The Sign of Three

Fun, breezy, and more focused than the previous episode, but still undeniably lightweight. Far more focused on the characters than on the mystery, which feels like an afterthought. I can see how that would frustrate some fans, but I think the following episode more than makes up for it in the drama department.

My pick for best of the third season; an intriguing murder, and enjoyable fan-service-esque scenes without overdoing it like in the first episode. The best man speech is a highlight, and a real encapsulation of this Sherlock's personality. While it may be more fun than mystery, I appreciate it as a step on the way to BBC Sherlock wrapping up.

Slightly overwritten, but a way more interesting and fun episode than the previous one. It has a classical mystery with an unusual buildup and there are some surprisingly moving scenes. Generally season 3 seem to focus way more on the characters rather than the cases.

A step up from the previous episode with once again some great character moments. But again it's lacking that intrigue that the first two seasons had. The case this time around was better, but still missing that extra bit that makes it so interesting. Again the fact that there are only 3 episodes, you want them to be almost perfect and I guess that is a little unfair.

WTF is going on with this series? This one is even worse than the previous one. I don't want to see a romcom, I want to see a mystery.

The Best Man Speech of all Best Man Speeches.

I'd have preferred this either as a full mystery or just a wedding episode. Mixing the two works to the benefit of neither aspect. I've been a bit let down by the third season so far, which is a shame considering how much I loved the second.

cumberbatch gets to be silly for 90 minutes which is fun to watch, but there's nothing else to this one. decent fluff.

Kind of sad to see the series dismantle itself in this way. Resorting to cheesy character situations and very shallow developments and focusing mainly on the antics of Sherlock. Please for the love of god go back to solving mysteries without pitiful wedding day side story. Starting to look like Sherlock died when Moriarty put a bullet in his head, giving all the due credit to Andrew Scott - that is a hard villain to top. Now I know why British television always ends after 3 seasons.

This episode is pretty much a farcical comedy, with an incredibly predictable mystery tacked on in the last half an hour. Great fun, though.