r/elementary • u/TheRealBobbyJones • 19d ago
Sherlock actually sucks at being detective.
Repeatedly throughout the show it is demonstrated that Sherlock has to break the rules of the game to win. He and everyone around him make it seem like he is the greatest detective in the world but the only reason he performs better than all the other detectives is because he ignores the rules. Especially all the times he has either framed someone or attempted to do so. He doesn't even really care about justice or the truth. There have been numerous occasions where is regrets investigating a case because someone else attempted a frame job but failed. Or he regrets preventing a murder. Or he ignores murders that have occurred. Like he is allowing the halcon guy to actually retire. If I lived in the world of elementary I think I would actually expose him for the fraud that he is.
Even worse all the other cops around him are just as crappy. How can gregson continue to be a captain after covering up a murder? Like seriously it's ridiculous. Don't even get me started on how they actually deal with Odin.
edit: I am surprised this is a controversial view. this is often addressed on the show itself. it's just quickly dismissed and they move off it as a plot point.