Yeah, that was just silly. I noticed they weren’t large, single paned windows. No way they got up enough speed to jump through the windows and the frame. It that were me, I’d have bounced off the window and landed back on top of the grenade.
Gosh, tough crowd. I picked up on a few of the inconsistencies and unanswered questions along the way, but decided that this was a piece of entertainment best enjoyed for the performances and character interactions and enjoyed it on that level. I loved the little touches like Mrs. Hudson sighing in exasperation when Sherlock stabs his papers into the new mantlepiece at the end. Every second of Moriarty was gold. I liked that their first thought upon being faced with a motion-sensitive grenade drone was how much danger other people, particularly Mrs. Hudson, would be in, and making a plan that included getting her out.
As for Sherlock being a sociopath – nuh-uh. Mrs. Hudson called it in the last episode; he’s as much about emotions as about intellect. He described himself as a ‘high-functioning sociopath’ because that’s what he wanted to be: someone who didn’t feel strong emotions, in particular empathy and love. In reality, he was a sensitive and emotional person who had been dealt appalling trauma at a tender age and tried hard to prevent that ever being possible again.
I was sure the opening bit in Mycroft’s house was a dream sequence and it was creepy as hell. I always like the callbacks to names and story titles in the original stories and books, and I enjoyed them running out of Rathbone Place in the final shot.
And I’m feeling rather clever for having guessed that Redbeard was a little boy rather than a dog well in advance, although I had called him as the youngest Holmes sibling rather than a best friend.
I’m certainly not criticizing anyone else for holding a different opinion or perspective. In fact, I will freely volunteer that I enjoyed all of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies because I liked spending time with the characters long after there was a plot worth enjoying.
Overall, I enjoyed the series quite a bit. The last episode was not the best.
I agree with others who thought that Eurus should have been killed instead of mollycoddled. She was responsible for so many innocent people’s death, including Sherlock’s boyhood friend, and those she didn’t kill were put through emotional torture. She needed to. die.
The good
Well, I like that there’s a backdrop to explain Sherlock’s emotional disconnect. I liked that Watson was recognized as an essential part of the team instead of just a blogger. I liked that Molly was not a pushover. I loved that Mrs. Hooper wouldn’t let Watson drive her kickass car, which I’m sure I’m supposed to recognize, but I don’t. And I love that in last week’s episode, she called Mycroft a reptile.
Moriarty is a delightful villain. His “music video” scene was hysterical.
The bad
Massive plot holes, like a person in a maximum security prison being the root of all evil. Still no plausible explanation for how she could escape from time to time to do thinks like ride around in a bus for gawd knows how long to try and get Watson’s attention, or set up fake therapist websites. Then we have her or her agents procuring killer drones, not to mention somehow orchestrating the stringing up of 3 brothers (murder suspects) via, what? a crane? outside a maximum security prison. There’s not enough eye rolls for those feats.
And then we have the little things like: Hey, instead of warning people not to get within 3 feet of Eurus, why not just make it physically impossible to let visitors get within 3 feet of her?
The ugly
Blowing up 221B Baker Street is cliched to begin with, but then they lose all impact by restoring it.
No Irene Adler. My husband will never forgive them for that.
The short Molly Hooper scene made we wish we could see far more Molly and way less Mary.
I was waiting for the reveal that Sherlock was actually a dullard as a child before Euros reprogrammed him. Alas, it never came.
I’m with PunditLisa’s husband: say a DVD of Irene Adler wishing Sherlock a very happy birthday …
In her battle dress.
IMHO this season of Sherlock was one good episode sandwiched between two pieces of crap.
I’d like a spinoff–The Mycroft Show. I’d watch that. I find Mycroft a far more interesting character than Sherlock, although I do love John and Sherlock together, solving crimes.
“Better Call Mycroft”
Good catch.
A high-functioning sociopath. Do your research!
Exactly. The warden’s wife… and those poor Garrideb brothers! Just say no.
How Sherlock became “an annoying self-parody”: Sherlock: how the TV phenomenon became an annoying self-parody | Sherlock | The Guardian
Okay, Mycroft gets his own show. It is a buddy comedy. Who should be his partner, Monk or Psych?
Mycroft In Charge
MyCroft HolmesMan
Mycroft Guy
The Mycrofts
Mycroft’s Company
MYCR In London
Mycroft & Son
St. Mycroftwhere
House of Mycroft
All In Mycroft’s Family
Mycroft Street Blues
I kind of want to see a buddy comedy with Mycroft Holmes and Alfred Pennyworth.
Two Guys, Mycroft, and a Pizza Place
Lavern and Mycroft
Mycroft and Molly
10 Simple Rules for Dating Mycroft
Mcguycroft
Don’t Trust the Brit in Apartment 23
“And that, kids, is how I met your Mycroft.”
Modern Mycroft
Mycroft-ish
Married with Mycroft
Everybody loves Mycroft
Mycroft P.I.
Cagney and Mycroft
I think we are limiting options by looking at only live action series. He could always go the animated route.
Mycroft and the Holograms
Mycroft of the Universe
Mycroft and Stitch
My Little Mycroft
Mycroft Aloft: Debonair bureaucrat solves mysteries from his perch in the Dunlop Blimp.