Sherlock is a BBC TV series that has gained prestige for bringing high quality to everything it does. The cast is impeccable, with Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock Holmes) and Martin Freeman (John Watson) in the lead roles. The script is smart and engaging. But the program would hardly have been so successful without the unparalleled look from the creators. And that became more evident than ever in the second episode of fourth season. 1yx2x
titled The Lying Detective (The Liar Detective, in free translation), the story forces Sherlock to overcome a greater challenge than he is used to. His health is as bad as ever, thanks to his narcotics abuse. With that, his physical state disturbs a mind that is already confused enough.
The narrative takes full advantage of the hallucinations of TV's craziest genius (and vice versa) and delivers a cinematography and editing class. More than that, it shows that it is possible to display an impressive visual without resorting to computer graphics.
The episode enters once and for all Sherlock Holmes, more than in point-blank shooting in His Last Vow. And, for that, it abuses camera and editing tricks to make the viewer dive into the genius reasoning of the character.
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A scene condenses all this narrative capacity. in exact three minutes and 42 seconds, the series uses diverse resources and experimentation to explain a single deduction.
Are flash back with change of colors and lenses, cameras in different points of view and instantaneous change of scenery. This is all added to tips within the script that serve as a trigger to reach the conclusion. The scene closes with a variation of perspective as the drugged mind of Sherlock discovers that he is no longer in the same place.
In the episode, the penultimate one released by the BBC, Sherlock reaches one of the highest levels of quality. Perhaps since the “death” of the detective in The Reichenbach Fall. It's an hour and a half worthy of appreciation. A fun episode like most and that, at the same time, makes irable the ability of the creators to make a real movie-for-TV.
The channel Nerd writer, on YouTube, published a video that explains all the merits of the series in one of the scenes of The Lying Detective. If you've watched it - or don't care about spoilers – be sure to check:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfFgnJoLiQE]
