Why would Eurus ever feel the need to connect with another human being? The viewer eventually learns the girl on the plane is actually Eurus and represents her loneliness. What Eurus did to Redbeard as well as flashbacks to Sherlock’s childhood indicate that Eurus thinks logically and lacks human empathy. Each test draws Sherlock closer to the truth behind Redbeard’s death and the reason why he doesn’t remember his sister.
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After taking over the asylum and locking up Sherlock, Watson, and Mycroft in her cell, Eurus gives them a series of tests to complete in exchange for phone time with the girl. This girl and her plane dilemma is essential to understanding Eurus’ game for Sherlock. The episode opens with a girl waking up on a plane where everyone else is asleep. The last episode especially felt rushed and the twist at the end seemed out of place. On top of that, it seemed like the creators tried so hard to mislead viewers with information that didn’t make any sense for the sake of plot twists. That was fine, but sometimes certain parts felt rushed in order to fit everything in. Unlike the first two seasons, where each episode focused on a specific case, this one contained multiple side stories that connected to one another. The focus of the show shifted to drama and action in order to drive the plot forward. With this season, creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss tried to show how Sherlock is stronger and smarter than his siblings even though all three of them are highly intelligent. The fourth season answered that question and added an important piece of the puzzle to the story: a female character named Eurus, sister of Sherlock and Mycroft. High hopes for this season were partially due to the ending of the third season, with Moriarty’s face on every television screen in London repeatedly asking “Did you miss me?” Fan theories exploded as people tried to determine whether or not Moriarty was still alive. Who else misses trying to solve cases with Sherlock and hearing his deductive explanations at the end of each episode? I found myself a little disengaged at times, something I never experienced while watching previous seasons. Somehow, this season of Sherlock lacked the charm from other seasons that I fell in love with. The quality of the three episodes did not justify the long wait in my opinion.
So many mixed emotions and thoughts occupied my mind while watching this season. After a three year wait, minus the Abominable Bride special, Sherlock fans rang in 2017 with the first episode of the fourth season.
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