This time I'll review maybe the best tv-show I've ever seen:
Sherlock. As the title tells, this series is about sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his loyal friend, Doctor John Watson. A new version for the old classic, this is seen almost too many times. But this time there's also something new: the creators of the series, Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, are set the story to modern London. Yes, I know what this might sound, but Moffat and Gatiss have somehow managed to do it by respecting the original stories and still having the fresh and fascinating style. Also huge part of the glory goes to the great actors of the lead roles: Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.
Because seasons are so short (only three episodes) I can easily review the whole first season here:
A Study in Pink:
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| Holmes and Watson at 221B, Baker Street |
This episode based strongly to the first Holmes-story ever writen:
A Study in Scarlet. If you haven't already read the novel, this is good time to do that. You can detect amazinly much cohesion between the novel and the episode.
As in the novel, wounded ex-army doctor, John Watson, is seeking a flatmate, when he encounter a mysterious man, Sherlock Holmes. Things started to develop and soon he'll notice he's sharing a flat with him and chasing a killer.
The episode is delightfully filled with different kinds of hints to original stories.
(Tip: you can spot Mark Gatiss as 'the arch enemy' of Sherlock)
The Blind Banker:
The episode doesn't especially hint to any specific story. This time Holmes and Watson are investigating a cipher somehow linked to China.
The episode aren't really as awesome as others, but it's still nice to watch.
(Tip: Go to check John's blog, but watch out for spoilers)
The Great Game:
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| The wall, which had feeled the apathy of Sherlock Holmes |
The pink phone from
A Study in Pink comes back to haunt our heroes and starts the fight against time.
Because this's the final episode of the season, you can see how different clues left to previous episodes comes together and Sherlock face Moriarty.
(Tip: The second season (which I'll review as soon as I have some time) is already aired, if you want to see what will happen after the cliffhanger)
"That's clever. Is it clever? Why is it clever?
" - Sherlock Holmes (A Study in Pink)
Mark: 10
BBC Sherlock is blessed with great acting and music. Unfortunately, the quality of the series tends to vary wildly...The first episode was brilliant, the second one was OK... the third one was just boring (atleast to me). The only saving grace of the third episode were the last 20 minutes of face-off between Sherlock and Moriarty.
ReplyDeleteJust my 2 cents :)