Sherlock Season 3

How can I not talk about it?

Well, this season was not bad. I wouldn’t say it was the best Sherlock season EVER but it certainly did not disappoint.

It was a little different than usual. We get an insight into how Sherlock’s brain actually works and Sherlock appears more humane all of a sudden.

In the first episode, I absolutely LOVED John’s reaction to Sherlock coming back. Very well written and equally well played out. However, there were some really corny dialogues and scenes. The part where Sherlock diffuses the bomb but lets John believe it was going to blow off to get him to forgive him was kind of weird. Sherlock doesn’t laugh like that does he? It’s too human for him.

Also, there were so many places where Mark Gatiss has shoved himself unwanted in the story. Quite useless, in my opinion. It’s like he wanted a bit of Sherlock’s fame so he edited himself into it.

Then in the second episode, the addition of a killer plot into a wedding story seemed forced. I get how every episode needs a crime to be solved (it’s Sherlock after all), but the level of coincidences was just too damn high. Co-incidence that they get a case with mystery womanizer. Co-incidence that in their drunken state they get a client who is related to the invisible womanizer case. Co-incidence that the guard killer also wanted to kill John’s guest. I know Sherlock thinks that Universe is too lazy to create co-incidences, but how come he is hearing about all these things all at the same time? Co-incidence if you ask me. And you know what they say - too many co-incidences spoil the broth. Well, not really. They don’t say it. But they could say it. Also, the scene where Sherlock tells Mary that she might be pregnant seemed a little, un-Sherlock like. How he says something like I was a baby now go take care of a real baby. It’s a very humanly sensible thing to say and we all know Sherlock is just an immature genius. But maybe it’s just a part of his character expanding.

I have to admit, in the third episode, Steve Moffat and Mark Gatiss did a pretty good job with Charles Augustus Magnussen. He really was disgusting. The peeing part and the flicking part was just too damn good. I like how Sherlock just shoots him in the end. You can’t play mind games with such filth. And how can I forget to mention Mary’s secret. Considering how absurd it could have been, all the actors played their parts very well so it became a really good twist in the story. Nothing beats the ending though - sent a wave of thrill through me when I saw Jim Moriarty’s face on the screens.

I missed you, you crazy bastard.