Last year, Masterpiece Mystery’s “Sherlock” did Sherlock Holmes a favor by plunking him down in our own time. The contemporary setting revived the detective franchise, rescuing it from period-piece quaintness.
The new Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) is, in modern parlance, a hunk.
(“Brainy is the new sexy,” as a female admirer puts it.) He’s become an internet phenomenon thanks to a blog by sidekick Dr. Watson (Martin Freeman). And he’s a recognizable 21st century type: a jerk. This Holmes is contemptuous of his fellow mortals, with a brain that works at twice the normal speed.
“BORING!” he bellows, contemplating cases at the start of Season 2. The case that finally sparks his interest involves a sexy dominatrix who possesses incriminating pictures of a British royal. She proves to be a formidable opponent, worming her way into Holmes’ heart.
Who knew he even had one of those?
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