10 TV Finales That Made You Embarrassed You Ever Cared
5. Sherlock - The Final Problem
The BBC series Sherlock has always had its ups and downs;
With three episodes per season, the show averaged that at least one episode (often the second) per season would be a drag, but in the shows extremely dividing fourth season, it's obvious the writing had really gone off the rails.
After the suicide of Moriarty in the second season finale, the show struggled to provide a compelling enough recurring villain. It seemed at one point in the fourth season that the savant detective was about to meet his match against his very own sister, Euros; a sibling far more intelligent and psychopathic than Sherlock and Mycroft combined.
What inhabits the finale are some genuinely interesting and captivating story beats, dusted with convoluted and cringing exposition that explains why Sherlock can't remember having a sister, as well as a fan-service cameo of the ultimate Moriarty that felt cheap and tact on.
What really takes the biscuit though, is the reveal at the end of the episode in which the possible threat of a plane crash turns out to be the convoluted machinations of Euros, and her reason for everything was so she could "play" with her brother Sherlock.
What a waste of 90 minutes.