Sherlocked Out

Saw S03E03 of "Sherlock" known as "His Last Vow".

So... yeah. Is it spoilery to just generally whine about how stories are told without getting into specifics?

I'm honestly not sure.

Okay, I'm going to do a crapload of carriage returns. Keep reading if you're unconcerned about vaguely-worded spoilery things.









































































Still there? Okay.


So this entire season of "Sherlock" hasn't really been about Sherlock Holmes and John Watson solving crimes. It's been more about a bit of naval gazing fanfic mixed in with exploration of the Sherlock-Watson "bromance". The antagonists were, at best, weak tea. Only "The Sign of Three" (S03E02) had any mysteries in it worth mentioning and, while those were clever, they got short shift to the main story of the wedding of John and Mary.

I liked the addition of Amanda Abbingston (the spouse/partner of Martin Freeman) as Mary Watson, but the so-called revelation in "His Last Vow" was ridiculous and cliche. The whole plot of "His Last Vow" lacked any real mystery at all and the antagonist was a serious let-down.

Given that the writers only produce three episodes a season, I'd had higher hopes for series three of "Sherlock". I guess Moffat and Gatiss are tapped out. Sad, given the rich material to draw from, but there you have it.