elementary
More stories
-
Elementary, Ep. 2.23: “Art in the Blood” sets up an intriguing finale
Elementary, after all, has done a fine job of loosely adapting Conan Doyle’s work in a contemporary setting, taking certain liberties that have really paid off in the long run. It doesn’t make the decision to use Mycroft in this way disappointing, but I wonder if the character could have remained compelling without having to get the British secret service involved. More
-
Elementary, Ep. 2.22: “Paint It Black” is a solid evolution of the Mycroft arc
There is a certain poignancy to Jonny Lee Miller’s version of Sherlock Holmes in how he acts tough when he is at his most vulnerable. When we saw his reunion with Moriarty earlier this season, it made sense that the easiest way for Sherlock to have to interact with that person was by using biting sarcasm and almost immature name-calling. More
-
Elementary, Ep. 2.21: “The Man with the Twisted Lip” creates great drama for Sherlock and Joan
There really doesn’t even need to be a crime plot to frame an episode when the character is around, because these versions of the Holmes brothers and Watson can carry a full episode of material entirely through conversation More
-
Elementary, Ep. 2.20: “No Lack of Void” is a season high for Sherlock
After a solid episode last week that gave Joan Watson some of her most interesting material this season, Elementary returns with a more Sherlock-centric episode that, barring his interactions with his brother and nemesis, stands out as one of this year’s highlights for the character. More
-
Elementary, Ep. 2.19: “The Many Mouths of Aaron Colville” challenges Watson’s past
As long as Elementary has a home, episodes like “The Many Mouths of Aaron Colville” are always welcome. Though not ambitious in any way, it’s another good example of how the series can do an interesting self-contained piece while throwing in just enough character development to make it feel like we’re progressing More
-
Elementary, Ep. 2.18: “The Hound of the Cancer Cells” is a step back in the right direction
After a few fairly by-the-numbers entries of Elementary in the past weeks, “The Hound of the Cancer Cells” grounds the detective series back into the sphere in which it usually excels: character. More
-
Elementary, Ep. 2.17: “Ears to You” does better with its guest character
After an unusually light episode by Elementary’s standards last week, Lestrade sticks around a little while longer in “Ears to You” – an episode only mildly less light. If the tone is still a little bit jarring, the use of Sean Pertwee’s Lestrade is much more effective this time around, as he gets to bounce off Sherlock and Watson in both entertaining and interesting ways. More
-
Elementary, Ep. 2.16: “The One Percent Solution” phones in with some comedy
On the spectrum of tonal heaviness, Elementary usually leans to the lighter side of things, but it’s rarely as light as “The One Percent Solution” is. More
-
Elementary, Ep. 2.15: “Corpse de Ballet” is a little too plot-driven
The biggest strength of Elementary as a series is perhaps how well it draws on the relationships of its characters or else how it delves into their individual lives. Even if some episodes have crime plots that are a bit lacking, Sherlock and Joan can almost always elevate the material to make an episode stand out in a way it otherwise wouldn’t have. More
-
Elementary, Ep. 2.14: “Dead Clade Walking” hones in on Sherlock’s addiction history
One of the many smart decisions the Elementary writers have made has been coming back to Sherlock’s history of addiction again and again. More
-
Elementary, Ep. 2.13: “All in the Family” – where Sherlock and Watson hang out with the mafia
Cancel the Golden Globes. Cancel next year’s Emmys. Heck, cancel the Oscars just because. And give all the awards to Jonny Lee Miller, Jon Michael Hill and Jason Tracey for acting in and writing “All in the Family” – and this scene, specifically. If it’s ridiculous to clap while watching something by yourself, then call me ridiculous. In an episode of Elementary that couldn’t possibly live up to last week’s epic Moriarty adventure, the CBS Sherlock Holmes procedural returns wearing its two hearts on its two sleeves. More
-
Elementary, Ep. 2.12: “The Diabolical Kind” is must-see television
“The Diabolical Kind” begins like any other episode of Elementary might. Watson walks down the stairs, notices Sherlock sitting in his beekeeping outfit, makes a sarcastic comment about his laundry and exits the brownstone. What follows – a sequence narrated by Johnny Lee Miller, which we find out is from a correspondence with Moriarty – is “The Diabolical Kind” announcing itself as anything other than a typical episode of Elementary. More
Load More
Congratulations. You've reached the end of the internet.