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Hey y'all. Count me in as a fellow fan. And I don't count myself as a TV-person so that's saying a lot.
This is honestly the best serialization I have seen in a long time.
I just saw The Sign of Four the other day (I have a few many quibbles with that single episode - limited mostly to Sherlock's characterization) and I don't really know when His Last vow will air here, but I am already hyped to see all the positive reaction for that episode.
(BC is the best Sherlock! Beats Brett imo by a distance)
This is honestly the best serialization I have seen in a long time.
I just saw The Sign of Four the other day (I have a few many quibbles with that single episode - limited mostly to Sherlock's characterization) and I don't really know when His Last vow will air here, but I am already hyped to see all the positive reaction for that episode.
(BC is the best Sherlock! Beats Brett imo by a distance)
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Sherlocks' landlady is Mrs Hudson, played by the wonderful Una Stubbs,( the unsung heroine of the series, IMO.) She puts in some marvellous performance in this season especially.
Did you get that Benedict's parents were playing Sherlock's Mum & dad? And that Mary is played by MF's real-life partner, Amanda?
Did you get that Benedict's parents were playing Sherlock's Mum & dad? And that Mary is played by MF's real-life partner, Amanda?
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Well, for all my grousing, I watched it for the first time last night, in a perfectly legal manner, even though the thing ended at midnight.
I have to say, my expectations were too high. I expected more of an emotional punch than I got. The spasmodic editing distracted from the acting, and there were too many "Wait, but why..." moments.
Mary is fantastic, though. I love that they didn't give him a fresh young thing. She is smart, funny, bursting with energy, caring but not clingy. It's great to see a grownup romance on screen.
Beside that, my favorite moment had to be
I have to say, my expectations were too high. I expected more of an emotional punch than I got. The spasmodic editing distracted from the acting, and there were too many "Wait, but why..." moments.
Mary is fantastic, though. I love that they didn't give him a fresh young thing. She is smart, funny, bursting with energy, caring but not clingy. It's great to see a grownup romance on screen.
Beside that, my favorite moment had to be
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. That just sums up internet fandoms perfectly.If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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The whole episode was very meta...incorporating the notion of fan "fiction" into a story which is itself a form of fan fiction. And commenting on it: "I could have done it better." "Everyone's a critic."
I did think the cuts toward the end were puzzling, though, in that I'm not sure what they accomplished that a linear version wouldn't.
I did think the cuts toward the end were puzzling, though, in that I'm not sure what they accomplished that a linear version wouldn't.
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Frelga, I agree with your spoiler-shielded comment. I loved the fan-fic and support group moments.
I noticed that the old episodes were available thru the PBS site until 1/19/14 so I sat down and watched all 6 of them. I haven't watched that much TV in years. But I enjoyed seeing the the story developments that spanned several episodes, and having watched them before, I could see the little Chekov Gun moments I hadn't noticed first time around. Then I watched the latest episode. I was a little disappointed because I'd actually figured out a way he could have done it, before the episode started, and I was right. I guess I expected Sherlock to be more clever than me. The clues were actually in the cliffhanger of the previous season, if you "read between the lines, so to speak". For example, I noted these things from the previous season, before this season's show started:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/wat ... ty-hearse/ which I am, at the moment...
Oh, and here's John's blog (caution, spoilers): http://www.johnwatsonblog.co.uk/
And Sherlock's: http://www.thescienceofdeduction.co.uk/
Digging thru them now...
I noticed that the old episodes were available thru the PBS site until 1/19/14 so I sat down and watched all 6 of them. I haven't watched that much TV in years. But I enjoyed seeing the the story developments that spanned several episodes, and having watched them before, I could see the little Chekov Gun moments I hadn't noticed first time around. Then I watched the latest episode. I was a little disappointed because I'd actually figured out a way he could have done it, before the episode started, and I was right. I guess I expected Sherlock to be more clever than me. The clues were actually in the cliffhanger of the previous season, if you "read between the lines, so to speak". For example, I noted these things from the previous season, before this season's show started:
Hidden text.
People in the USA can watch the latest episode online (unlimited times ) until March 4, here:http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/wat ... ty-hearse/ which I am, at the moment...
Oh, and here's John's blog (caution, spoilers): http://www.johnwatsonblog.co.uk/
And Sherlock's: http://www.thescienceofdeduction.co.uk/
Digging thru them now...
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Lali,
I shamelessly confess I watch this show mainly for the actors, the feels and the great entertainment.
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I'm not a hardcore Holmes devotee - I've never read the originals, a fact which perhaps should make me give up my British citizenship. I shamelessly confess I watch this show mainly for the actors, the feels and the great entertainment.
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I'm not ashamed to admit than when I read the original stories, I've always treasured the rare moments when Holmes reveals Watson's importance to him. That sometimes happens in stories that are weak as mysteries, but I still love them. So I was pretty pleased with "The Empty Hearse."
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After adoring Season 1 and 2, I have to admit to being rather underwhelmed with this season. I almost feel that they should have just wrapped the whole series up with two seasons. It feels almost like a caricature of itself, stuffed with fan service...
While I enjoyed the "Sherlock fandom" element, and thought the relationship between Sherlock and Watson grew deeper, I found it all rather too precious and cute. And I am also sick to death of the rapid-fire camera combined with rapid-fire text combined with Cumberbatch's rapid-fire eye movements as a way of conveying extraordinary perception and intelligence. It comes off as lazy and ham-handed this time around. I much prefer the more sedate (and far more realistic) pace and intelligence of the Inspector Morse series, including the excellent new Morse "prequel" Endeavor. IMO, it's a superior show when compared to Sherlock's season 3.
ETA: Major Spoiler ahead.
While I enjoyed the "Sherlock fandom" element, and thought the relationship between Sherlock and Watson grew deeper, I found it all rather too precious and cute. And I am also sick to death of the rapid-fire camera combined with rapid-fire text combined with Cumberbatch's rapid-fire eye movements as a way of conveying extraordinary perception and intelligence. It comes off as lazy and ham-handed this time around. I much prefer the more sedate (and far more realistic) pace and intelligence of the Inspector Morse series, including the excellent new Morse "prequel" Endeavor. IMO, it's a superior show when compared to Sherlock's season 3.
ETA: Major Spoiler ahead.
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The third episode of Season 3 is certainly more of a return to form...
I would agree with PtB that the first two of this season were more of a send-up (in fact I wrote as much on the previous page) and I did find it disconcerting to begin with, a bit too self-congratulatory. It's become more about the characters' relationship than the actual mystery-solving, which may or may not be a good thing, depending on your mileage...
I would agree with PtB that the first two of this season were more of a send-up (in fact I wrote as much on the previous page) and I did find it disconcerting to begin with, a bit too self-congratulatory. It's become more about the characters' relationship than the actual mystery-solving, which may or may not be a good thing, depending on your mileage...
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Having never really been a fan of mysteries in general, for a variety of reasons, I very much enjoy the series, precisely because it's almost a deconstruction of the tropes of the genre. Historically, mysteries fall into three categories: ones with dunderhead characters to make the audience feel smart, ones with geniuses to make the audience feel less smart, and TV procedurals that feed out clues according to a precise algorithm to make us feel *just right.*
What's memorable about mysteries for me is usually the characters involved, or the atmosphere, or anything other than the actual mystery. Sherlock has a lot of anything other.
What's memorable about mysteries for me is usually the characters involved, or the atmosphere, or anything other than the actual mystery. Sherlock has a lot of anything other.