![]() While the modern Molly has been growing in confidence, this "male" version is more brash, she snaps at underlings, and is much less taken with Holmes. However through John’s observations it's made clear that Molly is still a woman, she is just presenting as a man for the sake of her career. When forensic scientist Hooper is introduced in this Victorian version, she’s a man. While it seems Sherlock's using cannot be stopped, it can at least be managed to the best of Mycroft's abilities. We also see a rare moment of caring between Sherlock and Mycroft where Sherlock makes good on an agreement he has with Mycroft and produces a list of the drugs he has taken. Holmes’s drug use is well documented in the source material but hasn't been explored too much in the BBC stories. Giving more attention to Sherlock’s drug problem and how Mycroft manages him - Turns out the trip to Victorian England is not a place in Sherlock's Mind Palace, but rather a drug induced hallucination he uses to try to figure out how Moriarty could have survived his self-inflicted headshot. By example famous effect “Pepper's Ghost” is used. Of course ghosts aren't real and the reveal of how the ghost bride came to be shows the perpetrators do an excellent job of using practical effects to terrify their victims. The show runners definitely play up the Gothic aspect of the story, complete with foggy hedge maze and haunted castle. The reveal of the “Ghost” - This is a ghost story, and setting it in Victorian London does make it more fun and more spooky. Despite seemingly blowing his brains out, Moriarty is back and Sherlock is summoned back from his exile (which seems to have been all of 4 minutes). ![]() As Sherlock gets closer to unraveling the case at hand, we are reminded of the reveal at the end of Series 3. Victorian England - Sherlock turns inward and harkens back to an unsolved case from 100 years ago to work through issues in the present, and the majority of this episode takes place in a mental landscape of Victorian London. Additionally we get a look at what's going on in modern day London since we last left Sherlock as he used similarities from the Bride case to puzzle out how Moriarty could be back. ![]() The Mystery - In this one-off, special episode, a jilted corpse-like bride appears and takes her revenge on men who have wronged women. I'll be revealing the mystery and don't want you yell-typing at me about spoilers. Also, here’s where I put the warning is that this post is going to contain hardcore spoilers for the most recent special, so if you are waiting to watch The Abominable Bride don't read this post. If you haven't watched Sherlock, the more modern BBC incarnation of the duo, I suggest you stop reading this post and catch up. I've mentioned before how I love a good bromance (more on my months of Supernatural viewing later), and Sherlock Holmes and John Watson is one of the best.
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