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[skuldnoshinpu]

So, I finally got around to seeing Sherlock. I should preface by saying that "Scandal in Bohemia" is one of my favorite Holmes stories, since unlike most of the stories where it's Holmes blowing people away with his intellect, there was an actual back-and-forth battle of wits going on. So I was glad to see the new episode was based on that

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[doctorskuld]

The only real problem that I had with the episode was the ending. Wait, what? Sherlock Holmes infiltrates a Pakistani terrorist cell and saves Irene Adler armed only with a Chinese Dadao? That was anbit far-fetched, but like the opening scene of The Blind Banker, I like to think it all took place in Sherlock's mind. Mycroft did say he's wanted to be a pirate when he was a kid. :)

I like that in the end it's a bit ambiguous whether or not Sherlock had feelings for Irene. In the end it doesn't really even matter. I like how they characterized John and Sherlock's relationship, how John doesn't need to be gay in order for them to be a couple, and Irene can still be gay and want to be special to Sherlock Holmes. I thought that was really well-played.

Lastly, I like Moffat's pun with Adler as a dominatrix. The only woman who "beat" Sherlock Holmes, ha!