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Elementary: Heroine (2013)
'Heroine' Finale
WARNING: MAJOR SPOILER AHEAD
I have been binge watching Elementary with my son, after having finished BBCs Sherlock. Both shows placing our sleuth in a contemporary setting works extremely well and opens up an infinite amount of modern challenges while paying homage to the original stories by Conan Doyle.
Jonny Lee Miller makes the role his own, offering a less flamboyant, yet more complex personification than that of Cumberbatch, who I feel touches on parody at times.
This review is specific to the end of Season 1 finale 'Heroine'
The plot leading up to the ending, involving Sherlock and Moriarty, was well written and intriguing, but the resolution was extremely disappointing. The greatest criminal mind that is ever lived walks into a hospital, not knowing who is there with no contingency plan and is easily captured! This was lazy writing and didn't do justice to the preceding 23 episodes.
I will still be tuning in and and do recommend the show, but an opportunity was lost here for something greater so I'm deducting 2 points!