Why keep a memory stick full of top-secret information about you and your colleagues, an item clearly begging to be stolen and used against you? And if she’s so impressive, why do John and Sherlock constantly undermine her abilities by trying to “protect” her? We’re even treated to a long and pointless montage where she assumes several false identities and travels the world undercover, only to find John and Sherlock waiting at her destination because they planted a tracker on her before she left. In the classic vein of spy stories told by excitable 10-year-old boys, Mary (Amanda Abbington) is allegedly a hyper-competent badass, but her characterization makes no sense whatsoever. Murder charges quickly forgotten, he embarks on a case inspired by the classic Holmes story The Adventure of the Six Napoleons, retitled “The Six Thatchers.” Someone has been breaking into people’s homes and smashing statues of Margaret Thatcher, although for some reason the show never acknowledges the most obvious explanation for this crime: Lots of people really hate Margaret Thatcher, to the point where some celebrated her death by burning her in effigy.Īs in the short story, the real explanation is that something was hidden inside one of the statues, in this case a memory stick about Mary Watson’s days as a spy/black ops specialist. The main characters don’t even seem to enjoy each other’s company anymore, a fatal flaw in what basically reduces Sherlock to a buddy-cop show.įollowing its brief foray into the Victorian era, Sherlock returns to its original alternate reality: a world where almost everyone in London is white, and Sherlock Holmes can blithely shoot people without consequence. This time around, fast-paced storytelling was fully replaced by Sherlock‘s trademark flashy editing and love of montages.
The fourth season premiere, “The Six Thatchers,” is the first time it’s managed to be boring.Įven at its worst, Sherlock usually maintains a palpable sense of fun, energetically propelling itself from one plot twist to another. Sherlock is consistently inconsistent, veering between compelling drama (Sherlock’s death at the end of season 2) and self-indulgent nonsense (“ The Abominable Bride“). Here Mr.This review includes major spoilers for “The Six Thatchers.” Gatiss wrote with usual skill Of Sherlock’s sang-froid at the kill. The detective as pretty fit: As quick with his fists as with his wit. replied, With a list of action tales: “The Solitary Cyclist” (with boxing on side), “The Sign of the Fo,” and much more that hails His mental feats are all we need He shouldn’t go beyond. We’re worried, wrote the critic, That Sherlock is now James Bond. thought it was time To offer reasons why - in perfect, scannèd rhyme - Sherlock’s really a tough guy. With Sherlock (who in Season 4 Is rather keen on action Dispatches villains and much more With the quickest of reaction) So when a Guardian critic wrote To say all was not fine Mark Gatiss is a clever chap He always has a line. In the spirit of Conan Doyle, who once responded in verse to a poem criticizing his detective, Mr.
Not all were pleased, notably The Guardian’s Ralph Jones, who accused the creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat of taking “ill-advised liberties” with Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories by making Sherlock Holmes (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) into a James Bond-like action figure. The long-awaited opener of Season 4 of “Sherlock” aired on New Year’s Day, and the episode, “ The Six Thatchers” - not lacking in dramatic events - elicited strong responses from fans and critics.
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