Elementary season 8 episode 1

Critic's Rating: 4.75 / 5.0

4.75

All in all, this was a heartwarming wrapup that captured the spirit of this long-running series.

We got to find out what happened in the wake of Sherlock's faked death on Elementary Season 7 Episode 13.

The first thing that happened was that the Odin Reichenbach storyline got wrapped up in the initial five minutes.

After being behind Odin for most of the season, Sherlock jumped ahead by framing him for Sherlock's murder on Elementary Season 7 Episode 12.

Not that Odin has ever charged for that crime.

But investigations after his arrest led to all his dirty secrets coming out and him getting a life sentence. So it was the same net effect.

That left much of the hour for a finale that featured quiet moments among the characters as well as a lighthearted mystery.

The script by executive producer Robert Doherty made a smart move of jumping ahead three years.

Joan adopted a son, Arthur.

She also became an author, writing "The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes," largely, she admitted to Sherlock, as revenge for his falling out of touch.