I thoroughly enjoyed it. Loved the rapid fire dialogue and wit.

Not being one to dissect continuity, anachronisms, plots, etc., I do wonder about one thing:

At one point the phrase "Merry Christmas" was used. Given the country and company, I'd have thought that "Happy Christmas" would have been correct.

Was that just for the US and/or overseas audience?

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I am that Masked Man.

All you can do, is all you can do.

There’s trouble — it's time to play the sound of my people.

Your boos mean nothing to me, I've seen what you cheer for.

Insisting on your rights without acknowledging your responsibilities isn’t freedom, it’s adolescence.

I've been to the edge of the map, and there be monsters.

We are a government of laws, not men.

Everybody counts or nobody counts.

When a good man is hurt,
all who would be called good
must suffer with him.

You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.

There is no safety for honest men except
by believing all possible evil of evil men.

We don’t do focus groups. They just ensure that you don’t offend anyone, and produce bland inoffensive products. —Sir Jonathan Ive

An armed society is a polite society.
And hope is a lousy defense.

You make me pull, I'll put you down.

I *love* SIGs. It's Glocks I hate.

I said the same thing to my wife.

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This article says you are right. But I wonder why that was so important that they needed to change it (assuming they intentionally did so). Do they really think the American audience for Sherlock is so unsophisticated that they would be confused by the expression?

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Actually, I think that article explains why it was used.

Thanks for the link.

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I am that Masked Man.

All you can do, is all you can do.

There’s trouble — it's time to play the sound of my people.

Your boos mean nothing to me, I've seen what you cheer for.

Insisting on your rights without acknowledging your responsibilities isn’t freedom, it’s adolescence.

I've been to the edge of the map, and there be monsters.

We are a government of laws, not men.

Everybody counts or nobody counts.

When a good man is hurt,
all who would be called good
must suffer with him.

You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.

There is no safety for honest men except
by believing all possible evil of evil men.

We don’t do focus groups. They just ensure that you don’t offend anyone, and produce bland inoffensive products. —Sir Jonathan Ive

An armed society is a polite society.
And hope is a lousy defense.

You make me pull, I'll put you down.

I *love* SIGs. It's Glocks I hate.

Well, I guess if I read my own linked articles, I would be smarter! "Happy Christmas began to take root in the late 1800’s in Great Britain and Ireland."

I didn't notice the expression when I watched it, but I presume what you noticed took place in the...vintage portions of the show.

The repartee was fun, the lipstick overdone.

Not my favorite episode

I thought beating the stiff was entirely to long. Later I saw the coroner and got a feel for what was at least a foreshadow of a side plot.

Having reached the end I shall watch it again (and again....) but the beating will still be an issue. Sloppy. Couldn't think of anything for Sherlock to do in the background of the Watson roomie intro.

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Given that everything we saw was part of Sherlock's dreaming, we might surmise that the boy ain't quite right, to paraphrase a poster here.

So I don't think the beating or the lipstick were sloppy, though I could easily do without both.


Having reached the end I shall watch it again (and again....) but the beating will still be an issue.

As will I, and probably just gloss over the beating the stiff part.

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I am that Masked Man.

All you can do, is all you can do.

There’s trouble — it's time to play the sound of my people.

Your boos mean nothing to me, I've seen what you cheer for.

Insisting on your rights without acknowledging your responsibilities isn’t freedom, it’s adolescence.

I've been to the edge of the map, and there be monsters.

We are a government of laws, not men.

Everybody counts or nobody counts.

When a good man is hurt,
all who would be called good
must suffer with him.

You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.

There is no safety for honest men except
by believing all possible evil of evil men.

We don’t do focus groups. They just ensure that you don’t offend anyone, and produce bland inoffensive products. —Sir Jonathan Ive

An armed society is a polite society.
And hope is a lousy defense.

You make me pull, I'll put you down.

I *love* SIGs. It's Glocks I hate.