Sherlock: 1x02 "The Blind Banker"

SHERLOCK REWATCH: SERIES ONE, EPISODE TWO: “THE BLIND BANKER”

Sherlock: 1x02: “The Blind Banker” by Steven Moffat

The Summary: (In brief)

Sherlock is called in by an old acquaintance to look into the disappearance of a banker.  It turns out the banker is dead and not just dead but murdered!  More people die under the same unusual circumstances – killed in a way that looks like a suicide with all doors locked from the inside and up too high from the ground to have had someone climb to a window.  Sherlock figures out that it must be a Chinese murderous acrobat who is killing smugglers for a Chinese gang who might have stolen from the gang.  Sherlock tracks down Soo Lin, a smuggler turned ancient Chinese pottery expert, who dies before she can tell Sherlock anything but a few cryptic clues, which Sherlock puts together just in time to save John and his date from being killed by the leader of the gang – General Shan (who apparently answers to Moriarty).

The Women:

Soo Lin, Molly Hooper, Mrs. Hudson, Sarah, General Shan

The Conversations:

None.

Bonuses:

I am loathe to do this with the episodes's rampant sexism, but I didn't make exceptions in the rules...

Modified Bechdel Test 1:

1. Are there two or more PoC with names?  Shan, Soo Lin Yao, and Zhi Zhu

2. Do they speak to each other?  Yes, in the museum Soo Lin and her brother Zhi Zhu talk before Zhi Zhu murders Soo Lin.

3. Is their conversation about something other than a straight white cis-man (SWCM)?  Presumably.  Considering these are their first words to each other in years and their last ever, it is doubtful they are talking about a SWCM.

The Rating: 1.5

The Tally:

Episode 1x02 Total: 1.5

Series 1 Total: 1.5

Program Total: 1.5