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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S1E2 8.2
The Dying Detective

A man dies of a mysterious tropical disease on which his cousin, his heir, is the sole authority.

#2
S1E6 7.8
The Cardboard Box

Susan Cushing asks Holmes' help in solving the disappearance of her sister Mary Browner, but it doesn't seem Holmes' type of case until he is told of a Christmas present's grisly contents.

#3
S1E3 7.4
The Golden Pince-Nez

Sherlock Holmes and his brother Mycroft investigate the murder of an amanuensis who clutches a pince-nez and whose last words were, "The professor--it was she."

#4 The Red Circle S1E4 7.4
#5 The Mazarin Stone S1E5 7.2
#6 The Three Gables S1E1 7.1

Lowlights

#6 S1E1 The Three Gables 7.1

A dead young man's affair with a beautiful widow brings odd, dangerous events to his grandmother's house.

#5 The Mazarin Stone S1E5 7.2
#4 The Red Circle S1E4 7.4
#3 The Golden Pince-Nez S1E3 7.4
#2 The Cardboard Box S1E6 7.8

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.

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Episode Engagement

High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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