Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century: Difference between revisions

* [[Androids and Detectives]]

* [[Animated Adaptation]]

* [[Arm Cannon]]: Watson, as well as various other robots.

* [[Ascended Fangirl]]: Lestrade, from Sherlockian to Sherlock's professional partner.

** Moriarty's attitude towards Lestrade also develops throughout the series, from "Miss Lestrade" to "New Scotland Yard zealot". Ouch.

* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: In a discretional way. Holmes uses his Inverness to protect a [[Mad Scientist]]'s modesty.

* [[Christmas Episode]]: A retake of "The Blue Carbuncle," with amusing results.

** Yes, Moriarty is well aware that it is Christmastime. This does not stop him.

* [[Conspicuous CG]]

* [[Cool Old Guy]]: It must be said - Sherlock Holmes himself. See [[Older Than They Look]].

* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: Mr. Paine.

* [[Crazy Enough to Work]]: Holmes's plans, as is fitting, tend to be this.

* [[Flying Car]]

* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: Holmes's ''non''-death in "The Empty House". It's so much of a foregone conclusion that this trope doesn't use the spoiler brackets!

* [[Gas Mask Mooks]]: The men Moriarty hired as a front for his subtler scheme in "Five Orange Pips".

* [[Gender Flip]]: Lestrade, thanks to [[The Smurfette Principle]] coming into larger existence after the source material. Here, the role is played by Beth Lestrade, a descendant of the original Inspector G. Lestrade.

* [[I Lied]]: Holmes, faking {{spoiler|insanity}}.

* [[Impersonation Gambit]]: Holmes does this several times throughout the series as part of his M.O.

* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: Holmes seems to have a predilection for this, as he comes up with a few throughout the series. One was lampshaded by Lestrade when she groaned.

* [[Inspector Lestrade]]: Of course - although this time it's a woman.

* [[Insufferable Genius]]: Again, this ''is'' the Great Detective we're dealing with.

* [[Living Legend]]: Quite so.

* [[Machine Monotone]]: Watson in the pilot, until the Sherlock Holmes [[Archive Binge]] causes the original doctor's personality to take over.

* [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter]]: Averted in {{spoiler|“Scales of Justice,”}} in which the [[Mad Scientist]] has a daughter, but she is not beautiful.

* [[The Man Behind the Man]]

* [[Master of Disguise]]: Holmes. Holmes, Holmes, ''Holmes''.

* [[Never Found the Body]]: During one fight, Moriarty tells Holmes that the Yard won't be able to find any trace of him if he falls into a laser field below. True enough, Watson witnessed both men fall, and no bodies were recovered... But that would be too simple for a second [[Heroic Sacrifice|Reichenbach]], wouldn't it?

* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Lestrade royally messes up Holmes's plans once (see [[Mugged for Disguise]]).

* [[No Ending]]: The last time we see Moriarty (second-to-last episode aired, but probably intended to be the finale), he's gotten away. Neither this issue nor Holmes's relationship with Lestrade (see [[Will They or Won't They?]]) is ever resolved.

* [[No Name Given]]: The Prime Minister in "Mazarin Chip".

* [[Not Good with People]]: Ironically, Holmes appears to have better people skills that Lestrade.

* [[Not So Different]]: Bit of [[Fridge Logic]] here: read the whole page and come back to this trope. Notice how many times Holmes and Moriarty appear together? And yet Holmes is solidly good and Moriarty is solidly evil.

* [[Not So Stoic]]: When there's a possibility of having lost Watson or Lestrade, watch Holmes's composure crumble.

* [[Older Than They Look]]: Holmes, of course. The man has an old soul in 25-year-old body!

* [[Organ Theft]]: "The Engineer's Thumb" revolves around this.

* [[Poorly-Disguised Pilot]]: The idea first materialized as "Sherlock Holmes in the ''23rd'' Century," a two-part episode of ''[[Bravestarr]]'', which was made more than a decade before the series was finally produced.

* [[The Power of Friendship]]

* [[Ramming Always Works]]: At least, it works for Holmes when he's behind the wheel. He's not exactly the most experienced driver.

* [[Rapid Aging]]: In reverse for Holmes.

** "My name is... Dr. Arthur Doyle. And this is Dr. Conan."

*** The scientist who brings Sherlock back to life looks like Arthur Conan Doyle.

** Sherlock makes reference to dogs owned by his neighbors, the Harnages. Phil Harnage created the show and wrote many episodes.

** And this little gem:

'''Moriarty''': "I was kidding. Idiot. You obviously haven't watched [[Star Trek|the classics]]." }}

** ''The Scales of Justice'' featured a [[Monty Python|python named Monty.]]

** He really ought to be saying this ''all'' the time.

* [[Take a Third Option]]: Holmes is a master at this, especially when Moriarty's the one holding the gun to his head.

* [[Take Over the World]]: Being an adventure cartoon, this trope is a given. However, with ''Moriarty'' as the would-be conqueror, the schemes tend to be rather more complex than your average villain.

* [[Take That]]: The Blue Carbuncle is reworked as a [[Take That]] against Tickle-Me-Elmo, Furby, and other Christmas fads of the late '90s.

* [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]]: Moriarty. Almost as a hobby.

* [[Three Amigos]]: The Irregulars, long before Holmes hired them.

* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Moriarty at the climax of "Musgrave Ritual".

* [[We Will Meet Again]]: Moriarty always comes back, no matter how hard Holmes pounds him.

* [[Would Hit a Girl]]: Criminals, especially Moriarty and Fenwick, don't hesitate attack Lestrade. Her belligerence probably encourages them.

* [[You Have Failed Me]]: Averted. For all the times that Fenwick botches things, Moriarty ''still'' keeps him around. Given Moriarty's need for perfection, [[Fridge Logic|one must wonder why]]...