Sherlock Season 2 Episode 2 "The Hounds of Bakerville"

This episode of Sherlock is just kinda eh, its just kinda there, and I don't feel like there is anything really remarkable about it. 

Anyways let's get to the things in this episode that are worth talking about.

There are some good things about this episode, the beginning with Sherlock going through case withdrawals, is very funny, and it really shows us that Sherlock is a junkie when it comes to cases. Seeing John being so tried of Sherlock acting like this is great. You get the feeling by how John is acting that this is probably a regular occurrence at Baker Street.

The case is ok. It, much like this episode is nothing spectacular.  The client Henry Knight, believes he saw his father be murdered by a giant dog when he was a child. Throughout the episode Henry starts to go insane, because he is being poisoned by the fog, that is released by pressure plates underground the ground, were he saw his father die, and were he frequently visit.

It is revealed that his father's friend, Bob Frankland, who works at Bakervilles military base, was the one who murdered him, because Henry's father found out that he is trying to reuse a very dangerous drug, that makes people extremely violent. However Frankland ends up killing himself before he can be brought to justice. I get why they had him kill himself, to show that even if Sherlock does solve the case, that doesn't always mean that he will win. However it would have been nice to see this man who hurt who knows how many people with that horrible drug, get what he deserves.

The scene of Sherlock being scared after he see's the hound, is a great scene. It shows us that Sherlock has emotions; however I think by this time we all knew that Sherlock had emotions, he just chooses not to show them. Its an extremely well acted scene, and it is nice to see the great Sherlock Holmes afraid of something. But the way that they edited this scene, with Sherlock's face being extremely close to the camera with John being farther away just looks weird. Maybe its just me, but I think its an awkward shot, and it takes me out of the episode.

The whole scene of Sherlock telling John that he is his only friend, is nice, but we already knew that they were bff's. John is just being stupid, I know he was hurt when Sherlock told him that he didn't have any friends, but seriously? Sherlock told him that after he had just seen the hound. Sherlock was terrified! The man was scared and he was being extremely defense in that scene, so why would John take anything Sherlock said seriously. He could see that Sherlock was not himself. It wasn't necessary for the writers to put this in here, we all knew that they are bff's, we didn't need them to spell it out for us.

A fun fact about this episode, the reason why Sherlock forgetting Lestrade's first name is an on going gag in the show, is because in the books written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Lestrade's name was just G. Lestrade. We never learn what it is in the books, and that's why Sherlock can never remember it.

Overall this is an ok episode, it is entertaining but not the greatest episode ever. You could skip this episode and not miss a thing. I give this episode 6/10 

Sherlock Season 2 Episode 1 A Scandal in Belgravia

Sherlock is one of my favorite shows, I don't think that is a surprise if you have read my other reviews. I only have good things to say about the show.

That being said.....I despise this episode. I feel like this maybe more of a rant then a review.

I hate what the creator's Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss did to Irene Adler. I really enjoyed her in "A Scandal in Bohemia" the book this episode is based off of. Its my favorite Sherlock Holmes story.

Let's get to what I hate about this episode. They destroyed the character of Irene Adler, by making her a lesbian dominatrix, who for some reason falls in love with Sherlock.

In the book she beat Holmes by out-smarting him, because he underestimated her, because she was a woman. In this episode, I feel like she does have the upper hand at some points, but its just because she is sexy. She is still smart, but the creator's focus more on her sex-appeal.

This episode also destroys Sherlock for me, so much so, I pretend this episode never happened. They made Sherlock Holmes into a lovesick puppy, who can't talk just because Irene says that she like's detective's, and detective stories.

Also in the book Sherlock gave Irene the name of The Woman, because he respected her and held her in high esteem, because she beat him. And he was not in love with her.

In this episode The Woman is her professional name as a dominatrix, Moffat and Gatiss even make her title of honor, a sex symbol.

Irene doesn't even out-smart Sherlock in this episode. She fakes her death, because people want to kill her. Sherlock does believe that she is actually dead, but then he finds out she isn't. Near the end of the episode Sherlock does finally unlock her phone, that has contents that the government wants. And if that wasn't enough, Irene gets captured by terrorist, who are going to behead her, but wouldn't you know that Sherlock saves her from that.

Also the sexual-tension in this episode is so heavy, that it makes me feel awkward, and I want to cover my eyes most of the time. Whenever Irene and Sherlock are together I'm afraid they are going to jump on each other and start having sex.

Now sexual-tension in shows or movies is good. It makes the viewers say "Just kiss already!" I get why shows and movies do this. It builds tension between the character's and it leaves the audience in suspense. But what Moffat and Gatiss did is just awkward.

I honestly don't know why I'm suppose to like Irene Adler. I'm not a guy, which is who I believe this character was made for, because all her character is, is sexy, and kinda smart.

The only thing I like about this episode is Molly Hooper. She is the female character I can relate to, not someone like Irene Adler.

Molly only has three scene's in this episode, but these scene's are really the only things I like about this episode.

I'm only going to talk about her most important scene however; which is the Christmas party scene.

The boys are having a Christmas party at Baker Street. Lestrade, Mrs. Hudson, and John's current girlfriend are already there when Molly arrives.

She is all dressed up, and making small talk with the rest of the party, when Sherlock starts deducing her. He deduces, that she must have a new boyfriend, because that's why she tried to make herself look good.

He also notes the present at the top of the bag, and how all of the other presents got cramped.

He picks up the present, and reads the tag, and see's that it is for him. Molly standing up for herself tells him that he is always so mean to her. Sherlock without being told to, say's that he is sorry, and he wishes her a "Merry Christmas" then kisses her on the cheek.

I know I have been talking bad about the creator's in this review/rant, but I think no one can explain this scene better then Steven Moffat.

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I really do hate this episode, but if you like it good for you. Perhaps I am being too hard on it since it is an adaptation of the book, but in my opinion, which that is all this is my opinion, its a bad adaptation. However I am willing to give this episode a 3/10, because that's how many scene's Molly Hooper has in this episode.