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Sherlock makes an appeal to Watson to not move out of the Brownstone citing examples of how their partnership works. He calls the work they've done together a grand experiment, and is surprised to find he can change and will if she stays. Watson considers herself lucky to work with Sherlock but living with him has consequences.
May 15, 2014 · The Grand Experiment. Rising tension between Sherlock and Watson bring their partnership to a crossroads, but they endeavor to put their differences aside while they help Sherlock's brother, Mycroft, who faces accusations of treason and murder. Rhys Ifans returns as Mycroft Holmes.
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- 2014-05-15
May 16, 2014 · Elementary season 2 finale review: The Grand Experiment. Elementary’s second season finale starts with a bang and ends with a change of plan. Here’s Frances’ review…
Elementary. Jump to Edit. Summaries. Rising tension between Sherlock and Watson bring their partnership to a crossroads, but they endeavor to put their differences aside while they help Sherlock's brother, Mycroft, who faces accusations of treason and murder. Rhys Ifans returns as Mycroft Holmes. — Anonymous. Synopsis.
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By Matt Fowler
Posted: May 16, 2014 6:08 pm
Warning: Full spoilers for the episode follow...
(While it's true that we don't review Elementary on a weekly basis, we like to check in on select shows when finale time comes around.)
No, "The Grand Experiment" was never going to top the thrills of last year's two-part Moriarty-centric finale, but it succeeded in taking us out of Season 2 on a solid, satisfactory emotional level. As for the mystery part/danger element? Well, that's where this episode felt light, but Mycroft's exit from the show felt exceedingly apropos - garnering great performances from Jonny Lee Miller and Rhys Ifans in the process.
It's also true that "The Grand Experiment" wasn't even as good as other, better Season 2 entries and if one was looking for intensity, "Paint if Black" from a few weeks back felt more like a big season ender. And the subsequent reveal that Mycroft was (adopted) MI6 wasn't exactly the whiz-bang of a twist that I feel the show hoped it would be. We'd already learned not to trust anything he said, no matter his overall intentions, so to learn that there he was hiding one more secret (one actually even more in line with Sherlockian canon) wasn't a huge shock.
Season 2 continued Elementary's knack for honing in on very poignant, emotional moments between its main characters. The show is never lacking in the vulnerability department. But Season 2 also seemed to make a lot of the cases and detective work feel broader and less-intricate. With Sherlock hardly ever using his astounding powers of deduction to ...
May 15, 2014 · Taken as a companion to the first-season finale, “The Grand Experiment” punctures the afterglow of Moriarty’s capture with the ugly reality of how difficult a partnership like this can be ...
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