![]() Sherlock refers to his brain as a “hard drive,” talks about the “virus in the data,” and at first it flies by us, because we’re so used to that expression from a modern Sherlock, and then we realize there were no hard drives in the 1890s. But slowly, slowly, we realize that something’s not quite right. ![]() Starting heartily in the Victorian era, with Holmes and Watson’s first meeting, the episode at first appears to be an accurate period piece. The episode is about three plots in one, all of which have drawn the ire of viewers, and yet all of which are, arguably, what make it stand out. But it remains, I think, one of the most controversial in the Sherlock canon, precisely because it’s set in the original era of the stories (ironically).Īnd yet, to say that “The Abominable Bride” is merely a Victorian rendition of Sherlock Holmes would be to do it a gross injustice. In the past couple of weeks, those reactions have quieted down some, as some viewers avidly rewatch the new episode and others simply come to terms with its existence. It’s an episode the hype, hysteria, and emotions around which are possibly trumped only by “The Reichenbach Fall,” because threatening to kill off your main character, as Steven Moffat did two years ago, kind of does that. This year was a special treat: eschewing (seemingly) their modernization of Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock went back to the Victorian period for a Christmas (New Year’s?) special. ![]() The absolutely excellent, but excruciatingly infrequent, show usually airs once about every two years, and has now made a habit of helping Sherlockians and geeks the world over ring in the New York with complex puzzles, convoluted plots, and clever dialogue. ![]() It’s becoming almost a biannual for the New Year to open with a new episode of the BBC’s Sherlock. ![]()
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