"The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes" ended horribly. Two straight episodes which were essentially stories by Conan Doyle in name only. Much of this is because the producers inexplicably decided to make double-length episodes...but with only one story. In other words, Conan Doyle's short stories were stretched considerable. And, to do this, a TON of new material was added and the little story in the original short story was pretty much unimportant. Fans hated it, as you can tell, by the return to the 51 minute format in the final Holmes series, "Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes".
While this first in the new series is far from great, it does show considerable improvement over the past two installments. This isn't surprising, as it was hard for "The Three Gables" to be any worse!
This story is about a rich older woman who is essentially a bully. She assumes she can just have her way in life by having her thugs work people over...and she tries this with Sherlock and Watson. However, Holmes makes it clear to her that he will not knuckle under. So what's next? Will she up the ante, so to speak?
The story is more a return to form, though the resolution to this problematic female is a bit disappointing. Still, it's not a bad story and it's nice to see the series showing some improvement.
While this first in the new series is far from great, it does show considerable improvement over the past two installments. This isn't surprising, as it was hard for "The Three Gables" to be any worse!
This story is about a rich older woman who is essentially a bully. She assumes she can just have her way in life by having her thugs work people over...and she tries this with Sherlock and Watson. However, Holmes makes it clear to her that he will not knuckle under. So what's next? Will she up the ante, so to speak?
The story is more a return to form, though the resolution to this problematic female is a bit disappointing. Still, it's not a bad story and it's nice to see the series showing some improvement.