Sherlock
(2010– )
Sherlock goes up against the powerful and seemingly unassailable Culverton Smith - a man with a very dark secret indeed.
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Title: The Lying Detective (23 Mar 2017)
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| Una Stubbs | ... | ||
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| Louise Brealey | ... | ||
| Amanda Abbington | ... | ||
| Toby Jones | ... | ||
| Lindsay Duncan | ... | ||
| Sian Brooke | ... |
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| Georgina Rylance | ... | ||
| Tom Brooke | ... | ||
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Martin Savage | ... | |
| Katy Wix | ... |
Nurse Cornish
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As Sherlock attempts to comfort John Watson after his wife's death, entrepreneur and apparent philanthropist Culverton Smith tests a new drug on his employees and his daughter Faith to make them forget his confession that he plans to commit murder. Faith retains a partial memory and approaches Sherlock to identify a likely victim but her disappearance, and his descent into drug abuse, lands him in Smith's hospital and at his mercy. Though Sherlock is not as helpless as he appears and has his own way of trapping Smith, the final shock is reserved for Watson as his new therapist springs a terrible surprise on him. Written by don @ minifie-1
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Therapist: Tell me about your morning. Start from the beginning.
Dr. John Watson: I woke up.
Therapist: How did you sleep?
Dr. John Watson: I didn't. I don't.
Therapist: You just said you woke up.
Dr. John Watson: I stopped lying down.
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During Sherlock's outburst inside his room, his quotes were taken from William Shakespeare's "Henry V" ("The Life of King Henry the Fifth") inspired by Henry V himself. The entire quote can be found in "Scene I: France. Before Harfleur." See more »Goofs
When Sherlock examines the mysterious note, he notes that it is creased from being folded tightly and faded from being pinned to the wall, but the spot of dried blood is still red. Blood is only red when oxygenated, and a spot on a piece of paper would not stay red for very long. When blood is completely dry, it appears brown like rust. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Therapist: Tell me about your morning. Start from the beginning.
Dr. John Watson: I woke up.
Therapist: How did you sleep?
Dr. John Watson: I didn't. I don't.
Therapist: You just said you woke up.
Dr. John Watson: I stopped lying down.
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Sherlock has become a parody of an action-drama. Almost every shot seems to be either slow-mo or a blurry, disjointed close-up. Drama is replaced by (again) slow-mo with "rousing" operatic vocals and/or more jarring close-ups. Someone should shake the director by the shoulders and shout "NO!". The stories are getting more ludicrous, and there are unforgivable gaps in Sherlock's logic which didn't seem to be there previously. For example, in this episode, the one-word for the victim was immediately understood to be "anyone", which is a huge leap. Why not "you"? Why not "myself"? Blah blah etc. A shockingly bad homage to a once-great institution.