The Woman and me

It is been a long wait, it has been a very long wait for the return of Sherlock to the BBC. August 2010 until January 2012 but the fast has been broken with something so amazing I could scarcely believe it.

A Scandal in Belgravia was an incredible tour de force and I am a little bit more in awe of Steven Moffat and just how he writes.

At the end of the first series we were left with snipers and bombs and swimming pools and me in a weeping pile of goo on the floor wondering how and why they were going to resolve it? Resolve it they did, in a way I'm  sure took big brass cahonies to pull off so nonchalantly.  I was impressed, then hints at Irene Adler and I was hooked and sat mouth open like a slack jawed yokel as the story unfurled before me in ninety glorious minutes of television…

… I know, I'm being hyperbolic, but that's how Sherlock makes me feel.  It is just that good….

… As you know I'm not into spoilers and have lived more or less like a hermit studiously avoiding anything that could be a spoiler as I wanted to see this with new eyes.  I loved every moment, the art direction is exquisite and the way scenes changed and the way that bodies were used as a wipe and as a storytelling device was just awesome, and again I loved the way that Sherlock's thoughts were displayed on screen, likewise the blogs and text messages.  The relationship between Sherlock and John is fantastic I love the characters so much.

Lara Pulver was immense, I loved the character and her interaction with Sherlock, there was lots to think about and lots to enjoy.

Course my love of Sherlock is generated purely from the new series, I've never read any of the books so I can't get precious about canon,  but I'm going to read them have downloaded to the kindle.

There's been an article in the Guardian which gave me rage, again people seem to think that Steven Moffat is misogynistic. Excuse me while I headdesk.  Steven Moffat has been writing awesome female characters since Linda Day in Press Gang.  I'm not sure those who have that opinion are even watching the show that I was watching.  However, this thing seems to persist. But really Linda Day kicked ass, Sally Sparrow awesome, River Song incredible and Amy Pond fantastic.