To be honest I thought the episode was prettty good and yes, it sucked that the writers killed off Alister a character that we barely got to know: ( I think I understand why they did it: to make Sherlock face the fact that not everyone survives living with their addictions. Sometimes it's easier to just give in.
I hate to compare this show to Sherlock because Sherlock has the advantage of picking and choosing the most dramatic cases to be the ones on screen while Elementary has to grind out 22 episodes per season.... but quantity isn't quality and this episode, while well done from an acting and performance stand, just felt slapped together. Forty pounds of anthrax really?
I liked it. I generally enjoyed the last few episodes a lot. Although the navel-gazing on Sherlock's part is starting to grate on my nerves. Especially in this episode, the whole let's talk about Sherlock's feeling shebang was way over the top. It felt like the 'message' was slapped into my face like a wet fish (unsubtle and uncomfortable). And simultaneously we know hardly anthing about Joan.
This was also another filler episode and I'm really missing progress for the larger story arcs. What's up with Moriarty and Mycroft?
I still enjoy watching, but there is so much wasted potential here. Oh well, at least not as much as in Sherlock's latest season.
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Date: 2014-04-18 06:49 pm (UTC)This was also another filler episode and I'm really missing progress for the larger story arcs. What's up with Moriarty and Mycroft?
I still enjoy watching, but there is so much wasted potential here. Oh well, at least not as much as in Sherlock's latest season.