Elementary 2x24

[killerweasel.livejournal.com]

Discussion post for Elementary 2x24 'Art in the Blood'.

Pretty sure this is the season finale.

Spoilers in the comments.

What did you think?

Comments

[midori-yee.livejournal.com]

Quite disappointed by the lack of resolution. Ending a television season with a cliffhanger is so uninspired.

The end of the Mycroft arc was anticlimactic at best and I was expecting at least another plot twist... I remain unconvinced of the writers attempting to make Mycroft *sympathetic* with all of this *tragic hero* self-sacrifice nonsense. His character has been grossly undeveloped because through the whole season the writers have caused viewers to doubt whether he is truly trustworthy or not.

Watson moving out of the Brownstone is unfortunate, and it seems easier for the writers to reverse this move early into season 3... If they're no longer living together, Elementary will turn into being just like any of the other CBS police procedurals. Boring.

Sherlock's involvement with MI6 may be great given Watson's distancing herself from him... but again I feel this will also be reversed early in season 3.

Not going to lie, season 2 was quite a letdown to me. Hopefully the writers will redeem themselves with season 3.

[p-for-polkadots.livejournal.com]

I'm definitely with you on the let's make Mycroft the tragic hero front. I also hoped for another twist and was disappointed.

Your suspicion about reversing all the important plot points from the final (Joan moving out, Sherlock joining MI6 etc.) is interesting, and I think very likely going to happen. Those would be huge (and yes, idiotic) narrative cop-outs, of course, but I'd certainly be much more willing to keep watching in this case. Because going through with both of these,would ultimately change the nature of the show, and I don't think that's what they're trying to accomplish.

I wouldn't say the season as a whole was a disappointment for me, because I think there were some really strong episodes in the mix. But yes, the finale was a mess, especially compared to the satisfying conclusion of season one.