The pilot case made me feel like I was watching "Criminal Minds," serial killers, prisoners of all kinds, and mental illnesses. . . . . Moreover, this case has various twists and turns, and there are no big bugs, but some places are not very explained. I can't see where the connection to the original is, maybe that secret room? It seems that the original Sherlock Holmes had deduced that there was a secret room and there were people hidden in the secret room based on the layout of the room and the daily appetite of the owner (I haven't read it for a long time, I don't remember it very clearly). The secret room has little meaning in the play, and this is one of the places that I think it can't be explained, and of course it can't be regarded as a bug. However, this is only the first episode, and maybe the future cases will be more exciting, which needs to be further observed.
Frankly speaking, I don't really like Sherlock Holmes in this movie, because I really can't tell it's Sherlock Holmes. He is neither cold and arrogant, nor is he a British gentleman, and he is even close to women and irritable. In fact, the BC version of the British drama is not like the original. He is a kind of arrogant weirdo, but it can make us feel that he is inextricably linked with Sherlock Holmes, so we all love him, hehe. But this is much longer than the three-episode British drama in one season, so there is still time to unfold it slowly, and it may be possible to recover slowly in the future.
If it's just a crime drama, it's okay to shoot. It's a typical American drama, but it's more difficult to think about Sherlock Holmes. I still agree with the handling of Peanut's character, because the gender has changed, and it is not interesting to be as loyal and obedient as before. A little collision and spark may be more interesting. Of course, this remains to be seen.
To recap, everything about this show remains to be seen further. I hope there will be surprises for us in the future in terms of cases and characters.
PS: Someone suggested that Lucy Liu and Miller's characters intermodulate, haha, I think that's a really good idea.
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