Hudson, ultimately being what elevated the story in any way. The sense of mystery was somewhat restored here, though Jones being such an obvious villain still hurt the story and the intrigue, with John’s process of grief, and a few choice funny moments from Mrs. The season’s second episode, “The Lying Detective” was at least a noticeable improvement over its lousy predecessor however, if for no other reason than the presence of Toby Jones, as a comically obvious undercover serial killer, Culverton Smith. This finally signaled the apparent end of a big gamble with one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original Sherlock Holmes prose personalities, one that just didn’t really work in the end.Įven after Mary thankfully bit the dust though, we still had to trudge through an episode that yet again drove a tiresome rift between Sherlock and John, with John unrealistically blaming Sherlock for a situation that is entirely of Mary’s doing. The episode’s sense of mystery was non-existent, as Sherlock had to trudge along with the audience in this unnecessary trip through Mary’s former career, though mercifully, the show killed Mary off at the end of the episode. This entire episode simply served as a roundabout way to wrap up the story of John’s new wife, Mary Morstan, who was considered to be one of the most problematic elements of Series Three in her drastic re-tooling as a retired mercenary/assassin. Things definitely didn’t start off well for Series Four, with season premiere, “The Six Thatchers” widely being considered the show’s worst episode to date. In short, as much as it really pains me to admit it, since this really was one of The BBC’s best modern shows when it started at the turn of the decade, it might be time to just wrap it up here, and put Sherlock out of its misery. Audiences also seem to agree, as the season finale of Series Four saw a steep viewership decline that led to by far the show’s lowest ratings yet, with many viewers bailing early, even before the season was properly resolved. If ever there was a clear victim of Sherlock’s many production difficulties, it’s this fourth season. New seasons of Sherlock have become very difficult to produce, despite them only being three 90-minute episodes long apiece, due to how extensively busy both Cumberbatch and Freeman have become, and that’s likely even true of showrunner, Steven Moffat, who is also the current showrunner of The BBC’s other biggest and most popular series, Doctor Who.įinally however, a long three years after Series Three, if one doesn’t count 2016’s New Years special, “The Abominable Bride”, Series Four has finally made it to the airwaves… And it’s far and away the most underwhelming, disappointing and thoroughly ridiculous season in the show’s history to date. Sherlock has largely been responsible for launching the mainstream careers of stars, Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, but in a very noticeable way, the show has also evidently become a victim of its own lead actors’ success. NOTE: Spoilers from throughout the fourth series of, “Sherlock” are present in this review
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