I have already reviewed the series but this episode is so extraordinary that we need to have a serious chat, just you and I.
The team behind this amazing series already revealed their preference for the distaff side when they cast Lucy Liu as Watson, a trope that not even the immortal Stephen Moffatt dared try.
I had no problem with that. In fact, it matched my screensaver rather nicely.
So, with a strong series already under their belt, what came next? Well, not content to rest on their laurels, they re-imaged Moriarty, also with a decidedly higher than normal oestrogen content. (The wonderful Natalie Dormer, who left a strong impression in THE FADES, among others) The result? Brilliance. Not merely a regular Holmes episode but enough subtext for a Ph.D thesis. What better way to distract a man than with the woman of his dreams? What better way to anger a man than attack him where it hurts the most -- his ego? What better way to hurt a man than remove the woman of his dreams...? Whether this series continues another season or retires gracefully into TV history, I believe this twist on the Holmes tale will always remain memorable, for present viewers, and future ones.
The team behind this amazing series already revealed their preference for the distaff side when they cast Lucy Liu as Watson, a trope that not even the immortal Stephen Moffatt dared try.
I had no problem with that. In fact, it matched my screensaver rather nicely.
So, with a strong series already under their belt, what came next? Well, not content to rest on their laurels, they re-imaged Moriarty, also with a decidedly higher than normal oestrogen content. (The wonderful Natalie Dormer, who left a strong impression in THE FADES, among others) The result? Brilliance. Not merely a regular Holmes episode but enough subtext for a Ph.D thesis. What better way to distract a man than with the woman of his dreams? What better way to anger a man than attack him where it hurts the most -- his ego? What better way to hurt a man than remove the woman of his dreams...? Whether this series continues another season or retires gracefully into TV history, I believe this twist on the Holmes tale will always remain memorable, for present viewers, and future ones.
