Good-night, Sorry for Sinking You: Story of S. S. "City of Cairo" - by Ralph Barker

The Perfect Storm: Are You The New India Manager? By Parag Saigaonkar

Success introduces you to the world.
Failure introduces the world to you.

(Seen on a board outside a church)

Elementary, The View From Olympus

Is it just me or are the stories really becoming progressively boring? Sure, they seem to be about the flavor of the month - what with the ride sharing apps and the privacy-invading tracking system. But beyond that, the crime seemed unnecessarily convoluted to me. Frankly, towards the end I found myself concentrating hard just to figure out who had killed whom and for what.

I wonder if Watson's love interest was eliminated so that the writers could concentrate on Sherlock's personal life more. I wonder what poor Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would have made of this Sherlock, who, is too humane for my taste.

I sigh when I think of what cases Sherlock would have been handling if he had remained with MI6 instead. Chinese espionage, Russian spy poisoning, Uprising in a dictatorial country and a country with nuclear arsenal going rogue. Perhaps it would have been a case of the reel life imitating the real one. But I would have preferred it any day over mummified corpses and ladies clamoring to have Sherlock's child. :-(

Supernatural - Inside Man

Oh, this one was a double treat. First, I got to watch Sam punching Metatron - it was long overdue. The guy had it coming and I honestly believe that he got less than what he deserved, Sam being Sam. Dean would have done a better job of it. Thank God, Castiel and Bobby for small mercies! And the second good thing about this episode was that the scheming mommy dearest, Rowena, got kicked out. This too should have had happened long time back. I am glad Crowley didn't lose his head.

But I am afraid that Castiel has made a mistake by trusting Metatron to return what is left of his grace. Hope he doesn't end up regretting it. :-(

Looking forward to the next episode (and hoping they won't sucker-punch the audience!)

Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins - by Annette Simmons

All Quiet on the Western Front - by Erich Maria Remarque, A.W. Wheen