Last week at the wedding of John and Mary Watson, Sherlock took a vow of his own. He pledged to always keep John safe, far out of harm’s reach. But faced with a worthy adversary, seriously high stakes, and a multitude of moral dilemmas, Sherlock was in danger of breaking that promise having no sooner made it.
Fortunately, it also produced the outstanding episode of the third series. Once again the excellent performances were present, but they benefitted from a structured and well-paced plot. Something that has been sorely missing of late. After the erratic storytelling of The Sign of Three, it was a brilliant return to form for a show that I had feared was losing its way.
This renewed focus can partly be attributed to the introduction of a real villain in the shape of Charles Augustus Magnussen. Played by the Lars Mikkelsen, Magnussen provided a sharp, cold contrast to the unhinged pageantry of Moriarty. He was a different type of antagonist; his cultured demeanour masking some pretty vile traits – the intrusion of personal space, how he touches the food of others, that searching tongue, and oh yeah, the need to ‘relieve’ himself in Sherlock’s fireplace.
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