Sherlock, Season 4, Episode 3 “The Final Problem” Posted by Sage I considered breaking with our recap naming convention to call this post an "in defense of" piece. I can't divorce my experience watching "The Final Problem" from the high rate of … [Read more...]
“Once more unto the breach.” – Sherlock Recap – The Lying Detective
Sherlock, Season 4, Episode 2 “The Lying Detective” Posted by Sage We are officially going around in circles. Then we are backtracking and going on random tangents and we don't even get the satisfaction of tormenting Mycroft while we do … [Read more...]
“The danger was the fun part.” – Sherlock Recap – The Six Thatchers
Sherlock, Season 4, Episode 1 "The Six Thatchers" Posted by Sage As dangerous as it is to hand too much of a popular series over to fanservice, so too is it to treat your audience like adversaries. That's the feeling I got when I watched … [Read more...]
“There’s always two of us. Don’t you read The Strand?” – Sherlock Recap, The Abominable Bride
Sherlock, New Year's Day 2016 Special "The Abominable Bride" Posted by Sage If you follow Head Over Feels on social media (and you'd better), you perhaps noticed that we didn't give off our usual hum of anticipation leading in to a brand new … [Read more...]
Martin Freeman – The 2014 Showman of the Year
Posted by Kim and Sage Middle fingers up for Martin Freeman, our Showman of the Year! 2014 marks our second annual awarding of this title, and the criteria are getting a little more clear. Just like 2013 winner Tom Hiddleston, Martin represents … [Read more...]
“Here be dragons.” – Sherlock Recap
Sherlock Season 3, Episode 3: His Last Vow Posted by Sage Anxiety. Dread. Ice cream. Alcohol. These are what Sherlock fans usually bring with them to a finale episode. Especially after the relative lightheartedness of this season's first two … [Read more...]
“Did I say ‘murder’? I meant to say ‘marriage.'” – Sherlock Recap
Sherlock Season 3, Episode 2: The Sign of Three Posted by Sage Dearly beloved. We are gathered here today to watch this man, THIS man, and this woman firmly establish themselves as the finest adventuring trio since three little Gryffindors … [Read more...]
“Ooh, you bastard.” – Sherlock Recap
Sherlock Season 3, Episode 1: The Empty Hearse Posted by Sage God, I missed this show. This absurd, arrogant, UNREASONABLY fun show. #sherlocklives, readers. But we already knew that. What we didn't know was how he did it. Or maybe we did, … [Read more...]
Nice Trip: Best TV Pratfalls
Posted by Sage It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt, and then it's hilarious. My Saturday night involved, among other things, a spectacularly unglamorous faceplant on the subway stairs. And I woke up Sunday morning looking something like … [Read more...]