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S03.E23: Absconded

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Athena

Athena

Holmes and Watson look into the death of a member of Holmes’ online beekeeping community who was a researcher looking into a deadly Northeast honey bee outbreak. During the investigation, they meet Tara Parker, a brilliant entomologist, academic and the leader of New York’s beekeeping society. Also, Captain Gregson enlists Watson’s services in an off-book investigation that helps him make a life-changing decision.

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thuganomics85

thuganomics85

I have to admit that I ended up getting distracted around the halfway part, after hearing the renewal news about some of my other favorite shows.  Even then, the case really didn't grab me, despite it involving bees, which I always enjoy seeing the relationship Sherlock has with them.  Just felt very convoluted and didn't grab me.  I did get a kick out of Sherlock finally piecing it together thanks to the victim having Viagra in his system and Sherlock staring at the killer's scantly claded pictures for several minutes.  Pervy? Maybe.  But it gets results!

 

The Gregson stuff though, came out of nowhere.  He is offered a promotion, but has decided to turn it down, because he likes what he is doing, and what he's got going with Sherlock, Joan, and Marcus.  But, now the guy is hinting that someone higher up really wants Gregs gone, and they make take harsher approaches to doing that.  Uh oh!  Who did he piss off this time?!

 

The finale looks interesting though.

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GaT

GaT

I didn't really understand a damn thing about the case. I also realized that even though I watch this show every week, I haven't commented here for a few weeks. I don't know if this means I'm losing interest, or I just don't have anything to say, but either way, it's not good for the show.

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patchwork

patchwork

I was only half paying attention at the time did Joan's investigation prove the cop up for Gregson's job was stealing? I thought the handwriting expert confirmed the woman's signature on whatever it was Joan had given to him but then she told Gregson the cop was clean so I'm confused about what happened. 

 

I've loved the Sherlock/Watson interaction but the cases have been a bit lacklustre since Kitty left. 

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FurryFury

FurryFury

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I've simply stopped watching in the middle of ep. 19 (which actually seemed pretty good as far as stand-alones go). I still love the characters but I can't watch the show anymore, I'm too bored. I need a bigger plot to get back, pure procedurals just don't cut it anymore. 

I hope they'll create something more exciting for the next season. Even Mycroft story was more interesting than a bunch of standalones. 

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ae2

ae2

"I know a thing or two about career changes, tell me how you're feeling and I think I can help."

"I don't know if I want a promotion or if I want to keep doing what I'm doing now."

"Whatever decision you make will be the right one."

Joan, the great and eminent sage.

I thought the case was intentionality convoluted and overly complex so that Sherlock could go on about Gordian Knots.

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Ms Lark

Ms Lark

I enjoyed this episode if only because it addressed Colony Collapse Disorder which is a very real threat to the American food supply. I'd keep organic bees if I could. I do agree it was a convoluted case and lost the impact of actual CCD in the unfolding.

 

I thought for sure Aidan Quinn was going to leave the show and the promotion was his foot easing out the door. Glad he's not (at least so far), but wondering what trouble awaits him next season. Perhaps we'll get a clue next week!  Was happy to see Sutton Foster!

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Rambler

Rambler

I was only half paying attention at the time did Joan's investigation prove the cop up for Gregson's job was stealing? I thought the handwriting expert confirmed the woman's signature on whatever it was Joan had given to him but then she told Gregson the cop was clean so I'm confused about what happened. 

 

I've loved the Sherlock/Watson interaction but the cases have been a bit lacklustre since Kitty left. 

 

 

I suspect the cop up for Gregson's job was innocent and it was Gregson's daughter that has been forging the names.

 

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kitmerlot1213

kitmerlot1213

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As soon as I saw Sutton Foster's name in the cast--famous Tony award winning Broadway actress--I knew she was going to be the killer but man, does SF have it written into her contracts that she has to be perceived as a hot sexy woman in every role she plays now?  First, SF is on that ridiculous show where she's passing believably as woman in her twenties and now she's playing a woman who has all of the men on the bee keeping site after her?  Am I missing something?  SF is an attractive woman in her late 30's, she's about a decade too old to be the hot, young ingenue.

 

Now what the heck is going on with Gregson?  Someone at the NYPD wants to break up the team because they are too successful?  Are we supposed to believe this is Moriarty's doing?

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shapeshifter

shapeshifter

I enjoyed this episode if only because it addressed Colony Collapse Disorder which is a very real threat to the American food supply. I'd keep organic bees if I could. I do agree it was a convoluted case and lost the impact of actual CCD in the unfolding.

Except for viewers unfamiliar with this very real threat to our entire food chain (and existence), the plot might have made it seem like the latest apocalyptic fad:

Sherlock and Joan start some confusing buzz about attempted bee murder!

    http://previously.tv/elementary/o-death-where-is-thy-sting/

        ...The bees of North America continue to die in mass quantities, and Holmes has had enough. After a season fretting about colony collapse disease, it seems he's finally in position to smack down the evil agri-biz that is causing it. But, wait. That's not who's causing it. GET THIS (oh, please get it, because I can only explain it once): turns out what has been killing the bees is…a trio of two married scientists and one Buddhist theologian masquerading as an entomologist who…manufactured a regional bee apocalypse because…they wanted to lure a reclusive, bee-loving sheik to the U.S. in order to kidnap him and demand a ransom. There's a wench and a winch involved....

 

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sinkwriter

sinkwriter

Kudos to reviewer Allison Lowe Huff for this funny line:

 

 

GET THIS (oh, please get it, because I can only explain it once): turns out what has been killing the bees is…a trio of two married scientists and one Buddhist theologian masquerading as an entomologist who…manufactured a regional bee apocalypse because…they wanted to lure a reclusive, bee-loving sheik to the U.S. in order to kidnap him and demand a ransom. There's a wench and a winch involved.

 

Heee. A wench and a winch. I liked that.


Can I just say: that is one shitty Buddhist, going around killing bees and people.

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Julie23

Julie23

I usually love the twists and turns of the story, and I thought bringing up the Bee Colony Collapse Disorder was a good plot. However, I kept nodding off and then had to rewind to go back to see where I left off, then nodded off again, and so forth. Finally made it to the end, but it was rough going for a while. Not sure what's up with Gregson.

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fauntleroy

fauntleroy

I would have expected an episode about bees to be more about bees, really. More bee-ey. Bees as ends in themselves, not just as some pretext for a different crime.

 

Lucy Liu looks great paddling around in her at-home sweatpants, but I'm not sure about that faux-necktie getup at the end.

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paigow

paigow

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Lucy Liu looks great paddling around in her at-home sweatpants, but I'm not sure about that faux-necktie getup at the end.

Watson's wardrobe could be a "Seinfeld" variant where designers are donating "puffy shirts" to the Producers for national exposure.

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iMonrey

iMonrey

Oh good, I see I'm not the only one who was kind of lost during this one. Of course, part of the problem with this show is its air time. I find my attention starting to drift after two hours of TV so that 10:00 slot is hard to keep up with no matter what show it is. Still, I agree with the recap, you needed seven flow charts to follow this one.

 

Was surprised to see Dorothy Lyman in such a minor role. She used to be kind of a big deal once upon a time.

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GaT

GaT

I've loved the Sherlock/Watson interaction but the cases have been a bit lacklustre since Kitty left. 

Yes they have. It's so strange, I hated Kitty at first (and I think a lot of other people did too), but she grew on me & when she left, so did a lot of my interest. I watch the show, but I'm not really connecting with it any more.

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MaryHedwig

MaryHedwig

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Can I just say: that is one shitty Buddhist, going around killing bees and people.

So well put...plus he was stepping out with a married woman.  Insert your favorite karma joke here....

 

Was surprised to see Dorothy Lyman in such a minor role. She used to be kind of a big deal once upon a time.

I remember her as the narcissistic, sex-obsessed neighbor on Mama's family, a prototype for  Blanche on the Golden Girls.  However, I love that Dorothy Lyman is allowing herself to age without the apparent benefit of plastic surgery, she looked beautiful and played a woman with a cool fulfilling vocation/hobby.

 

This may have been the most boring episode so far. I ended up fast forwarding to seeing what was up with Gregson and his promotion offer.

Like another poster upthread, I feel asleep.  When I went back to watch it again, I fast forwarded to the end because I love the Sherlock-gets-a-little-mushy-at -the brownstone-with-soft-music-playing scene we always get, except for not this time.  Love Gregson, but that was disappointing.

 

Also, Gregson turned down Watson's hug?  That scene was a little awkward to me.  First time I thought maybe Gregson is trying his darnedest to keep his relationship with Watson at a distance, just for professional reasons or does he have an eye out for her?

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kitmerlot1213

kitmerlot1213

Also, Gregson turned down Watson's hug?  That scene was a little awkward to me.  First time I thought maybe Gregson is trying his darnedest to keep his relationship with Watson at a distance, just for professional reasons or does he have an eye out for her?

 

I don't think it's that Gregson refused the hug because he's was trying to be professional, but rather, "Don't hug me, I haven't decided if I'm taking the job or not."  I've never gotten the vibe that Gregson or Bell were attracted to Joan--I think they like her and think she's a good investigator but not a woman they're interested in romantically.

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Blakeston

Blakeston

I'm fine with complicated plots, but not completely absurd ones. Colony collapse being merely the result of three people going around sabotaging hives was just...what?

 

I'd really like to know what the writers were on when they came up with this plot, and if they'd be willing to share.

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Zahdii

Zahdii

I don't think that Colony Collapse was supposed to be only the result of three people.  I think that three people collaborated to destroy a number of hives in a way that mimicked Colony Collapse because they had a larger agenda.  However, their plan was ridiculous, and only on TV would such a complicated plan actually come to fruition.

 

Frankly, it seems like someone had an off the cuff idea that went like this:  "Hmmm, that thing where beehives are just falling apart, collapsing, all that.  Weird.  Hey!  I got an idea, lets do something on Elementary about that.  Sherlock likes bees, so he'd be all over something like that.  Now, how to fit it into a show..."

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