What I’m Watching: Elementary

Elementary: Season 1, Episode 19 “Snow Angels” (B+)

It’s a shame that this episode didn’t air after the “Proteus” installment of “Person of Interest” from last month that also set itself in the middle of a storm and with limited resources for its main characters to help save innocent lives. Connecting the two shows, however, was Becky Ann Baker, who played a deputy on the former series and here portrayed Pam the snowplow driver, who seems to have made a friend in Sherlock following the employment of her services during the storm. The other major guest star in this hour was Jill Flint, who recently departed “Royal Pains” and here appeared as one of the criminals who got shot, and who unearthed an unfortunate foreign accent while Bell and Gregson were questioning her. The staging of a riot to compel Denise to reveal herself by leading Elle out of the interrogation room was clever, and it was satisfying to see them apprehended after the extensive mental investigation the criminals put Sherlock through. I liked Sherlock’s disregard of the weather advisory, purporting himself and Watson to be detectives, not citizens, and it was interesting to see their reactions to their houseguest, Miss Hudson. Cleaning the apartment and sorting Sherlock’s books with multiple criteria was the best thing she could have done, and it looks like both Sherlock and Watson now have another ally they can call upon should the need arise. Sherlock may not have the best social tendencies, but he seems to be doing all right for himself as of late.