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Poison Pen

  • Episode aired Oct 17, 2013
  • TV-14
  • 44m
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Jonny Lee Miller and Laura Benanti in Elementary (2012)
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When dominatrix friend of Sherlock's finds her client dead, Sherlock determines that he had been poisoned.When dominatrix friend of Sherlock's finds her client dead, Sherlock determines that he had been poisoned.When dominatrix friend of Sherlock's finds her client dead, Sherlock determines that he had been poisoned.

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    • Andrew Bernstein
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    • Robert Doherty
    • Liz Friedman
    • Arthur Conan Doyle
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    • Jonny Lee Miller
    • Lucy Liu
    • Jon Michael Hill
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    • Director
      • Andrew Bernstein
    • Writers
      • Robert Doherty
      • Liz Friedman
      • Arthur Conan Doyle
    • Stars
      • Jonny Lee Miller
      • Lucy Liu
      • Jon Michael Hill
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    • Sherlock Holmes
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    • Dr. Joan Watson
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    Aidan Quinn
    Aidan Quinn
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    Robert Emmet Lunney
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    9omero-omero

    More reveals about Sherlock's past is always a Good Thing(TM)

    The story unfolds in a rather plain procedural way, with leads appearing and dissolving as required to keep up the interest of the viewer. What is really interesting is that more and more facets of Sherlock's troubled personality are emerging, especially his penchant to explore unconventional romantic relationships as early as his puberty.

    There are more reasons to consider this an above average installment of the series, like Detective Bell immediately commenting about Joan's behaving and sounding more and more like her mentor, in a clear acknowledgment of her observation skills, adding maybe a subtle note of jealousy.

    Definitely worth watching.

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      Nitroglycerin doesn't reduce blood oxygen levels, it just lowers blood pressure.
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      Captain Thomas Gregson: So, your client's statement is that she couldn't have killed her husband because she was too busy *planning* to kill her husband?

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      • October 17, 2013 (United States)
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      • United States
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      • English
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      • Hill of Beans Productions
      • Timberman-Beverly Productions
      • CBS Television Studios
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