Elementary 3.07

[selenak]

In which we learn what happens to cleaners who don't get hired by Gus in Albuquerque, because this Breaking Bad joke is unavoidable.



Ms Hudson was back on screen, but alas only for a scene. The episode in general felt like a concoction of many things. Not a bad one - I was entertained - but thematically it jumped from this to that, Joan's annoyance at Sherlock's selective involving himself in her cases to his harping on her not being made for monogamy to the dig at the FBI profiler (whom we never meet again) to the basic premise of a former police connected cleaner going freelance because criminals pay more for this service, and back and forth. With a little bit of editing, it could have been improved. Including, say, a scene between Joan and her original client - who hired her to find out what happened to her sister - instead of Joan preparing dinner for Andrew.

Again, the best part was for me the continually developing relationships between both Joan and Kitty, and Sherlock and Kitty. I don't expect Kitty to be around for more than one season (presumably once she "graduates", so to speak, she'll be off being her own P.I. elsewhere, and only return for guest appearances), but I'll miss her.

Comments

[likeadeuce]

I also was curious about the poor woman who hired Joan to look for her sister!

And I couldn't figure out what basis Sherlock could possibly have for believing Joan wasn't cut out for monogamy. I don't think he was necessarily supposed to be RIGHT, but the show copped out of telling us what specifically this conclusion was based on. Just that he knows her. It felt like lazy writing, and not the usual standard for Joan/Sherlock conversations.

[selenak]

True. I mean, yes, a few of her dates didn't work out during the time he's known her, but that's... standard for most people? Also, I can't recall any instance of Joan self-sabotaging a romantic relationship when it started to get serious, for example. I mean, I'm all for a heroine who decides monogamy is not for her, but so far we haven't had indications that this is, or isn't, what would work for Joan - either way.

[likeadeuce]

I thiiiink maybe we were supposed to think that Sherlock was projecting and/or just trying to convince her to adopt the same philosophy he had (conveniently forgetting that his anti-monogamy wasn't in place back when he was smitten w/ Irene/Jamie). But it seemed like there were some steps missing.

[jesuswasbatman]

I thought that the episode left it deliberately unclear whether Joan at the end was waiting to meet Andrew or Chris.

[selenak]

It's been too long, I can't remember.