There were a couple of things that I really liked about last night's Elementary.
First, we got to see Holmes as a consulting detective. The case came to him, the police didn't bring him in, and he was working (for large part) in parallel with the police. (However, we didn't avoid murder. I was hopeful for the first half of the episode that we'd have an episode of Elementary without a murder.)
Second, I enjoyed the development of Joan. I liked meeting her family, I liked Holmes' interactions with her family, and I liked the final scene between Joan and her mother. It felt like the series is laying the groundwork for Joan staying on in some capacity once Holmes isn't her client any longer.
Third, I felt like last night's episode was the first episode that was, if not better than Sherlock, at least on par with it.
Fourth, there were several Canonical nods, beyond the "Once you have eliminated the impossible..." quote.
Finally, I think I now know what Elementary will do with the post-Super Bowl episode — introduce Moriarty. The last two weeks it's felt like the show was on the brink of the name Moriarty only then to spin in a different direction. I suspect that's deliberate on the part of the writers; they know that audience will expect to hear "Moriarty" at some point, so they're ramping up the tension until the point when they do.
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Date: 2012-12-14 08:12 pm (UTC)First, we got to see Holmes as a consulting detective. The case came to him, the police didn't bring him in, and he was working (for large part) in parallel with the police. (However, we didn't avoid murder. I was hopeful for the first half of the episode that we'd have an episode of Elementary without a murder.)
Second, I enjoyed the development of Joan. I liked meeting her family, I liked Holmes' interactions with her family, and I liked the final scene between Joan and her mother. It felt like the series is laying the groundwork for Joan staying on in some capacity once Holmes isn't her client any longer.
Third, I felt like last night's episode was the first episode that was, if not better than Sherlock, at least on par with it.
Fourth, there were several Canonical nods, beyond the "Once you have eliminated the impossible..." quote.
Finally, I think I now know what Elementary will do with the post-Super Bowl episode — introduce Moriarty. The last two weeks it's felt like the show was on the brink of the name Moriarty only then to spin in a different direction. I suspect that's deliberate on the part of the writers; they know that audience will expect to hear "Moriarty" at some point, so they're ramping up the tension until the point when they do.