Well I thoroughly enjoyed all my shows this week (and by "this week" I mean "yesterday" because that's when everything airs, ugh), it's nice when that happens.
I've been up and down on Tom, but I thoroughly enjoyed him this week. I think what made his storyline really click was the loving details - the references were so specific that it was clear that someone internet-obsessed wrote them.
I've thought all the cases on Elementary have been fine. Nothing like ~oooh spectacular, but enough to keep me interested. This week's was particularly good for what it brought out in Sherlock - I really, really liked seeing him being so openly vulnerable and frustrated with regards to this kid. It brought out an interesting side to him. I really like the humanity they bring to this Holmes - he obviously enjoys being clever and unravelling mysteries for the sake of the mental challenge, but you can also clearly tell that he has a lot of empathy too. He got mad at that guy in the pilot for exploiting someone mentally ill, he warned the woman last week about defending her evil twin, and this week he seemed very rattled by this kid. He's not just a mystery solving robot. The way they play his assholery is great too - it's not just "look at this quirky supergenius!" They are clearly highlighting the fact that he's damaged. And yeah, he apologizes! And genuinely seems to be warming to Joan! And it wasn't just the apology that I really liked, but the fact that he acknowledged that he's really difficult to work with. And of course Joan is always being flawless and not taking his shit. I just... am really appreciating this show's choices. He favours her. God.
Yeah, the danger with jokes like that is sometimes you can tell they haven't been written by someone who's really in the know -- just surface-level jokes. P&R is generally pretty good about going past that, which I've appreciated before when they reference stuff I know (like Harry Potter, Twilight, Game of Thrones) and appreciated again here. And LOL god his real-life "pinterest" board just killed me.
Yeah, I really liked Sherlock this week. He had his moments of being a dick, but he apologized and seemed to learn from them which is the important thing with me. And more specifically, like you said, I appreciated how invested in the case he got -- especially when he was trying to convince Gregson to let him talk to Adam and was like "you know I wouldn't do anything to jeopardize a little girl's life". Having him be so concerned about the vicitms is a really good, humanizing touch. It makes him seem like a real person, or at any rate at least a hero I'm more inclined to root for.
I've thought all the cases on Elementary have been fine. Nothing like ~oooh spectacular, but enough to keep me interested. This week's was particularly good for what it brought out in Sherlock - I really, really liked seeing him being so openly vulnerable and frustrated with regards to this kid. It brought out an interesting side to him. I really like the humanity they bring to this Holmes - he obviously enjoys being clever and unravelling mysteries for the sake of the mental challenge, but you can also clearly tell that he has a lot of empathy too. He got mad at that guy in the pilot for exploiting someone mentally ill, he warned the woman last week about defending her evil twin, and this week he seemed very rattled by this kid. He's not just a mystery solving robot. The way they play his assholery is great too - it's not just "look at this quirky supergenius!" They are clearly highlighting the fact that he's damaged. And yeah, he apologizes! And genuinely seems to be warming to Joan! And it wasn't just the apology that I really liked, but the fact that he acknowledged that he's really difficult to work with. And of course Joan is always being flawless and not taking his shit. I just... am really appreciating this show's choices. He favours her. God.
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Yeah, I really liked Sherlock this week. He had his moments of being a dick, but he apologized and seemed to learn from them which is the important thing with me. And more specifically, like you said, I appreciated how invested in the case he got -- especially when he was trying to convince Gregson to let him talk to Adam and was like "you know I wouldn't do anything to jeopardize a little girl's life". Having him be so concerned about the vicitms is a really good, humanizing touch. It makes him seem like a real person, or at any rate at least a hero I'm more inclined to root for.
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