Brother Mycroft makes an appearance as having a huge eating disorder (Mark Gatiss in a heavy fat suit), and he has a case for Holmes. Watson is married to Mary (Amanda Abbington) and Sherlock is deep in thought over a new case.
Playing their roles as Arthur Conan Doyle saw fit to pen them. Now we see what would happen if Watson (Martin Freeman) and Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) were back in 1880. There are hints and clues to the powers that be and their end goal from the very beginning, but the show starts out with a recap of the last couple seasons and then immediately goes to a title screen with the words “Alternatively”. While it’s not COMPLETELY necessary to have watched all 3 seasons of “Sherlock”, the holiday special makes frequent references back to the previous seasons (the last one especially with Moriarty), and the episode is make more understandable if you’ve already watched said seasons. Either way, “The Abominable Bride” is a fun little diversion, but really one of the weaker episodes from an already fantastic series. However, there is enough playful misdirection that allows the viewer to make up their own mind whether the duo are a modern couple transported back, OR an old fashioned couple who are just imagining a life in days to come. The one off episode is a fun little diversion and certainly has its defenders, but fans all over the internet were shrieking in disappointment when the telltale “reveal” for why Holmes and Watson were stuck back in the 19th century came to light. Some of my fears were put to rest, while others realized, as Sherlock is transported back in time through a well-known plot device in the regular series. Who”, and much of the same narcissism that began seeping into that show began appearing in later seasons of “Sherlock” as well.
Moffat and Gatiss (Moffat particularly) have had some criticism thrown their way after some poor writing in “Dr. I was a bit excited when we heard that Watson and Sherlock were being transported back to the end of the 19th century, right when they were written about from the pen of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but there was a sense of trepidation as well.
#REVIEW SHERLOCK HOLMES BRIDE MOVIE#
A sort of one off movie length episode that both deviates from the modern retelling of Sherlock Holmes, but also sets things up for next season to start.
#REVIEW SHERLOCK HOLMES BRIDE TV#
tv shows and Anime alike, bringing rise to the famed Holiday Special. After 3 seasons “Sherlock” has finally gone the way of U.K.
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