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Sherlock - A Scandal in Belgravia
episode 2.1
UK 2012
produced by Sue Vertue, Mark Gatiss (executive), Steven Moffat (executive), Beryl Vertue (executive), Rebecca Eaton (executive), Bethan Jones (executive) for Hartswood Films, Masterpiece Theatre, BBC (BBC Wales)
directed by Paul McGuigan
starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Lara Pulver, Mark Gatiss, Rupert Graves, Una Stubbs, Andrew Scott, Loo Brealey, Oona Chaplin, Danny Webb, Andrew Havill, Todd Boyce, Richard Cunningham, Rosemary Smith, Simon Thorp, Anthony Cozens, Munir Khairdin, Nathan Harmer, Luke Lewberry, Darrell Las Quevas, Rosalind Halstead, Peter Pedrero, Honor Kneafsey, Ilana Kneafsey, Greg Bennett
screenplay by Steven Moffat, based on characters by Arthur Conan Doyle, series developed by Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, music by David Arnold, Michael Price
TV-series Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Irene Adler, Moriarty
review by Mike Haberfelner
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After the cliffhanger from last episode [click
here], in which Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Watson
(Martin Freeman) found themselves in a deadly stand-off with Moriarty
(Andrew Scott) is resolved by a phonecall, Sherlock is called to
Buckingham Palace by his brother Mycroft (Mark Gatiss) on a matter of
national importance - he is to retrieve a cellphone containing certain
incriminating photos from dominatrix Irene Adler (Lara Pulver) ... but
what seems to be nothing more than a simple task makes Sherlock realize he
might have found his equal in Irene Adler from the moment she receives him
in the nude, which totally confuses him. Soon, Sherlock learns the CIA is
after the cellphone as well, then he finds himself drugged by Irene Adler,
but finally, he does get his hands on the cellphone. Point is, she knows
this phone is her only insurance, but it's best kept in his hands - and as
long as he hasn't got the password to unlock it or can guess the
password, she's safe. Then Irene Adler even fakes her own death, but can't
help but to let Sherlock know she's alive eventually. Sherlock doesn't
manage to come even one step closer to guessing the password in the
meantime, but he guesses what's on the cellphone and thwarts a terrorist
plot the gouvernment has already found out about but wanted to let the
terrorists go through with just to not make them suspicious. In the end
however, Sherlock learns that Irene Adler was actually in Mycroft's employ
... no, wait, he and Mycroft were just pawns in Irene Adler's game ... no,
wait, she was just carrying out Moriarty's orders ... no, wait, she is
actually in love with Sherlock - or something like that. And actually, in
the epilogue, he saves her from being decapitated by terrorists in
Karachi, Pakistan. Ok, on a story leve, A Scandal in
Belgravia is pure shit: It doesn't make sense, it's over convoluted,
it's sprinkled with plotholes, and the character motivations ring more
than a little unreal. Interestingly though, none of this matters too
much while one's watching the story, because it's more of a character
piece than a narrative movie - and the characters (first and foremost
Sherlock, Watson and Irene Adler of course) are beautifully drawn and
locked in a wonderful game of wits that might not make all that much
sense, but it's fun while it lasts. And if you add to that an excellent
cast and a directorial effort that - despite some unnecessarily flashy
ideas - is subtle enough to not overpower the actors, you are in for about
90 minutes of excellent entertainment.
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