Elementary 105 discussion post

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Discussion post for Elementary 1x05 - 'Lesser Evils'

Spoilers in the comments.

What did you think?

Comments

[ibishtar.livejournal.com]

The fake-out at the beginning was an ace use of that bit from Study in Scarlet. A pity the killer aroused suspicion from the moment he was on screen, partly because of the actor and partly because of the logic of the previous episode and Study in Scarlet where the killer was one of the people in the background, but the story still had several more surprises in store. The show is getting good at turning everything on its head every few scenes. I liked Sherlock talking about how he doesn't like to present theories while they aren't locked down, but did it for Joan's benefit anyway (also to use her as a sounding board). He and Joan made a really good team this episode, her expertise was really helpful in his investigation, and it was great to see her in her element and learning more about her. The way these two broken people are helping fix each other is making for a really compelling dynamic. As usual, good dialogue, nice humour, and I continue to love his bee-keeping nerdery, hee. Most importantly, Sherlock Holmes is being better acted and written with each episode, getting more and more like the book character. I thought he was spot on in this one. And this episode was a great showcase for this show's Watson, and why this reinterpretation is a really good one.

[sha-chan.livejournal.com]

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