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[navanman]

Spoiler removed

 

[iFirez]

This episode is far better than last weeks, this scene alone is better than all of last episode.

 

[Static Veins]

Hot damn that reveal scene was intense as all hell.

 

[Cronen]

Really enjoying this episode. A massive improvement over last week.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

Remember when that criminal mastermind popped up on every TV screen in the country?

Nah me neither.

 

[nOoblet16]

This episode is on LSD

 

[iFirez]

Remember when that criminal mastermind popped up on every TV screen in the country?

Nah me neither.

Unless this guy wiped everyone in the countries memories with his drug. *rolls eyes*

 

[S1kkZ]

without spoilers: better, worse or on the same level as last week?

cant watch until tomorrow but last weeks episode was by far the worst (to me). so if that continues, i rather dont waste my time (and money).

 

[Succinct Verbosity]

This Sherlock villain is terrifying.

 

[Kalor]

without spoilers: better, worse or on the same level as last week?

cant watch until tomorrow but last weeks episode was by far the worst (to me). so if that continues, i rather dont waste my time (and money).

So far it is drastically better than the first episode.

 

[Kathian]

This Sherlock villain is terrifying.

When he pulled the keys I realised he was just Saville.

 

[Dunno]

Johns new therapist is the red haired woman from the bus!!!

 

[Cronen]

Culverton Smith mentioned the serial killer H. H. Holmes a few times. A serial killer who built a hotel to commit his murders in. Holmes was the subject on an episode of Lore, a fantastic podcast series about horror/thriller stories. Definitely worth a listen. Fascinating stuff. Link here

 

[nOoblet16]

I need a recap of this episode just to understand the motivations for everyone lol. Everyone has such convoluted motivations in Sherlock and they achieve it by going about the most complicated way.

That reveal was I donno how I feel about that.

 

[DjRalford]

Holy shit, didn't expect that

 

[Dangerblade]

Great episode but FUCK was Dead Exposition Mary annoying

 

[Succinct Verbosity]

That was fucking awesome

 

[Deaf Spacker]

I'm slightly confused.

 

[Sane_Man]

So much better than last week. That was great.

 

[Cronen]

That was great!

 

[Slowdive]

Great episode, so much better than last week's.

 

[Kalor]

That was a great episode. I'm excited for next week.

 

[iFirez]

My favourite episode in years, really really enjoyed it. Far better than I expected after the disappointing taste last weeks episode left in my mouth. That ending too, damn!

 

[Static Veins]

THAT was the Sherlock I love. So good. Toby Jones was fucking incredible.

That reveal at the end was great but I hope it pays off in the finale.

 

[navanman]

That was incredible, the ending OMG

 

[MrPing1000]

I don't understand how lasts weeks was so mehhhhhhh and this weeks was so good.

The difference is absurd.

And yeah bad guy was basically Saville but I was totally down with that.

 

[Palette Swap]

Great episode.

There's an east wind coming all the same, such a wind as never blew on England yet. It will be cold and bitter, Watson, and a good many of us may wither before its blast. But it's God's own wind none the less and a cleaner, better stronger land will lie in the sunshine when the storm has cleared.

 

[Lucreto]

This Sherlock villain is terrifying.

His teeth were terrifying

I liked last week's episode more. This one had a great villain alright but this week's felt like a filler episode. But the ending saved it.

 

[Trokil]

That was great, now let's see where this leads.

Mycroft getting some personality was also fun to watch.

 

[WadiumArcadium]

Called it when the real Faith arrived at the morgue. Toby Jones was creepy as hell. Great episode.

 

[Broken Joystick]

YO

that might be a top 3 episode

 

[empyrean]

Love the references to "hiding in plain sight" - the whole time they were hinting to the audience about a secret hiding in plain sight.

 

[Eumi]

Damn.

Damn!

I won't lie. I went in wanting to hate this. I think it might actually have been my favourite episode. I'm a sucker for that gimmick so that might be clouding my judgement but still.

I mean, it wasn't a mystery, but it had all the key elements. Just gotta hope the next episode is as good.

Edit: also the whole celebrity villain is a great idea for this show. Us brits tend to have an issue with that but I can't think of many other shows exploring it.

 

[caesar]

Culverton isn't done is he?

 

[SpideySenses]

Best episode since season 2, not even ImaginMary could ruin it.

 

[Kathian]

Belgravia and Game are only in front for me. That was brilliant. I've been laughing for 90 mins at the people who thought one bad EP was the entire show.

 

[Dangerblade]

The cliffhanger of

Spoiler

if Watson was shot was kind of nullified by the preview for next week's episode but still

 

[QuicheFontaine]

Great episode but FUCK was Dead Exposition Mary annoying

Yeah, I was sick of her by the end. Hope she doesn't pop up in the next episode, but she probably will.

 

[Heartfyre]

I'm mostly sick of unreliable narrators in fiction, so that first half-hour was unpleasant viewing for me. Actually, I can't say I enjoyed the episode much as a viewing experience at all. However, in hindsight, seeing the narrative in its entirety, it was an undeniably good episode. I'm just not much of a fan of the format of the storytelling, even if it was necessary to tell the story they were telling.

 

[Mascot]

This episode was a triumph. An absolute fucking triumph.

Loved it from start to finish!

 

[VegiHam]

Ok so that was excellent.

Couple of points though: was that twist at the end obvious to people who can see faces? I mean it took me by surprise but I can only do hair and voices anyway. Also, it was kinda obvious Sherrinford wasn't gunna be as expected cus John guessed it so fast; but what, therefore, is Sherrinford? Is it a place or something?

 

[TrueBlue]

Exposition Mary was necessary in the context of the episode. She embodies both the self-loathing and his desire to be the man she thought he was.

It's fitting that she disappears when he realises this. Hopefully they stick to that, so as to not rob his "confession" of its dramatic weight.

I think this episode was great. Probably the best Moffat has been in ages.

 

[Quick Mustard]

Watched it all, but one thing I cant work out is at the start we saw the daughter writing that letter with Toby Jones, so how does that come into play?
Did Sherringford get hold of it somehow? Or is this something we expect to be explained next week?

 

[PizzaFace]

Great ep


But.....Moriarty....where is he?

 

[Exterminieren]

Fucking wonderful episode; best since Reichenbach, if not Belgravia.

See what happens when the actually good writer has a crack?

 

[Lucreto]

Great ep


But.....Moriarty....where is he?

Spoiler

Dead

It's all her

 

[Kathian]

Spoiler

Dead

It's all her

Yep he was a pawn.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Spoiler

Dead

It's all her

Yeah this is clear now.

Bit disappointed by that :/

 

[WadiumArcadium]

Ok so that was excellent.

Couple of points though: was that twist at the end obvious to people who can see faces? I mean it took me by surprise but I can only do hair and voices anyway. Also, it was kinda obvious Sherrinford wasn't gunna be as expected cus John guessed it so fast; but what, therefore, is Sherrinford? Is it a place or something?

After the real Faith came into the morgue and she said they'd never met it clicked. I thought they'd re-introduce the lady John met on the bus and I'd remembered that the fake Faith and her looked familar The psychiatrist didn't really click until she came back at the end of the episode.

Sherrinford was a name Arthur Conan Doyle originally considered before he decided on Sherlock. It seems to be the codename they were using for Euros.

 

[8bit]

Liked the wallpaper in the hospital a lot. Also, Toby Jones as creepy Savile was great.