It would take the Sherlock and Watson of this modern adaptation (played, as always, by Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, respectively) back to the 1890s setting of Doyle's original stories. "The Abominable Bride" was promoted largely as a fun-loving one-off, a "what if" story. ![]() At its best, it's terrific fun, throwing some of the best detective stories ever written in front of a funhouse mirror until they look like goofy versions of their original selves. ![]() Sherlock is normally set in the modern era, updating and twisting some of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous short stories in ways that fit the 2010s. 1) Sherlock's storytelling is more needlessly convoluted than ever The Victorian era stuff isn't bad, but is quickly disrupted by needlessly convoluted storytelling. To give you five reasons why this is the case, however I'll have to get into some major spoilers - so keep that in mind before you read on. It could have been a lean and nimble little ghost story, a holiday treat. ![]() The special, titled "The Abominable Bride," didn't just irritate me it made me actively angry at how it wasted a great idea in the name of pointless complications and fan service. If that were true (and I think it was), then the New Year's special that kicked off the year 2016 was the show making its way through the intestines, then setting up shop in its own stomach while preparing a ladder to climb up through its esophagus.
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