tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050562120926551216.post9141602663072685293..comments2023-10-28T08:13:30.301-05:00Comments on Sherlock Holmes Society of St. Charles: Elementary - Season 5, E2 (#98) - 'Worth Several Cities'JohnFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294886206454693626noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050562120926551216.post-27711483136095174042016-10-19T06:25:38.018-05:002016-10-19T06:25:38.018-05:00while the 'counting' was very Sherlockian,...while the 'counting' was very Sherlockian, his deduction seemed rather desperate. Just a few seconds later we were introduced to four dead bodies. And we also learned that the gang didn't mind having thier name associated with murder, and they ended up burning the crime scene anyway.<br />The episode, for me, left Holmes to vulnerable and out of his element and not in control. Again, as you stated, scared and disoriented. Very real world, but not Sherlockian.<br />I think it begs the question again; Could Holmes work in the modern world?<br />Thanks for stopping by.JohnFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294886206454693626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050562120926551216.post-22996233499516293902016-10-18T18:57:21.766-05:002016-10-18T18:57:21.766-05:00Actually, I had a different feeling. Sherlock had ...Actually, I had a different feeling. Sherlock had managed to get control of the situation right away, by commenting first thing from being released from the car trunk, "I know you're not going to kill me because I was able to deduce our route and we passed three sites more suitable for an assassination that this." (not a direct quote) Like Holmes in SIGN, Sherlock was able to tell where they were going in a moving vehicle without visual clues. Most people would be disoriented and scared being kidnapped gang members, but Sherlock knows they what something from him and he is in a position to bargain. I thought the complicated plot worked in this episode, but like you the Joan/Shinwell subplot didn't seem to go anywhere, but I will see how the story arc pans out before passing judgement.James C. O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866010043246236340noreply@blogger.com