tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post4315834212724083681..comments2023-12-26T12:18:55.616+00:00Comments on Doyleockian: Spoilers! Review: Sherlock S4E3 - The Final ProblemAlistair Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199962410016780822noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post-41635377506270886232017-01-18T15:48:38.759+00:002017-01-18T15:48:38.759+00:00What a waste, indeed. How am I to connect with the...What a waste, indeed. How am I to connect with the characters on an emotional level when I'm constantly propelled out of the story because I cannot suspend my disbelief long enough to engage?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04066417080920042579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post-87954264311326845282017-01-18T15:44:23.400+00:002017-01-18T15:44:23.400+00:00Alistair, have you seen this wonderful review?
ht...Alistair, have you seen this wonderful review?<br /><br />http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2017/01/sherlock-holmes-mystery-murdered-script/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04066417080920042579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post-89758955460375591122017-01-17T02:02:45.821+00:002017-01-17T02:02:45.821+00:00It's completely over the top, with so many lea...It's completely over the top, with so many leaps of faith required by the viewer that we're continually in the air ourselves. My non-Sherlockian wife loved it precisely because it was so weird and non-traditional. I'm still reserving my opinion - I've now watched it twice and I don't think I've picked up all the nuances yet. I have to say though that the sequence from Moriarty arriving on the island through to his meeting with Eurus is absolutely fantastic television. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447405177404708448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post-62336034882530813382017-01-16T17:08:26.823+00:002017-01-16T17:08:26.823+00:00This Sherlock is not about logic but emotion, as S...This Sherlock is not about logic but emotion, as Series Four keeps reminding us, Ms. Ketelsen. But even on that emotion-storytelling-criteria, "The Final Problem", unlike "A Scandal in Belgravia" does not work. It makes no emotional sense. Magnussen deserves a bullet to the brain but the far more evil Eurus deserves forgiveness and love? BBC Sherlock maybe a clever show, but it's not a smart one. What a waste. James C. O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866010043246236340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post-85427516637329119852017-01-16T16:08:01.225+00:002017-01-16T16:08:01.225+00:00And again I have to agree with Mr O'Leary. All...And again I have to agree with Mr O'Leary. All this stuff happened - supervillain Moriarty was practically neutered - because Euros wasn't invited to Sherlock's and Victor's pirate games? Please.<br /><br />Let alone the nonsense that little Victor apparently spent the weekend at Holmes manor and when he disappears - what happens? They must have called the police (missing child, remember?) who would have staged a massive search. And yet nobody remembered or found the well? When 'child in a well' is practically a classic?<br /><br />And then all that misery gets better with a brotherly hug (love conquers all). Yeah, sure. I could've written a better episode when I was twelve years old.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04066417080920042579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post-39355856092941662362017-01-16T14:56:27.290+00:002017-01-16T14:56:27.290+00:00i thought it was great really cleverly done rememb...i thought it was great really cleverly done remember its a modern day take on a nineteenth century set of stories its a 21st century adaption based on the stories of Conan Doyle its not tied exclusively to the books otherwise it wouldn't be set in modern London so there is artistic licencse to play with it for the modern generation....thought its wss very cleverly done thumbs up from me!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432291223846949850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post-29897173015219988912017-01-16T14:54:33.070+00:002017-01-16T14:54:33.070+00:00"It was, overall, a good episode..." !? ..."It was, overall, a good episode..." !? What the hell was this whole series about? If you say it was an exploration of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, either of the Canon or pop culture, may I remind you that Moffat and Gatiss have conclude that Sherlock Holmes is the way he is because his psychopathic six year old non-Canonical sister killed Sherlock's best friend; Sherlock suppressing all memory of her; Eurus (ucch, that's supposed to be clever?) being locked away, but like the Joker in Arkham running the asylum; controlling Moriarty, thanks to an incredibly stupid Mycroft; Euros responsible for who knows how many deaths, all because she wanted Sherlock to play with her? And we're supposed to be okay with Sherlock making regular visits to play (the violin) with her because, what, family is family? There is nothing Canonical in that and as for in Sherlockian pop culture, this is indeed uncharted waters, although it could be a fit for movie James Bond brother Blofeld's "I am the author of all your pain" ridiculousness. This everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach allows the fan to pick and choose whatever bits they like and dismiss the rest, like the as-filmed super-speedy Mary jumping in front of an already-fired bullet to save Sherlock. Well, if you liked it, okay, I respect that. All the more reason for us traditional Sherlockians to hawk the superiority of the Dolyean Canon.James C. O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866010043246236340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post-77556760875442179202017-01-16T12:36:32.290+00:002017-01-16T12:36:32.290+00:00I'm still in my mind palace trying to cope wit...I'm still in my mind palace trying to cope with the end of series 4. Maybe it's because English is not my first language, maybe because my stream stopped several times (yes, I watched through a keyhole) maybe because there are so many different details still to understand.<br />But it was a very thrilling ending that clearly have left me speechless. If it's the end, so be it. But as a dedicated fan, I do hope there will be series 5 somewhere in the future with Sherlock and John solving crimes together.DieBedrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524458522146432500noreply@blogger.com