yours_truly | Elementary Catch-Up: 3x01

3x01 "Enough Nemesis To Go Around"

ok they got an actual lol out of me with the gas mask helmet
It feels really cheap to have Sherlock join MI6 and then have him leave between seasons. Like, this is a whole huge thing that just happens off-screen and ultimately appears to have virtually no effect on ANYTHING. Very sloppy storytelling. I get that apparently they wanted to have Sherlock and Joan be estranged for a while, but this is such a bizarre way to do it.
This hilariously huge Manhattan apartment that is neither rent controlled nor courtesy of Sherlock's rich daddy!!! faaaaake

3x02 "The Five Orange Pipz"

3x03 "Just a Regular Irregular"

3x04 "Bella"

divided custody of Clyde oh my god.
I remember this episode! Sherlock trying to figure out love by taking to an AI through a baby doll is classic.
“Kind of feel like hugging you right now.”
Am I misanthropic and miserable or is it totally weird that Joan surprised her boyfriend by joining him on an overseas business trip? I think I would not be happy if a significant other did it without talking to me about it. Like, I would probably love to have them come! But to have it sprung on me without my input makes my Myers Briggs-J want to absolutely lose it.

3x05 "Rip Off"

3x06 "Terra Pericolosa"

Does this early scene count as passing the bechdel test? They're talking about Holmes but they're also talking about their jobs... always a gray area.
I’m not a survivor so I have no idea how well they’re handling everything with Kitty, but it seems very sweet???

3x07 "The Adventure of the Nutmeg Concoction"

Ms Hudson!!! Now can we have some Alfredo?
Omg Sherlock reading Joan about her dating life is just soooooo House MD.
Kitty is such bangs/hair goals.
I just want Joan to figure out what will make herself happy. The older I get the more I identify with and admire her. Trying multiple careers, starting over, still figuring out romance. I’m seeing her very differently as a 32 year old than I did as a 24 year old.

3x08 "End of Watch"

I give zero shits for this “poor hunted cops” stuff, Ms. Hudson and Alfredo should be regulars that we see in every episode instead of the cops.

3x09 "The Eternity Injection"

Alfredo!!!
“You have your work. You have me.”
Again, I know very little about the addict experience but this is so affecting. What an interesting angle to lean into for an adaptation. They didn’t do it for titillation or for drama like on House, but for an honest look at how addiction affects life.

3x10 "Seed Money"