watched the episode yet?

Alot of neglected script writers on this thread. Why are the BBC not knocking on their doors?

I thing the only fault with tonight's episode was the "Sherlock and Watson" dressing. If we forget about those old stories and their associated baggage, we can approach each episode with different expectations and enjoy the novel story telling techniques.

After all, the lead character in this episode

- Forced an innocent young lady to venture into the minefield of caddishness
- Murdered an innocent man
- Drugged his own family
- Stole valuable government property
- Was in possession of class-A drugs
- Failed to make any deduction of any significance that turned out to be correct. One of those mistakes was literally fatal.
- Came up with a caper to break in to an innocent man's home that was so obvious that his best mate's wife beat him to it.

All jolly good fun and I enjoyed it more having abandoned the Sherlock Holmes business after last weeks episode.

BBC Exec: Er, there seems to be a page missing from this script?

Moffatt: Is there? IS THERE?

BBC Exec: ...Oh, no there can't be. So sorry, Sir.

My hopes were raised at the beginning that Mary might die, and i was so sure part way through the episode. Bit of a let down but I'm going to have to try to tolerate her. It's just that we have other background characters like Anderson, Molly, Lestrade. They all seem to fit in, and they're never shoved in our faces.

In my eyes the show should be focused between john and sherlock, and mary acting like a third wheel doesn't work much for me.

It was mentioned in ep 2 and there was discussion about it

Or was it Andrew Scott?

I found it excellent tonight. Some people don't like it though and that's natural. All acts of creativity will divide people.

That said I do get the feeling that some slag it off purely in some misguided hope that it somehow makes them more intelligent though. I'm not tarnishing all or even most with that brush but it's pretty clear their are agendas at work with some of the comments on here.

watched the episode yet?

Moriarty true returned in a later novel after his death in the Reichenbach Falls namely the Valley of Fear but this novel is set in time before his death. Strictly speaking therefore he was NOT brought back to life.

So you don't deny that you're a fanboy who won't take criticism of the Blessed Moffatt?

Mirror review
http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-review...w-many-3015982

the irish red setter

MUCH better than the first two in that it finally contained some sort of compelling crime plot alongside the character drama.

Molly and Mrs Hudson are a delight in what little they get to do and there is a certain amusement in the fact that the writers did seem to be messing with the rabid fangirls a bit via Sherlock's girlfriend. Glad Mary is staying despite what some others here say. She's an interesting character.

I'd like to see more of the Sherlock/Mycroft sibling relationship which is frankly infinitely more fascinating than anything between Sherlock and John.

The weakness of the episode was the mystery in the end was quite lax ('it was all in his head') and Magnussen didn't feel at all threatening. He was underused. They seemed to be trying to compensate for a weaker plot with 'clever' story telling but in all honesty there was no need for any of it to be non-linear. It added nothing and will have confused some viewers.

Oh and Moriarty's reappearance would've held more weight had they not had him in the series so much already.

I hope for series 4 they take on board the criticisms and get back to some more intelligent crime solving.

Even more of a reason to take him out if they thought there were actual vaults. Kill off Magnuson, government seizes the vaults. Job done.

Factually incorrect.

I've written numerous posts criticising his awful DW S6 series arc. So carry on.

I ask again. Did you watch the episode?

Agreed, but that's 3 episodes in a row now where the 'central' mystery his actually just been a loose side-story with an unsatisfying payoff. I generally dislike procedurals but the pendulum swung too far the other way this year.

Agreed. Some wise words amongst the otherwise nauseating deluge of "that was totes amazeballs!". I thought tonight's episode was dull, undramatic and tedious. Maybe the next series will be an improvement as it can hardly be worse. But who really cares how Moriarty is brought back? Maybe Sherlock got bored and magicked him back into existence a la Doctor Who. The whole thing just reeks of desperation.

That's why i thought he wouldn't really be dead.

Nope. He only actually died once. Watch it again.

Genius.

Mycroft described him as a necessary evil, so I'm not sure that is right. Whereas Sherlock saw him as a threat to John and Mary.

i dont think magnusson is anywhere near as well loved as Moriarty was, so they will probably keep him dead lol

MUCH BETTER.
Wow.
I'm relieved.
I think I've gone into shock.
But wow.
SO MANY FEELS.
I think for me, it was the fact that Sherlock did everything FOR John.
Proposing to Janine - poor girl
Mary, I'm a bit annoyed John is still with her, but never mind.
AND AS FOR THAT ENDING.
WOW.
Also, Sherlock - hottest junkie in existance.

Moff doesn't even do that. It's "barely show, don't have to tell."

He is being found out, though. Far more criticism on Twitter from people exhausted by his shallowness.

I wonder if a new showrunner will have to be forced on the show for it to survive this series.