“Sherlock”‘s Cumberbatch: Rising Star
Sherlock wrapped up its too-brief, three-episode run tonight on PBS’ Masterpiece Mystery! with a strong entry, “The Great Game.†Based on an Arthur Conan Doyle short story, the adventure has Benedict Cumberbatch’s Holmes chasing after a terrorist who straps explosives to innocent people and has them deliver cryptic messages to our hero, with deadlines for him to solve the clues before the victims go ker-blooey. I could have done without the “CSI” editing and sound effects (I watch PBS “Mystery” precisely because it’s not “CSI” or “NCIS” or any other of the alphabet soup shows beloved by CBS.) By the sexually ambiguous Cumberbatch is fun to watch: he’s already been snatched up by the movies: Spielberg’s “War Horse” and the remake of Le Carre’s “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.”
