Sześć razy Thatcher (S04E01)

Silence before the storm being built step by step. But in the final, there is no even a thunder. No thunder, but no even lighting. That's basically enough anyway; especially when it nicely except for a few minutes, follows serious (in the Moffato-Gatissian sense) mode at the expense of the comedy (one would almost be afraid that it will be a Shercom and mime sitcom). It's on riding the "Bond" wave. However, both key levels are to some extent problematic. The crime line gets fragmented in a promising way into six directions (and plays with the Six Napoleons in the spirit of the opening series) to result in a point clear from the prologue, and no matter how the personal line is crucial, by being entirely from Sherlock's point of view and purely about it, so Watson, who is sadly lags behind, doesn't get enough space (and let's admit that Holmes without Watson in the book, is just not that good, let alone here). Because of this, the closing doesn't have the right driving force the creators intended. However, it has the potential for interesting lines for the rest of the series. Definitely the weakest episode so far, but not downright weak or futile, though perhaps too much on the verge of Mrs. Hudson with "Norbury". (02.01.2017)

In the previous season, the creators of Sherlock made me believe that I didn't trust them at all now in what they do, not even the death of one of the main characters. And if that death was to be the best thing that happened in this episode, I'm sorry to say that it didn't work out. The thing is that it started so well, with the echoes of the first season, it looked like a decent investigation, but then everything got complicated, overly complicated and in the end the twist put a halt to everything. Neither Sherlock nor Watson had the best scene, but rather their borrowed dog. (29.04.2021)

Talk about turning a stellar series into a full-blown farce. That whole Mary Bond-Watson debacle was wearing thin by the end of the third season, and now it's like they're doubling down on the disaster. That whole aquarium scene was a real facepalm moment. It's a shame, really. 2*- (16.04.2019)