2016 · crime · drama · mystery
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Directed by Douglas Mackinnon1h 30m2016
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special.
Our read: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016) reads as a neutral, kinetic, inventive crime · drama · mystery entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, kinetic, gentle crime / drama, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- brisk
- twisty
Watching Sherlock tonight? Spin for your lens.
Everyone on the couch spins once and gets one craft to watch for. After the credits, compare what you caught.
Your lens for tonight
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Everyone on the couch gets one craft to watch for. Spin the wheel to get yours. Sound on: the narrator reads your mission.
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How Sherlock feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want Victorian Holmes mystery layered with modern mind-palace games.”
Skip it tonight — You have not seen the main series; this special assumes that baggage.
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Discussion
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