We just watched it last night, and really enjoyed it. Except the end, which I agree is too much, too Mary Sue, and too obviously set-up. And since Moffat has already demonstrated--oh, River Song, how I loathe thee!--that he'll bring his favorite ladies back ad nauseum, we may well face more Adler. I like her a lot more, though, so I can live with that. :)
I agree, though, that the tipping point was when Sherlock realized that a) Irene hadn't been the one to outsmart him, and b) it had been Moriarty, of all people. That brought him out of his funk, and finally gave him a handle on her--which he hadn't been able to find until then. He still liked her, obviously, but now he knew he could beat her.
I was a little disappointed with that, though. I'd hoped that she would in fact beat him at his own game on her own.
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Date: 2012-01-03 08:05 pm (UTC)I agree, though, that the tipping point was when Sherlock realized that a) Irene hadn't been the one to outsmart him, and b) it had been Moriarty, of all people. That brought him out of his funk, and finally gave him a handle on her--which he hadn't been able to find until then. He still liked her, obviously, but now he knew he could beat her.
I was a little disappointed with that, though. I'd hoped that she would in fact beat him at his own game on her own.