Under the mentor-ship of Holmes, Watson is in training to become a consulting detective. Her first case is the investigation into the disappearance of a young woman six months previously. Even though the woman left a video for her husband explaining why she was leaving, Watson suspects the husband of murdering her. At the same time, Holmes is investigating the death of a woman murdered in the subway six months earlier. Are the two incidents related in some way? Watson makes some mistakes along the way and exhibits some self doubt, but comes through with the idea that resolves the problem. Watson is the center of this episode and Liu does a grand job with it. This series keeps getting better and the new relationship between Holmes and Watson is both plausible and interesting. For me, a must watch series and this episode is a strong entry.
3 Reviews
Best episode to date (and they are all pretty good)
A_Different_Drummer19 June 2015
My earlier reviews have made it clear I am a huge fan.
In that context, and I am reviewing the series sequentially, in order, this one is extra special.
The Holmes saga is like pixie dust. Throw enough in the air and even the most mundane events take on the aura of majesty. This oddly is the main fault with the British revival by Moffatt. Moffatt is one of the best living writers and clearly feels the pressure of carrying the Holmes myth, so he is always aiming to knock the next one out of the park. The results can be overpowering to the viewer.
This series has been more subtle and more comfortable.
This episode where Holmes becomes more of a tutor and less of a tyrant brings out the best in Liu, and takes the Holmes saga in a new direction.
It is a nearly perfect episode and very engaging.
In that context, and I am reviewing the series sequentially, in order, this one is extra special.
The Holmes saga is like pixie dust. Throw enough in the air and even the most mundane events take on the aura of majesty. This oddly is the main fault with the British revival by Moffatt. Moffatt is one of the best living writers and clearly feels the pressure of carrying the Holmes myth, so he is always aiming to knock the next one out of the park. The results can be overpowering to the viewer.
This series has been more subtle and more comfortable.
This episode where Holmes becomes more of a tutor and less of a tyrant brings out the best in Liu, and takes the Holmes saga in a new direction.
It is a nearly perfect episode and very engaging.
Great plot twist, but...
CrimeDrama126 January 2022
Warning: Spoilers
So where is Callie Burrell? I really hate lose ends like that. Rebecca Burrell had two concerns, where is her sister, Callie, and did Drew (estranged husband) kill her? At the end, we only know the answer to one of those two questions. There is no way Rebecca can move on yet. Why not add one last line for Capt. Gregson to Drew, such as, "The D. A. has offered to run your sentences concurrent if you plead guilty to both murders and show us where Callie's body is right now." Show Drew's facial reaction and roll credits. Also, Joan catches Drew in a big lie about the trunk but no one calls him on the lie. That seemed to be the opening needed to locate Callie. Sherlock explains away the trunk but says nothing about Drew's lie. No one does. Great series and even better actors but it almost seems like the writers on a number of crime dramas are creating continuity errors, plot holes, and loose ends on purpose. Or are they really that bad? I don't get it.
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