This is so bad, I'm actually embarrassed I watched an entire episode.
Shockingly bad writing and terrible overacting.
If only this whole season had not relied so much on that plain cringe-worthy posthumous Mary video.
why are they allowed to smoke everywhere? even in gym? Japanese is a very strict country in controlling smoking.
So the villain is doing all this because he wants to know where the toilet is ?
too many blah blah, quoting this and that.. fight already!
The main intrigue was disappointing. It's still well done, well played and all, of course, the show's and characters' typical style is still there which gives great sequences. The multi crimes solving via phone, or Are you tweeting ? in the middle of the briefing and Mycroft handling Sherlcok like a child. That's still the foundation of the show, and it's still there. The It looks fully functioning remark was even better.
The initial case with the dead guy hidden in the seat was pretty good too.
And then came the main story. Somebody's going around crushing identical busts ? Well of course they're looking for something inside, no need to be Sherlock for that. Also a lot centered on Mary's past. Did anybody ever cared for Mary ? I always found her story boring. She won't be missed.. It brought some nice shooting scenes though, and Jason Bourne style fighting from Sherlock that was impressive.
Ending sequence was supposed to be emotional I guess, but I like I said, I never really cared for Mary so.... Also that it could happen is utterly ridiculous. All these cops there, plus Mycroft and Sherlock with their legendary observation skills, plus Mary, a barely retired super agent, and with all those, NOBODY saw the old lady reach for a gun in her purse ??? Really ? Whereas it's painfully emphasized for the viewer, you'd be blind not to see it. That was a real let down from every character's part.
This episode has a lot of "hard to buy" moments, hardly a favorite. The one thing that I can't deal with is John's infidelity. I mean... we KNOW he's not like that.
Probably the one thing I like here is the end of the whole Mary plot. I know it doesn't reflect very well on Sherlock and John's dinamics, but it was so damn necessary. I don't like her. Didn't like her since day one. She needed to GO, sorry John.
P.S.: Martin Freeman is SO HOT it gets a little disturbing.
check Kogami's clothes during the scene before the credits.
With its major character introductions already out of the way, this second episode of BBC's Sherlock mini-series is able to focus more on defining roles and settling in. Holmes and Watson are already developing a prickly, sarcastic working relationship that's not without precedent but still somewhat befuddling. Watson, the kind-enough everyman, is so constantly on the pointed end of Sherlock's icy pokes and prods, it's easy to question why he sticks around - that is, until the duo lock in and begin functioning together near the end of the chapter.
Even at their worst moments, though, the two work as a good balance for each other: Holmes as the brilliant, socially-stunted brains behind the operation and Watson the more personable, common sense-minded counterweight. The production values of this episode aren't quite up to those of the premiere, with a few major scenes looking very much like they were shot for TV, but it does manage to retain the cool, unique editing techniques and visually-indicated clues I liked so much in its debut. In terms of the plot, the B-level murder mystery does lead to a couple of surprisingly good scenes, but ultimately doesn't measure up to the high standards set by the first episode. Still, it's fine material that's much, much better than the Downey-helmed American interpretations.
Sherlock: I need to get some air. We’re going out tonight.
John: Actually I’ve got a date.
Sherlock: What?
John: It’s where two people who like each other go out and have fun.
Sherlock: That’s what I was suggesting.
No need to say anything else.
10/10
The granny seems like a nice character. I hope they don't kill her off
Well, that is certainly one way to start a series...
Fantastic first episode! While I'm familiar with Yuasa's work due to the anime series The Tatami Galaxy and Kaiba, I think this series already surpasses both TTG and Kaiba as far as animation quality and directing goes. Yuasa's style is very unique and fluid, and it works perfectly for this type of story. I'm really glad they aren't holding back with the mature themes either. I can already tell I am going to enjoy the hell out of this series!
I cant believe im actually glad to see stickler and nomura
And then the early-in-the-season big bad teams up with the good guy to take on the end-of-season big bad.
All the leveling up talk makes this feel a lot like a video game.
It's cool to see all the other residents of Trollmarket team up with Jim! And finally the mark of Angor Rot is overcome!
NotEnrique did NOT save Claire's life! He barely did anything!
The useless Toby character causes Aaarrrgh's death. Bah.
I did like Draal getting his dad's approval, though.
The writing uses the word "quarry" wrong in that prophecy thing. I think they meant to say quarrel? Or something else that means to fight/battle. Quarry means a place where you extract rock or to extract rock.
Finally, the show gets back on track and moves the story forward. Enjoyed the time freezing, but feel like Jim wasted those 43 minutes a bit too much.
Ugh at Toby's "pillow fight" comment. That shitty character is sexist af!
Darci's character is cool but Mary Wang's got an antiquated idea of only boys asking out girls. Heteronormative and anti-feminist.
More creepy love fantasizing about the Mole mascot. If Strickler controls Angur Rot, then how is Angur Rot doing this stuff with the pixies? Weird.
Immediately, I hear some sexism in Toby's resentment of Claire's gaining the Shadowstaff. She worked at it, dove for it, grabbed it, while Toby lost the Killstone. She deserves to have it while Toby's just a whiny shit bc male entitlement. Not a fan of Steve using the ableist "l*me" slur.
Why tf do they care about Spring King? I don't see the point of that.
Toby keeps blaming Claire despite everything going wrong being his fault for being incompetent and a jackass. Ugh.
wtf was the point of the truck-a-thon thing? Just part of the Spring King arc? Seemed very pointless.
The bully deserves any bad thing that happened to him, bc he brought it all on himself.
Casual sexism by Toby again, this time when he makes a comment about how angry women give you the silent treatment.
The intro of the Trollhunter council in the voice and Angor Rot!
This was a pretty fun one! I liked Claire in the Hero's Forge!
First really good episode in Season 5, everything comes with a price indeed :thumbsup:
I like that Mary Wang dates around. Nice joke about how she wears the same shirt all the time. SO HETERO. Got really annoyed at how long it too for Jim to confirm it was NotEnrique. Aaarrrggh's pacifist nature reverting was scary. Especially when he's usually so CUTE! Creepy bit when Toby eats lipstick and says that's what a girl's lips taste like.
Zaheer knows that accessing the spiritual world is a journey within.
[8.7/10] I’m always a big fan of when shows take an episode or so to stop from the ongoing adventure and excitement and just take stock. It’s the kind of character work that separates great shows from good one. To that end, I appreciate Adventure Time taking some time out to have Finn and Jake express their concerns about this whole thing to one another, and the conceit of being trapped on a cloud works to facilitate that.
Finn in particular is wired, unable to rest and let Betty figure things out, and completely chomping at the bit to do something, anything to move things along. Jake settles him down and gets him to admit that he feels guilty. All of this stuff happened while Finn was on his “Islands” adventure, and he feels responsible for the problems that erupted while he was gone. Worse yet, he feels guilty because he wonders if he subconsciously willed it to happen, that he wants to be irreplaceable (by Fern or anyone) in Ooo, and so is privately glad that things went to pot.
It’s another thing that distinguishes this show from its peers -- a willingness to engage with the complicated emotions of its colorful characters. Finn’s feelings are tough ones, particularly for a young man, and expressing them to his brother seems to help. What’s great is that the show goes complex with Jake too, having him be a sounding board and a means of support, but also someone dealing with his own anxieties.
Those take the form of his (a.) worrying that they’re actually dead and in purgatory or something while stuck on this cloud or (b.) best case scenario his kids are zombies and Lady is “made of taffy or something.” We get an interesting confession out of Jake, namely that he tries to be brave and hold it altogether and distract Finn from things that are bothering him because he’s the big brother and thinks that’s his responsibility, but that he has his own worries and concerns that nag at him as well.
The clincher of the episode is that being stuck on the cloud allows Finn and Jake to confide in one another. They have one another, and that makes it possible for them to have a source of joy and comfort even with all the wild stuff that happens to them. Jake reassuring Finn that this probably all would have happened regardless of whether they were there, and that if anything, it’s better that they were out of town so that they could come back and help, is a nice way to raise Finn out of “gotta do something” guilty headspace.
Plus, this being Adventure Time, they have tons of fun with all of this stuff. I love the detail that Finn and Jake confide these things to one another while playing a childhood imagination game of “barbershop.” It’s the sort of lived-in detail that helps underscore their brotherly connection. And recurring bits like Jake’s inability to pee while someone’s watching, or the dada-ist weirdness of an angler lard cloud that lures victims using the prospect of a bathroom but can be used like a smell hound to find the Ice King is delightful.
All-in-all, it’s an episode that succeeds by stopping to explore its main characters’ emotional states in all of this madness, and adding in some fun elements to give it that off-kilter vibe the show does so well. No other series balances the serious and deep with the fun and zany like AT does, and I’m glad the show’s still doing these sorts of episodes in its final season.
Iman and Tarlock should have just had their own movie... because it feels like their story overshadows the whole rest of the season and all the petty little drama of team avatar. Great story in and of itself, terrible timing for the series with so much already going on.
A little disappointed by the back pedalling here. Failure is a harsh lesson, but after endlessly demonstrating how important it is for Aang to have his friends there to help him up to this point I'm surprised that his first instinct was to go it alone again.
Possibly I was also taken by surprise by how many things have suddenly changed here.
That shameless part was just plain bullocks. It could have been done without it.
This show is absolutely brilliant !
it gets too deep into thoughts and emotions of the characters.. this episode is the best one I've seen so far
