Sherlock Episodes Ranked from Best to Worst
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- DirectorNick HurranStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsSherlock goes up against Charles Augustus Magnussen, media tycoon and a notorious blackmailer.S3 Ep3
The show's latest episode has so much going on, but manages to have the perfect storyline for each character and editing that keeps the viewer enchanted, His Last Vow has an ending that leaves the view more than satisfied yet excited for the next season.
A - DirectorPaul McGuiganStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsSherlock must confiscate something of importance from a mysterious woman named Irene Adler.S2 Ep1
From the opening that ends the cliffhanger of Season 1 to the multiple plot twists that make up the ending, this episode is near perfect.
A - DirectorToby HaynesStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsJim Moriarty hatches a mad scheme to turn the whole city against Sherlock.S2 Ep3
Arguably the show's best episode; featuring intense scenes, Sherlock's skills to the brink, and a hell of an ending.
A - DirectorPaul McGuiganStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanRupert GravesWar vet Dr. John Watson returns to London in need of a place to stay. He meets Sherlock Holmes, a consulting detective, and the two soon find themselves digging into a string of serial "suicides."S1 Ep1
The show's premiere reveals its tone, characters, and pacing.
A- - DirectorColm McCarthyStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsSherlock tries to give the perfect best man speech at John's wedding when he suddenly realizes a murder is about to take place.S3 Ep2
This episode of Sherlock is both touching and the show's funniest.
B+ - DirectorPaul McGuiganStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanRupert GravesMycroft needs Sherlock's help, but a remorseless criminal mastermind puts Sherlock on a distracting crime-solving spree via a series of hostage human bombs through which he speaks.S1 Ep3
Exciting, puts Sherlock's skills to the test, and reveals his archenemy.
B+ - DirectorJeremy LoveringStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsMycroft calls Sherlock back to London to investigate an underground terrorist organization.S3 Ep1
A great episode that brings Sherlock 'back from the dead' but has the most forgettable and lame villain of the series.
B+ - DirectorPaul McGuiganStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsSherlock and John investigate the ghosts of a young man who has been seeing monstrous hounds out in the woods where his father died.S2 Ep2
Full of suspense that mostly succeeds, but at times comes off as cheesy.
B - DirectorEuros LynStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsMysterious symbols and murders are showing up all over London, leading Sherlock and John to a secret Chinese crime syndicate called Black Lotus.S1 Ep2
Action-packed, but flawed and forgettable.
C+