This review is full of SPOILERS. Do not read if you haven’t seen the episode and want to remain the dark.
With only one episode remaining in Season 2 of Elementary, it was clearly time for the showrunners to reveal a couple key details about Mycroft. After spending an entire season violently changing my mind about the man, the writers treated us to that experience all over again in one 44 minute episode. It got dizzying. But it created so much excitement that I’m now buzzing for the finale.
It was clear since the beginning of season 2 that Mycroft and his relationship with Sherlock was going to be a cornerstone of the show, but it wasn’t really as clear how much canon would sneak its way in throughout. In fact, until this week it seemed very little about Mycroft’s true work would be shown in Elementary, but I’m both thankful and relieved that his bizarre behavior was indicative of not only his role in MI6, but done largely out of a need to protect Sherlock during one of his darkest times. This was perhaps the most deft change in the show this season.
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