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Season 2 – Elementary

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This take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic character has Sherlock Holmes fleeing London for present-day Manhattan after a stint in rehab. He arrives to find that his father has assigned a sober companion to live with him -- Dr. Joan Watson, a former surgeon who gave up medicine three years earlier after she lost a patient. Her life now centers around helping addicts stay clean. However, Holmes has his own plan for keeping on the straight and narrow, throwing himself into his work as a police consultant in New York City. The two find that they make a good team and are soon cracking some of the NYPD's most-difficult cases.
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Elementary — Season 2

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Critics Consensus

With the introduction of Mycroft and Lestrade, Elementary successfully extends into the Sherlock Holmes canon in season two.

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Genevieve Valentine AV Club 12/21/2018
B
In its second season, Elementary has tried to emphasize its serial aspects in big ways and small ones. "The One Percent Solution" is full of small continuity moments. Go to Full Review Mary McNamara Los Angeles Times 03/30/2018
Elementary has its share of pivotal moments, but they are invariably underplayed, woven into crime-solving story lines that allow the larger narrative to emerge with surprising power. It may be the best portrait of recovery on television. Go to Full Review David Hinckley New York Daily News 01/02/2014
4/5
The payoff for the viewers lies less in the usual clever detective work than in the backstage glances at the real MO of the detectives. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 05/09/2025
Season Two brings more of the characters from the Holmes canon into the show, notably his estranged brother Mycroft (Rhys Ifans)... and former London police detective Lestrade (Sean Pertwee), here a rather pathetic fellow... Go to Full Review Sabienna Bowman TV Equals 12/21/2018
One episode in London and an entire world sprung to life around Joan and Sherlock. A bustling, dense world that didn't just serve the closed-in plot, but also opened the door for return visits. Go to Full Review Louisa Mellor Den of Geek 12/21/2018
The One Percent Solution...was packed with something more important than ingenuity: wit. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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09/12/2014 Holmes and Watson take their crime solving to the next level as Elementary enters into a second season. More of the Holmes canon is explored with story arcs that introduce Sherlock's brother Mycroft and his former Scotland Yard colleague Lestrade. And the crimes-of-the-week continue to deliver interesting cases that are full of intrigue. However, the show makes a major misstep in developing a romance between Watson and Mycroft. The actors have no chemistry together and the relationship feels completely contrived. Season 2 of Elementary stumbles a bit, but does a good job overall at building the series and its characters. See more 07/28/2014 Superb television. Almost my gold standard for quality television. They lose half a point for ripping off character names from Sherlock Holmes but not really having anything else to do with it. Aside from that though this show is absolutely amazing. If you watch no other television, watch this show. See more 06/14/2014 Although the series was well under way in their misguided attempts to kill Sherlock Holmes definitively, they almost succeeded when they introduced their Moriarty. Truly, this is the worst thing to happen to the Great Detective since Reichenbach. When you have Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Mrs Hudson, Professor Moriarty, Mycroft Holmes, Colonel Moran, Irene Adler and Inspector Lestrade in your show and you ONLY manage to get the essence of Mycroft and Moran out of all those iconic Holmesian characters, stop writing immediately! Can't wait for more Sherlock (FYI Jonny Lee Miller can't match Benedict Cumberbatch or even come close). See more 06/08/2014 Great mystery series that does a great job not only portraying the personality of Sherlock Holmes, but with incorporating a traditional classic with modern times. It's like House but with more of a general subject base. See more 05/16/2014 Elementary's new season built up such a strong characteristic of modern Sherlock that transformed the series to another level. While toward the finale was somewhat disappointing, the entire season was delivered very well. See more 04/04/2014 another good who dunit. Lucy Liu shows some of her past as Watson. Johnny Miller moves his character in more ways than can be expected. See more Read all reviews
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Jonny Lee Miller

Sherlock Holmes

Lucy Liu

Joan Watson

Aidan Quinn

Captain Thomas Gregson

Jon Michael Hill

Detective Marcus Bell

Rhys Ifans

Mycroft Holmes

Jordan Gelber

M.E. Reginald 'Rex' Hawes

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 26, 2013 Step Nine Sherlock must face his past when he travels to London to revisit an old case; Watson learns more about Sherlock's pre-New York life; Sherlock's brother, Mycroft, reveals some secrets. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 3, 2013 Solve for X A mathematician who was trying to decipher a highly guarded equation is murdered; a former patient's son asks Watson for a loan. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 10, 2013 We Are Everyone Holmes and Watson search for a civil contractor who leaked classified information, but their lives are disrupted by a group of cyberactivists determined to protect the contractor; Joan signs up for an online dating service. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 17, 2013 Poison Pen While investigating the murder of a financial CEO, a woman from Sherlock's past emerges as a possible suspect. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 24, 2013 Ancient History The body of a former assassin is discovered; Watson helps a friend locate a mystery man who swept her off her feet. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 31, 2013 An Unnatural Arrangement Holmes and Watson look for the gunman who invaded Gregson's home before he strikes again; the team gets insight into Gregson's life. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 7, 2013 The Marchioness Mycroft comes to New York and asks Sherlock and Watson to assist with a case involving his former fiancée; Sherlock struggles with Watson and Mycroft's relationship. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 14, 2013 Blood Is Thicker A beautiful woman with ties to a billionaire CEO is murdered; Mycroft tries to talk Sherlock into moving back to London. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 21, 2013 On the Line Holmes and Watson learn the identity of a serial killer in a cold case, creating a conflict with the NYPD. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 5, 2013 Tremors Sherlock must take the stand and defend his career after an investigation goes horribly awry, threatening his and Watson's future with the police department. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 12, 2013 Internal Audit Holmes and Watson investigate the murder of a hedge fund manager who was running a Ponzi scheme; Sherlock considers sponsoring a fellow addict. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 2, 2014 The Diabolical Kind Moriarty (Natalie Dormer) is brought in as a consultant on a kidnapping case that Watson and Holmes are investigating; Detective Bell struggles on the path to recovery. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 9, 2014 All in the Family Holmes and Watson investigate the mafia's connections to a dead body in a barrel; Sherlock tries to make things right with Detective Bell. Details Episode 13 Aired Mar 20, 2026 Eccentric Sherlock Holmes solves crime in present-day New York with his companion, Dr. Joan Watson. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 30, 2014 Dead Clade Walking Joan discovers an unsolved murder connected to a rare prehistoric fossil when she reviews one of Sherlock's cold cases; Sherlock's responsibilities as a sobriety sponsor cross personal boundaries. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 6, 2014 Corpse de Ballet An up-and-coming ballerina at a professional dance company is murdered; Watson searches for a homeless veteran who may have been abducted. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 27, 2014 The One Percent Solution Holmes and Watson team up with Sherlock's former Scotland Yard colleague, Gareth Lestrade, on a bombing investigation. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 6, 2014 Ears to You A man receives a ransom demand for his wife's return years after he was suspected of killing her; Lestrade seems unwilling to leave the brownstone. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 13, 2014 The Hound of the Cancer Cells When a well-known cancer researcher is found dead, Watson and Holmes must determine if his death was related to his latest invention; Bell is finally allowed to re-enter the field. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 3, 2014 The Many Mouths of Andrew Colville A serial killer famous for biting his victims appears to have returned from the dead and started killing again. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 10, 2014 No Lack of Void When anthrax kills a pickpocket, Holmes and Watson must track the toxin's source before anyone else is put in danger. Details Episode 21 Aired Apr 24, 2014 The Man With the Twisted Lip When Mycroft returns to New York, his motivations cause problems between Joan and Sherlock; an investigation brings Sherlock and Watson to the world of unmanned aeronautics. Details Episode 22 Aired May 1, 2014 Paint It Black Sherlock is forced to work with his estranged brother, Mycroft, in order to solve a case that has life-or-death consequences. Details Episode 23 Aired May 8, 2014 Art in the Blood When a seemingly routine murder investigation ends up having political and international implications, Holmes and Watson come in contact with MI-6; Watson reevaluates her relationship with Mycroft and Holmes. Details Episode 24 Aired May 15, 2014 The Grand Experiment As Sherlock and Joan approach a crossroads in their partnership, they must set their differences aside to help Mycroft. Details

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Elementary — Season 2

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Season Info

Director
Guy Ferland, Sanaa Hamri, Jerry Levine, Andrew Bernstein, Michael Slovis, Christine Moore, John Polson, Larry Teng, Seith Mann
Executive Producer
Robert Doherty, Carl Beverly, Sarah Timberman, Craig Sweeny
Screenwriter
Bob Goodman, Jason Tracey, Liz Friedman, Robert Doherty, Jeffrey Paul King, Cathryn Humphris, Craig Sweeny
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-PG (L|V)
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 26, 2013