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Oh The Blind Banker... Probably not going to be on anybody's favourite episode list. But it's not a bad episode by any means, it just doesn't seem to have that same spark as the other episodes do. It's infinitly better then most TV, but when you compare it to the very high quality of the other episodes, it does not rank as high. The story just seems slow in comparison to A Study in Pink before it, and then the excitement in The Great Game. It's also the only story that is not based on any of ACD's original works (I believe). But there are great moments. John fighting with the chip and pin machine, Sherlock fighting the ninja, and the interaction between Sherlock and Sebastian Wilkes is one of my favourite scenes in the series. The "we hated him" followed by Sherlock's look always breaks my heart and lets us see him as human for once. We also get to see Sherlock and John really finally working and investigating as a team. All of the characters are coming into there own and aren't new anymore. Sad that there wasn't any Mycroft or Lestrade in this episode though. And lastly we get a look at the beginning of Moriarty's web of influence over the crimes of the world.

I've had an awful week. One of my dogs has a collapsing trachea, and it appears to have worsened recently. He had a respiratory attack on Tuesday like I've never seen, and another on Friday. He was basically choking, he couldn't get any air. I had to take him to the animal hospital. They took an X-ray and determined that part of his trachea has almost completely collapsed. He's at home and on meds now, but he's likely to go through this again in the future, and prognosis isn't good at this stage. I'm extremely sad, and living in dread of the next time it happens. I have a very close bond with my dog. He's my boy. It hurts to watch him suffer like that, and I will be heartbroken when he leaves me. I also used up the last of the money I had to get through this month on his hospital bill, so I'm in trouble. Blast this curséd year.