However detective stories are definitely not in the same category as literary porn. Now there are some genres of writing that do not rely very strongly on a complex, intricate plot to keep its audience (for example literary porn). Why are plots important? Well, some people could write a whole book about that topic but I will stick to: because that’s what makes a random sequence of words into a meaningful story. The Empty Hearse turned into The Empty Plot but far more than that it also turned the characters into something less than what they had been. The show had positives but the negatives cannot just be ignored, particularly as they managed to derail the positives. Last night’s episode threw all of that in the bin and was instead assembled from a checklist of fan wishes, almost as if Gatiss has simply taken all his inspiration from his fan mail. The Sherlock and John relationship was a wonderful complimentary angle but it was not the whole show. The plot twists were exquisite, the crime solving original and extraordinary. Sherlock started out, maintained and marketed itself as an intellectually challenging show. Last night’s episode had some serious flaws, and whilst it might have pandered perfectly to a certain crowd it does not mean it lived up to the standards we have been expecting and deserve.
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Unfortunately some readers have taken my criticisms of last night’s episode to be a personal attack on their favourite TV character. Being able to give and receive criticism objectively is an important skill to develop for people in all walks of life. I have never agreed with the saying “if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all”. Analyzing the reunion of John and Sherlock, their relationship, Sherlock’s characterization and the role of Mary in the episode.