Written by Stephanie Bell Mycroft, Sherlock’s older, smarter brother, is a fascinating character because he is so mysterious. The tension between him and Sherlock creates many a great moment, both of drama and of comic relief. Once in a while, … Continue reading
Written by Stephanie Bell The series two premiere episode is a favourite of Sherlock fans. It contains plenty of intrigue and lots of intellectual sparring between the consulting detective and “The Woman,” Irene Adler. She is a dominatrix and likes … Continue reading
Written by Lauren Shultz While the heroes are considered the most important and popular characters in the fictional world, everyone loves a good villain. No book or film would be even half decent without a serious baddie, and every Sherlock … Continue reading
Written by Stephanie Bell Many fans of Sherlock enjoy the show because of the well-written scripting, excellent performances, and character development. Even minor characters on the show have interesting back stories – they’re not just throwaway cameos. With that in … Continue reading
Written by Prof. Jenn Sherlock is already chock-full of references to the Doyle canon (I do a series on my blog called The More You Holmes which points these out): from basing entire episodes mainly on one of the stories (A … Continue reading
Written by Stephanie Bell In The Great Game, Moriarty and Sherlock meet face to face for the first time. Moriarty, though his identity is not revealed until the end of the episode, challenges Sherlock to solve a series of crime-related … Continue reading
Written by Stephanie Bell Fans of Sherlock are familiar with the love-hate relationship between Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes. One minute, Mycroft is calmly watching his brother get beaten by an interrogator. The next, the two brothers are playing a “friendly” … Continue reading
Written by Lauren Shultz As much as we all love Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson doesn’t always get the credit he deserves. After all, the dynamic duo wouldn’t be so dynamic without the kind doctor around to aid the brilliant … Continue reading
Written by Stephanie Bell Oddly for a show about an apparently unemotional logic-machine, themes of love and romance are quite common in Sherlock. We, of course, know that our favourite consulting detective is not prone to dramatic protestations of love—rather, … Continue reading
Written by Hannah Rummel (You can read about the best quotes from A Study in Pink here.) It seems that when a Sherlock fan is asked which episode is their favourite, this is the normal response: “I don’t know. They’re … Continue reading
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