Never fear, Helix will soon be here. ;-)
First 15 minutes is on Syfy.com
On 01/06/2014 04:46 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:
--- In [email protected], wrote:
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> Just finished watching the second episode in the new series of
Sherlock and I can inform FFLifers it was the most self-indulgent pile
of crap I've ever witnessed on TV. Two-thirds of the story was devoted
to Sherlock and Watson's relationship with some cringe-worthy attempts
at humour and generous dollops of mawkish buddy-bonding. The third
segment devoted to an actual attempt at crime-solving was leaden and
unconvincing.
> You have been warned - ignore any favourable reviews..
*/I see that you're not alone in feeling this way, given some of the
reviews. But I think you've missed the *cause* of why you feel that
way. This episode was not "cringe-worthy" but "cringe-inducing." Many
people get supremely uncomfortable watching social awkwardness and
ineptness, even if it's just on a TV screen.
I have no idea why the creators of "Sherlock" chose to create an
entire hour and a half of social discomfort. Maybe it was a lapse,
maybe it ties into some future plot point in their "long game." Dunno.
I thought parts of it were OK, and that some of the funny parts were,
in fact, funny. Others, not so much. I'm not sure how this episode
will tie into the rest of the series, or even if it will. It seemed to
be an attempt to humanize someone who even describes *himself* as a
"high-functioning sociopath."
It's not as if the episode was written by someone without a track
record. The fellow who wrote it also wrote "The Reichenbach Fall"
(last season's final episode," which was strong) and "The Blind
Banker" (which wasn't one of my faves). Maybe they did it for a lark.
Then again, maybe the creators went this route simply to fuck with the
audience and show them how attached *they* had become to the
high-functioning sociopath, and how uncomfortable they get when he
changes, even a little. /*
