This is not the strongest episode or my favorite but I feel that it is compelling for several reasons:

If they fridge Chantal, I will be super duper pissed.

As a Fringe fan, I kinda want them to intro Morland and Kate Durning and have them allude to their secret affair.

I would TOTALLY watch a Marcus Bell show.

Missed that. The realization made me shudder.

Yeah. Marcus was basically a Joan stand-in this ep. However, he can really deliver some lines/looks though.

Marcus' face when Sherlock was justifying breaking into the warehouse was HILARIOUS.

I feel you on the Flint mention. Felt REALLY awkward, especially when there is news of how the residents of Flint may be getting new faucets. Just a little too parallel?

As far as character background goes, it's true that the series is still lacking. However, I'm noticing an interesting trend that's gotten a lot more obvious in this season. Watson is doing a lot more of the closing case detective monologues alone while Sherlock is doing more of the mentorship role. This is a definite…

My bar for interesting cases on Elementary is low but I really do appreciate the A-plot this episode. Yes, it's still more telling than showing, but there is enough nuance so I feel that the episode isn't stuffing people into caricatures. Sometimes there are victims of circumstance and sometimes people are still…

This episode was so much better than the first. (Why the rocky premiere?) A few things:
- There were a lot of people of color and they also represented various demographics. VERY appreciated.
- Shinwell is emotionally intelligent in a very soft, gentle way. He gives Joan's nurturing need a different place to land than…

Yay! The recaps are back! And I'm mostly a lurker but it's nice to also see people back in the comments. :)