sherlock the abominable bride full episode

Thankfully, Holmes is here to remind us several times ghosts don’t exist, and poetry is never true unless you’re an idiot. A series of similar murders crop up around the country, meaning Lestrade and Watson immediately think ghost rather than copycat murderer.

Emelia removes her veil and plugs her husband full of lead before evaporating into the mist. Later that evening, on his way to identify her corpse, her husband was stopped in the street by a creepy-looking woman in a wedding dress. It all began (he informs them) when the titular bride, Emelia Ricoletti, went mad and started taking potshots from her balcony at passersby, before blowing a hole in the back of her head. They’re just in time to meet Lestrade, who needs Holmes’s assistance on a murder. It’s 1895, post-Reichenbach, and Watson and Holmes are returning to 221B from a case. It then gives us a “what if” transition into an alternate universe. The episode begins with a lightning recap of the first three seasons which reminds long-time viewers of a few series high points but does little to enlighten new fans. But that’s not to say it isn’t enjoyable, in all its illogical absurdity.

It’s the sort of mess of fan service, self-indulgence, and petty delay which has become a hallmark of Sherlock since The Empty Hearse. Objectively speaking, The Abominable Bride is quite bad.

Sherlock the abominable bride full episode