Reflections on the Sherlock special
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wiseheartMy DVD finally arrived yesterday, and I stomped through the rain to the other end of the city... well, almost... to fetch it. Of course, as soon as I got home, I just had to watch it. These are my thoughts, what little they may be worth.
General impression: I liked it a lot more than I liked Series 3, about which I'm still in denial. At least as long as it was still the Victorian parts of it. Yes, those parts were a bit trashy, but full of humour and I enjoyed them greatly. FatGit!Mycroft was very disgusting, but still a bit of fun. And I simply loved Mrs Hudson in that Victorian dress and the modified declaration about not being a plot device. *g*
Then came the intersections with modern times, and I began to like the whole thing less and less. I never liked Moriarty (so shoot me!), and I certainly hope that the only way he'll ever return will be in Sherlock's disturbed mind. Caring Mycroft was a heartwarming thing, though, and much more believable as in Series 3.
What I really, honestly disliked was the ham-fisted handling of the sufragettes and the idiotic Ku-Klux-Klan look-alikes. I could have bought the solution of the Ricoletti case without the ridiculous secret organization stuff; that whole thing was handled a hundred times better in The Murdoch Mysteries. Although Molly looked... interesting, disguised as a man.
What I was eternally grateful for was the fact that they stepped back from the very hectic way of filming that had made Series 3 barely watchable for me. At least in the special I could actually follow with my old eyes what was happening on the screen.
All in all, a mostly enjoyable feature, even though the Victorian version of Dr Watson was portrayed a something of an idiot.
General impression: I liked it a lot more than I liked Series 3, about which I'm still in denial. At least as long as it was still the Victorian parts of it. Yes, those parts were a bit trashy, but full of humour and I enjoyed them greatly. FatGit!Mycroft was very disgusting, but still a bit of fun. And I simply loved Mrs Hudson in that Victorian dress and the modified declaration about not being a plot device. *g*
Then came the intersections with modern times, and I began to like the whole thing less and less. I never liked Moriarty (so shoot me!), and I certainly hope that the only way he'll ever return will be in Sherlock's disturbed mind. Caring Mycroft was a heartwarming thing, though, and much more believable as in Series 3.
What I really, honestly disliked was the ham-fisted handling of the sufragettes and the idiotic Ku-Klux-Klan look-alikes. I could have bought the solution of the Ricoletti case without the ridiculous secret organization stuff; that whole thing was handled a hundred times better in The Murdoch Mysteries. Although Molly looked... interesting, disguised as a man.
What I was eternally grateful for was the fact that they stepped back from the very hectic way of filming that had made Series 3 barely watchable for me. At least in the special I could actually follow with my old eyes what was happening on the screen.
All in all, a mostly enjoyable feature, even though the Victorian version of Dr Watson was portrayed a something of an idiot.
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Date: 2016-02-19 11:25 pm (UTC)I've watched it about six times and still am not sure what I think, although I'm worried about Mycroft. I have this fear that I see foreshadowing of his death. I hope I'm wrong about that.
I loved Mrs Hudson and the line about her taking up literary criticism by way of satire.
I thought by now I would have digested it more, but it has not been the case.
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Date: 2016-02-20 04:25 pm (UTC)I'd hate if they killed off Mycroft, too, even though Series 3 robbed him much of his mystery. He was cheapened like everyone else. Grrr, I hate Series 3! Do you know any spoilers about Series 4? I like to be prepared, it lessens the shock.
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Date: 2016-02-20 06:29 pm (UTC)