Elementary

So the part where Assange tells of all of his different aliases - the way that scene is shown made me think MIND PALACE!!! Also, is it just me or is there something Sherlockian about this Assange? .. "You hacked NASA?!" [in his Sherlock voice] "It wasn't actually that difficult." LOVE THIS!! Edit: Upon finishing the movie, I am not sure I like the direction they took in the last 1/2 hour. It did seem like they were out to make Assange look like a self-centered jerk, but that is no surprise since it is based on the book by his buddy Daniel who seemed to be rather jealous of his spotlight, or at least acting to some other agenda. Ugh. Did not like the ending. To me, it was Daniel who seemed like the jerk, and the constant "moral" phrases of his girlfriend were even more annoying.

Hah! Totally! One of the best moments in the movie. That totally works on guys, too! Who else thought BC was absolutely perfect for the role? His smile actually has an uncanny resemblance to the real Hawking. And I loved how I could hear some Sherlock seep through the parts where he speaks really excitedly about his theory. A gem of a movie - I can see why they chose him to play Turing!

After reading all of your guys' posts I am unsure of what to really think of Sherlock killing CAM. As I have already said, it "seemed" like he had no alternative, but why did the directors set it up that way? In canon, it was another character (a lady actually) who shoots him, not Sherlock. And actually, Sherlock shoots Moriarty in canon, in his only act of deliberate killing. So the canon Sherlock does commit one crime against the final villain - and the producers did this for CAM. The question is, how will this moral dilemma affect the future episodes? And why did they chose Sherlocks (hopefully) one act of violence be for CAM and not Moriarty?

Thanks! And jesskayding, I'd rather read all of the books while I wait. I just got upon a part in A Case of Identity where Sherlock watches a client pace back and forth and remarks how "the oscillation on the pavement speaks of a love affair". Just like in the show, although that was during the best man speech. I love how the directors really took specific scenes from Doyle and integrated them so cleverly.

I see it as CAM being out-played by Sherlock! CAM's biggest weakness was that he did not believe that Sherlock would pull the trigger on him. He even said "They pose no threat" as they were being approached, believing that he had won and his mind-palace would survive to do the terrible deeds. If he had been smart about it, he would have made sure John handed over all his weapons. Haha, yes! I have friends who have that theory. However, what would Mycroft do to put some action behind that face? Or was just flashing that and having Sherlock solve other cases enough to get him back? But yes Mycroft is such a sweet big bro.

I know, I am aware of that. I usually don't do that, but sometime it happens with things where I have a vision of how it should be. I'll give it a chance though, sometime.

I would like the answer to both as well! For the second one about BC looking anywhere from 25-40, did you perhaps have the drug scene from His Last Vow in mind? Because in the scene where Molly slapped him, he does look unusually older. Or are there any other scenes like that I missed? Most of the time, especially at Baker street, he does seem to be in his 20's to me, and I kind of prefer that.

When you start analyzing people the way Sherlock would have analyzed them, but most of them have "????" written on them. When you think about how your own mind palace looks like When your idea of the best kind of friendship is that between Sherlock and Watson When you automatically fix your jacket collar or put it up the way Sherlock does without realizing it When your friends know that you are about to make a Sherlock reference right as you open your mouth

Yeah, I'd be fine with Sherlock being blonde if he actually acted like Sherlock. This one acts like an idiot... in the trailer, the part where he is looking for clues actually reminds me of the drunk BBC Sherlock looking for clues in The Sign of Three. aka this

Thanks! Yes, I am new. I forgot to mention that I started watching Sherlock in 2010, saw the first three episodes, then saw the two episodes of Season 2, and for some reason I gave up. I am not sure why. But I just recently binge watched all nine of them and am completely and utterly in love. Maybe because I appreciate the books more. Also, my username is not to be confused with the new American show Elementary. Watching the trailer actually almost made me cry inside. Their Sherlock looks like an idiot in the trailer, even Miss Watson is more badass than him.

I've been meaning to ask about that reference (but thought I was probably overlooking something obvious). It doesn't sound at all familiar. Could you provide a context? Yes, it was in the Sign of Three during the stag night. Sherlock was very drunk and a client showed up in a bad time. And John is like, 'Sherlock, clues!" So Sherlock looks around the room and everything is very fuzzy and things have really bad descriptions - round chair is labeled as "Egg. Chair. ???" in his mind, the client is named "client. victim. nurse. ????". I have to say this was the funniest scene for me probably in the entire show. I was just shaking uncontrollably. I wonder if the actors were actually drunk during that scene, they were so convincing. John: "Am I a pretty lady?"

Ah yes! That part was in The Sign of Four. I am re-reading it right now (last time I read it was years ago) so now I can totally imagine BC and Freeman in the role. So cool.

I don't know why so many people disliked that last part of the last episode. Personally I loved the whole "hope you enjoyedyour 4 minutes of exile" + the plane turn. I actually got butterflies in my stomach!

Yes. Also BC's voice + that music is like a heavenly aria to my ears.