Yes, it was a very "the script is coming from inside the Internet" sort of episode.
Spike: Or maybe Captain Forehead was feeling a little less special. Didn't like me crashing his exclusive club, another vampire with a soul in the world. Angel: You're not in the world, Casper.
'Just Rewards (2)'
Procedurals 1: Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You.
This thread is for procedural TV, shows where the primary idea is to figure out the case. [NAFDA]
DebetEsse - Jan 02, 2014 11:59:50 am PST #10341 of 11831
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 02, 2014 12:42:04 pm PST #10342 of 11831
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
When is that doing it's US premiere? My DVR only goes about a week out.
sj - Jan 02, 2014 12:57:28 pm PST #10343 of 11831
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Frank, January 19th.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 02, 2014 4:12:39 pm PST #10344 of 11831
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Thanks, sj!
Shir - Jan 03, 2014 8:35:39 am PST #10345 of 11831
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Sherlock, whitefonted:
Oh, Moffat. Look at this brilliant episode of a show you didn't fuck up entirely. Good for you! I'm not bitter at all and now can almost forgive you for the what-the-hell-was-it you did with the other show you run, asshole.
Or not. At least not yet.
Anyway, yes, meta. And wonderful. And OMG, Cumberbatch as Holmes is a sight for eyes that never even knew they're sore. And harsh with the portrayal of the fans.
But damn, it was good, and Moffat didn't blew it.
Calli - Jan 03, 2014 9:35:09 am PST #10346 of 11831
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Re: Shir's whitefont:
I suspect that Gatiss may have stood over Moffat brandishing an iron skillet and muttering "fix the plot hole you just made . . . no, better than that . . . much, much better than that . . . oh, hell, just shove Mycroft in there and let me ad lib already.
Anyway, I enjoyed it, too.
-t - Jan 03, 2014 5:09:12 pm PST #10347 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
OK, Tep I don't know what the Thing was in Elementary. Good episode, though!
Steph L. - Jan 03, 2014 5:15:46 pm PST #10348 of 11831
I look more rad than Lutheranism
The conversation between Holmes and Moriarty at the end, the "I watch you to see how you can be like them" / "I don't think I *am* like them" (I'm paraphrasing) conversation.
I have such a weak spot for the poignant side of non-neurotypical characters (as opposed to what has evolved into the slapstick caricature of Sheldon Cooper, feh). Elementary manages to pull it off pretty well sometimes (other times it does fall in the trap of "Make Holmes a generic asshole to people"). But I thought the conversation between Moriarty and Holmes at the end was well done indeed.
-t - Jan 03, 2014 5:36:46 pm PST #10349 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That was very nice. I like how ambiguous the "them" was, especially.
As an aside - I can't help but think of Moriarty as Maergery from Game of Thrones, but I think that might help the characterization.
[As another aside, I have always thought that Jim Parsons deserves all the awards he gets because Sheldon is not written nearly as well as he is acted, or at least not as consistently]
Shir - Jan 04, 2014 2:29:11 am PST #10350 of 11831
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Calli:
Since my introduction to Gatiss was in League of Gentlemen, this makes absolute sense.
In other words, please write it.