I will start with what I feel is the one, crucial, and major flaw of this series, which caused me to stop watching it: the villains. They suck. I'm talking specifically about the second and third episodes. Their acting empty, wispy, without substance, and not believable whatsoever. Sherlock's lifelong nemesis Professor Moriarty was truly the person and point at which he was revealed, when I could simply no longer continue watching the series. As a reader and fan of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories, the casting and performance of the character of Moriarty, was an absolute disgrace to the true character with the pages of the stories and in no way encapsulated his most important traits, character, and personality. Whoever did the casting for not only Moriarty, but also the other early villains, did not read the stories, or on top of that simply does not know how to cast the villains.

With that said, I love practically every other aspect of the show. Cumberbatch is completely on point. But the conclusion of any story, film, or show is so crucially important to the value of the entire piece that screwing that up practically means you have ruined it completely, so I feel sorry for all the significant work and value of the show to be degraded by its ending, which is inherently linked to the revealing of the villains. I hope they fix this asap, and fire whoever screwed it up in the first place. If your going to remake something as monumental as the stories of Sherlock Holmes, you better get it freaking right, instead of tarnishing such a classic literary work. Amen.