Even Gatiss pokes fun at this notion, when Watson calls Sherlock “Spock” when he is trying to rationalize what he saw and what he feels and Benedict does a brilliant job of portraying the character with ease and charm.īenedict has breathed new life into a character that has been played several times over. It is obvious that Sherlock is continually evolving, become more “humanized” for a lack of a better word.
By Sherlock experiencing doubt, he confronted a terrifying aspect in which he lost a sense of self and identity and for Sherlock that was most singular petrifying experiences of his life. It’s the way he reasons and deduces not only crimes, but life itself. What makes Sherlock, Sherlock, is his mind. For me this is the strongest emotion Sherlock can come across, because he never once had to distrust his own senses, his own mind before. In “Baskerville” what is interesting, Sherlock is not coming to turns with feeling an emotion because of someone else, but because it is him who is producing this emotion, a very unlikely reaction, doubt. We see in “A Scandal of Belgravia” that comes to understand what love and to be loved is as well as the other emotions that associated such as confusion, elation, happiness and sometimes heartbreak. It is obvious in this season there is a constant underlying notion of Sherlock is becoming more self-aware of his emotions. Furthermore, Watson acts as a confidant and a moral compass in situations when Sherlock needs to be right and instead of doing the right thing. We see that Sherlock has come to rely on Watson not only as friend ( the only friend as Sherlock states) to him navigate the murky waters of “acceptable behavior” and pull him back into reality when he goes off into his own world.
Where Watson was underutilized in the first episode here, Watson is at the forefront playing an integral role not only for the mystery’s sake, but Sherlock’s as well. Unlike “A Scandal in Belgravia” this episode is certainly a Sherlock and Watson story. The CGI effects could have been done without. However, I felt the CGI effects weakened the horrifying atmosphere once it was revealed what the supposed animal looked like. The direction of the episode nicely creates a realm where the fear comes from what’s rather heard and subconsciously implied, than rather what is visually seen. Furthermore the episode has the right amount of suspense, leaving viewers on their edge of the seats, certainly contributing to the horror element.
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Plus the usually dose of humor (such as Watson mentioning Sherlock’s mysterious cheekbones and his popup collar) nicely balances out the chilling aspects. Additionally, Gatiss refers to the original by cleverly using character names and snippets of dialogue, to further enhance the episode, while still keeping the overall the dialogue new and exciting. This present-day adaption is penned by Mark Gatiss and he does a marvelous job reinventing the storyline to fit nicely in modern times while still keeping the very essence of the original―horror, a vital characteristic within the plotline. Doubt of not only his mind, but his senses which he needs to heavily rely on if he plans on solving this case, before their client, Henry loses his mind and succumbs to the beast of Baskerville. Sherlock and Watson travel Devon to the Hound’s lair – Dewer Hollow aka “Devil’s Hollow” to investigate the supposed sightings of the beast, but as the mystery starts to unravels Sherlock is forced to face something he has never confronted before…doubt. Henry claims a gigantic hound that escaped from Baskerville Military Laboratory Base was the thing that killed his father and after an encounter in the woods near the same location of his father’s death, he believes the rabid animal is still roaming the woods poised to strike and claim another life. The second episode revolves around Henry Knight, a troubled young man who comes to Sherlock for help after memories of him witnessing his father’s murder as a young boy, start plaguing his dreams. “The Hounds of Baskerville,” Sherlock’s second episode reinterprets one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most notable Holmes’ tales, weaving old and contemporary together into something entirely new and thrilling.
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