The following review contains spoilers for the latest episode of Sherlock: The Lying Detective.
While The Lying Detective is a much stronger and far more sinister outing for Sherlock than last week’s underwhelming season premiere, it’s still hampered by another unsatisfying case and some odd story beats. Thankfully, there were also some strong performances and a brilliant reveal that sets the show off in an intriguing new direction.
The episode opens with a frantic 30 minutes in which not a lot happens – John sees a therapist and mourns the death of Molly, while Sherlock, wracked with guilt, withdraws from society and takes comfort in the arms of an old friend (******). (He also suddenly, and bizarrely, has a drug dealer who lives in his kitchen. Don't worry he disappears pretty quickly.)
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While The Lying Detective is a much stronger and far more sinister outing for Sherlock than last week’s underwhelming season premiere, it’s still hampered by another unsatisfying case and some odd story beats. Thankfully, there were also some strong performances and a brilliant reveal that sets the show off in an intriguing new direction.
The episode opens with a frantic 30 minutes in which not a lot happens – John sees a therapist and mourns the death of Molly, while Sherlock, wracked with guilt, withdraws from society and takes comfort in the arms of an old friend (******). (He also suddenly, and bizarrely, has a drug dealer who lives in his kitchen. Don't worry he disappears pretty quickly.)
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