Sherlock is quite conflicted in "The Dying Detective". Why? Because a client comes to him as she's concerned with her husband who is an opium addict, and Sherlock himself is quite fond of cocaine when he's bored. However, before he can do very much, the woman's husband dies. Now here's a weird coincidence (if it is one)...the husband's heir, his cousin, is an expert at Sumatran Fever...and the husband died from some rare disease like this. This just seems coincidental to be real...and Holmes is determined to discover the truth...even if it means hanging out in opium dens! But in the meantime, the cousin has thrown the widow and her children into the streets!
It was wonderful seeing "The Dying Detective", as the last few installments of the Jeremy Brett series ranged from adequate to horrendous. Now, in this one, we finally have a great episode...one of the best of the final season. The story is terrific, the twist enjoyable and it's a real return to form. Terrific!
It was wonderful seeing "The Dying Detective", as the last few installments of the Jeremy Brett series ranged from adequate to horrendous. Now, in this one, we finally have a great episode...one of the best of the final season. The story is terrific, the twist enjoyable and it's a real return to form. Terrific!