I'm a fan of Sherlock, but I have to admit that I find its popularity a bit mystifying. In an age where computers have effectively taken over our lives, it's strange that people would want to watch a man behave like one. Holmes (in the show, at least) behaves a lot like Watson - the IBM artificial intelligence, not the man - in that he works not by carefully constructing logical chains, but rather collecting huge amounts of data and making free and random associations. As such, the show would rather we marvel at Holmes' ability and hilarious personality rather than try to follow along with the mystery.
In fact, this season, the mysteries themselves take a backstage - there's barely one at all in the first and third episodes. Instead, the show seems to focus on...bromance? Not that I don't care about these characters - Martin Freeman is pretty good (and Cumberbatch is alright, I suppose) - but why bother with the 90-minute format in that case? I suppose they're just trying to keep things fresh, yet there can be only so much "personality study" before it starts to seem like they're just spinning their wheels.
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