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Todd Burroughs

1:01:10 The third option--he doesn't care either way. It's irrelevant! I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!!!! LOL!!!!!

Max Packer

Yes, I believe the chair situation with Sarah is a bit of a loophole that fans have noted. Not to get your hopes up, as everyone has different tastes, but I'm particularly looking forward to the next episode. Your reactions have prompted me to start reading the original Sherlock Holmes mystery's by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Although this is a modern-day adaptation (originals were late 1800's and early 1900s) and a lot of the storys are only loosely based on the original books, it's still really fascinating to see some of the connections. For example, the book I have started with is called "A Study in Scarlet" and the first episode was "A Study in Pink".

Max Packer

I think the police wrote off the first "murder" as a suicide and so stopped investigating that and the second one they refused to believe was connected and wouldn't listen to Sherlock and John extra ideas to their own. I don't think it was that they weren't investigating at all, I think it was just that they were only following their own route and didn't see any connections or believe Sherlock about the serial killer/assassin until Sherlock proved it with the tattoos. Also, can I give a special shout out to Molly. I think she's such a sweetie and overlooked. She comes across as "easy" because she's in love with (maybe that's a bit strong - crush?) Sherlock and so doesn't need much persuading to help him out. I don't think she would have been as "easy" if it was someone else.

Todd Burroughs

FROM AI: In Series 1, Episode 2 of BBC's Sherlock, "The Blind Banker," a major logic gap occurs in the tunnel climax when Sherlock tries to untie Sarah from her chair instead of simply tipping or sliding the chair out of the crossbow’s line of fire.The Chair Loophole BreakdownThe Scene: Sarah is bound to a chair in a dark underground tunnel, facing an automated trigger trap connected to a firing mechanism/crossbow.The Plot Hole: Sherlock wastes critical time trying to untie her knots, even though his fast-thinking profile should dictate that dragging, sliding, or tipping the chair sideways out of the projectile path would take a fraction of a second.Fan Consensus: Viewers discussing the scene on platforms like Reddit point out that this moment contradicts Sherlock's usual hyper-efficient problem-solving skills, ranking it among the more glaring convenience-based writing choices in a widely debated episode.

Todd Burroughs

Max, I think this series will never have any *major,* *deal-breaker* faults for me. (Although folks have pointed out some major racial stereotypes here [see below], and I'm sure all of us will point out other wince-y things as we move along. This show, after all is created by 20th-century-forged white British men who are in love with their 19th-century British Empire hero!) I turn my critical brain off (ironic for a mystery show!) because I love this show so.

Todd Burroughs

FROM AI: Season 1, Episode 2 of Sherlock, titled "The Blind Banker," has faced widespread criticism for relying on outdated, monolithic, and regressive East Asian tropes, drawing heavily on historical "Yellow Peril" narratives rather than modern representation.Key Elements of CriticismExoticized Stereotypes: The plot centers on a smuggling ring called the "Black Lotus," invoking traditional Western pulp tropes like the silent assassin/ninja, the "dragon lady", and the submissive "china doll".Generic Depictions: The episode leans on generalized notions of "ancient China", merging distinct cultural elements (such as numerology, graffiti, acrobatics, and tea ceremonies) into a single, sinister foreign underworld threatening London.Linguistic and Casting Choices: Critics have pointed out that the portrayal reduces Chinese culture to an exotic backdrop, and even noted that actors like Gemma Chan (who played Soo Lin Yao) were directed into affected speech patterns or accents despite being British-born. Viewer and Critic PerspectivesCritics and Concerned Viewers: Many argue that the episode simply transplants 19th-century colonial anxieties and Orientalism from Arthur Conan Doyle’s era straight into the 21st century without subverting or critiquing them.Mixed Audience Reactions: Discussions on online platforms like the Sherlock Forum show mixed opinions; some viewers feel the criticisms overstate benign pulp-fiction tropes or narrative shorthand, while others maintain that the reliance on such distinct ethnic clichés remains clumsy and offensive.