It will only be remembered by the great performance of the actors which made the episode a little more bearable. Though it was great fun to be reunited with our favourite characters, all three episodes lack a focus on a case, and fail to approach what little mystery they do find with that peculiar atmosphere that made Sherlock famous. We want to know about Sherlock’s detective stories, and not to watch what is primarily backstory of the detective. The main criticism for ‘The Final Problem’, and the entire series four by extension, is the total absence of case. Plus, one third of the episode looked really familiar… Sherlock having to make deductions in a short amount of time to save someone, exactly the plot of Series 1’s ‘The Great Game’, but with a lot less of imagination. Regardless of that, her motives are superficial, there are no real issues. While Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss always congratulated themselves for driving the series with original material, this time they went way too far. The worst is that there was so much potential wasted. Most of the episode was a pantomime, like Sherlock’s taunting of Mycroft in the first five minutes, normally confined to American TV series that don’t know when it’s time to say goodbye. The scenes that shone were only exceptional thanks to the actors who were there to raise the quality of this episode. But that’s pretty much as far as the compliments go. I cannot deny the thrill behind some scenes – the laughs created by Mrs Hudson (Una Stubbs) dancing on the Number of the Beast of Iron Maiden Moriarty’s (Andrew Scott) fabulous heart-racing return to a Queen melody and the tears when Mycroft tried to manipulate Sherlock into killing him. How could John and Sherlock fall by the window after an explosion, and hours later be on a boat to Sherrinford? The entire first half-hour could have been omitting in the script anyway… and how did the police not think about looking in well? How could brilliant-minded Sherlock not realise that the little girl on the plane was fake, as it would mean the plane must have been flying for hours? Did John really cheat on Mary with Sherlock’s sister? If Eurus really manipulates and reprogrammes people, why didn’t she do the same with Watson? Moffat and Gatiss seem to have written ‘The Final Problem’ for the wrong franchise… But Eurus has been waiting a long time to meet her little brother, preparing some little cases to solve and torture…įirst, the writing behind the episode clearly lacks coherence, containing numerous plot holes, and a high level of predictability. The Baker Street sociopath seems to have trouble remembering her, but something deep is hiding in Sherlock’s past, and he wants to unveil the truth. Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch), John (Martin Freeman) and Mycroft (Mark Gatiss) have to face the Holmes’ secret sister Eurus (Sian Brooke). ‘The Final Problem’, the series’ – and maybe the show’s – final episode, was supposed to be full of promises, on the edge of a new era for our favourite detective but all it brought was bitter deception. We had to wait three years for Sherlock to properly come back, and it’s already over. Pokémon Snap: Can a game from 1999 alight my interest in photography?.Review: The Bad Daters at Edinburgh Fringe The Edinburgh Fringe (Surgeons Hall The Space UK) – 19th August 2023.Review: Eleanor Conway: Talk Dirty To Me Edinburgh Fringe (Three Sisters – Maggie’s Chamber) – 19th August 2023.Review: Femme Natale Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Just The Tonic- The Mash House)- 19th August 2023.
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