I agree. I think obscene makes a lot more sense.

Yes, Sherlock without Watson is definitely not "better." I'm not surprised, and I don't hate Sherlock for his actions, but they were definitely on the far side of "morally excusable."

Possibly because I knew Lucy had directed the episode, but I was very pleased by the use of the camera. However, I am generally very pleased with the quality of the cinematography and editing in this show - it's not flashy, but it's very pretty and thoughtful.

I have to agree - other reviews on the site don't spend quite as much time on plot summary. And to this review's credit, it does engage in analysis immediately after the plot summaries - but it feels a bit less polished than it could be.

The Last Stand was significantly more entertaining that this movie. :(

Well said. I didn't mean to imply that Sherlock was actually as misanthropic as he claimed - more that he had a self-image of himself as misanthropic, or used misanthropy as a tool as you suggest, and that tool has been stripped away by self-knowledge.

Agreed. I have been aware of the subset of viewers who watch the show with the mindset of this review for a while, but I admit I watched this episode and thought, "Surely, with all the agency and intelligence and humor Watson is displaying, they will be happy." Nope. It would be one thing if this were an episode 2 or…

Woah. You have proved…that you have no clue how writing credits are given on IMDB. If a writer is part of the writing room and has enough experience, they are given a production credit as well as any specific episodes they write.

The last ten episodes have been a journey of self-awareness for Sherlock, starting with self-professed misanthropy, to a point where he can admit love and regret that he is no longer selfish enough to ignore the feelings of others.

This kind of post seems to show up from the same source every time Friedman writes an episode. Which is kind of frustrating, as Friedman has produced some of the best episodes so far.

I did like the Watson's mom note.

Well, darn. I normally look forward to the AV Club's reviews, but it seems more than a bit like GV watching the episode looking for reasons to pick the "Joan Watson deserves better" fight. If it were many other episodes, I might have agreed with her - Joan has suffered from the lack of overall direction the show has…

Watson and Holmes are the real draw. I agree with the commentor who mentioned that they mystery was just kinda blah - but really, many of them are (and truthfully, many of the original ACD mysteries were more than a little blah). This kind of episode, where they're working through issues and relationship development,…

Awww, Enlisted is a great show!

Agreed. The social castes are clearly an attempt to cash in on Harry Potter houses style reader engagement, but without Rowling's (admittedly inconsistent) wit - Ravenclaw, Slytherin, Gryffindor, and Hufflepuff are all fun to say, and contain their natures in their sounds and connotations. The factions in Divergent…

You forget the general plot outline clearly inspired by Ender's Game in your checklist :)

As a non-Kickstarter backer who nonetheless really enjoyed the film, I think the real problem is that this article comes at the film from the place of "I really enjoyed Season 3 and liked where it ended." The film is basically a tacit reset of the things that happened in season 3, which is probably where things…

Hmm, interesting. I'm not quite convinced, since Holmes and Watson aren't subjected to the gas - but that's a great thought!

"The game's afoot, Watson! Into your clothes and come!"

I did think the girlfriend covering for the adulterous scientist villain was similar to Laura Lyons and Stapleton in the original Hound.