I know it was insurance, but off the top of my head I can think of countless other ways to protect himself. The writers put it in that way for a reason, and I didn't like it (or it just seemed like a good symbol for the way they have written this new season). Honestly there's nothing about your criticisms I don't agree with. In a me watching Sherlock watching me way, the stories are still pretty good, but they seemed to lose that whiff of real life.
Yeah, they have. I guess I'm not sure I ever expected 'real life' from Sherlock Holmes anyway. (Although -- Jesus, I've had multiple acquaintances who thought he was a real person.) The more involved the grandiose plots get, the less relatable [why is that not a word suddenly firefox] is Sherlock. Which is why Martin Freeman as Watson is series-saving casting. Cumberbatch is great, but let's be honest, Monk was dull for a reason. The Milverton story is actually my favorite, maybe, of all of Conan Doyle's efforts, because it's so anti- what they turned it into at BBC. Still scintillating TV, but no longer a small story solely about a facet of Sherlock Holmes' character. I know what you mean.Honestly there's nothing about your criticisms I don't agree with. In a me watching Sherlock watching me way, the stories are still pretty good, but they seemed to lose that whiff of real life.