My 2017 watchlist is still being worked on, so in the meantime, here are some very quick thoughts on the first episode of Sherlock’s fourth series. It’s…a doozy?
In a nutshell, “The Six Thatchers” is underwhelming and overwhelming at the same time. It’s the first episode of Sherlock where I really think the creators struggled with the 90 minute runtime.
It starts quite strong, despite ruining the impact of the ending of “His Last Vow,” with the birth of John and Mary’s daughter, the mystery with the kid in the car and the intrigue surrounding the broken Margaret Thatcher bust. After that, everything’s suddenly all about Mary, and things get complicated. There’s flashbacks to her time as a spy, a weird montage of Mary running around in disguise and yelling on a plane, a weird subplot with John having or not having an affair, and Mary gets shot. Yeah, that happened.
There’s some real fun and emotion to “The Six Thatchers,” but it’s just really scattershot. Hopefully, and especially with that ending, the remaining two episodes will be a bit more cohesive.
Noah
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