Elementary [CBS - US] [** Spoilers **]

Catching up with the show and it remains one of the best things on TV. I think the only poor episode was the eye episode but only because I realised who the killer was early on. It just seemed so obvious and I spent the majority of the episode waiting for Holmes to catch up.

Midway through the M episode and its fantastic. Holmes really comes across as completely unhinged and dangerous and its fascinating to watch. It's always good to see an unhinged Holmes and Jones is rather impressive in his brief time on screen thus far. Anyone else notice that in the episode Holmes is wearing one of the rare Greek coins from the vault episode, guess when he couldn't keep the Van Gough he opted on the cuff links.

TheNinthGate wrote: »

Did you spot this yourself?

Yeah I noticed it last night when watching it.

don ramo wrote: »

why dont you give your own opinion richard, you forgot to mention it was one of the latest post superbowl broadcasts ever, there was a 35 minute delay due to the power cut, so after watching that god awful sport for near enough 4-5 hours i wouldnt be fit for anything other than a bed also,

its not gonna affect the show moving forward so its not a negative thing, its by far the strongest new show this season, and the ratings have backed it up,

Richard would much prefer to copy and paste someone else's opinion than engage in anything close to a heated/informed conversation. That he has taken to copy and pasting paragraphs from release groups when starting new threads (his thread on the Jean Reno staring Jo) says all you need to.

Elementary's ratings for that particular slot are a little underwhelming when compared to shows from previous years but the near 40 minute delay and the fact that many people had been watching the pregame warm up shows since 11 and 12 in the day does make the figures a hell of a lot less disappointing and if all the new shows of last year it's the one which has the best chance of running for years. It's viewing figures are strong and the critics are enjoying the show so expect it go on and on.

Realised that I had a few episodes to get caught up on and with nothing to do today I decided to get a start on them. The conspiracy theory episode with Clyde was fantastic, an intelligent script with a real sense of mystery to it. It really showed just how much better Elementary is when compares to every other procedural on TV from the past decade it do. Holmes really comes across as a deeply flawed but likeable character. I've said it before and I'll say it again, the reason the show is so watchable is the manner in which Holmes's intelligence is never used by him to make others look stupid. Yes, he tells people he is smarter than them but unlike House or Patrick Jane he never comes across as an absolute dick.

In the middle of the Terry Kinney episode and absolutely loving it. The scene where he enters the grocery store and has his picture taken is one of the most brilliantly macabre and down right funny moments I've seen in years. The motivation behind the characters escape and the story built around it is just fantastic. The writers behind Criminal Minds could really do with taking a leaf out of Elementary's book.