Like Sherlock said, without talcum powder, damn near impossible. Because it's not like the dude can cooperate and therefore help. Like when you try to get a shoe onto a toddler's foot -- that kid ain't helping, mostly because it doesn't really understand that it can or should help. So you're shoving a foot into a shoe and hoping it all works.

Only this is a much larger, much nakeder scale. Ick. That co-worker must have REALLY wanted the extra bonus money to be willing to shove his dead, hairy, jiggly boss into the suit. And again I say ICK.

Only this is a much larger, much nakeder scale. Ick. That co-worker must have REALLY wanted the extra bonus money to be willing to shove his dead, hairy, jiggly boss into the suit. And again I say ICK.

Not to mention the foolish futility of it. The man should see jail time - and will likely be paying through the nose for a lawyer at the very least - for all the laws he broke in doing so, when in fact the dead guy took care of his morals clause all by himself, it being the why and wherefore of him getting deaded to begin with.

It was like they had 2 or 3 pitches for episodes that were incomplete, and they sort of just mixed them together to get one full episode.

It was like they had 2 or 3 pitches for episodes that were incomplete, and they sort of just mixed them together to get one full episode.

With every successive reveal, it was like an onion of Utter Badness. Peel away one layer of badness, and wait! There's more badness! Dude dies! No, dude was killed! Co-worker made it look sketchy just to get a bigger bonus! Nanny was accused of killing dad long ago! Nanny is framed! Nanny really DID kill her dad! Wife busy plotting to kill husband! Husband is an abusive fucknut! Son killed father!

About the time the tablet was discovered (and seriously, horrible abusive fucknuts, don't save the video if you don't want to get caught), I just groaned and said, "Everyone is horrible. Everyone. They all suck. All of them. Kill them all. Now."

I admit I'm a sucker for any hint of Sherlock And His Demons, so I loved the closing shot of him beating the hell out of the punching bag.

t edit I have Strong Feelings about Captain Gregson's dye job. And they are as follows: BAD IDEA. BAD BAD BAD NO NO NO.

I do rather like that they successfully brought forward for a modern interpretation of Holmes' propensity to occasionally let a murderer go, if he thought it was justified. Of course, this Holmes does have a functioning moral/ethical compass in a way that Cumberbatch's Sherlock, as a "functional sociopath" may not.

I do rather like that they successfully brought forward for a modern interpretation of Holmes' propensity to occasionally let a murderer go, if he thought it was justified.

My memory is so lousy these days -- have we seen him do it before? And last night, really, there wasn't much he could do once the nanny confessed.

Andi, I think your underlying point stands, but you should be aware that there's a dynamic between the Elementary and Sherlock fandoms that Elementary fans use terms like "less human" to describe Sherlock's Sherlock, which is really hurtful/alienating/off-putting to fans who identify with that portrayal (particularly fans who are on the autism spectrum, so there are able-ism/anti-neurodiversity undertones to the conversation). I'm not accusing you of that: just warning you that you're treading close to some sore subjects (which, IMO, have soured some people on a show that they'd really like if not for parts of the fandom)

What I want to know is whether he'll be writing to Abigail while she's in prison.

How hard do we think it would be to put a good-sized corpse into a latex suit?

I am so thankful this wasn't posted in Natter.

Or Craigslist.

But it would be hella fun on Yahoo!Answers.

Andi, I think your underlying point stands, but you should be aware that there's a dynamic between the Elementary and Sherlock fandoms that Elementary fans use terms like "less human" to describe Sherlock's Sherlock, which is really hurtful/alienating/off-putting to fans who identify with that portrayal (particularly fans who are on the autism spectrum, so there are able-ism/anti-neurodiversity undertones to the conversation). I'm not accusing you of that: just warning you that you're treading close to some sore subjects (which, IMO, have soured some people on a show that they'd really like if not for parts of the fandom)

Debet, thank you for the heads-up. I was unaware of that element of friction between the two fandoms. Goodness knows that there are aspects of other fandoms which would have run me away from their respective shows if I found it difficult to disengage from the fandom. Having spent 13 of 14 years of my career providing support for persons with autism in their daily lives, I am much better aware than most people of the complexity of their minds (no matter how much or how little they express in ways that neurotypical people can understand). It would grieve me to inadvertently hurt someone by being unaware of the nuances of the conversation.

It's been a long time since I sat in front of Jeremy Brett with Conan Doyle open in my lap like an English major with Shakespeare in the theater. There were epic debates between me and my history/poli-sci roommate in college re: Brett vs. Rathbone. The fact that I am watching and enjoying three of the more recent interpretations of Sherlock Holmes is of great wonderment to me. The element of alternate universes (in the case of RDJ's Holmes, very altered) is fascinating - looking at how the interpretations change different aspects of characterization especially. I hesitated to try watching Elementary because I found Sherlock so compelling. But I am glad that I did, and like them both. Sherlock may well be the more perilously brilliant, a brighter star burning faster. But Elementary has its own vision and it coheres beautifully.