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Elementary: M. (2013)
finally
as of now, i have watched the series being a true fan of sherlock as a character. in this episode we finally meet with the man who eventually reveals us viewers to the one thing us true sherlock fans have been waiting for from the very beginning of the show- the emergence of Sherlock's nemesis: Moriarty. episode is great, and has some nice twists in the plot- finally an unpredictable line of story! in the episode we get to meet an actor who brought his own familiar touch to the series. Vinnie Jones, a known actor from many series and movies plays a lot as a role of a hooligan, vulgar, soccer-fan-bully, tough guy character. in this episode, he plays M. the killer who sherlock presumed has killed Irene- as it turns out he was not aware of being set-up by the very man sent him to do the jobs, he was not aware of the connection between the tasks he was given by the true mastermind behind his actions- Moriarty. for a second i was actually afraid of Sherlock's reaction after having found the man who we first thought to have killed Irene- he was going to hunt him down, torture, and kill him. and his mind was set without hesitation. knowing he would probably succeed- for a moment i tried to figure where the plot might end up if sherlock had indeed killed M, calming myself that there would have been no way sherlock could get himself out of the mess he would have gotten himself into if he had killed M, when Watson knew without a doubt sherlock was going to kill M, and later on finding out the location he chose to do so. when the police closing in, and sherlock being confident in his actions, there was a moment of pure uncertainty when i thought M had succeeded to persuade sherlock to spare him, claiming he was actually "the sack" and was not aware there was more to his action than he was aware, when a moment ago sherlock was consumed with the need of vengeance- not believing a word M says, that moment of uncertainty was amplified just at the moment i thought sherlock was going to let the man go- but stabbed him instead. at the moment i was so confused, i thought he had killed M anyway, decided to go "underground" for probably becoming a wanted man for killing someone (even if that someone killed 37 people) and to find out all there is about this Moriarty by himself. but the idea didn't make sense. it all clears out when they show up at the station with a made up story to cover things up -eventhough Watson, (who by now we notice to have made some progress and learned to pick up more and more small details on the way, becoming sharper, more aware, more deductive, and capable of reaching the right hidden-from-plain-sight conclusions) did notice a slight mismatch between the stab wound itself and the way M explained he got this wound, and knew there was more to it.- this episode made me crave for what's to come next with anticipation!
Elementary: One Way to Get Off (2012)
keeping up with the precision of facts, sherlock is a high demand
i would say, in general this series is not like the sherlock they released in BBC one, which was a masterpiece of sherlock, concerning the original line of story bringing it to modern times. the attention to details on that series was incredible and really made you think of what's to come next. it was shrouded in mystery and always keeps you in tension. this new sherlock series on the other hand, brings some new elements of its own, which in my humble opinion, is decreasing the general quality of sherlock. they made Watson into an Asian woman, which happens to be Lucy liu the very well known actress, and the star of sherlock i recognized thanks to Dexter on showtime. they decided he also lives in modern times, and was also an addict with a keane sense of deduction. thing is, making Watson a woman, and keeping only them and the general lines of the characters in tact in this series (at least up to now) is rather disappointing. there is not too much of sophisticated geniusness of hidden details in this series, as a viewer i could already guess the outcomes and the criminals along the way. and BBC's sherlock though, kept me glued to the seat with anticipation. the plot doesn't exactly take sherlock's cases in the original stories into life here. E.G the hounds of baskerville. so, besides the writers being a little stubborn about it being sherlock, i would say this is just like any other thriller series, except it carries the name sherlock and Watson with it. frankly, i don't know why. so, i would say the idea behind the series is one point down, but the other crucial glitch in this particular episode would be, the opening scene where we see the masked murderer killing the tied up couple. when he shoots the husband first, there is a blood spatter shooting towards his mask making a sort of spatter on the mask itself that actually looks like a blood spatter typical to a swift knife cut, and not splashy and "all over the place" gunshot to the head. and the most noticeable bloop ON THE FIRST SCENE of this episode is, when the camera takes a second shot of the murderer as he shoots the wife, his second victim- the blood on his mask magically disappears. GUYS, AS MUCH AS YOU CAN MAKE SHERLOCK Interesting YOU GOTTA KEEP THINGS LIKE THIS FROM HAPPENING!! i mean, sherlock is all about the attention to details and thinking outside the box called the boundaries of the human mind concerning the abilities of deduction. when things like this happen by mistake it really gets me off the show. the production should pay more attention and consider more sophisticated ideas and motives for the show, and pay attention to glitches like the blood on the mask!!!