Am I the only one who loved Sherlock S3?
Heard a lot of complains about the new season of Sherlock. My best friend feels it's their worst season yet. Many lament that the first episode of this season was disappointing. The mystery behind Sherlock's escape from death wasn't intellectually stimulating enough for them. It wasn't daredevil quick-thinking dramatic enough. It was 'okay'.
Like Sherlock says, the news of his death had been greatly exaggerated. Of course his brother Mycroft was behind the well rehearsed, planned and highly boring escape from death. His resurrection may not have swept people off their feet, but it seems to me that the creators of Sherlock were well aware that this could happen. This is shown in the dismay of the character of controversial theorists in the show.
I think the series has grown to a point were people take it's brilliance for granted. That is the fate that most great series suffer. I never liked the series in the beginning. I thought Martin Freeman was a sweetheart as Watson but Benedict Cumberbatch was an arrogant and pompous Brit who thinks he can pull of the character better than anyone. I didn't have any proof for judging him that way. I think I despised him in proportion to how much my friends drooled over him. I did a 180 degree turn by Season 3 and am now open to seeing him making coffee for me in my kitchen the morning after.
I loved Season 3. I loved the cinematography(I think that is what they call the way a scene is made). The use of photography stills and flashes in E2 was so brilliant, and I felt brilliant for noticing it. The running jokes about Sherlock's cap and height also make me chuckle. I loved seeing more of his family, especially Mycroft in tight gym pants. I loved that they gave him a girlfriend though t was very fleeting. The writers were being criticised of sexism in the women characters they portray so it was nice to see that they had given Watson's wife a wholesome and marvellous role.
More than the series itself, I feel the media attention given to the series is more important. There are so many news stories about the series available. It can be about the star-cast or about the writers or about a comparison between Doyle's work and the series or anything under the sun. This holds true for most popular series, like Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad. There is so much coverage given to it that it baffles me. Now I know that I am easily baffled, but I think people should be concerned about the plight of news today. Sure, there is nothing wrong in entertainment news but I don't think it deserves the seriousness of mainstream news. (At this point someone should question what mainstream news is.)
And now you can call me a hypocrite for writing about this instead of the up-coming elections.
But hey, I loved Sherlock S3.
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Like Sherlock says, the news of his death had been greatly exaggerated. Of course his brother Mycroft was behind the well rehearsed, planned and highly boring escape from death. His resurrection may not have swept people off their feet, but it seems to me that the creators of Sherlock were well aware that this could happen. This is shown in the dismay of the character of controversial theorists in the show.
I think the series has grown to a point were people take it's brilliance for granted. That is the fate that most great series suffer. I never liked the series in the beginning. I thought Martin Freeman was a sweetheart as Watson but Benedict Cumberbatch was an arrogant and pompous Brit who thinks he can pull of the character better than anyone. I didn't have any proof for judging him that way. I think I despised him in proportion to how much my friends drooled over him. I did a 180 degree turn by Season 3 and am now open to seeing him making coffee for me in my kitchen the morning after.
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I loved Season 3. I loved the cinematography(I think that is what they call the way a scene is made). The use of photography stills and flashes in E2 was so brilliant, and I felt brilliant for noticing it. The running jokes about Sherlock's cap and height also make me chuckle. I loved seeing more of his family, especially Mycroft in tight gym pants. I loved that they gave him a girlfriend though t was very fleeting. The writers were being criticised of sexism in the women characters they portray so it was nice to see that they had given Watson's wife a wholesome and marvellous role.
More than the series itself, I feel the media attention given to the series is more important. There are so many news stories about the series available. It can be about the star-cast or about the writers or about a comparison between Doyle's work and the series or anything under the sun. This holds true for most popular series, like Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad. There is so much coverage given to it that it baffles me. Now I know that I am easily baffled, but I think people should be concerned about the plight of news today. Sure, there is nothing wrong in entertainment news but I don't think it deserves the seriousness of mainstream news. (At this point someone should question what mainstream news is.)
And now you can call me a hypocrite for writing about this instead of the up-coming elections.
But hey, I loved Sherlock S3.
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