Sherlock 3x01: The Empty Hearse

[frayadjacent]

After an epically slow download (why Australia, why?), I finally watched it.  And I liked it better than I expected!  Which, honestly, wasn't a lot.  But it was fun, and I left feeling like I can enjoy the show for what it is -- something that is fun and stylish but lacking in charactery nourishment.

However, cesperanza has put their finger on something I vaguely felt about the show but hadn't articulated, in terms of how it treats its audience.  (Spoilers for this ep in that link.) 

I also enjoyed calvinahobbes' observations about John Watson's eternal coming out.

Comments

[frayadjacent]

Yeah, there's been much less of a flood of response than I expected, actually, but I've enjoyed the discussion.

the way it didn't take itself seriously at all and focused on the human connections rather than the mystery.

True! There seemed to be a lot less, "look at this mystery, aren't we clever"-ness going on. Which I appreciated.