’m glad they left them as partners and that’s all.
I’ve been watching it since season 1, and I’m glad they got to have a definitive end. I predicted (as, I’ll bet did a lot of people) as soon as I heard the villain was named “Reichenbach” that one of the last episodes would be called “Reichenbach Falls.”
I liked the last episode, especially the twists and turns that kept me on my toes (like the funeral) but I agree it would have been better if Moriarty had actually showed up.
I’m also glad that they kept Holmes and Watson platonic until the end.
I’ll miss the show. It was never one of my breakout favorites like Lucifer, but it was always a good way to spend an hour.
Now, I think Jonny Lee Miller should go on to the role he was born to play - Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz in a live-action production of Phineas and Ferb. Ever since my spouse pointed this out to me, I’ve found it impossible to un-see. 
I’ll miss the show. I really like JLM and Lucy Liu.
I feel really clever for having caught some original story references in the last few episodes.
I like that they kept it platonic too. And that Joan’s son was “Arthur” 
I found the season enders both too rushed and too much. The fake out of Joan dying - totally too much. No comeuppance for McNally. Killing Morland seemed unbelievable. He knows how to take care of himself, even if he was dealing with the might of the Chinese government, he shouldn’t have been that easy to kill. Of course, Moriarty isn’t dead, but why would anyone fake her burial in NYC? I assume McNally was behind the fake.
I really wanted the last scene to be Holmes and Moriarty going off together, with something like a dual voiceover.
Holmes: I will spend time with Moriarty. I will attempt to redeem her, to bring out the good I know is in her. It will be my greatest challenge.
Moriarty: I will spend time with Sherlock. I will attempt to make him see his obsession with “good” is a false path. I will bring out the evil side I know is in him. It will be my greatest challenge!
We watched it as well and ended up enjoying it a lot more than Sherlock. I think they did a much better job with characterization and I liked how everyone improved but Sherlock still had that extra bit that made him, well, him.
We did watch season six and wondered about the ending but as a possible finale, it makes sense. I also agree that the penultimate would have been a better finale.
I do think the episodes themselves were up and down in quality. Like, they would have these highly convoluted episodes, with layers of things. Then a straight forward one in comparison. And that doesn’t include the episodes with Reichenbach. And, yes, expected the episode title as well!
I am sorry to see it go as I enjoyed it a lot.
Thanks for the discussion!
Any one is easy to kill, if you know them. Morland was killed because he didn’t know that the world he moved in didn’t exist any more. He thought he was an alpha power broker dealing with another alpha. Killing another alpha (particularly in a meeting) just isn’t/wasn’t done - he assumed that he was safe because of who he was and who he was meeting, but Reichenbach changed the rules on him.
Sort of the equivalent of shooting 007 in the head, instead of monologing him and using a laser.
I enjoyed the last season, and glad they wrapped it up how they did.
Season six? I just discovered this show on Hulu and am finishing up season one.
I wouldn’t have liked that at all. First of all, where’s Joan? The show is about Holmes and Watson, not Holmes and Moriarty. For me, it would have been an unsatisfying conclusion if she’d been left out.
Also, Moriarty would never have been gauche enough to imply she’s “evil.” It’s like Magneto naming his organization “The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.” Real villains don’t think they’re “evil.” Maybe “I will bring out the darkness…”
I only used “evil” as shorthand. I’m not a tv writer - I couldn’t come up with a good wording on short notice.
Fair enough. But the only way I would have been okay with your idea is if they provided a definitive closure for Joan too (like she’s getting on with her life with Arthur and the NYPD and gives Holmes her reluctant blessing to go pursue his plan). Any ending that focuses on Holmes and leaves Watson out misses the point of the whole series, IMO.
I would say Joan’s life is pretty well in hand. A successful author, detective, and happy parent. She doesn’t need Holmes, but they can still consult.
I’m finally watching the season where they move to the UK. They use the acid attacks in London, which were a real thing, and make them way, way more extreme. One cop saw 200 acid attacks that year alone? Were their writers employed by Fox News? Fuck off.
Wasn’t that this season?
Yes, I think so. I stream stuff (legally, on Sky in the UK) often a bit later than the show aired so it’s not necessarily obvious when one season ends and another begins.
I wasn’t overly disappointed that Moriarty didn’t show up in the final episode. It was a gentle, well-deserved victory lap for the series, and I don’t know if seeing her would have really fit that mood.