It turns out the real culprit isn't those meddling kids but instead a cabal with aims sympathetic to modern tastes (even if their methods are suspect). Having the murderous plot at first appear like a ghost story is a fun Scooby Doo touch, too. When an inspector describes a murder scene, we see Holmes' view: He "fast-forwards" through some parts, then freezes the scene right where he needs to see something - a detail anyone else would miss. But the quick-witted chemistry between Cumberbatch and Watson is as potent in The Abominable Bride as ever, and the swooping camera injects a modern note. The vintage clothing, plot contrivances - retro politics play a big part - and crime-solving techniques are all things that any self-respecting PBS-watcher has seen on other Mystery! series. It turns out that injecting some steampunk-era technology and ghostly imagery into a Sherlock and Holmes procedural is a lot of fun.
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