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No Watson? Pretty surprised...thought I'd see her at the end, but no dice. Perhaps that's why the episode brought her up almost every every scene, to make up for her absence. I'm also guessing Sherlock read her book, which is why he was glowing at the end and had a massive change of heart about that non-disclosure agreement. Thought the case was good. I pegged the store worker as the guy who did it right from the minute I saw him...I'm not sure why (I think because he was a bit too in awe of Josef Shapiro)...but, at this stage, for me it's all about the journey not the destination and while the plot was elaborate it made sense and it was well executed. Especially that last scene with the confession...time's a wastin', PhD student with the Burberry belt. I was also convinced the woman at the start of the show would turn out to be the victim (thanks Criminal Minds for that), so it was a great misdirect to see her discover the hand. Pretty good episode too for Marcus Bell and Thomas Gregson...I feel they hardly get any focus anymore so it was great to see them have some great, quality work. I do wish this episode had Bell contributing clues himself and didn't just always go along with what Sherlock said, but I'll take what I can get. Lastly...the subplot with Gregson's daughter...I like that Kitty took it upon herself to fix the situation but I couldn't help but think the solution was extremely condescending (on the writer's part). Hanna stated, time and again, that she didn't want Gregson's help and that she didn't want to always be a victim and thus be able to face her attacker every day just so he knew he didn't get to her and the show provides a cop out (no pun intended). I get that facing your attacker is often traumatizing and getting past that kind of trauma takes a lot of help, but I think it would have been a far better message to actually see Hanna go face to face with Stotz, look him square in the eye with a look that says "you didn't get me"; complete with Stotz looking downtrodden and remorseful. Without trying to get into a wider discussion about violence against women, far too often I see online people treating victims as if they need to be "coddled" and "protected" all the time, essentially telling them that they're weak and keeping them in a "victim" mindset when I think it's the wrong approach. Those who commit abuse are doing it for the power, and victims continuing to see themselves as a victim means the abuser keeps his power over the victim. This isn't to say that victims and their stories shouldn't be treated with anything less than the utmost dignity, but I think we need to start telling victims to be courageous and do what they need to do to get past their trauma. Hanna going face to face with her accuser would do that...the show getting Kitty to find some way to evict Stotz does the opposite. (Perhaps one could say that Hanna isn't as strong as she looks, but what does that say about her? That she's not a grown woman and always needs someone to hold her hand? Please...I'd like to think the show would have a better view of women than that) Overall, pretty good. Not sure if it's at Season 1 levels yet but still good...and one day I'd like to read the Casebook of Sherlock Holmes. :P

Well, I was right that Rossi had the only meaningful screentime and everyone else got shafted. I wonder- how many of Rossi's scenes involved his daughter? I don't recall him providing many clues. You and me both.

Thank you, zannej. You raise some good points yourself. Regarding the 911 call...must have missed that line, so thanks for clarifying. Of course, I don't think it makes the boss' killing any more believable- it essentially meant that her entire plan revolved around luck, and for a killer that is (I presume) as smart as she is, that seems like a massive oversight. Then again, she was massively remorseful so I suppose she could have dialed 911 without thinking but why it never clicked for her to just get out of the house (and not go through her other routines) I don't understand. Good point about the coffee...I was going to mention it myself but my post was already too long :p. It was a nice gesture by Rossi, whose “profile” of his stalker was maybe the one well written part in the entire episode, and I think it embodies who he is. Of all the people who'd best understand “keep your enemies closer” it's him. Lastly- another point I thought of. The killer was found because Garcia happened to find out she Googled the residence of the Bensons. First of all, I wonder if that's even possible (Garcia can quickly get into my computer and see what I physically type as I do it? Little too convenient if you ask me). More importantly though is why the killer was using her regular phone to begin with- whatever happened to the UnSubs who had burner phones? If the killer knew- supposedly- so much about forensics, why didn't think to get a burner? Remind me to never move to the CM World...their policemen suck.

Well I thought Joe Mantegna knocked it out of the park at the end. Truly heart-wrenching stuff. I just wish there wasn't this issue of a "case" so that Janine Sherman-Barrois could actually spend some time writing a nice story about it, instead of providing snippets that really went nowhere. Honestly, the daughter storyline probably needed to be just the two bookend scenes (with an "a-ha" moment somewhere in the middle)...or the daughter should have brought a case to the attention of the BAU. Yeah, that would have been contrived...but at least the episode maintains its focus, instead of being scattered everywhere as it was this week. So Supermom did nothing except console the daughter at the end...which I guess is a relief from the focus she got the rest of the season, but it doesn't make up for the fact that, in reality, no one (other than Rossi) had anything remotely resembling quality screen time in this one. Seems like the only way we can have an out-of-focus JJ is if everyone is similarly out of focus...really, it just seemed like the entire cast was phoning it in. Pretty sure we could have had some actual robots play out the parts and no one would have noticed any difference. I appreciated the fact that for once we've got a female killer that didn't kill because of lost love or sexual assault...it was pure anger. The role could have been played by a man and it would have made little difference. I also liked seeing the killer run up to her bathroom and reveal the blood splattered all over her clothes...it's a novel way to do a reveal. So Barrois gets props for that. What she won't get props for is how poorly executed the case was. OK, so her manager claims the killer's ideas at a presentation, and the killer gives her a death glare (yes the pun's intended). Right away I knew the boss was next, and I was right. Of course, I bought how the boss' boy toy was killed, but I didn't understand why the boss, upon seeing the body, didn't call 911 right away. I would have done that. I'm also not quite sure how the killer had time to do the laundry and redress the boss all before the police showed up...if we're being conservative and assume the killer left shortly after using the drier, that means she spent at least half an hour inside the victims' apartment. 911 calls are responded to in terms of minutes, not hours, so how she avoided the police is beyond me. I also think they've got to do a much better job figuring out how to determine if a killer is a man or a woman. "A man would have burned (the clothes)." Seriously Kate? What makes you so sure? I also don't buy that a man couldn't have been as remorseful as the killer was in this episode...maybe my mind is playing tricks on me, but I'm sure we've had a few remorseful male killers who redressed the victims before, am I right? Found it amusing that the car accident victim had her last name as "Benson"...I half expected Mariska Hargitay to come out and start wondering what the killer was doing. Of course, CM's already killed Elliott Stabler...maybe this is their way of telling Olivia Benson she ought to watch her back? Didn't really enjoy the acting at all in this one...everyone, especially the killer, fell flat. I did actually like the daughter though, and the boss, but that was about it. I guess CM didn't want to shoot too much this week because everyone wanted to go early for Thanksgiving. *shrugs* Really thought the takedown scene should have had Kate or JJ in it...yeah I know, JJ in another takedown scene, but I'm not sure I like the juxtaposition of two male agents taking down a female killer, but I guess in an episode that broke some of Hollywood's other sexist cliches, it's not so bad. Other minor points: -Garcia's schtick: really grating this week. When Rossi asked her to look up info on who was following him and Garcia started blabbering about whether or not she should do it "Jason Bourne style" or some other style, I actually shouted at the screen to tell her to "get to the point". You know your writing is that bad when I have to go to those lengths. -The supercomputer: again, too heavily featured. Garcia needs a hefty raise...and maybe the rest of the BAU should be fired. Garcia seems to do all the actual work. -The police were pretty incompetent in this one. Why no one bothered to think about potential enemies the victims may have had is beyond me- isn't that one of the first things a detective thinks about at a murder scene? Also, pretty sure at least if the BAU had bothered to interview people at the boss' workplace they may have uncovered a few unsavoury employees that would have made great suspects...so much for following your leads. (You know, Gotham is generally pretty poor with its own case plotting in that the cases follow very simplistic threads and have few, if any, misdirections, but at least their detective work is logical...instead of what the BAU does where everyone randomly guesses and hope things stick. I'm glad they're not my investigators because I doubt they'd solve any real cases with all the leaps they take) -Not a fan of the "everything's quiet then BOOM! KILLER!" scenes the episode- and many others before it- fell in love with. They're getting too predictable and frankly they're pretty boring now. The show needs to find other ways to build up tension, urgency and mystery. --Somewhat related are the "slice of life" scenes used to show the killer's or the victim's life and make us pretend that everything is normal when they're not...these do have value, but CM lately tends to make then d...r...a...g o...n...n...n...n...n... for too long, never really getting the point and costing the episode valuable time that could have been used to make things more coherent or compelling. I didn't need fifty scenes where the family suspects something is wrong with the killer because "she's been acting strange lately". Overall...very poor. Too much posturing, too little insight, way too many leaps, useless characters and a wasted opportunity with the case. Maybe not as bad as episodes like "The Pact" but it was close. Lastly- is it just me or is it time that the show gets back to simply having a male serial killer targeting females? I know, I've beat it to death, and I won't start another screed about how unrealistic the string of male victims are, but I don want to raise another point about victim selection: I'm sick of these omnivores that wind up having very poor personal connections to the victims...it's one of the downfalls of having that kind of a killer. At least when the gender- and the body type, hair colour, job, etc.- are the same it can provide some insight into the serial killer's mind because it eventually reveals the true source of the killer's wrath, but with omnivores you generally can't do that. Not to say that omnivores can't be done well- I look at "A Real Rain", "Compulsion" and even "Omnivore" as examples- but the show tends to make the omnivores one dimensional, almost "random" killers that leave very little insight into their personal lives. There's only so many times I can buy "person who kills others indiscriminately for superficial reasons" before I get tired of it.

Me too. I also loved when Oswald told Falcone, “you could have just called.” Leave it to the corrupted to have the most logic in this series. :p

Hopefully Gordon's assignment at Arkham isn't long and/or they'll still have him team up with Bullock...because if his transfer means way less Bullock, I'll tap out. Bullock is pretty much the reason why I tune in every week, though Penguin and Falcone are close seconds. Having said that...Alfred Pennyworth, Badass Butler. That on its own would be worth the price of admission. Hopefully this means he'll get more episodes where is more than just in the background. Liked seeing Selina and Bruce develop their relationship...seems like the Selina/Bruce relationship mirrors the Bullock/Gordon one- Selina is the well-meaning crook that sees some kind of solace and perhaps a chance at redemption in Bruce, while Bruce sees Selina as the one who can bring out his edge and out of his shell. The kiss was pretty nice, though it seemed abrupt, and I liked how it was Selina that went for it- the show didn't treat the kiss like a reward but as a show of affection, as Selina tells Bruce just how important he is to her. Case itself...well...talk about a lot of things happening with very little actually getting explained. I don't think the assassin lady was ever named, nor were her cohorts and nobody explained why they were going after Selina in the first place. I get that there was also a hit on Lovecraft, but if that was also the case, why go after Selina too? Lovecraft was the only one with information- Selina didn't see the Wayne murders, if this was actually about the Wayne murders. Way too little explained. I did enjoy the dinner scene with Falcone and the Family...Fish seems to think he is weak but Falcone projects the exact opposite. Him coolly disposing Banion proved that. Lastly, I have to take note about who was absent. There was no Barbara, no Montoya, no Allen and no Essen. Perhaps the first three are understandable, but why was the Mayor the one to reassign Gordon? Isn't that Essen's job? C'mon Heller, Essen should do more than just bark orders at people. Overall, this was just "meh". Hopefully January will put the bounce back in the show's step.

I should probably start by saying I didn't mean what I said as an attack...anyhow, I get what you're saying. You'd rather have natural, "organic" cleverness as a result of careful plotting and thinking than sloppy, poorly drawn out contrivances that the writers claim is clever when it actually isn't. On that I completely agree. Makes me wonder, given how Alex left after Season 9, why the show didn't decide to sign Jeanne Tripplehorn with the stated intention of killing her off at the end of S8...at least then the show could have better planned the story they wanted to tell.

Just curious- you wouldn't call Hotch's trick with Reid in "L.D.S.K." clever? Because I would.

True, though I don't mind after 10 seasons to mix things up a bit...it can't be exactly the same show forever. I grant that...I do feel that “clever” is hardly a word you can apply to the recent cases, since usually “clever” means you've done something subtle that turns out to be huge...and CM right now has no subtlety (nor did they really have it in S8). Yeah, all that...made no sense. I get that somewhere along the way changes had to be made (perhaps they were banking on a character leaving and when that didn't happen, they threw Strauss over the ledge), but there was no coherence in the plot. Not just in “Zugzwang”:-We had a season's worth of clues (from the taunt to the dark room to JJ's flowers to the theft of Morgan's wine glass) that ultimately meant nothing in solving the actual case. The only relevant clue was that someone was copying the cases they solved before, but not even that meant much- the only real clues we ever got was in the Grande Finale. -Not just that, but the writing was extremely contrived just so they could have The Replicator arc in the first place. I'm supposed to buy that just by sheer coincidence, there's a yearlong flurry of criminals who just happen to commit their crimes in a very visible, distinct way? Especially when such a string never occurred before? Talk about very convenient for a Replicator to come about- I mean, imagine if The Replicator had a season where all the crimes were like “Seven Seconds” or “The Last Word”? -Oh, and Donnie Bidwell, the “Carbon Copy”...it's sheer luck that The Replicator managed to find someone who was also that dissatisfied with the BAU (never mind that no one on the current BAU led to his wrongful arrest), happened to have a “trigger” at the right time, and convince him, without any incentive for Bidwell, to kill for The Replicator. I get why “Carbon Copy” got made- you do need misdirects for a mystery to work- but this misdirect made no plausible sense. Nothing was in it for Bidwell to gain from committing the murders- he was just a pawn- so even with a “trigger” I can't see why he'd just decide to kowtow to The Replicator's orders- I'm thinking he would have rather gone after his ex-wife instead. Furthermore, why wait fifteen years to get back at the BAU? I get that the incident at the bar caused his seizure disorder but I would think after 15 years he'd let things go- and that hardly anyone would remember his false accusation, allowing him to rebuild his life. Lastly, since The Replicator clearly ruined his life once again, why did Bidwell commit suicide? Because the writer wanted him to? I would have outed The Replicator right then and there, maybe even right before committing suicide. He had nothing to gain from staying silent anyway, so why not pipe up?

As Oswald Cobblepot said on Gotham: “Your greatest weakness is the thing you love the most.” For Reid, that would have to be having his first love, and it's a fine example that emotions get the better of all of us, geniuses included. I don't think there would be anything wrong with portraying that, and I think Reid would be old enough now to overcome something like that- especially considering he's dealing with a criminal. Now, the only way that could work is if the writers had made a concerted effort to have Reid and The Replicator match wits- Replicator gets Round 1 (Maeve) with Reid getting Round 2- with The Replicator doing the same with the rest of the team (bringing back “Profiler, Profiled” could have been The Replicator's turn with Morgan, for instance). Of course, again, this would require paying attention to an enormous amount of detail that the writers are incapable of doing.

First of all, I think Maeve ought to have lived and her and Reid should be sharing a nice apartment together where they can argue about Thomas Morton and roleplay Elementary. However, if Maeve had to die, right at the moment she meets Reid for the first time, I would rather the writers be clever about it instead of just being so “cut and dry” about it. To me, pairing her up with The Replicator means the “what could have been” with her character becomes pointless, because what could have been never will take place. Making her an unwilling participant or an outright victim means that all the sparks and chemistry that could have made the relationship riveting is still an open question, because had Maeve been saved, we could have seen the sparks develop more. Making her a baddie quashes all that.

I think I might have enjoyed the Maeve story more if Maeve were revealed to be some kind of agent for The Replicator. Then the whole thing with Diane could have been a ruse, and, just before Diane shoots herself and Maeve, Maeve says “Zugzwang” or something that reveals herself before she, her “kidnapper” and the team's only real hope at catching The Replicator get offed. Then you could have Reid not only have to deal with the fact he just lost his first true love, but also have to wrestle with the fact that it was all a lie and he was just played. To me, that would have made for fascinating television and made the pain of losing Maeve that much easier to take, since we learned that Maeve was a baddie all along. Of course, doing that would be “clever” and the writers here are anything but.

Yeah, the whistle thing was a jerk thing to do but at least Reid gave him his comeuppance and Morgan seemed to realize he was wrong. Which is in stark contrast to later episodes where Reid's the butt of everyone's jokes and he (and by extension, the writer) just rolls with it as if that's okay behaviour.

Re:“Revelations”- I had a bit more of a problem with Morgan not hugging Reid than Gideon, since Morgan was always “big brotherly” to Reid and it seemed off that he'd be at the rescue and just stare off into the distance. I would have thought he might have at least asked Reid if he was okay, like he did in “L.D.S.K.” As for Gideon, I never really thought of Gideon as the overly affectionate type anyway, at least physically. He comes across as the kind of guy who didn't want to get too close to anyone, out of the fear- perhaps not unfounded- that he'd always wind up being a burden and he'd just let everyone down again. So I didn't think much of it when Gideon didn't hug Reid- it's just not in his nature. It's why I wish we had one more season of Gideon, because lurking below the surface are deep, personal demons that never truly got explored- ones that would explain why he can relate to so many people yet feel compelled to be distant from them all.

Me too, especially Hotch's WTF reaction. He did that in “Route 66” with Foyet too- makes me wonder if he has some apprehension with affection.

According to the CM Wiki, it was legal reasons. Now, this is pure speculation, but “Sutton Place” is a hotel chain and likely they didn't want to be associated with being a place where molestations go down (since hotels and motels seem to be a popular choice for those). Hence why I think the name was changed to Sudworth. Other possibility is that guys in New York- as “Sutton Place” is a neighbourhood there- got upset, but I think the hotel link is more likely.

I do think if we had the Morgan that consistently beat up baddies, kicked down doors, had very nice bonding moments with Reid, played the reasonable skeptic, roleplayed the UnSubs and displayed actual warmth and sympathy- the way he was like in the early seasons- he wouldn't be a boring character. He probably also wouldn't be so boring if he wasn't always paired with Supermom and used simply to show how "tough" Supermom is. He had a bigger role this week but I don't think he had enough. I also thought with the Meg situation that maybe it would have worked better if the person behind the other computer actually *was* the kid she was talking to- only for us to learn later in the season that he's simply a "lure" for the actual criminal. Sure, she's still "damseled" but at least it's a bit of a twist on the usual predator story.

...then I remembered “Masterpiece” was like that. So let me clarify again- what I think I'd like is to see the BAU take on a celebrity or a person of high stature and have to fight to bring them in. Like how “25 to Life” should have been.

I don't recall that about “Doubt”- I still think it was halfway through before they figured out who the killer was; while “Soul Mates” still required the team to figure out who the other partner was. Either way, neither case had the crime occur right at the beginning, with the UnSub known right away; with the team at the Round Table drawing up a suspect as soon as they hear of the case. That's the kind of case I'd love to see- the UnSub daring the team to prove that he committed the crime, with the subsequent battle of wits and other twists, before the team prevails.

...and, to be fair, Meg was reluctant to share her picture online, so at least she had a sense that it was a bad idea- she was just talked out of it.

Thinking about the latest episode, I think I'd like, just for once, a case where the UnSub is known to the BAU right from the start and the team has to figure out how to build a case against him. It could be someone prominent, like a Senator, a Mayor or a beloved celebrity, with the BAU facing fierce opposition to bringing the UnSub in, with the victims all being unwilling to come forward out of the fear the UnSub put (and continued to put) on them. It'd be something different, plus it would add a storytelling dimension the show has never seen. Far too often the BAU does what it does without question and much opposition from the outside (“Fear and Loathing” being a lone exception), and we all know cases don't always happen like this in real life, and it's a dynamic the show hasn't ever really explored. I think it's time they did.

Guess you can't teach an OldDog new tricks. :p (Sorry, couldn't resist)

Agreed. Is America's Next Top Model even a thing anymore? Maybe I'm so far out of the loop but I don't think it's on the air anymore, or it doesn't have the buzz it used to have. Why not use "The Voice" instead? Kind of thought that closing sequence sounded familiar...thanks. I did let it go because we never saw the whole trial, so he might have had some wonderful arguments before then. As for the sentencing...as far as I understand, for serious crimes, you can be sentenced by a jury. I don't know the details but I've heard about it being done. Good point...no one seems to have daughters. Well, except Meg, but she was adopted, and she's essentially a prop for Kate. I think another point I want to make is that it's a (frustrating) trend in Hollywood that female roles tend to be centred around their family or having some kind of familial bond or connection, and JJ, by being so intrinsically tied to her son, fits that mould. So the CM writers are contributing to Hollywood's own inherent misogyny, whether they realize it or not. Same thing with Callahan and how big Meg is in her life. Hotch, it seems, avoids it- though Jack is a big part of who he is, at least he has more "parts" that he brings to the table in every episode. JJ? She's just Supermom.

Boy...I can't stop shaking my head about this one. First of all...Jerry Sandusky. The man whom Jack Westbrook was based on, a person who took advantage of kids he was trying to help out. Sandusky's story was a very compelling case...and this is how the show appropriates his story? *sigh* For those of you who don't know Sandusky, he was the former defensive co-ordinator for the Penn State Nittany Lions, who were- until his allegations came public- one of U.S. college football's top teams. In 2011, he was indicted on multiple charges of child molestation and, in 2012, he was convicted of those allegations. One of the witnesses brought forward was a Penn State janitor, who stated he saw Sandusky in a shower with a boy (which probably explains why Brian Stiller was a janitor in this episode). What made the allegations against Sandusky worse- as if they could get any worse- was the fact that Sandusky used his program for troubled youth as a way of procuring victims, but, surprisingly enough, this wasn't the worst part of the story. The worst part about the Sandusky scandal was that it came to light that the entire university covered up the entire affair, out of the not unfounded fear that if Sandusky's actions were brought to light, the university would suffer. Caught in the crosshairs was Penn State's legendary coach, Joe Paterno, with many blaming him (due simply to his legendary status and his role as the head coach) for not doing enough to stop Sandusky or bring him to justice. I'm of the opinion that Paterno's blame was made to be greater than it actually was, but that's a different matter. The point is, this entire case was a huge missed opportunity. Why couldn't Westbrook have been an underling to a prominent Boston law firm that specialized in reforming street kids into upright citizens? That would have been a nice case- the BAU could have uncovered Westbrook's crimes and have to not just fight the firm to bring them to light but the entire city, interested in not destroying a program of incalculable value to the city. You'd have a wonderful story about a web of corruption and cover-ups, as well as a debate about the ethics of justice and that sometimes, no matter how many people it may affect in the short term, there are some crimes that no one could ever let go. Of course, that would require the kind of elaborate world building this show has shown to be so utterly incapable of producing, as well as a level of intracacy and detail far beyond the willingness of the writers to provide, so it's no shock Kimberly Ann Harrison dropped the ball. (Also, an aside- is it a small coincidence that the central figures of the pedophile ring were Brian Stiller and Jack Westbrook? Brian Westbrook was a running back for the Philadelphia Eagles...I can't help but think he was the inspiration behind some of the names here) As for the episode itself...well, I'll start with the one good thing I liked. Morgan. Or, rather, Shemar Moore, because he brought the emotion and the gravitas needed for the role tonight and while I won't call it Moore's best moment on CM, it's up there. I thought he did great in showing Morgan's discomfort with the case and how he wrestled trying not to let it affect him, and I liked how he showed some genuine sympathy for the UnSubs. I do think the writing let him down, though, since I don't think it did nearly enough to explore Morgan's feelings, and I have to wonder why this case affected Morgan when so many other molestation cases come up and he never bats an eye. Were Westbrook and Buford friends? There was another angle they could have built on but, nope, expanding on a story is too much work. Way too much UnSub...way too much posturing, way too many pointless scenes, not enough profiling or any kind of exploration behind the motives, the crimes themselves, the effects on the community (especially this- the BAU's accusing a guy who's been a pillar for the community and no one raises a fuss about it? I would think there would be local opposition against the feds and there would at least be some fallout)...there are so many dropped balls I've lost track. Then, of all the balls that got picked up, it had to have been the Idiot Ball...even I knew it's a fool's game to confront a maniac who's busting your car, and you'd think a prominent defense lawyer who's worked with street kids would know that...but, then we wouldn't have had an episode... The wife of Westbrook...total and utter yawn. Is she some kind of robot incapable of producing tears? Because I don't think I've ever seen a worse attempt at crying in my life (okay, maybe there have been worse...but not many). I also rolled my eyes that Supermom was the one who talked to her...seriously? Kate could have done it...heck, Hotch could have done it too. (Speaking of which...this is a case involving a lawyer and Hotch is mysteriously underused...has the show forgotten he was once a lawyer too?) As for the victims and the UnSubs themselves...well, there was a nice idea of having a situation where you don't really know who's the real criminal and who the real victims are but, like a lot of things in this episode, it was never explored. There were just gratitous scenes of one kid yelling and telling the guy to take off his shirt, stuff that had no real substance to the plot...everyone it seemed was just a caricature. Lastly...Meg. Oh Meg...seriously? (Aside- at least Meg questioned the intelligence behind deciding to send the pictures, though she seemed a little too naive about it). I believed I called it way back in reviewing "X" that the show was going to damsel her and I was right. As soon as I saw her and her friend were talking to someone online I knew it was a predator...just once, it would be nice if the show would acknowledge that, while the risk of talking to strangers online is very real, more often than not you're going to be talking with someone real. It was a way too predictable well to go down and I'm disappointed CM travelled down it...at the very least, I would have liked it if we waited a few seasons before Meg's inevitable damselness comes into play. Zannej, you gave this a D...I give it a F-. Very disappointing overall, due mainly to the missed opportunity for the story. (Man do I need to get my own storywriting back on track...I need to start banking on the opportunites TV seems to provide me...)

Seems like we are getting obnoxious Sherlock in this one...which fits his character but it seems lately they want to hit me over the head with it. The B story also sounds like a “blah”- when has Sherlock ever straight up asked for a favour when he could just manipulate things so he gets that favour? Also, when hasn't worked out or without Sherlock's heart in the right place? Enough with the soap operas, please.