Sherlock: Every Episode Ranked Worst To Best

Without doubt the most shocking, extreme and divisive episode ever aired. The comparisons to Saw are apt, and this is an episode with some real problems. But there is a reason it has ranked so highly in the list: it is bold, daring, and incredibly emotional. Shock twist after shock twist is handled well, even if Sian Brooke's Eurus is so over-the-top that it can become an irritating rather than terrifying performance.

It can be all too much to take in for a first viewing, but The Final Problem holds up well after rewatching, because its extremities are earned. The audience holds so much affection for each character that is tested by Eurus so well, that when they are pushed to their very limits- or might very feasibly be killed in a brutal way- it has us on the edge of our seats.

Our main characters, and the audience, are led down a rabbit hole we're afraid we'll never get out of. There's no comfort here and no safety. Sherlock has never been this dark, or this intense. There are so many heartbreaking moments, but by the end Sherlock has become the man we always knew he could be - a good man who really does care.