To illustrate, Sherlock’s showdown with Moriarty at the mountainous waterfall was the same setting as in the story, “The Final Problem.” That scene appears so abruptly, I actually sympathize with viewers who have not read the stories. Instead of adding to it, injecting the literature ends up handicapping the plot, which is one reason the pacing transpires as disjointed and disorderly. Having read nearly all of the Sherlock fiction, it is evident that the writers of The Abominable Bride try to blend a few of the stories together into one hour and a half episode. Though majorly singular (inside joke), the special also is a melting pot of several of Doyle’s stories. The Abominable Bride reminds me of a particular line within a poem composed by Edgar Allen Poe: “All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.” There have been shows and movies that have successfully pulled this theory off, but The Abominable Bride fails to. Filling in the plot holes proves exhausting.Įmilia Ricoletti, the “abominable bride,” shooting holes into the story’s plot. This isn’t the case for The Abominable Bride. Leaving aspects of a plot to audiences’ imaginations works well when executed correctly. His role is relatively undefined in the whole scheme of things and ends up muddling the plot instead of adding to it. The story’s holes and convoluted plot devices begin compiling the moment Moriarty emerges. However, in The Abominable Bride, his character comes off as abrasive, annoying and aggravating-rather than delightfully creepy. We know Moriarty to be a villain so slimy and disturbing to the point of making you uncomfortable. An example of this is Moriarty, who makes a questionably-relevant appearance. However, some of the new secondary characters are sketchy, quickly drawn around Sherlock and Watson. The characters that compose The Abominable Bride are well-rounded, primarily due to our knowledge of them in the previous seasons. Such as Molly Hooper (Louise Brealey) who plays a cross-dressing mortician, ultimately ending up involved in the shenanigans. To this extent, a few of the supporting actors’ roles are entirely different. Likewise, Watson acts much more like a side-kick than a true co-star. The retro-Sherlock behaves slightly more arrogant than his modern day doppelganger.
There are subtle differences for the main characters. For example, the occasional cocaine usage that Sherlock partakes in makes an appearance on film. The roles are slightly closer in form to the original literature-based Sherlock Holmes characters. The characters are pretty similar to their modern day counterparts nevertheless, there are distinctions. To this extent, you can’t help but wonder if it is necessary for Sherlock and Watson to meet for the second time, all over again. The characters are introduced much like the first episode, “A Study in Pink,” but the introductions are rightly so hurried.
Each time a familiar character appears onscreen, they somehow manage to greet you as well. Besides the Victorian time period, The Abominable Bride begins much like the previous episodes and eventually falls within the same chronology of the overarching story. If you’re unfortunate enough to have never watched Sherlock before, starting with The Abominable Bride is an abominable idea.
John Watson (Martin Freeman) and Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) return in The Abominable Bride Could a ghost indeed have committed these murders? When will Rod Serling pop up and begin to narrate the closing scene? For the first time, the writers, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, craft a befuddling story-line, bringing into question what Sherlock is known to say: “When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” The Abominable Bride somehow manages to eliminate both the probable and the impossible, leaving you with furrowed brows.ĭr. It effectively forces the audience to question what they deem possible. In typical Sherlock fashion, the case defies all logic up to the very end (well, possible illogicality will remain even then). Consulting Detective Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Doctor John Watson (Martin Freeman) are tasked with solving the strange mystery after Emilia Ricoletti commits suicide but somehow continues her rampage of exacting murderous revenge.
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The Abominable Bride centers on a seemingly paranormal series of murders committed by a daft woman, Emilia Ricoletti (Natasha O’Keeffe), donning a bridal gown.
Heretofore, the three Sherlock seasons have taken place in a modern setting. Sherlock: The Abominable Bride is a (LSD) trip back in time into the 1890s when the Sherlock Holmes stories were originally penned by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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