Whereas I had problems with Scandal in Belgravia and enjoyed Hounds more. But hey, I'm fussy about my Irene Adlers. :D
I would have liked to see more twists, but I thought they did a good job of turning the ghost story into an urban legend story with an unexpected basis in fact. And I loved John getting into trouble in the lab. After wandering off by himself TWICE on the flipping moor at night, he very nearly deserved it.
I was hoping to hear from you! Particularly as the new Irene disappointed you.
I've just been reading a couple of articles about how it wasn't interesting when John wandered off by himself. I loved it each time! I was sure he was going to get into heaps of trouble, so for me the tension was very high. That signal scene with the cars cracked me up! Not to mention a Lovers Leap over a minefield-- perfect!
Apparently there's a pun about the lovers in the cars where the practice is called "dogging" in England. (I've looked at so many comments now, I don't remember who pointed it out, alas.)
I'm not sure they could have made an Irene that was closer to canon Irene work in a ninety-minute episode. *sigh* Ah, well. There was a lot to like in both episodes, regardless. And like you, I felt the tension ratchet up every time John was alone!
I guess reviewers like us have their favorites. For me, I like both John and Sherlock, apart or together, so it's fun all around. And this one was especially fun looking for how they used the original novel for inspiration, wondering how they'd work it out.
Oh, I had high hopes for it and loved it. Especially after Scandal was a letdown in some ways.
Yes, I loved the pulling rank scene. And then this, so delightfully understated. S: Nice touch. J: Haven't pulled rank in ages. S: Enjoy it? J: Oh yeah.
And I really liked the Watson in the lab scene... the way he morphed into panic and terror - the hand clapped over his mouth - then the hysterics when Sherlock showed up.
And the insult and apology the next morning (with John walking away - that was great) was good.
And Lestrade looked WOW even if he did not have too much to do.
Weak areas for me - well, I laugh at the "gay jokes" but they were a little too obvious in this ep. And upon rewatching I find myself ffing through the longish scene of Henry at home with blinking lights and all.
This was the first ep where I felt Sherlock and John were finally equals in their friendship/working partnership. Gatiss and Moffat said that the relationship was advancing in S2 but that was not evident much in Scandal, IMO.
I wonder if this is some sort of army thing, that they teach you, "If you think you're going to scream, for Gawd's sake cover up your mouth and hold it in!" Especially as he let out a little whimper when he forgot to cover up for a moment.
> Lestrade looked WOW
Did he ever. He's handsome to begin with, but in this ep, he was devastating.
> This was the first ep where I felt Sherlock and John were finally equals in their friendship/working partnership.
Absolutely. I felt that, too, and it goes beyond the books, in my opinion. In this incarnation, it really works. Sherlock is now completely aware that he _needs_ John-- as a companion, moral compass, PR agent, what have you. As I said above, for me that aspect advanced a little quickly in this series -- I'd have preferred an even longer development-- but it feels absolutely right for these two. I have a feeling I'm going to be gutted next week. Argh!
Gutted - me, too. I read a tweet from someone who had seen RF and they said Martin Freeman does perhaps the best work of his career in that ep and now I am dying, dying to see it.
I know you wanted a longer development but for me it felt delayed because Gatiss and Moffat have been giving interviews about it so I was expecting more from Scandal in that regard. In Hounds, it was not just moral compass, but also the blog popularity/respect, the military references and acumen, and several times John came up with useful ideas (e.g., the meat ordered by the restaurant and using Lestrade) - just felt like a very equal partnership.
Loved when John was alone each time. I was on the edge of my seat each time with concern/anticipation.
Excellent points about John's contribution-- his detective-ness over the meat being a surprising contribution to the main case that I would have expected from Sherlock. So the boundaries are starting to blur and it's really becoming a true equal partnership-- also shown in this ep by the way one was drugged, then the other. Trading roles, literally back and forth, one in control, then the other.
Really looking forward to more-- then the endless replays. :)
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Going to skip your thoughts on Sherlock as I haven't seen it yet.
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I would have liked to see more twists, but I thought they did a good job of turning the ghost story into an urban legend story with an unexpected basis in fact. And I loved John getting into trouble in the lab. After wandering off by himself TWICE on the flipping moor at night, he very nearly deserved it.
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I've just been reading a couple of articles about how it wasn't interesting when John wandered off by himself. I loved it each time! I was sure he was going to get into heaps of trouble, so for me the tension was very high. That signal scene with the cars cracked me up! Not to mention a Lovers Leap over a minefield-- perfect!
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I'm not sure they could have made an Irene that was closer to canon Irene work in a ninety-minute episode. *sigh* Ah, well. There was a lot to like in both episodes, regardless. And like you, I felt the tension ratchet up every time John was alone!
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Yes, I loved the pulling rank scene. And then this, so delightfully understated.
S: Nice touch.
J: Haven't pulled rank in ages.
S: Enjoy it?
J: Oh yeah.
And I really liked the Watson in the lab scene... the way he morphed into panic and terror - the hand clapped over his mouth - then the hysterics when Sherlock showed up.
And the insult and apology the next morning (with John walking away - that was great) was good.
And Lestrade looked WOW even if he did not have too much to do.
Weak areas for me - well, I laugh at the "gay jokes" but they were a little too obvious in this ep. And upon rewatching I find myself ffing through the longish scene of Henry at home with blinking lights and all.
This was the first ep where I felt Sherlock and John were finally equals in their friendship/working partnership. Gatiss and Moffat said that the relationship was advancing in S2 but that was not evident much in Scandal, IMO.
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I wonder if this is some sort of army thing, that they teach you, "If you think you're going to scream, for Gawd's sake cover up your mouth and hold it in!" Especially as he let out a little whimper when he forgot to cover up for a moment.
> Lestrade looked WOW
Did he ever. He's handsome to begin with, but in this ep, he was devastating.
> This was the first ep where I felt Sherlock and John were finally equals in their friendship/working partnership.
Absolutely. I felt that, too, and it goes beyond the books, in my opinion. In this incarnation, it really works. Sherlock is now completely aware that he _needs_ John-- as a companion, moral compass, PR agent, what have you. As I said above, for me that aspect advanced a little quickly in this series -- I'd have preferred an even longer development-- but it feels absolutely right for these two. I have a feeling I'm going to be gutted next week. Argh!
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I know you wanted a longer development but for me it felt delayed because Gatiss and Moffat have been giving interviews about it so I was expecting more from Scandal in that regard. In Hounds, it was not just moral compass, but also the blog popularity/respect, the military references and acumen, and several times John came up with useful ideas (e.g., the meat ordered by the restaurant and using Lestrade) - just felt like a very equal partnership.
Loved when John was alone each time. I was on the edge of my seat each time with concern/anticipation.
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Really looking forward to more-- then the endless replays. :)
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