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Critic Consensus: Sherlock makes a welcome and shocking return, and Cumberbatch and Freeman are game, but it may prove difficult to live up to the lofty expectations created by the series' lengthy hiatus.
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as Sherlock Holmes
as Dr. John Watson
as Detective Inspector Lestrade
as Mrs. Hudson
as Jim Moriarty
as Sgt. Sally Donovan
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Critic Reviews for Sherlock: Season 4
All Critics (19) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (9)
So. Sherlock season four started off with a bang, didn't it?
It's kind of a mess. And it really only justifies the impending narrative for the rest of season four - in which John will push Sherlock away as Sherlock awkwardly tries to help him recover - if you ultimately think their relationship is worth salvaging.
Sherlock's fourth season kicks off with a bang in a thrilling, if imperfect, episode that sets up the show's newfound darker tone.
Sherlock has become so clever-clever, it's stupid.
How great to see Jones let rip after so many down-at-heel roles; even his toothy leer, which reminded me of Alec Guinness's in The Ladykillers, felt award-worthy.
Sherlock selects plot elements and incidental details from the original stories and mixes and mashes them together, adding new ingredients to taste.
Audience Reviews for Sherlock: Season 4
The momentum was lost and the screenwriter seemed to have lost track of what captivated the viewers in the first place. The episodes are all over the place with no clear connections, it was an understandable disappointment.
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