Watson - Back from the Dead
Despite the rather huge twist at the end of the series premiere, "Back From the Dead" turns out to be a rather standard episode of Watson with the clinic working on an unusual case that might involve plague buried since before the Ice Age. The difference here is the story is told through flashbacks, by Watson (Morris Chestnut) to Sherlock Holmes (Robert Carlyle).
The return of Holmes isn't quite what I was hoping for, as it doesn't appear the character will be incorporated into the show week to week, but at least it's not what I was dreading as we confirm Holmes did indeed return (and it isn't a dream or hallucination of his best friend either tied to the issues from the First Season or as a result from the latest case). Holmes is alive and well in the Watson universe, but likely only available for sweeps.
As for the case of the week, and the structure of Watson telling the story to Holmes, it all works quite well with the doctor narrating events from the latest case involving a group of recently-returned scientists all showing signs of a mysterious illness. The episode is also notable for Watson making a decision to bring back Ingrid (Eve Harlow) to the team (who all agree). The fact we don't see that offer suggests the possibility of one more hurdle prior to the show returning to its status quo. As for Holmes, we do get a tease on what he's working on (in very broad terms) but it doesn't sound like we'll see him again for awhile.
- Title: Watson - Back from the Dead
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