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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
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Critic Reviews for Sherlock: Season 4
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Not many shows can handle such swift and complete shifts in tone as this, but Sherlock makes them look positively elementary.
Instead of truly reckoning with those emotional crises, the Sherlock season four finale is riddled with improbable showiness, melodramatic conclusions, and logic-defying puzzling turning points.
The show makes something of a thesis statement. It would've been interesting for Sherlock to explore this idea more, or to do something with its modern setting other than show what Sherlock Holmes looked like solving mysteries in it.
This season of Sherlock was a rollercoaster of emotions. [Full Review in Spanish]
So. Sherlock season four started off with a bang, didn't it?
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.
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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