Elementary: Season 3

Look at the cover design for Seasons 1-3.This has got to be the brownest show on television.I love this show, but am mystified by the color scheme.Sherlock's world is various shades of Brown, relieved only by the occasional splash of grey.221B is frankly a dump.*Even the wallpaper is streaked with brown stains.Yecch.The only exception to all this Brown is the police station where the walls are painted a sickly Green.There is probably some deep psychological meaning to all of this.Several reviewers have complained about the cinematography, and the picture quality in general.It does look like the set was lit with 60 watt bulbs.Possibly an attempt to mimic the original gaslight of Sherlock Holmes."Elementary" looks like nothing else on television.A deliberate decision.Subtle lighting like this would actually benefit from Blu-Ray [the lack of which is my only complaint.]* Yes, I know the New York townhouse is not really 221B, but I like to think that anywhere Sherlock Holmes lives is 221B - just like any plane the President flies on is "Air Force One".The Season Three boxed set includes five mini-documentaries plus a gag reel.Commentary track with Lucy Liu for one episode.English SDH subtitles, Widescreen picture.BIG CHANGES FOR SEASON THREE:1) Watson (played by Lucy Liu) has moved out of Sherlock's townhouse and into an apartment of her own.She even starts a rival Consulting Detective agency.The part about Dr. Watson moving out is canonically correct, but I can't imagine John Hamish Watson going into the private eye business for himself.Holmes misses her - Watson moved back in mid-Season [but she'll keep her Detective business.]2) When Watson moved out, a new female assistant moved in: Kitty Winter(played by Ophelia Lovibond)I had a bad feeling about this. The idea of Holmes having a "protégé" is ridiculous.But I admit that I gradually got used to Kitty.Just as I was finally starting to like her, Kitty left the series and moved back to London.She's still over there at the end of Season Three.She can always come back. OK with me.("Kitty" is a canonical name - the character is loosely based on Kitty Winter from "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client").MYSTERY: Turn on the subtitles - Sherlock refers to Kitty as his "protégée"Everyone else refers to her as his "protégé"(Sherlock's French is tres terriblé ).3) Professor Moriarty (Natalie Dormer) is in prison at the start of Season Three, but that seems a minor inconvenience.She is able to run her Evil Empire from anywhere.Girl Power.4) Irene Adler, the love of Sherlock's life, is forced to spend Season Three stuck in prison with Professor Moriarty.(I refuse to believe those ugly rumors about her and the Professor).5) Two semi-regular characters are missing from Season Three:- Sherlock's brother Mycroft (played by Rhys Ifans) went into witness protection at the end of Season Two, and moved to California.I miss the sibling rivalry.- Inspector Lestrade (Sean Pertwee) formerly of Scotland Yard, followed Holmes to New York, also setting up shop as a Consulting Dectective, but is banned from Season Three.He was about the only comic relief on the show.Season Four starts airing on CBS in November 2015. Perhaps some or all of these changes will be undone.BIG CHANGE THAT FIZZLED:At the end of Season Two, Sherlock is disillusioned with New York, and moves back to London where he is recruited by MI-6.By the start of Season Three all this is forgotten.MI-6 was not big enough for both James Bond and Sherlock Holmes.Sherlock moved back to New York.Some critics complained that any updated Sherlock Holmes must be a ripoff of the BBC series "Sherlock" (debut 2010).Actually, there is a long tradition of setting Holmes in the present day:Basil Rathbone fought Nazis in "Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror" (1942)There was even an updated Sherlock Holmes film set in New York with a female Dr. Watson: "They Might be Giants" (1971)*George C. Scott plays a mental patient who thinks he is Sherlock Holmes.So convincing is he that clients come to him for help.His therapist is Dr. Joan Watson, played by Joanne Woodward.*  They Might Be Giants Season 1 (2012):  Elementary: Season 1 Season 2 (2013):  Elementary: Season 2 Season 3 (2014): Reviewed on this page.Season 4: Starts in November, 2015P.S. On the subject of Sherlock Holmes, check out the Granddaddy of them all:  Sherlock Holmes (1916) [Blu-ray ]The indoor scenes are tinted sepia, which is a classy way to say "brown"..

Not sure where the narrative is going this season. They may yet pull everything together and make it as tight and powerful as the previous two seasons. For now just enjoying the weekly mysteries, and the ongoing evolution of Sherlock's character. Wonder why he's clean shaven now. Hope there will be a reveal at some point ...UPDATE: Most of my reservations about season 3 had been owing to the introduction of the character Kitty. Her presence felt unnecessary and intrusive. I take that all back now. The logic of her presence in the larger story was made clear as her arc completed, and the entire thing was, imo, well done. One of the features that I love about this series is the way the characters grow in response to their lives and each other. Makes this so much more than a one-dimensional showcase for brilliant crime-solving. I would still like to see secondary characters like Marcus and Alfredo and Gregson presented as more than the convenient go-fer / wisdom-pearl-dispenser / authority figure stereotypes. The writers have already proven they can keep more than one ball in the air at a time. Would love to see better justice done, especially for Bell and Alfredo. The show is already admirable for showing predatory criminality as white, and white-collar, instead of the typical criminalization of black, poor, addicted, and mentally ill people that one sees in most other crime dramas. Would love to see them go the extra mile to also give real dimension to the POC regulars besides Watson.Update #2: Controlled Descent (Season 3 Finale) Ever since Alistair's death I have been wondering about a hidden plot arc of someone (Irene? Holmes senior? M16?) trying to get at Sherlock via his addiction history. Pretty sure this ep is that arc surfacing again. Like Hill Street Blues, this series is all about ongoing narrative threads playing hide and seek among the weekly mysteries. The whole series can be viewed as a deductive puzzle for the viewer to solve, and I imagine it is intentionally constructed that way. Now we have to wait until Fall for the next shoe to drop ...

"Elementary," the updated addition to the Sherlock Holmes saga, continues to delight me with its sharp writing, interesting plots and an excellent cast.At the conclusion of Season 2 Holmes had abandoned New York to return to London where he was, briefly, employed by the UK's secret service. When he pulled up stakes he left his former sober companion turned sleuth Dr. Joan Watson on her own.In Season 3 we learn that she is doing quite well without him and that it is he who will have to earn her trust if they are ever going to work together again.Season 3 is actually less plot driven than the first two installments in the series. It is, instead, character driven as is evident, for example, in Lucy Liu's portray of an ever-evolving Watson. By introducing a new person into the mix - the emotionally troubled but brilliant Kitty Winter - the writers allow Liu and Jonny Lee Miller as Holmes to further develop their characters. Holmes is, when he returns to New York with Ms. Winter in tow - more subdued, less sharp tongued when it comes to his interaction with Watson, for example. It is clear that their relationship has changed during his absence: She is no longer a protege but a full-fledged detective in her own right and expects to be treated as such. To his credit, Holmes seems to realize this and while he can still be rude and obnoxious with the rest of the world he gradually understands that he can longer trample on Watson's emotions.The result: Season 3 is an excellent addition to the series and one I highly recommend.

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I bought all 7 seasons, so obviouI bought all 7 seasons, so obviously I am a fan. Johnny Lee Miller and lucy Lu (sp?) and story plot-lines are great IMO. You can try Season 1 and you will know pretty quick if it's for you or not.

Je trouve la série addictive grâce aux intrigues secondaires Il y'a trois-quatre épisodes par disques ça évite d'avoir à se lever pour les utilisateurs de béquilles

Sherlock Holmes kehrt aus London nach York zurück und hat ein neues „Protegé“, wie es im Original heißt. Der Meisterdetektiv will Schützling Kitty als Detektiv anlernen, so wie zuvor Dr. Watson. Kitty hat eine schlimme Geschichte hinter sich, wurde in London vergewaltigt und gefangen gehalten. Sie verschwindet nach einer Weile, weil sie ihren Vergewaltiger identifizieren und stellen kann, auf Drängen von Sherlock ihn nicht tötet, sondern „nur“ entstellt. Auch Watson gerät in Bedrängnis, da eine aufgrund ihrer Ermittlungen festgenommene und verurteilte Frau Rache nimmt.Auch die private Ebene zwischen Sherlock und Watson wird weiterentwickelt. Die einzelnen Fälle in der großen Geschichte bleiben auf hohem Niveau und stellen durchaus hohe Anforderungen an die Konzentrationsfähigkeit der Zuschauer:innen. Berieseln lassen kann man sich nicht, man muss schon mitdenken.

Johnny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu play so well off each other. I look forward to each episode. Though Johnny and Lucy are the faces of Elementary the cast and crew should also get credit for it is their combined work that has put together such an enjoyable series.

Captivating series.The actor who plays Sherlock is a perfect fit!!!!! He walks a fine line between sheer genius and total disaster. His partner is continually faced with tolerating or escaping from Sherlock's unbalanced lifestyle.She struggles with trying to build a life of her own.

la saison 3 donne un nouveau tournant dans la série, le lien de waston et sherlock est défait c4est ce qui ma le plus déçu mais dans cette saison 3 on découvre aussi le personnage de kitty dont on s'attache rapidement, déçu par contre quelle parte aussi vite de la saison, j’espère la voir dans une autres.