Elementary 2x7

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Discussion post for Elementary 2x7 'The Marchioness'

Spoilers in the comments.

What did you think?

Comments

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I liked it and I'm glad that the episodes seem to be getting stronger again.

+ The interactions between Sherlock & Mycroft (very strong lil bro/big bro vibe) and Joan & Mycroft were intriguing and lovely.
+ Seeing Sherlock so open with his little AA meeting speech was a nice touch.
+ Overall much better constructed and paced than the last two episodes.
+ Joan's first outfit and that white coat were awesome. I enjoy her wardrobe a lot in general, and I can't say that about many TV characters.

+/- I'm not sure, if I like this Mycroft as a Mycroft, but I do like him as a character.
+/- I'm also not sure what to think about the 'big revelation' of Joan and Mycroft doing the nasty. Maybe it will actually have a point plotwise in future episodes, but at the moment I don't see it.

- The case was boring. I was disappointed that they didn't even try to involve the original solution (or major plot points, really), which would have made it much more interesting. Why the name dropping without any substance behind it? I mean, the Milverton episode was maybe not an adaptation in the strictest sense, but there were similarities.
- They could have done a lot more with this triangle of Mycroft/Sherlock/marchioness (forgot her name, unfortunately), but she was mostly absent, so I'm a bit confused why they built that up in the first place.