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‘Sherlock’ Season 4 Episode 2: The Lying Detective; Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman at Their Best

‘Sherlock’ Season 4 Episode 2: The Lying Detective; Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman at Their Best

Ralphy Bonn Sim

Last Sunday, Sherlock's Season 4 with its second episode "The Lying Detective" revolved around Sherlock Holmes when he got into a dangerous game to catch someone who's lethal. Holmes once again danced with catastrophe in his addiction with drugs that made him victorious in his mind battles of being a detective.

In the previous episode Culverton Smith, played by Toby Jones, was caught in the act of killing by a drugged Holmes. The recently dead Mary advised Holmes in a message saying that he will go to hell. This illustrates Holmes addiction to drugs in order to put a trap for a killer to capture, which forced Dr. John Watson to save Holme's messy life.

"Sherlock S4 E2: The Lying Detective" showed the misery of Holmes drug addicion which pushed Benedict Cumberbatch's character to his emotional limits and mental ability developing a sociopath person which has surpassed his own intelligence beyond imagination.

A woman named Irene Adler, who's on and off for the three seasons appeared sending a message that, warned us that even though she is lesbian, she is also emotionally and sexually vacant in the heart of Sherlock. She reminded viewers to take note her appearance that helped John Watson to comprehend stuffs about his failure relationship.

"The Lying Detective" precisely portrayed that in every generation, actors such as Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman (Dr. John Watson) has shifted into a universal presence in the field of movie industries. They are accurately versatile and excellent in their profession of acting made the "Sherlock" series deserves to have its huge commercial success.

It is predicted that the finale of the next and final episode will lead us to some illustration of how Sherlock Holmes came to his place being a drug addict, creating an image of his own world in his mind; a world where he is both the genius and the hero detective.

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