When it came out it seemed cool and nice-and I was a fan. But rewatching - I find this insufferable. Other than a couple of good cases - most of this series is needlessly slick, trying to be cool and just wants to be much smarter than it is. Cumberbatch is good - but then he gets very repetitive with his fast monologues. Freeman does a good job of looking like he has stomach issues throughout the series. So many plot holes that one can drive a whole posse of trucks through it. A series that quickly degenerated into something that fans would put together, rather than something put together by thoughtful screenwriters and people that know what they're doing.

Yes, they enjoyed tremendous success - but it is a load of tripe.