Throw in the fact that this version of Moriarty is quite possibly Television's most chilling villain ever, and you've got an absolute Grand-Slam of an episode trilogy. This young Sherlock is presented to us as being a novice private eye, but he’s already got a near-supernatural perception of the superficial, able to effortlessly surmise suspect behaviour from. The best part is that the show is simply highly intelligent, and never once asks the audience to stop thinking in fact, it demands you keep up, and asks you to guess all of the answers, almost none of which I guessed correctly when I first watched it. In an almost literal sense, they've lost the plot. The characters are extremely engaging and well-acted, the dialogue snappy, the plots intricate, inventive (in their updating) and gripping, and the Directing is genuinely outstanding, combining a strong sense of atmosphere with solid cinematography, consistent energy and some truly creative editing. Top Critics All Audience Chris Hansell Cultured Vultures They've abandoned the mystery format that makes Holmes such a fun character to be around. 98 Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings What to know Critics Consensus Witty, compelling, and perfectly cast, Sherlock remains a deliciously entertaining modern take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyles classic. Culture The Fatal Flaw of BBC's Sherlock The series that introduced us to Benedict Cumberbatch started with a bang and ended, misguidedly, with a bigger one. 2017 The Lying Detective 9. And when it’s bad, it is endlessly frustrating. 2017 The Six Thatchers 7.6 (25,119) Rate Sherlock takes on the case of finding out who is going around and smashing six unique head statues of late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The entire Season is only 4.5 hours long, but it's 4.5 hours of some of the best television I have ever seen, bar none. Sherlock may be one of the best dramas of the modern TV era, but it has also been wildly inconsistent. The middle episode, 'The Hounds of Baskerville', is genuinely excellent, being tightly written and intensely atmospheric, so the fact that this is actually the WEAKEST episode of Season 2 (and by a considerable amount) really speaks for how genuinely amazing Season 2 truly is.
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