These days it has become fashionable to show Holmes and Watson in the 21st century. When the novelty of them using gadgets like laptops, smartphones etc wears off (and it does, in first episode itself!) the stories would be like any other depicted in countless other espionage and detective shows. It would be more interesting to see the crimes in the 19th century instead and how the duo manage to solve them using the techniques of the day and Sherlock's famous deductive powers. Alas! No one is willing to bet on this idea. :-(
Anyways, so that was precisely why I was very interested in this 2-hour episode that takes place in the 19th century England with Holmes and Watson residing in 221B, Baker Street with good old Lestrade and Mrs. Hudson in tow. I stopped short of stocking on chips and soda. :-)
The plot, in a nutshell, is like this - a woman goes on a shooting spree on the day of her marriage anniversary and then kills herself by shooting herself in the mouth. Scotland Yard treats this as a routine suicide until the dead bride shows up outside a club her husband is known to frequent and kills him.This is then followed by more shootings - all by the same dead bride. Sherlock's help is sought by a Lady whose husband sees the Bride who tells him that he will be killed on that night.
The plot looked promising and my first thought was that the Bride has a twin. I burst out laughing when Watson proposed the same theory and was chided by Sherlock who emphatically stated that 'it is never the twin'. :-) I have never much cared for Sherlock's elder sibling, Mycroft, and his fat, eating-as-if-there-is-no-tomorrow avatar in this episode didn't do much to improve his image for me. Frankly, the idea of the siblings betting on when Mycroft is likely to die as a result of his over-eating was ludicrous at its best and gross at its worst! The sudden switch from 19th to 21st century jarred horribly and I am yet to figure out why they had to insert 'the suffragettes' in this mystery. The presence of Moriarty and his role in the whole conspiracy was equally puzzling. That said, why was the actor playing Sherlock's nemesis over-acting so horribly?
All said, I think it was a clear waste of two hours of my life :-(
Anyways, so that was precisely why I was very interested in this 2-hour episode that takes place in the 19th century England with Holmes and Watson residing in 221B, Baker Street with good old Lestrade and Mrs. Hudson in tow. I stopped short of stocking on chips and soda. :-)
The plot, in a nutshell, is like this - a woman goes on a shooting spree on the day of her marriage anniversary and then kills herself by shooting herself in the mouth. Scotland Yard treats this as a routine suicide until the dead bride shows up outside a club her husband is known to frequent and kills him.This is then followed by more shootings - all by the same dead bride. Sherlock's help is sought by a Lady whose husband sees the Bride who tells him that he will be killed on that night.
The plot looked promising and my first thought was that the Bride has a twin. I burst out laughing when Watson proposed the same theory and was chided by Sherlock who emphatically stated that 'it is never the twin'. :-) I have never much cared for Sherlock's elder sibling, Mycroft, and his fat, eating-as-if-there-is-no-tomorrow avatar in this episode didn't do much to improve his image for me. Frankly, the idea of the siblings betting on when Mycroft is likely to die as a result of his over-eating was ludicrous at its best and gross at its worst! The sudden switch from 19th to 21st century jarred horribly and I am yet to figure out why they had to insert 'the suffragettes' in this mystery. The presence of Moriarty and his role in the whole conspiracy was equally puzzling. That said, why was the actor playing Sherlock's nemesis over-acting so horribly?
All said, I think it was a clear waste of two hours of my life :-(
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