Sherlock

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Season 3
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
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  1. Diptanshu
    May 13, 2020
    10
    Unique and Another Masterpiece season!Great music,amazing story and screenplay.starting episode and the whole death scene how did he pull that off it was literally amazing planned and executed it was brilliant and clever love the reactions to it later with punches and loved the direct cut to f...cough word it was funny.whole 1st episode was amazing although case wasn't that major aroundUnique and Another Masterpiece season!Great music,amazing story and screenplay.starting episode and the whole death scene how did he pull that off it was literally amazing planned and executed it was brilliant and clever love the reactions to it later with punches and loved the direct cut to f...cough word it was funny.whole 1st episode was amazing although case wasn't that major around the return of him the bomb thing and all that loved the starting finally Sherlock kisses Molly and john having realtionship.2nd episode was amazing it felt funny and entertaining the wedding speech and side case it was fun to watch and like this whole season felt more of exploring relations of Sherlock and his love one's whole season it was amazing.3rd episode was great love the villain he was quite compare-able to Moriarty with Mind of Sherlock the episode was quite surprising and shocking specially with Mary's side and the ending it was great love the Christmas scene and that ending Do u miss me wow it was great and love the spin-off kind-of episode it was amazing themed and love the whole dream and Brides case.Overall whole season was extraordinary and amazing loved the Exploring side of Sherlock's relation with everyone and unique investigation of cases it was entertaining and Great season another Masterpiece season.… Expand
  2. TaisenZ
    Aug 2, 2019
    7
    Cada vez menos apresentando o desenvolvimento dos casos, apesar de ainda ser divertida de se ver, é evidente a perda da essência que a série tinha no começo.
  3. ErikTheCritic
    Oct 14, 2018
    8
    Despite being a little overly convoluted at times, Series 3 still delivers what fans expect: unexpected thrills, mystery and intrigue.
  4. MrsDrStrange
    Aug 11, 2018
    10
    I dont know. Am Ibthe only one who desnt love Mary? JohnLock is endgame. Haha.
  5. MrNikitaTV
    Dec 26, 2017
    7
    Шерлок 3 сезон- стал немного хуже, чем первые два сезона. Первая серия мне показалась самой лучшей серией всего сериала, особенно хочу отметить Шерлока издевающегося над Ватсоном из-за усов. Серия про свадьбы меня не особо впечатлила, хотя она была смешная и остроумная. Третья серия довольно хорошая, но есть много сюжетных дыр. Шерлок стал немного хуже, как по мне кажется, связи с гибельюШерлок 3 сезон- стал немного хуже, чем первые два сезона. Первая серия мне показалась самой лучшей серией всего сериала, особенно хочу отметить Шерлока издевающегося над Ватсоном из-за усов. Серия про свадьбы меня не особо впечатлила, хотя она была смешная и остроумная. Третья серия довольно хорошая, но есть много сюжетных дыр. Шерлок стал немного хуже, как по мне кажется, связи с гибелью Мориарти.… Expand
  6. NikolayG
    Aug 19, 2017
    0
    Atrocious. Among the worst television ever produced.

    It can best be explained by discussing the episode that really killed the series. So, with regard to one episode only, I am about to provide numerous spoilers. So .... SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALERT - regarding only the blackmailer episode, which I believe was the final one of the season. SPOILERS START NOW. The final episode    Atrocious. Among the worst television ever produced.

    It can best be explained by discussing the episode that really killed the series. So, with regard to one episode only, I am about to provide numerous spoilers. So ....

    SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALERT - regarding only the blackmailer episode, which I believe was the final one of the season.

    SPOILERS START NOW.

    The final episode (inspired somewhat by The Aventure of Charles Augustus Milverton, by Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Jeremy Brett Sherlcok Holmes episode, The Master Blackmailer) took the cake. You see there is a blackmailer who wears computerized eyeglasses - like Google Glass - with a screen that recognizes the faces of everyone the blackmailer looks at and - through a connection to some kind of grand computer database - provides the vitals on each person, the most important vital being their "pressure point" or blackmail-worthy secret. Sherlock's client wishes that Sherlock would get back from this evil fellow compromising letters he has in his possession.

    It's a long ridiculous tale, but by the end we learn that Watson's wife secretly is an assassin who has killed several people including for the CIA, and that Watson doesn't even know her real name. In seeking to keep the blackmailer from divulging this information, which he has on a USB drive, she gets the thumb drive back from him at gun point, and when Sherlock bursts in during the middle of all this, Watson's wife turns and deliberately shoots Sherlock in the chest knowing full well that it is Sherlock Holmes.

    Sherlock survives and for some reason (because she dialed an ambulance I believe) he forgives her and all is well. But he's still after the blackmailer. Ultimately the blackmailer promises to show Sherlock his grand database and takes him into a room where the blackmailer sits in a chair and says that his mind is the database - that he sits there memorizing all the dirt he learns about people, and that there is no actual computer database at all.

    Now this is stupid for two reasons. First, he had google glass-like computer eyeglasses on for the first part of the show and we saw the computerized information coming up on the screen in front of his eyes - so what is he even talking about? Second, if he had no backup to his information, no documentation, none of it could be used to blackmail anyone, but when confronted with this rather obvious fact he says blithely, "I don't deal in information; I deal in news," meaning he can publish it and ruin someone anyway, which is obviously not true or the tabloids would have ruined everyone by now. So that's rubbish. Thirdly, he had letters - he showed them to Sherlock - that Sherlock's original client in this episode wanted back as they contained proof of something that could be used for blackmail. So the whole ending where all the blackmail info is just in the bad guy's head doesn't make any sense and is incosistent with the first portion of the episode.

    Finally, as if a blackmailer without proof (except those letters and his computer glasses which I suppose in the latter part of the show we are supposed to forgot existed in the earlier part of the show) and as if Watson's wife being an assassin who intentionally shoots Sherlock in the chest, aren't bad enough, in the end Sherlock shoots and kills the blackmailer in cold blood to rid the world of the information in his head and free everyone from his potential blackmailing. Yes, Sherlock Holmes is a cold blooded murderer. The man had no gun, no weapon, and made no suggestion that he had any weapon. Sherlock just popped him like a Mafioso.

    This is the episode that many times over ruined this series for me. It had gotten quite bad but this was not just jumping the shark; it was jumping a dozen sharks and a killer whale. Sherlock is done.    … Expand
  7. SomePersona
    Jan 18, 2017
    8
    Series 3 gets better as it goes along. The Empty Hearse does not have much of an amazing mystery, but it was still good. The Sign of Three almost completely takes place at a wedding which should make it lame, but the writers set up this clever mystery and it ends up being awesome. His Last Vow is a little pretentious, and it gets a little too schmaltzy in the middle, but the villain isSeries 3 gets better as it goes along. The Empty Hearse does not have much of an amazing mystery, but it was still good. The Sign of Three almost completely takes place at a wedding which should make it lame, but the writers set up this clever mystery and it ends up being awesome. His Last Vow is a little pretentious, and it gets a little too schmaltzy in the middle, but the villain is awesome and all of the setup and character development in the episode feels great. By the end, Series 3 is very satisfying.

    The Empty Hearse: 7.5/10
    The Sign of Three: 8.5/10
    His Last Vow: 8.5/10    … Expand
  8. franclinolin
    Jan 16, 2017
    10
    The bad news: We won't be seeing this fantastic series for another four years (at best?)
    The good news: Because 'Sherlock' appears so seldom, it never gets stale. The fourth season was another triumph of writing and acting skills replete with twists and turns, villains and heroes to remain worthy of its devoted fan base, with just enough pathos (Mary Watson's demise, Molly Hooper's    The bad news: We won't be seeing this fantastic series for another four years (at best?)
    The good news: Because 'Sherlock' appears so seldom, it never gets stale. The fourth season was another triumph of writing and acting skills replete with twists and turns, villains and heroes to remain worthy of its devoted fan base, with just enough pathos (Mary Watson's demise, Molly Hooper's love confession) to keep its human touch.    … Expand
  9. drlowdon
    Oct 7, 2016
    9
    Another great season of three feature length episodes that maintains the high quality acting and writing the show has delivered since its debut back in 2010.
  10. danthecritic
    Jan 14, 2016
    6
    As much as it pains me to say it, this season is disappointing. After a two year wait to reveal the outcome to one of the most gripping finales in TV history, the opening episode seems to struggle decide on which theory it itself wants to believe. To its credit, the chemistry between the two main characters does come flooding back in full flow and it is actually my favourite episode of theAs much as it pains me to say it, this season is disappointing. After a two year wait to reveal the outcome to one of the most gripping finales in TV history, the opening episode seems to struggle decide on which theory it itself wants to believe. To its credit, the chemistry between the two main characters does come flooding back in full flow and it is actually my favourite episode of the season. The rest of the season however seems to lack the thrill and suspense the two prior where able to generate. The pacing and forced outside narrative that is not seen prior to season three add a glitch-like distraction that dampens the quality ever so slightly. The end of the season seems quite rushed and not as well thought out in contrast to the two previous seasons. Overall still an enjoyable journey, but nothing on the previous Holmes and Watson outings.… Expand
  11. TheApplegnome
    Jun 21, 2015
    7
    The continuation of Sherlock is less impressive than the previous season; with a less entertaining story, lack of tempo and where did the classic "Sherlock case-solving" go? Season one and two almost got too complex storytelling, but this third got a very low amount of clever, smart and complex plots.

    Let's start with the aspect that truly defines this tv-show; the unique and innovative    The continuation of Sherlock is less impressive than the previous season; with a less entertaining story, lack of tempo and where did the classic "Sherlock case-solving" go? Season one and two almost got too complex storytelling, but this third got a very low amount of clever, smart and complex plots.

    Let's start with the aspect that truly defines this tv-show; the unique and innovative cleverness. Sherlock is extremely smarter than any individual in the show. His mind is what drives the show. The first and especially the second season got much of this. This third, well there's not much of it. I still love the show, and there are much humor in this season, but the story and the cleverness that truly defines the show is not there. Most of the time is spent on other things rather that the classic private detective Sherlock Holmes, that actually solves cases, not enjoying parties, weddings or other irrelevant stuff.

    But the season still got a great beginning, and the first really is the only clever and non-linear episode in this third season. Most of the episode is very hilarious, and the plot is enjoyable. There's even some plot-twists that truly is great! But it lacks of uniqueness when it comes to the plot. It's still great with it's humor! The second episode however; is much less "Holmes" than I expected. The whole episode is slow and it might be the most less great episode in the show. It didn't impress me with it's low amount of crime.

    The season finale is greater than its predecessor. It's much darker, dramatic, clever and very unpredictable. Still; the episode lacks the classic Sherlock Holmes and his great abilities to solve crime-related cases. It's not as entertaining as in the previous season. But I really liked the plot and there were some surprises here and there.

    This might be the least great season of Sherlock; with its lack of classic case-solving, but also the low amount of complex storytelling. It's sad, because I really enjoyed the second season, and because my overall rating for each episode in this third season only is a 7, I'm going to give this a 7/10.

    My favorite season so far is the second, this one however is much further down.

    7/10    … Expand
  12. ReubenIsAGod
    Feb 21, 2015
    9
    I think the thing i enjoyed most about series 3 was the character building. Sure the Overall arc was a bit dull, yet the why the show built up its main characters was fantastic, the show made them develop, sometimes its good to slow things down and let the characters shine Through dialog and actions, instead of the action being the centre of attention.
  13. MightyMatt
    Jan 19, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The show is straying further by the season. Holmes is a murderer, Watson loves a government paid serial killer, no one has integrity, they focus mostly on shiny packaging and witty insults, not on actual murder mysteries, with suspects and insights into human motivations and flaws, the soul of the source material. Now it’s flash and melodrama over substance. What started out promising is now cheap and lazy, bordering on a betrayal of the characters. I give it three stars simply for the watchability of Cummerbund and Bilbo--that and a nice Derren Brown cameo.

    The Sherlock from the books used to sympathize at times with the plights of his clients. This one is just a massive jerk, if jerk could be a stronger word.

    The Empty Hearse was a stop-the-terrorist plot out of the show 24, and more fabricated mush between Holmes and Watson, along with more unnecessary gay innuendo. Two guys can be friends, get over it and get on with interesting cases. One thing I do appreciate is the sharp humor, and nods to elements from the short stories can be fun, the sleek text and on-screen clues are inventive, but I'll get to my low score shortly.

    In The Sign of Three, the only attempt at a proper murder mystery this season, they spend all of 90 seconds explaining the motivation of the murderer and a throwaway line about a dead brother, as an afterthought. In the books, a good few pages would go into the scheming of the crime, shedding some light on the dark side of human nature. How could you not feel being impaled in the gut, or see a harpoon sticking out of your belt when you put it on?? Not enough thought went into things seeming plausible. During the wedding, Holmes goes on and on about murder and stabbing and no one objects--no one acts like a realistic human.

    Watching Northern Exposure recently, from the 90s, some shots go on for over a minute without cutting. Here, there is a scene where Sherlock is simply dancing/talking with a girl in a violet dress, and it cuts 19 times in a single minute. That kind of editing kills your ability to focus (kind of the opposite of reading, actually).

    To anyone who gives a fraction of thought to the original stories, this show has become an embarrassment. I like Ben. He was phenomenal in Star Trek Into Darkness, The Last Enemy, Parade's End. Martin Freeman was enjoyable in The Office and The Hobbit films. But they are too often wasted on slapped together, shoddy storylines here that chuck common sense and character continuity out the window.

    The whole Mary/Magnussen plot is absurd, shock value over comprehension. Are we supposed to be rooting for this unconvincing relationship, and glad that Sherlock became a murderer to protect it? She’s a hired killer, and lied to keep that from John. That’s a pretty solid reason to end a relationship if there ever was one. But this Watson is drawn to psychopaths, apparently. If you say so.

    Now the most offensive thing: Sherlock's murder of Magnussen.

    Doyle's short story was handled much more skillfully. Holmes and Watson break into Milverton's house (Watson actually remorseful even of burglary, let alone straight up murder) to destroy the files, but witness one of his victims kill the hell out of him, with the resolution that Holmes sided with her, keeping it covered up. Moffat comes off as stunningly dense and sexist (after changing the ending of Irene Adler's story too) that he can't believe a woman even capable of the act and spouts in an interview that Holmes and Watson made the woman up. Weak.

    Mycroft wasn't even in the Milverton story, and his vague reasons for protecting Magnussen come off as a first-draft plot device. They should have just had the swat team or Mary take out Magnussen instead of killing Sherlock's moral high ground along with the villain. Twice in one episode Magnussen outsmarted Sherlock, until Holmes just resorted to direct slaughter--it's just a big bowl of wrong.

    He can make no speeches about taking down murderers because he's now in their fine company. If he takes cases to catch anyone who killed their blackmailer, of which there are several in the canon, that's tremendously hypocritical. What an unholy mess, and supposedly two seasons to go. Sherlock does say in the short story that some criminals are beyond the law and deserve the revenge they suffer, so maybe it's not so far fetched he'd do it himself. But this season just left me feeling kind of weary and let down.

    They are trying so hard to be extreme and unpredictable, but Moffat and Gatiss are like children with a new toy, so carried away by excitement that they smash the thing to pieces.    … Expand
  14. LordOfTheFilms
    Dec 6, 2014
    9
    Sherlock continues to be funny, silly and still very smart. In season three, the plot is even more complicated, and more exiting, but the show still keep its charming core. Cumberbatch and Freeman delivers at their best, in a show that appears to be more entertaining for every season.
  15. vikesh2206
    Nov 10, 2014
    9
    The third series of Sherlock is the best so far. With a change from plot-driven episodes to character-driven ones, this helps the show to evolve emotionally. Plus, great acting from the leads and a terrific new villain helps to cement this as one of the best and most clever shows on television.
  16. cumovies
    Sep 20, 2014
    9
    With a slightly disappointing but still good first episode and a slow start to episode 2 from the middle of episode to its starts to get to what i loved about the first 2 seasons and the final episode was great.

    EP1- The Empty Hearse 8.7/10
    EP2- The sign of Three 8.9/10
    EP3- His Last Vow 9.5/10 overall 9.0/10
  17. heromoder
    Sep 8, 2014
    4
    Not sure what happened here - Steven Moffat clearly lost the plot. Unclever, boring and often out of character, this didn't sit well with me at all. Won't bother with the DVD.
  18. movieradar
    Aug 9, 2014
    0
    Dis they just changed the whole writers team? That would be the only thing that could explain that insane drop in watchability from the first to seasons to the third.
    Seriously. I can't watch this, and especially when compared to the other seasons. It's like a new series. Bad puns are coming in in uncount numbers, absolutely no feeling of any seriousness, total change in characters. I    Dis they just changed the whole writers team? That would be the only thing that could explain that insane drop in watchability from the first to seasons to the third.
    Seriously. I can't watch this, and especially when compared to the other seasons. It's like a new series. Bad puns are coming in in uncount numbers, absolutely no feeling of any seriousness, total change in characters. I moan a good TV series.    … Expand
  19. freinz
    Jul 21, 2014
    6
    Good but not excelent. Some things just don't add up logically which is weird since sherlock is portrayed as being deservingly arrogant. I mean who has a name as password for his account as a high security national intelligence agency chief or something like that, no way anyone can guess a password like that.
  20. rodericrinehart
    Jul 1, 2014
    10
    Pretty much the best show on television. The ONLY drawback is that there are only 3 episodes per season, but they are each basically double episodes, so 6-ish. Still, infinity is not enough episodes of Sherlock.
  21. Danner-do
    Jun 13, 2014
    3
    We LOVED the first two season of Sherlock, which were based on Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle's works; however, this third season is more into personalities and "emoting" than plot or story structure. The two episodes so far were filled with flashbacks, memories, and opium dreams. I'll have to talk my husband into watching the third episode against his better judgment. This is the "Monarch ofWe LOVED the first two season of Sherlock, which were based on Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle's works; however, this third season is more into personalities and "emoting" than plot or story structure. The two episodes so far were filled with flashbacks, memories, and opium dreams. I'll have to talk my husband into watching the third episode against his better judgment. This is the "Monarch of the Glen" problem. A hit show tries to attracts additional demographics, becomes soap opera-esque, and ruins a fine series that could have gone on for a decade. Drama is a poor second to believable stories based on human behaviors.… Expand
  22. Wesp5
    Jun 5, 2014
    3
    While I loved a lot of the previous episodes, in season 3 the explanation of Sherlocks death was disappointing, the wedding episode much too streched out and as in the other seasons, everything regarding Moriarty a joke.
  23. DrewtheDude85
    Apr 29, 2014
    8
    The third Season of Sherlock was enjoyable. Episode One was the best of three though. It used all the elements of the past seasons and used them well. My only problem was that Episode Three was a little confusing at times, but overall this is a good season. Season Four can't come soon enough.
  24. manishnair1989
    Apr 21, 2014
    10
    Sherlock Holmes has always been the fascination of crime investigation fans all over the world. Many would like to imagine what would he be if had all the modern technology at his disposal to solve crimes, he'd simply be an automated crime solving machine. The makers have wonderfully imbibed the technologies of this era to take this version to a whole higher level. Plus the equally matchedSherlock Holmes has always been the fascination of crime investigation fans all over the world. Many would like to imagine what would he be if had all the modern technology at his disposal to solve crimes, he'd simply be an automated crime solving machine. The makers have wonderfully imbibed the technologies of this era to take this version to a whole higher level. Plus the equally matched counterpart villains make it the must watch of the century. No matter what you understand about Sherlock, he shall always baffle you in the end.… Expand
  25. cellisis
    Apr 15, 2014
    2
    they really downgraded this show from previous 2 series this time, and lowered the IQ of the show and many audience's as well.

    let's just say that i prefer there's no series 3 at all, and Sherlock show should just end at series 2 for good. although there are still some good acting, music and cinematography at some moments in series 3, but the writing, plots or stories just suck and    they really downgraded this show from previous 2 series this time, and lowered the IQ of the show and many audience's as well.

    let's just say that i prefer there's no series 3 at all, and Sherlock show should just end at series 2 for good.

    although there are still some good acting, music and cinematography at some moments in series 3, but the writing, plots or stories just suck and are not even believable or logical at time, plus character assassination to Sherlock himself (just counting how many times in the episodes you don't believe the things he said, the way he acted or the cold blood killing itself). do we really believe this is THE Sherlock ACD created? really? no, this series showed only a genius detective no more!    … Expand
  26. wiggit
    Apr 9, 2014
    0
    Love it!!! Season 3 is better than the previous seasons. Can't wait for season 4. Sherlock basically spoiled me from other shows that are almost the same type.
  27. DownByTheRiver
    Mar 28, 2014
    10
    No surprise that it was another fantastic season of Sherlock, my personal favourite show on right now, can't wait for series 4. If you aren't watching this show, you should, it's smart, funny, tense and all sorts of drama mixed in to a 90 minute episode.
  28. Boo_Radley
    Mar 9, 2014
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sherlock is one of my favourite shows. It's unique, cerebral and compelling, and I love both male leads. That said, I was disappointed with Season 3. Here's why (with SPOILERS): Firstly, they got carried away with their popularity and ended up catering too much to the excitable fanbase. In giving us what they thought we wanted, they threw all their energy into action sequences and John and Sherlock's relationships (with each other, with their families, with their friends...). 3.1 focussed on John and Sherlock's friendship, 3.2 on John and Mary's wedding and Sherlock's loneliness, and 3.3 on John and Mary's marriage crisis. I found myself longing for Moriarty or Irene Adler to show up and throw a spanner in the works. Mark Gatiss also wrote himself into the story more than was necessary. Secondly, and as a consequence of all this, the stories were less complex and satisfying than usual. I guessed a few plot twists before they happened, which is rare for me because I'm stupid. For example, in 3.1 it was obvious that the [spoiler] was the killer. In 3.2 it was obvious that Watson was sitting at the end of the darkened hallway. In 3.3 it was obvious from early on that Magnussen had a "mind palace" in lieu of actual vaults. Thirdly, fast-paced and cliched action sequences were shoehorned into the plot to compensate for actually story. Sometimes it felt more like "24" than "Sherlock." Sherlock racing through the streets of London to rescue John from a bonfire, Sherlock diffusing a bomb on a train, and most ridiculously, Sherlock shooting the villain to resolve a complex problem. I have a major issue with this sorry excuse for a plot device, because in theory Sherlock could solve all crimes by simply putting a bullet through the criminal's head. In fact, I don't know why he didn't do it sooner in Magnussen's case. It wasn't surprising or clever. On TV, people shoot each other all the time. Sherlock is supposed to be different. And finally, the characters were simply less compelling. Sherlock and John's friendship was unnecessarily sentimental (why did we need to go with them on a bachelor's PUB CRAWL?!?), John and Mary's conjugal bliss is pedestrian, and even Sherlock's relationship with his brother and parents is overly schmaltzy. Magnussen was a repugnant and unappealing villain. While they may be psycopaths, Sherlockian nemeses are supposed to be DELICIOUSLY evil, so that we love to see them on screen. Magnussen, with his "fish eyes," and creepy habits like urinating in fireplaces, eating saucy olives off other people's plates, licking people's faces and flicking their eyeballs, was just icky. His motivations were not obvious, and I couldn't really even work out why anyone cared about him. I didn't. The whole season suffered for lack of a compelling arch-nemesis, so I was relieved to see a glimpse of Moriarty in the end, and I hope the next season will hail a return to the mind-bending plots of seasons past. Because I still prefer it to just about anything else currently airing.… Expand
  29. xmNz23
    Mar 4, 2014
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Series 3 was spectacular. It was perfect in every way. People complain about underuse of Moriarty and because of that they didn't like the new villian. I loved Charles Augustus Magnussen. It was a great character. My only dissapointment is we didn't have an entire series about him like Moriarty. I do think that they shouldn't bring Moriarty back just yet. They should've focused more on Magnussen. Still a perfect series for a magnificent show.… Expand
  30. Leo9127
    Feb 22, 2014
    10
    Yes! Sherlock is back for more, and it is great, the show kept me intrigued, and it didn't disappoint at all, yes maybe the wedding episode was kinda ehhh, but I still can't wait for more.
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#12 Best TV Season of 2014
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#23 Most Discussed TV Season of 2014
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#83 Most Shared TV Season of 2014

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Metascore
88

Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 23
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  1. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    Feb 20, 2014
    90
    The writing is still incredibly crisp, so smart, and never boring, and the deeper focus on relatable emotion, particularly in the definition of the relationship between Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Watson (Martin Freeman), could even bring in new fans to this international phenomenon.
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  2. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Emily Nussbaum
    Jan 22, 2014
    80
    The show is at its best in such moments, these sequences that capture the semi-virtual, semi-real ways that we think, and feel, and meet, and connect today. It’s a rare attempt to make visible something that we take for granted: a new kind of cognition, inflected by passion, that allows strangers to think out loud, solving mysteries together.
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  3. Hitfix
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    Jan 21, 2014
    75
    When you're smart men writing about the smartest man of all, you may feel the need to demonstrate your smarts in every possible way, with every beat of the story. But Holmes and Watson are such enduring characters, and these versions written and played so well, that they don't always require such elaborate mental gymnastics.
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