I do find myself watching less TV and more Netflix and iTunes. BTW, have you watched Luther? I recommend it if you're in the mood for a British police procedural with a very dark mood.
As for Elementary, I don't even know where to begin. I was a fan from the beginning and kept watching until the end of the last season. I'm not sure what was it that triggered it, but the show really lost its way (imho). In part, I think that the wonkiness in the second half of S3 came about because TPTB don't want to do the Joan/Sherlock a canon romantic pairing--which is a smart move on their part. However, they feel that they need to dangle the potential breakup of their (platonic) relationship. But it all feels forced. In turn, some viewers (like myself) stop feeling invested in what's going on in Joan and Sherlock's lives. I do think that the turn to a more insular cast (Joan, Sherlock, the Captain, Detective Bell, and (very occasionally) Alfredo) is also affecting the show.
The setting is NYC, for gods' sakes! I think that they should've expanded the cast instead of keeping it at a minimum.
Joan's relationship with Andrew (who, though nice enough, just felt very 'meh' to me, the relationship lacking in chemistry and believability, which made his death less of an impact than it should have been[...]
Agreed. Andrew was "OK", but I'd wished Joan's partner had been someone a lot more dynamic. In the end, Andrew's lack of "oomph" didn't endear him to me.
I do wish Moriarty would return (as well as Kitty). FTR, I don't ship Sherlock/Moriarty but Joan/Moriarty. She kinda seems obsessed with Joan (perhaps because no one other than herself has ever gotten so close to knowing Sherlock). It'd be SUPER AWESOME if there was a multi-episode arc with Ms.Hudson (who's fantastic as well as a hottie. #Imforevershallow) and Alfredo and, yes, more people in general. I do wish that Joan/Mycroft had been a lot more ambiguous rather than "on the page". If anything, so that Mycroft could've teased Sherlock like whoa.
Here's hoping the show returns to a clearer path sooner rather than later.
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As for Elementary, I don't even know where to begin. I was a fan from the beginning and kept watching until the end of the last season. I'm not sure what was it that triggered it, but the show really lost its way (imho). In part, I think that the wonkiness in the second half of S3 came about because TPTB don't want to do the Joan/Sherlock a canon romantic pairing--which is a smart move on their part. However, they feel that they need to dangle the potential breakup of their (platonic) relationship. But it all feels forced. In turn, some viewers (like myself) stop feeling invested in what's going on in Joan and Sherlock's lives. I do think that the turn to a more insular cast (Joan, Sherlock, the Captain, Detective Bell, and (very occasionally) Alfredo) is also affecting the show.
The setting is NYC, for gods' sakes! I think that they should've expanded the cast instead of keeping it at a minimum.
Joan's relationship with Andrew (who, though nice enough, just felt very 'meh' to me, the relationship lacking in chemistry and believability, which made his death less of an impact than it should have been[...]
Agreed. Andrew was "OK", but I'd wished Joan's partner had been someone a lot more dynamic. In the end, Andrew's lack of "oomph" didn't endear him to me.
I do wish Moriarty would return (as well as Kitty). FTR, I don't ship Sherlock/Moriarty but Joan/Moriarty. She kinda seems obsessed with Joan (perhaps because no one other than herself has ever gotten so close to knowing Sherlock). It'd be SUPER AWESOME if there was a multi-episode arc with Ms.Hudson (who's fantastic as well as a hottie. #Imforevershallow) and Alfredo and, yes, more people in general. I do wish that Joan/Mycroft had been a lot more ambiguous rather than "on the page". If anything, so that Mycroft could've teased Sherlock like whoa.
Here's hoping the show returns to a clearer path sooner rather than later.