Wait…so the fact that Sherlock Holmes is very involved in his brother's life, has living parents that he takes Watson to see, and believe himself to be a sociopath…makes him a deal-breaking non-Sherlock Holmes-character. Ooops.

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Sherlock's constant declaration that he is not a hero is no more true than his constant self-diagnosis as a sociopath.

I like a Sherlock Holmes who is closer to the man I find in the text. And I have been saying this since episode one of Sherlock: Sherlock Holmes in the text is not a sociopath, nor does he aspire to be one, nor does he self-diagnose himself as one.

I do get that criticism, but I think there's a lot more actual adaptation in Elementary, and a lot less recreation in Sherlock. (I really wish this was after His Last Vow aired, so I could do a side-by-side of "Dead Man's Switch" and that episode, but spoilers and all.) Sherlock consistently takes elements of canon…

To clarify your claim - are you saying that people who love Elementary are generally ignorant of the canon? And conversely that people who like Sherlock are generally knowledgeable about the canon?

I agree that Sherlock, by virtue of being there first, having a really excellent cast and a really noticeable visual style, and being much more easily digestible (in terms of length of season), is much easier to sell. I don't think one can fairly say that Elementary will never reach the same level of success. After…

While I enjoy Elementary more than Sherlock, I too am a bit puzzled by the editorial approach here. I think the reviewer did a really excellent job given their overall evaluation of the show to look at the show's strengths and not just the weaknesses, but it still seems a bit odd to present an adversarial reviewing…

I'm…quite confused by this response. It starts out quite reasonably, and then kind of loses the fairmindedness.

Casting is not plot. Casting is definitely not a plot twist. And casting an actress you don't like seems flimsy justification for sneering and hoping that said actress would die so you wouldn't have to see her anymore. Not to mention the toxic quality of your objection to her casting - the shame that people who aren't…

Well said.

Insectile?

Er…weren't you talking about Irene, and I was talking about Watson?

When you only have three episodes per season, and the plane story takes up at least a third of the episode's running time, it merits some attention. As far as I know, very few Elementary fans claim the show is perfect (I know I certainly don't). But there is a strong tendency for Sherlock fans (at least the vast…

"It was worth a wound—it was worth
many wounds—to know the depth of loyalty and love which lay behind
that cold mask. The clear, hard eyes were dimmed for a moment, and
the firm lips were shaking. For the one and only time I caught a
glimpse of a great heart as well as of a great brain. All my years of
humble but…

While I agree that Sherlock's format is unusual, and Elementary's is not, I don't think the fact that Sherlock has a low number of episodes (and a high percentage of weak/bad episodes in that low number) or extremely weak plotting emphasized by the very unique running time/episode format that "changes the game" makes…

Hang on at least until "M" - that's where the series really took off for me!

Fascinating - nearly everything you love Sherlock for is why I love Elementary.

Thumbs up for Jeremy Brett being the most compelling version of the original Holmes! :)

While I agree completely that "Belgravia" is a moronic from a plot perspective and offensive from a representational standpoint, I would also say that it's brilliant from a construction analysis - Moffat's characteristic building up the conclusion from tiny repeated motifs and stomach-wrenching reversals was and is…