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S01.E08: A Variant of Unknown Significance


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I'm actually liking Watson. Maybe its because I really like Morris Chestnut. I do like the whole Holmes/Watson/Morriarity/Shinwell aspect to it. Ratings wise I don't know how its doing but I like the weekly medical mystery. Sometimes I can right off the bat guess what the resolution will be or for that matter that actual diagnosis. Comes from 32+ years as an ER/trauma RN. I hope this series does at least get a second season but that probably won't occur simply because I like it. That is usually a kiss of death for most shows I like that are new. Hence  why I usually don't watch new shows until they get a 2nd season. Hope I am wrong if for nothing else that we get a resolution on why Morriarity is after Watson and why they are bribing Shinwell to make Watson sick from his meds. I do also like the addition of Mycroft to the series as well. Brings a whole other angle to things. 

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This is probably the most 'Sherlock Holmes'-ish episode yet; but I'm not really here for that.

So the medical mystery turned out to not be one at all, since they were faking. Well, I guess Irene had to teach Jr. the art of grifting pretty early, with her cancer and all.

3 minutes ago, Dowel Jones said:

What was the purpose of dropping Holme's ring in the glass of liquor at the end?

I think it was to wash off/corrupt the blood, so that no one else would be able to get Sherlock's DNA.

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7 hours ago, Trini said:

This is probably the most 'Sherlock Holmes'-ish episode yet; but I'm not really here for that.

So the medical mystery turned out to not be one at all, since they were faking. Well, I guess Irene had to teach Jr. the art of grifting pretty early, with her cancer and all.

I think it was to wash off/corrupt the blood, so that no one else would be able to get Sherlock's DNA.

I also assumed it was to wash off the blood.

I sort of wanted it to be Munchausen by proxy, and they'd end up saving the boy. I also had assumed that Irene was faking the sleepwalking, but based on the diagnosis, apparently not?

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Anyone know who is the actor who played Mycroft? I thought he was going to be completely silent, but then he spoke up. I liked their version of the Diogenes Club.

Irene wasn't too bad, though why did she keep saying the father was cremated? Sherlock's body was never found, so if she wanted to fool Watson into thinking that Sherlock was the father, why say "cremated"? I guess the real father is Godfrey Norton, her husband in the original story. But apparently he's gone too, whether dead and cremated, or lost some other way, so she's a single mom.

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Just once, I'd love for Irene Adler to be played like the Jersey girl we all know she secretly is :)  I also liked getting the shot of Mycroft and the Diogenes club--I did like Shinwell sparring with both Irene and Mycroft and with Irene, the scenes were very definitely dislike on both sides.

I'm starting to warm to both Sasha and Ingrid but the twins need to go.  In fact, I wouldn't mind if it was Watson solving cases with Sasha, Ingrid and, Shinwell with an occasional assist from Mary Morstan.  

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On 3/31/2025 at 1:57 PM, MyArchangel said:

I hope this series does at least get a second season but that probably won't occur simply because I like it. That is usually a kiss of death for most shows I like that are new.

You and I must be the kiss of death twins.  The only show I ever liked that kept on after a season or two was This is Us. I still want to cry when I think of Pushing Daisies and Joan of Arcadia's cancellings. 😭😩

I like the cases of the week and the Fellows' personality development. I could do without the Moriarty end of things. I would love it if they would do more with Shinwell, though I guess they did this week.  Holy cow - taking Judas Priest to the Diogenes club took some gumption.

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