Sherlock: The Blind Banker (TV)

"'The Blind Banker' is a vestige of a show that was at its peak creatively, but still managed to fall into some seriously lazy Orientalism." 

"What makes 'The Blind Banker' such a delight is not so much its serviceable mystery but rather the exchanges between Cumberbatch and Freeman" 

"Despite lacking just a bit of the wit and sparkle that was sprinkled throughout 'A Study In Pink', The Blind Banker nonetheless delivered another 90 minutes of genuine entertainment." 

"The plot is more satisfying – clearer and more self-contained. The Holmes-Watson relationship has bedded down into one that I think Conan Doyle would recognise, a mixture of admiration, infuriation and genuine affection. It's pacy, exciting and it looks brilliant" 

"The central mystery is not all that involving, but there's still room for some witty interplay between our two bickering heroes." 

"Unfortunately, it is just one of the pair's least memorable cases, and the episode struggles in its attempts to live up to the first."