Opening straight into the action and quickly switching into tropes of the horror genre; it was obvious that this was going to keep us on our toes. The episode maintained its strength without breaking a sweat as we follow Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) on what could be his toughest adventure yet. At the end of the previous episode, Sherlock made a startling discovery that he had a sister he knew nothing about. Now in the finale, the revelation of his sister Eurus (Siân Brooke) isn't as you'd expect as she is just as intellectual as Mycroft (Mark Gatiss) and Sherlock if not more so. Sherlock, Watson (Martin Freeman) and Mycroft are forced to perform tasks by Eurus with the lives of innocent civilians at stake but Eurus' challenges are as strenuous on the emotions of the detective and company as it is on their deductive capabilities.
Playing on the emotions of the Holmes brothers plus Watson more than the regular episodes which centre more on the characters' psychology, proving that these actors are willing to push themselves to make us feel that we're going through this with them. We got to see how the emotions of a character fold into their personalities and what happens when the emotions are manipulated. Through the constant shifts in morale as this "game" moves on it unravels unprecedented twists and turns with edge of your seat out comes. Even with the heavy drama raging on, we still get those light hearted quips we're familiar with from Sherlock and Watson. And from the opening scenes of this possible last ever episode (or so it could be) and from way back in 2010 with A Study in Pink, this episode didn't disappoint and neither has this spectacular show. I hope it is not farewell to such quality television but if so, it as left on a high. Mr. Cynic is rating this a 9/10
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