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Elementary Bella (2012– ) Online

Elementary Bella (2012– ) Online
Original Title :
Bella
Genre :
TV Episode / Crime / Drama / Mystery
Year :
2012–
Directror :
Guy Ferland
Cast :
Jonny Lee Miller,Lucy Liu,Jon Michael Hill
Writer :
Robert Doherty,Craig Sweeny
Type :
TV Episode
Time :
43min
Rating :
8.2/10
Elementary Bella (2012– ) Online

When a groundbreaking artificial intelligence software program is stolen, Sherlock agrees to take on the case, but enlists Joan's assistance in solving it when he becomes more interested in disproving the computer's abilities than finding the thief. Meanwhile, Joan confronts Sherlock about his motives after she learns he has been in direct contact with her boyfriend, Andrew, without her knowledge.
Episode cast overview:
Jonny Lee Miller Jonny Lee Miller - Sherlock Holmes
Lucy Liu Lucy Liu - Dr. Joan Watson
Jon Michael Hill Jon Michael Hill - Detective Marcus Bell
Aidan Quinn Aidan Quinn - Captain Thomas Gregson
Ophelia Lovibond Ophelia Lovibond - Kitty Winter
Michael Cristofer Michael Cristofer - Isaac Pyke
Raza Jaffrey Raza Jaffrey - Andrew Paek
Michael Chernus Michael Chernus - Edwin Borstein
Condola Rashad Condola Rashad - Melinda Young
Halley Feiffer Halley Feiffer - Erin Rabin
Robert Capron Robert Capron - Mason
Jonathan Judge-Russo Jonathan Judge-Russo - Michael Webb
Amy Morse Amy Morse - Receptionist (as Amy V. Morse)
Bill Winkler Bill Winkler - Robert Burnett
Kathryn Gordon Kathryn Gordon - Bella (voice)

This episode features a cat burglar named "Raffles". He is named after the fictious character AJ Raffles from the Amateur Cracksman series of books by EW Hornung. Hornung was the brother-in-law of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, and the first Raffles stories were dedicated to Doyle

The man who exchanged death metal CDs with one of the computer engineers went by the username "Schuldiner." That's a reference to guitarist Chuck Schuldiner, who founded the seminal band Death. He is considered one of the best metal guitarists of all time.

Sherlock spoke of performing a Turing test on Bella. The test created by Alan Turing. In the movie 'The Imitation Game' the role of Alan Turing is played by Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays Sherlock on the BBC series 'Sherlock'.

Bella changes her response from "Could you tell me more" to "Could I have more information" after Sherlock asks "Is love real?" at the 6 minute mark.

First episode in which the brain behind the crime is not brought to justice despite the fact Holmes c.s. found out its identity etc.

Not being able to answer Holmes' question at the end proves Bella is true AI. A non-feeling machine would have no qualms about putting both brothers in jail.


User reviews

Ndav

Ndav

When Sherlock becomes an idiot because of a poor writer, it totally ruins the credibility of the story. There's a lot, but I'm going to keep this simple. It would be very easy to disprove the lady who claimed to have written the program. How did she get it? Uh... Did she write it? Yes. Really? Because you have no programming skills, as I believe was earlier stated in the show while they checked her out, and if she doesn't know the first thing about programming, which is easily proved, then they have their conspiracy and murderer. It's how they knew she didn't do it alone in the first place, but they weren't smart enough to prove it? It would be like saying the defendant knows Spanish. Okay, speak a little Spanish like "no creo" - I don't believe. Easy to prove. Also easy to show the professor's background in computers. It was REALLY poor writing and destroyed the ending taking away all intelligence from the story, the plot, the moral conundrum....everything, because they made the usually knowledgeable Sherlock less than intelligent - stupid. Sad.
Vikus

Vikus

I Confess (a word you should not really use in reviewing a detective show) that I was having trouble with the early episodes of Season 3.

I "get" that the writers for contemporary TV have stumbled onto the fact that you can keep a series fresh, and keep viewers intrigued, by periodically purging even the most established long arcs and starting anew.

I was having trouble making adjustments to all the Season 3 changes when this episode popped up and .. nirvana! Not only did all the characters suddenly seem comfortable again, and all the loose ends tie up, but the story of the AI computer that talks through a doll was engrossing and almost hypnotic.

Leaving aside some possible technical issues (raised by another IMDb member) I consider this episode one of the best in the series for pure entertainment value.