Sherlockians (Elementary Pilot Episode Review)

 Ever since it was announced that an American adaptation of UK's Sherlock, fans all over the world went into clamor. Many people have complaint, even the creator and actors of the said British series, do not have anything good to say about this.

Surprisingly, the pilot episode of Elementary.... was good. The crime/mystery that the duo solved was not as exciting and as thrilling as I thought it would be, but then I have to force myself to realize that this is not the UK Sherlock wherein it only airs three episodes every year. Miller played Sherlock really well. He was able to make the character his own rather being compared to Benedict Cumbercatch. Moreover, Sherlock in this American series is more flawed, agnostic, self centered and aloof than what we would have expected. 

Lucy Liu, on the other hand, proved that a woman Watson is not so bad. She's a good sidekick and the connection between the two main characters are definitely undeniable. Joan Watson became the hand that Sherlock needs to hold on to. Crap, that was cheesy.

Obviously, they made Watson a woman to further strenghten the romantic relationship between Sherlock and his best friend. By this, the whole bromanship would be repudiated and a realistic and more sensible relationship would exist. However, we have seen this before. Knock knock, Bones? Castle? I just hope that the show would not focus on their bond but more of their personal growth and friendship.

Over all, Elementary was such a treat. I think it's inevitable to compare this series to BBC Sherlock, but still, both shows offer something different and unique.  I can say that this Sherlock and Joan are more complex and has more depth in terms of personality and background. A good start for an expected-to-be-bad series.

I will give ELEMENTARY pilot episode a rating of.... 8.5/10!