In the actual story "A Scandal in Bohemia" you don't really ever know/meet/see her either, beyond the moment of her ruse, so…? Her on-screen presence (and romantic bent, which Elementary uses) are entirely modern inventions. She's a spectre that hangs over the story she's in; her presence is only direct for a moment.…

"A Study in Emerald" is SUCH a fantastic story. 

That was a blast. Like, *fun* to watch, all the way through. I have this silly grin I can't seem to wipe off my face.

No, I really don't think we will. Or I think Moffat will try to make that the 50th anniversary special and it will be a *disaster.*

No, I really don't think we will. Or I think Moffat will try to make that the 50th anniversary special and it will be a *disaster.*

Step 1: Watch old X-Files episode
Step 2: Reimagine old X-Files episode
Step 3: ????
Step 4: Profit

Step 1: Watch old X-Files episode
Step 2: Reimagine old X-Files episode
Step 3: ????
Step 4: Profit

Valderiiii! Valderaaaa! VADLERIIII! VALDERAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Valderiiii! Valderaaaa! VADLERIIII! VALDERAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Perhaps I'm misremembering, but didn't Sherlock show up high out of his mind on Guy Last Week's doorstep muttering "Irene, Irene" etc BEFORE  he went to rehab? If so, and Irene was still sending him letters IN rehab, well… girl ain't dead.

Perhaps I'm misremembering, but didn't Sherlock show up high out of his mind on Guy Last Week's doorstep muttering "Irene, Irene" etc BEFORE  he went to rehab? If so, and Irene was still sending him letters IN rehab, well… girl ain't dead.

It was a 1:30, actually. Small quibble but I was having the same thoughts until they cut back to the baton and I saw the 1 in the minute section. Then it made a bit more sense.

It was a 1:30, actually. Small quibble but I was having the same thoughts until they cut back to the baton and I saw the 1 in the minute section. Then it made a bit more sense.

Re: #3, in terms of sheer practicality, Fringe only got half a season to wrap itself up. I suspect that if they were working with a full 22 episodes, Etta's death would have been significantly delayed. As it stands, they have to condense their storytelling to get to the end as they want to present it.

Re: #3, in terms of sheer practicality, Fringe only got half a season to wrap itself up. I suspect that if they were working with a full 22 episodes, Etta's death would have been significantly delayed. As it stands, they have to condense their storytelling to get to the end as they want to present it.

The narcissism of sociopathy often gets in the way of objective analysis. It wasn't just how smug and self-satisfied he was at getting away with what he thought was an iron-clad immunity deal, its that his overly-high opinion of himself blinded him to how shrewd and sharp Holmes himself is. I actually thought it was…

The narcissism of sociopathy often gets in the way of objective analysis. It wasn't just how smug and self-satisfied he was at getting away with what he thought was an iron-clad immunity deal, its that his overly-high opinion of himself blinded him to how shrewd and sharp Holmes himself is. I actually thought it was…

I don't agree at all. I think Elementary is doing plenty of showing — just not with little subtitles and computer graphic diagrams of his thought process. Instead it comes out in the dialogue between him and Watson, which I'm really loving. You get a sense of Holmes and Watson actually building a rapport and a sense…

I don't agree at all. I think Elementary is doing plenty of showing — just not with little subtitles and computer graphic diagrams of his thought process. Instead it comes out in the dialogue between him and Watson, which I'm really loving. You get a sense of Holmes and Watson actually building a rapport and a sense…

Yes, and where I come from we call that "lazy writing" and "cheap thrills instead of actual plotting." It's bothered me since S5, but at least it wasn't as egregious in those episodes.