Elementary S1-3 Review

Ice-cream - a temporary means of catharsis

Just like the ice-cream, Elementary is a guilty pleasure.

Before I start my review of the series, I have to say that I enjoy watching crime drama in general, so I might be biased towards most crime drama series. Nonetheless, I'll do my best.


Hits

• Brilliant acting by Sherlock and Watson (Jonny Lee Miller must have a memory palace, because I don't know how one can ramble so many lines without a hitch. Benedict Cumberbatch may be popular, but he hasn't done 3x24 40-min episodes of Sherlock yet, which would be awesome.)
• Plenty of character development for the main three (Sherlock, Watson and Bell)
• The introduction of Sherlock's protege (i.e. the potential rivalry)
• Subtle jokes that usually slip right under the radar
• Joan Watson's timeless wardrobe
• Simple but effective soundtrack
• Rich backdrops/crime scenes

Misses

• The types of crime are becoming either more boring or more unbelievable, some of them relying too much on technology to solve. Couldn't the scriptwriters go back to its roots and introduce some sort of scenario/handicap so that Sherlock, Watson and Bell could do straight-up detective investigating?

On the whole, this has been a juicy tale that I have no regrets watching.