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Sherlock: His Last Vow

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Sherlock: His Last Vow

by Steven Moffat; dir. Nick Hurran (BBC, 2014)

TV poster: Review of “Sherlock: His Last Vow” by Steven Moffat; dir. Nick Hurran (BBC, 2014)

Another inspired reworking of the source material. Lars Mikkelsen turns Magnussen into one of television’s more memorable one-off villains. Amanda Abbington employs consummate restraint in selling Mary’s character development, her inner turmoil matched only by Martin Freeman’s at his subtle, expressive best.

The Day of the Doctor

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The Day of the Doctor

by Steven Moffat; dir. Nick Hurran (BBC, 2013)

Doctor Who_Day of the Doctor

Like many of Moffat’s ‘big’ scripts, this has a rushed, scattershot feel—not from poor conceptualisation but from trying to cram too much into too little space. That said, there are plenty of nice moments. The interaction amongst Doctors is perfectly pitched.