Which one was Superbowl? Serial killer and fake kidney disease? I'm halfway through this week so far, but got distracted by Battleship, of all stupid things...

superbowl ep was the brother & sister

General thoughts on Elementary:

1) Opening credits with Rube Goldberg/ Heath Robinson murder device including an actual Hamster: an indication that the writers know that most of the murder plots are absurd and that this is being done deliberately as part of the fun?

2) The constant use of authentic quotes from the Conan Doyle SH in contexts that are completely cross grain to the spirit of the original: I remember stating that this is clever and deliberate, but I have to admit that the text would support some poor intern having scoured the Doyle Canon to produce a long list of quotes which are now being mined by writers who have never read the original.

I really didn't like Elementary initially, but it totally grew on me. Now I'm hooked.

I'm way hooked. I just find myself speculating on the Meta here... How much of what we like is planned and purposeful?

One question/speculation on most recent Elementary: Since Sherlock gave the money back, does he still owe his father favors - taking candy from babies, clubbing baby seals and so on? Might he and his father disagree on this point?

Since Sherlock gave the money back, does he still owe his father favors - taking candy from babies, clubbing baby seals and so on?

No, but once he finds out that Watson isn’t getting paid, he’ll go back and ask again, and then he’ll be on the hook.

I disagree. I think the plan always was to hand over the money for a matter of minutes (hours at the outside). It was phrased as a loan, and I think he's still on the hook.

Also, makes for better tv.

Am I the only one still watching CSI:Original Recipe? I can't believe I'm the first one to come in to say: Tom Scola!

I am just watching it now. That made me sit up and take notice! Alas, the character is not nearly as charming as our Tom Scola.

I think the plan always was to hand over the money for a matter of minutes (hours at the outside). It was phrased as a loan, and I think he's still on the hook.

Your point is very convincing, especially the part I did not quote. That leads to me a speculation: we won't meet Daddy directly. Instead brother Mycroft will be Daddy's messenger for errands Sherlock does for Daddy, the way canon Mycroft was the messenger for the 19th century British empire. Alternatively, Mycroft is not Sherlock's brother but his Daddy. But I'm betting on the former, not the latter.