After the cliffhanger from last episode [click here], in which Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Watson (Martin Freeman) found themselves in a deadly stand-off with Moriarty (Andrew Scott) is resolved by a phonecall, Sherlock is called to Buckingham Palace by his brother Mycroft (Mark Gatiss) on a matter of national importance - he is to retrieve a cellphone containing certain incriminating photos from dominatrix Irene Adler (Lara Pulver) ... but what seems to be nothing more than a simple task makes Sherlock realize he might have found his equal in Irene Adler from the moment she receives him in the nude, which totally confuses him. Soon, Sherlock learns the CIA is after the cellphone as well, then he finds himself drugged by Irene Adler, but finally, he does get his hands on the cellphone. Point is, she knows this phone is her only insurance, but it's best kept in his hands - and as long as he hasn't got the password to unlock it or can guess the password, she's safe. Then Irene Adler even fakes her own death, but can't help but to let Sherlock know she's alive eventually. Sherlock doesn't manage to come even one step closer to guessing the password in the meantime, but he guesses what's on the cellphone and thwarts a terrorist plot the gouvernment has already found out about but wanted to let the terrorists go through with just to not make them suspicious.

In the end however, Sherlock learns that Irene Adler was actually in Mycroft's employ ... no, wait, he and Mycroft were just pawns in Irene Adler's game ... no, wait, she was just carrying out Moriarty's orders ... no, wait, she is actually in love with Sherlock - or something like that. And actually, in the epilogue, he saves her from being decapitated by terrorists in Karachi, Pakistan.

Ok, on a story leve, A Scandal in Belgravia is pure shit: It doesn't make sense, it's over convoluted, it's sprinkled with plotholes, and the character motivations ring more than a little unreal.

Interestingly though, none of this matters too much while one's watching the story, because it's more of a character piece than a narrative movie - and the characters (first and foremost Sherlock, Watson and Irene Adler of course) are beautifully drawn and locked in a wonderful game of wits that might not make all that much sense, but it's fun while it lasts. And if you add to that an excellent cast and a directorial effort that - despite some unnecessarily flashy ideas - is subtle enough to not overpower the actors, you are in for about 90 minutes of excellent entertainment.

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