Another good season of the updated/modern BBC version Sherlock Holmes. This just proves how great the British actors are, as everyone in this series is perfectly cast and helps to bring this series alive. Plus, they keep coming back to do more seasons despite the fact the two main stars of this show have become hugely in demand.
I didn't much like the first episode of the season: The Empty Hearse. I did like all the interaction with the characters, that was the best part of this episode but I didn't fully buy into the scenario of Watson being the only person Holmes didn't tell of him being alive. It just didn't ring true and for me was the only thing that hindered this episode from being really good. I did like the many James Bond references in this episode though, those were a nice touch. This episode does introduce the wonderful Amanda Abbington as Mary Morstan and she throws a huge bump in the Holms and Watson relationship, which is a delight to watch.
The Sign of Three: this was one of the best episodes of the series hands down. It brought to the table what makes this show so good: the interaction between the characters and it helps to flesh out more the newly introduced Mary Morstan as Waton's soon be wife. This time it had this interaction woven together with a plot that mattered - namely the marriage of John Watson to Mary. Watching Holmes give the best man speech was laugh out loud funny and the opening scene was pure genius as it brought together a couple of other elements of the show and made the punch line of the joke totally believable. Easily one of the best episodes of the series.
His Last Vow: Another solid episode as it brought an master villain to counter Holmes' genius. Seeing Holmes in a sort of relationship made this episode even more engaging and funny. This episode also deepened the history of Mary and Watson that I truly did not see coming but they make total and complete sense. The ending was a perfect cliff hanger, now waiting for Season Four.
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