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Re: Review the Last TV Episode/Season/Series You Watched
« Reply #310 on: June 08, 2014, 05:45:30 PM »
You are lucky then because the first two episodes of Season 3 were close to unwatchable for me.  I've heard the third episode is much better.  I want them to get back to the traditional solving of cases, that's where the show shines in my opinion.
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Re: Review the Last TV Episode/Season/Series You Watched
« Reply #311 on: June 08, 2014, 11:12:16 PM »
Please finish it up.  The third episode is fantastic.
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Re: Review the Last TV Episode/Season/Series You Watched
« Reply #312 on: June 09, 2014, 01:10:44 AM »
I couldn't get past episode 1 of Season 3, it was so terrible.  I'm sure I'll watch the other two at some point, but it's very low priority.

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« Reply #313 on: June 09, 2014, 04:42:47 PM »
Please finish it up.  The third episode is fantastic.

I plan to.
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Re: Review the Last TV Episode/Season/Series You Watched
« Reply #314 on: June 09, 2014, 06:20:49 PM »
You are lucky then because the first two episodes of Season 3 were close to unwatchable for me.

I couldn't get past episode 1 of Season 3, it was so terrible.

I think it goes without saying we all enjoy these characters... so was episode 1 too much of a good thing for you guys?

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Re: Review the Last TV Episode/Season/Series You Watched
« Reply #315 on: June 09, 2014, 06:35:28 PM »
The Long Answer.

I enjoy the characters, but saying I watch Sherlock for the characters is like when Soderbergh said people would like Ocean's 12 because they don't care about the heist. The Mystery of episode 1 is vague, poor and undeveloped. You could argue the mystery is how Sherlock survived the fall, but again that's only vaguely handled. That I can't tell you about the main mystery - something involving a bomb - is a major weakness of the show, existing solely in THIS episode.

The visual style is also a poor copy of the first 2 Seasons, with a scene in the train station that contains the worst shots of the series.


Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia is my new #62 film of All Time.

For some this particular Sherlock is too much of a good thing. The multiple narratives use some very clever technical tricks. (Too clever?) One of my favorites is the case Holmes solves while unconscious. As he reaches the solution in the middle of a grassy field, a bed rises into frame to catch him. There's a lot of text on screen, Watson's blog posts, a strong hint that Holmes may be a recovering addict, and lots more than make this a ride I want to take again and again.

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Re: Review the Last TV Episode/Season/Series You Watched
« Reply #316 on: June 09, 2014, 09:43:19 PM »
I'm just surprised it could go from that good to that bad. That's the difference between a good episode of TNG and a holodeck episode.

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« Reply #317 on: June 09, 2014, 10:39:13 PM »
I'm just surprised it could go from that good to that bad. That's the difference between a good episode of TNG and a holodeck episode.

My appreciation for Moriarty on TNG makes this comparison extra ironic.

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Re: Review the Last TV Episode/Season/Series You Watched
« Reply #318 on: June 10, 2014, 03:03:05 PM »
I just bingewatched the first season of Orphan Black after beeing recommended to see it by someone at the monthly sci-fi geek pub meetings in my city.
I was lovely. Now I'm patiently waiting for season 2 to turn up at Netflix of Sweden. I suppose it will take some time before that happens.
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Re: Review the Last TV Episode/Season/Series You Watched
« Reply #319 on: June 10, 2014, 08:50:13 PM »
Finally finished Orange Is The New Black Season 2.

What a season of TV. A solid 9/10.