Elementary: The Art of Sleights and Deception
April 24, 2017 4:14 PM - Season 5, Episode 20 - Subscribe
Holmes and Watson get mixed up in murder and magic when they investigate the death of a magician killed while performing a classic stunt.
AV Club deals out a B rating in its review.
Holmes and Watson deal with eccentric magicians and neo-Nazi while Watson lends Marcus a hand in a pending Internal Affairs investigation based on a bogus accusation.
AV Club deals out a B rating in its review.
Holmes and Watson deal with eccentric magicians and neo-Nazi while Watson lends Marcus a hand in a pending Internal Affairs investigation based on a bogus accusation.
Hah. Seriously. Not many people who would be interested in buying it in the first place would care that it was written by a Nazi. I mean...it's a book of autopsy drawings from Germany. Mmkay. I would be more surprised if it wasn't written by a Nazi.
I really hope they haven't fridged Chantal. As soon as I saw Marcus walking up the steps to her apartment, I said to my husband, "Uh-oh. Chantal is dead". Hope I'm wrong.
Overall I did think it was a strong episode, as most are when there's no Shinwell, to be honest. Really weak storyline, cannot wait until they're done with that.
posted by the webmistress at 10:25 AM on April 25, 2017 [1 favorite]
I really hope they haven't fridged Chantal. As soon as I saw Marcus walking up the steps to her apartment, I said to my husband, "Uh-oh. Chantal is dead". Hope I'm wrong.
Overall I did think it was a strong episode, as most are when there's no Shinwell, to be honest. Really weak storyline, cannot wait until they're done with that.
posted by the webmistress at 10:25 AM on April 25, 2017 [1 favorite]
I was hoping this was based on some real book, but I haven't found any real books that could take its place. This list of "best magic books" includes some older titles, but the artists are well-identified in all cases, even including their faces on the covers.
Sadly, I agree with both oh yeah! and webmistress - real life has ruined a good bit of fiction these days, and Shinwell's plot has become weak and distracting. I like Shinwell as a character, but his actions don't seem consistent.
I really hope they haven't fridged Chantal. As soon as I saw Marcus walking up the steps to her apartment, I said to my husband, "Uh-oh. Chantal is dead". Hope I'm wrong.
My wife said that too, at the exact same time, and I have the same worry that she's been fridged. I'm hoping she is either 1) just badly injured, or for more of a fake-out 2) slipped and dropped a container of raspberry jelly, knocking her head in the process.
posted by filthy light thief at 11:33 AM on April 25, 2017 [3 favorites]
Sadly, I agree with both oh yeah! and webmistress - real life has ruined a good bit of fiction these days, and Shinwell's plot has become weak and distracting. I like Shinwell as a character, but his actions don't seem consistent.
I really hope they haven't fridged Chantal. As soon as I saw Marcus walking up the steps to her apartment, I said to my husband, "Uh-oh. Chantal is dead". Hope I'm wrong.
My wife said that too, at the exact same time, and I have the same worry that she's been fridged. I'm hoping she is either 1) just badly injured, or for more of a fake-out 2) slipped and dropped a container of raspberry jelly, knocking her head in the process.
posted by filthy light thief at 11:33 AM on April 25, 2017 [3 favorites]
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posted by oh yeah! at 7:49 AM on April 25, 2017