Much of Steven Moffat’s script is completely carried over, with the dialogue coming directly from the script – though a bit abridged, I suspect. Instead, I want to talk about how the manga adapts the material. I have no interest in reviewing A Scandal in Belgravia‘s story – it’s a faithful adaptation of an eight-year-old piece of television. Adler pulls Sherlock into a complex web of mysteries involving the CIA and the MOD, with secrets that could threaten to threaten international security and topple the monarchy. Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia Part One (written by Steven Moffat, adapted and illustrated by Jay)įresh from confronting Moriarty in the end of The Great Game, Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) and John Watson (Martin Freeman) are called to save the royal family from blackmail at the hands of Irene Adler (Lara Pulver), a dominatrix known as “The Woman”. The artwork is neat and much of the episode’s wit is retained, but some of the show’s charm and visual flair are lost in translation. Adapted and illustrated by Jay, this volume adapts the first half of the episode. This is what interested me in this manga adaptation of the season’s first episode, A Scandal in Belgravia. Those three episodes were Sherlock working on all cylinders. In fact, I believe the show peaked in its second season. While the last season of the show may not have been great, its earlier brilliance was not erased. Like any long-running show, it had its ups and downs its good parts and its bad ones.
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