Sherlock Season 1, Episode 1 - Thoughts

I've been reading the tweets about Sherlock for quite some time now and have always just shrugged them off. My brothers and father have been watching it for quite some time as well, yet I haven't interested. That is, until they were watching it a few days ago - an episode from season 3 I believe, or something like that. I was putting off starting a huge book *cough* City of Heavenly Fire *cough* and was completely sucked in.

Naturally, I simply knew I had to watch it all from the very beginning. I never understood why'd you want to watch something in which someone spoke so fast that you could hardly understand them. I now know the answer to that.

Thoughts for Episode 1

Sherlock in two words? Absolutely brilliant. We begin the episode with Dr. Watson, who has just recently returned home from war. Dr. Watson is... stiff when we first meet him. Then enter scene, Sherlock beating *cough* sorry, examining a corpse. Of course, that's not the first taste we get of him, no, our first taste is him texting everyone in a police brief telling them that the police are wrong.

It's amazing how the whole breadth of their characters are captured in those first scenes. Sherlock has a huge personality. He's smarter than just about everyone else and loves to solve difficult puzzles. I especially love watching him interact (or should I say not interact?) with Anderson. My favorite line thus far? 
 

"Anderson, don't talk out loud. You lower the IQ of the whole street." #Sherlock
— Stephanie B (@Chasm_of_Books) June 18, 2014

Dr. Watson's loyalty is refreshing and something that I really appreciate. He seems to have a good sense about people and knew almost instantly that Sherlock, despite his flaws, was a good person and someone he could trust.

Lestrade seems to be a good enough person but a bit of a push over. Sherlock pushes just about anyone out of his way but even Donovan can make him do what she wants half of the time. We'll see what happens but I don't expect this to change.

Of course, none of this would be complete without Mrs. Hudson and the music. She has just the right amount of feisty old lady in her and I love the small little comments she makes on the side. The script and acting are superb and the music is the perfect balance of serious and playful that adds an extra spice to the show.

In short...

I loved it. I've completely fallen in love with Sherlock and was laughing throughout the episode. The acting, script, and music are all amazing and I'm looking forward to watching more.