....ok, so to begin with I am somewhat of a traditionalist when it comes to Sherlock Holmes, I personally love the Jeremy Brett era, the real feel for The Victorian era.
I was so excited to see this, what a great idea, and what a wonderful title. I get why people love it, I also get why people hate it. Calling it The Irregulars is plain wrong, as it has absolutely nothing to do with the idea of Holmes and Watson.
As a stand alone series, I liked this first episode, and will watch more. It's 2021, of course it's woke, but it is a fantasy series, I don't think the intention is to show a true Victorian London, come on.
It is flawed beyond belief, there is nothing Victorian about it, the music and dialogue are ridiculous, words used and sayings simply don't fit.
Production values are off the scale, it looks incredible, costumes, buildings. I may be wrong, but I recognise parts of Liverpool here, bit London. The scenes with the crows looked fantastic.
I'm confused by the audience they're going for here, maybe the millennials?
I liked it, 7/10.