BBC's Sherlock review

I watched the first episode long time ago but didn't take time to continue the series. My friend kept complimenting about how good and how epic Sherlock is, and I got one week holiday with nothing much to do, instead of sitting idly, why not watching something like say, Sherlock, while sitting. Now that I caught the series up to date, I really love it. It makes the two Sherlock movies by Robert Downey jr. look stupid and London look interesting again to me. 

It is a series but with an unconventional format. Each season has only 3 episodes and there are 3 seasons for now, and each episode is one and a half hour long. But who cares! I find no weak link in the series. Strong characters is a fact without a doubt. In my mind now, Benedict Cumberbatch represents the ultimate version of Sherlock Holmes and so does Martin Freeman as Watson. One downside of the series though is that the british accent and vocabulary are difficult to understand sometimes, but it is just me not comfortable with them. Sherlock's fast thinking and fast talking makes the issue worse, without subtitle is simply impossible to follow. 

I like the fact that it is set in modern days to differentiate itself from the movies and the original literary work. Season 1 is good, season 2 is epic, season 3 is a bit of a let-down. I suppose it is very difficult to surmount the epicness of season 2, so I make no complain about that. And I suppose the sequel is always the best, just like Godfather 2, Terminator 2, Aliens, Empire Strikes Back and Dark Knight, the third movie just can't top over the second one. However there are always exceptions such as Iron Man.   

Like I said, my favorite season is season 2 because it contains both my favorite episodes of all - A Scandal in Belgravia and Reichenbach Fall. The Baskerville's episode is not bad but it reminds me of Scooby Doo kind of mystery and this fact makes it feel slightly goofy. However the most jaw-dropping turn of event isn't in season 2 but season 3 - the true colour of Mary Watson. 

My favorite character has to be Mycroft, or I should put it in another way - Mycroft is the character I would like to be. He is the elder brother that I can relate to. He is kinda like Sherlock in a way, but has more human character and choose not to show it very often. He is kind and caring about Sherlock, and at the same time powerful and dangerous. Not as brilliant as Sherlock but he certainly understand and can look beyond alot of things.