I enjoyed all the wordplay too! I must reread the relevant original stories I think because I feel Moffat has such a good way of bringing them up to date and I'm convinced I missed a few references!
I just got to watching the ep tonight. So glad this show is back! Loved the snappy dialogue and allusions to the books too. I think I need to go back and read them all again as a refresher. And the cinematography was top notch, which isn't something I'm used to saying about any show other than BB. First time since BB where I was all ooo-eee at the weird camera angles and gorgeous shots they were using :D
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I'm still wondering at how Sherlock managed to con his way into a terrorist cell looking as white and British as he does
I had the same thought!
I am not sure, it was supposed to be that much of a twist though; the minute Mycroft said that she did die for only Sherlock Holmes could have fooled him and he wasn't there, it foreshadowed the ending. Irene was mostly a plot device; she was used to underscore Sherlock's weakness but she also played a role in two triangles: John/Sherlock/Irene (the romantic one) and Sherlock/Irene/Mycroft(the game one). Between the brothers it's always a matter of who is going to outsmart whom!
Now that you mention that bit with Mycroft, you're right. I was just too into it to pick up on that. Ugh, it kinda bores me to see women playing plot devices. Adler deserves to be a character in her own right.
This week's ep proved a bit too predictable, but it was still pretty good. Felt so sorry for poor John being trapped in the lab as part of Sherlock's 'experiment'. Sherlock reminds me a lot of Eleven that way--he's sometimes a bit too cruel and manipulative for his own good, even though he's got benign intentions.
I think that "The Hounds" wasn't as good as "Scandal". Gatiss' writing has big holes and is both less refreshing and less clever than Moffat's. But Sherlock and John were still adorable together.
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I liked the shared giggles at Buckingham Palace.
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I had the same thought!
I am not sure, it was supposed to be that much of a twist though; the minute Mycroft said that she did die for only Sherlock Holmes could have fooled him and he wasn't there, it foreshadowed the ending. Irene was mostly a plot device; she was used to underscore Sherlock's weakness but she also played a role in two triangles: John/Sherlock/Irene (the romantic one) and Sherlock/Irene/Mycroft(the game one). Between the brothers it's always a matter of who is going to outsmart whom!
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This week's ep proved a bit too predictable, but it was still pretty good. Felt so sorry for poor John being trapped in the lab as part of Sherlock's 'experiment'. Sherlock reminds me a lot of Eleven that way--he's sometimes a bit too cruel and manipulative for his own good, even though he's got benign intentions.
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