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I am currently marathoning Elementary. Well, I'm rewatching it in a marathon sort of form. As I was watching it, I didn't realize just how good Elementary was. Then by mid-season, you start getting really into it. And then there was the Super Bowl episode, which wasn't all that great of an episode but of course, is always good exposure. Frankly, there were better episodes. I particularly liked the snow storm episode. Or the wargame spy episode. Or the episode where he was paid with a bee. Anyway, there were some pretty decent episodes.

I hadn't planned on rewatching Elementary so soon but the last couple of episodes of Elementary just wouldn't leave my mind since I first watched them. The last three episodes were just so brilliant, the acting so well done that it has been on my mind since May. It was a bit mind-blowing. Some people might say they expected that twist, but I didn't. I never suspected so it smacked me so hard...

I think this is one of those shows that starts off a bit slow but really grows on you as time goes on. It's like Castle, another show that I didn't love in the beginning but ended up really looking forward to. It's the quirky procedural type and I've always liked my procedurals... That's why I knew I would like the show but I didn't think I would be so into it as I am now.

And of course, the comparison to Sherlock is inevitable. But it's really a different monster entirely. A bit of a disclaimer, I don't obsess over Sherlock. I don't even slash Sherlock and John. Frankly, Benedict Cumberbatch to me, only became truly interesting when he was cast as Khan in Star Trek, a fandom I actually do obsess over. Sherlock has a host of problems for me. Their faithfulness to canon is actually quite annoying to me. The Hounds of Baskerville was actually my favorite Sherlock Holmes story but modernized in Sherlock, it was awful. And Moriarty... I can't get over Jim Moriarty. What a horrible casting choice. He was so over the top, I had a hard time taking him seriously. And then he became important again at the end of the second series and it's just like, gah, I was really hoping to be over him despite him being Moriarty.

And then there's the fact that I don't like Sherlock's Sherlock. Sure, and argument could be made that Elementary's Sherlock is entirely too likable but I do like him. He's so much more relatable, so much more human. I like knowing the guy can change, that he can feel and care about people, even if he's a bit awkward in it. Plus, with 24 episodes, you really get a sense of who he is as a person. Not to mention his changing relationship with Joan Watson. In a procedural, it's stuff like that that I live for, those little snippets of their personal relationship. I can't wait until it's the end of September and Elementary comes back... They're going to London! We'll finally meet Papa Holmes (hopefully!), and Mycroft (definitely!). Now wouldn't that be fun?

I am actually surprised at how well Elementary did in its first season. It's the most watched new TV show of last season and even managed a 3.0/8 rating/share. I think the only two new shows that beat it in those key demographics were The Following and Revolution... But it's a CBS show, what else can you expect? During the season, I didn't know this so I actually thought it might not be renewed but now that I've been enlightened, I realize that never would have happened. It was probably renewed in a heartbeat.

Let's just hope season 2 is as awesome? Although, I do wonder if Irene is going to pop up again... That's definitely a tricky one, but I guess it could work if they wanted to... And they probably should. But I have to wonder how they would do it if they were going to do it... It'll have to be pretty awesome considering what they've already done...