Half the story consists of four "geniuses" (or so we're told, but since they spend all their time tripping over their own brains you'll forgive my sceptical punctuation) explaining the plot to each other, but aha, a twist! Three of them have been outmanoeuvred ALL ALONG by the fourth geniusest genius, who is also a woman! She's so clever it's basically magic.
This doesn't so much have a plot as a series of random twists sellotaped together, as if Moffatt and Gatiss threw a bucket of story dice on the floor and then went with it. the absolute CATASTROFUCK that was Sherlock, Series 4, Episode 3. Spoil yourself, and perhaps it may put you off from watching this abomination) what becomes of Mary (google it, reader. Victorian Holmes (actually fun, I won't lie, and is also technically not part of Series 4 which does explain a lot) I'm honest, I remember almost nothing in the series beyond: It affects nothing: she could have run away to Chiswick and it would have had the same impact on the characters or the plot.) (In Episode 1 Mary flees across the world, passing through many countries and continents. The actors are still good, possibly, though it's hard to tell through the veil of forced twists, cardboard villains, and plots that only make sense if all the characters have had their brains surgically removed. Flat bad, no modifiers no qualifiers no quarter given. If you are reading through this series of stories, though, read “The Final Problem” before reading “The Empty House.”Īrcturus Publishing provided this complimentary copy through NetGalley for my honest, unbiased review.I should have read the warning signs in Series 3 ("twists" for the hell of it, inconsistent characterisation, increasingly dramatic visual effects, plot points pulled from thin air) but for all its many flaws, and there are flaws, it was still enjoyable. This series is a great way to introduce young readers to Doyle and the great Sherlock Holmes, but adults will also enjoy these short stories. Will Sherlock succeed, or will Moriarty defeat his nemesis?įilled with delightful illustrations, “The Final Problem,” which is due out July 1, is told in a fun and easy way kids of all ages will understand. Sherlock and Watson leave London to avoid the madman, all while trying to work with the police to bring down his evil organization. But when Sherlock threatens Moriarty’s organization, the henchman in return threatens Sherlock’s life. Watson, who narrates the story, to bring down his arch enemy, James Moriarty. When Holmes begins acting fearful and paranoid, he seeks help from his friend Dr. “If I could be sure of achieving your destruction, Professor Moriarty, I would gladly accept my own as a price worth paying.”Īlex Woolf retells one of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes short stories, “The Final Problem,” illustrated by Eve O’Brien.