The Lying Detective

[autumnatmidnite]

Well. That was... a bit trippy, strange and not quite shaped back into form. But. What a decided relief from last week's spectacular fiasco.

Comments

[adena_kaiba]

I've only watched it now. As usual with Sherlock, I'm too speechless for a coherent review or even commentary. Thank goodness there's a GIF which sums up my reaction to it - especially the end:

[autumnatmidnite]

Oh, that ending *sobs*

It went such a long way in spoiling the little this episode did to erase the nightmare of TST. I went from walking out on it at the beginning, to eventually warming up because of Mrs Hudson's badassery and some fairly decent deductions, to feeling that spark of chemistry between Sherlock & John at the end.

Then they dump that ludicrous Irene Adler claptrap over our heads, and I tell you, there was fist shaking and much cursing during that scene. It just came so far out of left field that it could be nothing but a.) fanservice b.) NO HOMO. Not that I expect them to go down the Johnlock route; personally, I think the portrayal of true friendship they gave us in S1 is worth all the proverbial wounds and makes perfectly serviceable slash fic fodder, but this constant flipping of the queerbaiting/no homo coin has GOT TO STOP

[methylviolet10b]

Perhaps it's just my brain, or the fact that I don't trust the show writers farther than I can throw them and so I don't believe anything that I see at face value, but I actually didn't believe that the text came from Adler. Sure, it was her text-noise, but I automatically assumed that Sherlock set it off himself. It was too conveniently timed. Not to mention that it once again gave John the opportunity to 'save' Sherlock and come to his 'romantic/emotional' rescue about his relationships or lack thereof (and not so coincidentally say some things he desperately needed to say). But with this show, who knows

[adena_kaiba]

Well you managed to point out all the "best" scenes, and I find it both worrying and sad that it's possible to list them in a single comment. O_O

Speaking of ludicrous claptrap and queerbaiting/no homo: what about Mycroft's out-of-nowhere relationship with Smallwood????
What on Earth is wrong with these writers: why every single relationship mentioned in this show has to be unhealthy as all get out!? Case in point: S4 suggests Mycroft has been working with Smallwood for years. But it's only after Mycroft accuses Smallwood of High Treason (thereby almost condemns her to a certain death) that she somehow... suddenly starts fancying him?
So basically all the couples in the show has/had one of the participants endangering the other? Whaaaaaaaat?

1/2 Because I can't control myself when I'm ranting

[lauand]

Okay, after last week's episode, it was difficult to make things worse, but I'm actually happy and relieved to see that they have actually made them better. Which, as you said, it was complicated after TST's trainwreck

2/2 Because I can't control myself when I'm ranting

[lauand]

But my big, big problem with this season is this dragging John's character through the mud. First with the cheating in a totally illogical point of his life. Then with his blaming Sherlock for Mary's death and beating the shit out of him. John is a violent man, I get that. That's part of what makes him interesting, the way he has to control the parts of him that he doesn't like. And punching Sherlock is totally okay, he sort of needed it. But... only a certain kind of man kicks a man who is already down. Literally speaking. Because no matter how extreme the situation, a part of you knows that it's dangerous. Also, I don't understand either that we see how John catches the reference about "my favourite room" and does nothing about it. He used to be the embodiment of Sherlock's conscience, now he's the kind of asshole who is an asshole and still has the fame of being a good guy when he is, in truth, an asshole. And I don't want to think that John is that kind of man, the one who would literally kick a man when he's down, because he wasn