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The Mystery of <i> Sherlock</i>'s New Antagonist

Who is Eurus, and what does she want with the Holmes brothers?
Source: PBS

This article contains spoilers through the most recent episode of Sherlock, “The Lying Detective.”

Last week, writing about the first episode of the fourth season of , “The Six Thatchers,” I complained about in Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’s BBC show, and bemoaned how the loss of Mary (Amanda Abbington) meant there were no complex female characters left. I was dismissive of the depths of Mrs. Hudson (Una Stubbs), characterizing her as a former stripper and, to Moffat, and, most grovelingly, to Mrs. Hudson.

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