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1	* AngstWhatAngst: ''No'' CharacterDevelopment ''whatsoever'' regarding Holmes's return to life -- he gets nostalgic from time to time and he refuses to accept robo!Watson at first, but this is as far as it goes. One would think he'd have ''some'' issues after having died and then returning to life in a ''completely different century''. Ironically, this also makes the character true to the original Doyle stories: Holmes' only passion was for solving mysteries (in one story, he expresses pride that he's forgotten basic knowledge about the solar system, because he thinks it's useless trivia), so once he wrapped his head around the fact he was in the 22nd century, it's totally in character that he'd simply ''stop'' caring about it!
2	* AwesomeEgo: Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty both have large egos and boast about themselves, but both are also every bit as smart and competent as they claim to be.
3	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyGAc-OLAiQ The theme song]], despite being somewhat repetitive.
4	* CompleteMonster:
5	** [[MadScientist Dr. Martin Fenwick]] is Professor Moriarty's right-hand man. Assisting Moriarty in his crimes, Fenwick would commit many crimes, but his [[Recap/SherlockHolmesInTheTwentySecondCenturyS2E03 worst crime]] is creating a [[OrganTheft black market organ trafficking ring]] by tricking homeless citizens into giving him their DNA. He would then clone organs for back-alley transplants that would inevitably fail without warning, and attempt to freeze Holmes and Watson to death when they uncover his scheme. He would exploit the love of a woman named Jill to manipulate her into stealing technology that would allow him to mass produce even more faulty organs for his ring, only to [[DirtyCoward abandon her to save his own skin.]] Despite being Moriarty's minion, Fenwick proves himself to be [[MoreDespicableMinion even viler than his master]].
6	** "[[Recap/SherlockHolmesInTheTwentySecondCenturyS1E06 The Adventure of the Deranged Detective]]": [[MadDoctor Dr. Culverton Smith]] is a neurosurgeon turned thief. When Inspector Lestrade finds evidence of his crimes, Smith uses stolen [[{{nanomachines}} nanobots]] to turn her into a feral, insane lunatic to destroy the evidence while lighting several buildings full of people on fire, [[AndIMustScream conscious but unable to stop herself]]. [[FrameUp Framing]] his superior for his crime, he would attempt to drive Holmes insane too when he catches on in order to have him kill Lestrade and then wipe his memory. When Holmes outsmarts him, Smith orders Lestrade to execute a helpless Holmes, smiling as he watches.
7	%%* FanPreferredCouple: Many fans of the show think Holmes and Lestrade look quite good together.
8	* GeniusBonus: Many of Sherlock's deductions frequently include these, as befitting from someone as intelligent as him.
9	* HilariousInHindsight: Dr. Watson as a "compudroid" = the WATSON supercomputer that was featured on ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}''.
10	** Holmes is voiced by Creator/JasonGrayStanford, who one year later would join the cast of ''Series/{{Monk}}'', where he plays almost the [[ButtMonkey polar opposite of the great detective]].
11	* HoYay: Like any good Sherlock Holmes adaptation, there's plenty of this between Holmes and Watson. Complicated by the BelligerentSexualTension between Holmes and Lestrade, though.
12	* JerksAreWorseThanVillains: The show had the ever brilliant James Moriarty, with Martin Fenwick as his creepy but dangerous henchman, along with numerous one-shot villains who were either clever or sympathetic in their motives. By contrast, Chief Inspector Grayson comes off as wholly unlikeable due to his rudeness, obstructiveness and repeated lack of respect of Holmes despite all the mysteries he's been able to solve.
13	* MagnificentBastard: [[BigBad Professor James Moriarty]] is a clone of the original created by a MadScientist to serve him but ultimately usurped his creator. A DiabolicalMastermind extraordinaire, Moriarty outplays the New Scotland Yard to create a wave of crime unseen for centuries and nearly takes over Earth from the moon with a complex scheme until a resurrected Literature/SherlockHolmes is able to stop him, though Moriarty escapes. Constantly matching wits with Holmes from thereon out, Moriarty shows respect and admiration for his opponent, even when at odds with one another and though his plans are ultimately halted by Holmes, Moriarty ends the series free and still at large.
14	* MoralEventHorizon: Fenwick crosses this in "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb" by mass cloning BlackMarket organ transplants...which will inevitably fail inside their hosts. Sherlock himself considers this especially heinous and horrible.
15	* {{Squick}}: "The Adventure of the [[LiteralMinded Engineer's Thumb]]," anyone?
16	* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: The aforementioned "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb" (which is notably the only episode to contain blood) is about BlackMarket organ trafficking. While things are toned down (the organs are grown wholesale from DNA samples, instead of stolen like initially thought) the subject matter is still disturbing, with scenes like the one where Holmes and Watson are sealed in a refrigerated room that turns out to be full of preserved body parts.
17	--> '''Sherlock:''' Organ legging. Illicit trafficking of stolen human body parts. In my day, not even UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper stooped so low.
18	* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: "Moriarity" is not the original Moriarty. This man in the 22nd century is a clone that has been programmed to believe he is Moriarty. He's more a fleshy version of the robot-Watson than a "resurrected" person like Holmes. There's reason to pity the man, since he's never been allowed to become his own person and is instead what Fenwick has made him.

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