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| Sherlock and Joan with Gregson and Bell in Elementary |
Holmes discovers about a plane crash by
listening to the police scanner. The detective in charge of the investigation,
Miranda Molinari (Reiko Aylesworth) makes it perfectly clear that NYPD and
associated “consultants” are not welcome at the crash site.
Holmes cheerfully disregards this and proceeds with his investigation anyway. He deduces that one of the passengers was killed before the plane crashed.
Holmes cheerfully disregards this and proceeds with his investigation anyway. He deduces that one of the passengers was killed before the plane crashed.
All the passengers were working for a law firm and were involved in a lawsuit against a company for causing cancer. Soon one of the suspects seems to be on the run and as expected Holmes catches the culprit.
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The mystery is good but is overshadowed
by the other subplot about Sherlock’s past.
Holmes’s father wants to have dinner with Sherlock and Joan. Sherlock is not appreciative of the idea and confidently predicts that his father will not turn up. In a way, Sherlock Sr. (Roger Rees) ends up having the dinner with Watson and this was the most hilarious scene in the episode.
Joan does some deductions on her own and tracks down “Sherlock Sr.” for some additional information about Sherlock’s past. And what we get is a doozy – Irene Adler aka The Woman.
Holmes’s father wants to have dinner with Sherlock and Joan. Sherlock is not appreciative of the idea and confidently predicts that his father will not turn up. In a way, Sherlock Sr. (Roger Rees) ends up having the dinner with Watson and this was the most hilarious scene in the episode.
Joan does some deductions on her own and tracks down “Sherlock Sr.” for some additional information about Sherlock’s past. And what we get is a doozy – Irene Adler aka The Woman.
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| Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes |
Jonny Lee Miller finally delivers a
solid performance. This is the first episode where Miller’s performance has
started to grow on me. It also helps that Miller and Lucy have a great chemistry. Miller's
Holmes has the right combination of humor and assertiveness, that makes him a
good on-screen version of the Canonical Holmes.
It is heartening to see Miller establish his credentials as a credible Sherlock Holmes, after Stephen Moffat and some fans of Sherlock had written off this series so prematurely. As Holmes said in A Scandal in Bohemia: “It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.”
Lucy Liu continues her amazing run as Joan Watson. If the previous episode focused on her past life, this time it is Sherlock’s past. Since Miller’s Sherlock has never been happy to discuss his past, Joan has to do some investigation herself and she does not disappoint. Full credit to Lucy for giving us one of the best Watsons.
It is heartening to see Miller establish his credentials as a credible Sherlock Holmes, after Stephen Moffat and some fans of Sherlock had written off this series so prematurely. As Holmes said in A Scandal in Bohemia: “It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.”
Lucy Liu continues her amazing run as Joan Watson. If the previous episode focused on her past life, this time it is Sherlock’s past. Since Miller’s Sherlock has never been happy to discuss his past, Joan has to do some investigation herself and she does not disappoint. Full credit to Lucy for giving us one of the best Watsons.
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| Lucy Liu as Joan Watson |
Roger Rees made a fine impression and I
look forward to his (hopefully) further appearances on the show. The discussion
between “Sherlock Sr.” and Joan in the library about the definition of
friendship was executed nicely and very Sherlockian in nature.
To the best of my knowledge, this episode had the least number of Canonical References:
To the best of my knowledge, this episode had the least number of Canonical References:
1. The
dinner meeting of Sherlock Sr. and Joan Watson reminded me of the following
line from The Adventure of the
Mazarin Stone – “My old friend here will tell you that I have an
impish habit of practical joking”.
2. Irene
Adler – It would be interesting to see how Irene fits in this adaptation and
which actress is cast for the role.
