Puzzled

Elementary es una serie bastante promedio. Como adaptación de Sherlock Holmes tiene la mala suerte de competir en el imaginario colectivo con la casi contemporánea Sherlock (cuyo «Holmes es gay» definitivamente supera el «Watson es mujer» de la serie estadounidense). Como serie policial es bastante predecible, aunque no tanto como Law and Order (en sus diversas variantes). Ni siquiera es lo mejor de sus actores; Jonny Lee Miller era infinitamente más interesante mientras estaba casado con Angie y a Lucy Liu la prefiero en su versión madre vulnerable, compartiendo la pantalla con George Clooney.

Sin embargo, ya van dos o tres veces que la (me) pegan muy bien con el diálogo.

Y a mí que siempre me gustaron los rompecabezas...

Watson:-Unbelievable.

Holmes:-What is?

Watson:-It's just that green card marriage guy. Emily's having this dinner party thing next week, and we talked about maybe going together, and I think now he's blowing me off. But you know what the irony is? I don't even want to be in a relationship right now. I... It's just that Emily went through so much trouble.

Holmes:-Yet his apparent mutual disinterest irks you.

Watson:-It's crazy, I know.

Holmes:-If I had to guess, and by sitting there talking about it you're forcing me to, I would say he finds your analytical skills intimidating.

Watson:-He was a little weirded out when I told him I looked him up online, but he lied about being married, so we are square, right?

Holmes:-He might not see it that way. Doesn't, apparently. It has its costs.

Watson:-What does?

Holmes:-Learning to see the puzzle in everything. They’re everywhere once you start looking, it’s impossible to stop. It just so happens, people and all their deceits and illusions that inform everything that they do tends to be the most fascinating puzzles of all. Of course, they don’t always appreciate being seen as such.

Watson:-Seems like a lonely way to live.

Holmes:-As I said, it has its costs.

- Elementary 1x04, The Rat Race.