Sherlock S3 E1

[deelaundry]

Just had my first time trying a livestream over the internet, and the experience was pretty good. Couple of laggy points, but that was expected, so overall satisfaction: high.

(Except the player had a pause button, which caused a blow-up each of the three times I forgot I wasn't watching a DVD and tried to pause. Oops.)

It was so fun to have a new episode of Sherlock! It was exactly what I wanted it to be. Anyone expecting an actual puzzle to be worked out will be disappointed, but those who want to roll around in fun will enjoy.

The only thing I didn't like was that the direction was cheesy and over-the-top during a few of Sherlock's "thinking" scenes. Could've toned that down. Otherwise, all grins over here.

Comments

[taiga13]

Glad to hear it's good, I'm eagerly looking forward to seeing it - the 19th I think.
ETA John Watson's blog has already been updated :) I'm hoping Anderson is theimprobableone.

[deelaundry]

The 19th is when PBS in the US will be showing it. Apparently last season they edited some of the episodes?

On John's blog, Stamford is hilarious. So gently sarcastic to the other commenters -- you can see why he's friends with both John and Sherlock. :)

[taiga13]

I just watched it because some beautiful person uploaded it to YouTube and miraculously it hasn't been taken down yet. I enjoyed it very much, though I do agree about the cheesiness. I also found myself rolling my eyes during the big dramatic we're-going-to-die scene, as I simply cannot believe that Sherlock Holmes doesn't know how to defuse a bomb - even one without an off switch - and found it cruel of Sherlock to torture John like that. It also seems bizarre that Sherlock would tell his parents the truth and not John.
But really, what it comes down to is it's Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman and I can watch them all day :)
One thing I didn't understand, why did everyone react the way they did to Molly's fiance? What's the joke there?

[deelaundry]

Apparently Molly's fiancé looks a lot like Sherlock - I personally didn't see it, but that is the consensus. Someone put it as "Molly's dating a Sherlock cosplayer." : )

Next episode is supposed to be "the silly one" -- it's hard to see how it will be goofier than this but ok.

[taiga13]

Oh, that makes sense! The actor doesn't look much like him but he was dressed the same.
I enjoy a laugh but hope they aren't ALL goofy. I'm looking forward to meeting Harry.