flywoman: (Sherlock)
2013-08-13 07:54 pm

Benedict Cumberbatch in The Last Enemy

Okay. So I just finished watching the BBC miniseries The Last Enemy. It features both Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Carlyle, and it's a sort of modern-day 1984 by way of The X-Files. Without giving anything away, I think I can safely squee about how hot BC is in this series - and yes, there are nude scenes - and how interesting it is to see him play a character who has much in common with Sherlock - the obsessive compulsion, the desire to pursue his cerebral work without distractions, the rapid-fire and all-too-candid lines of logical reasoning, the always-difficult relationship with his elder brother... yet is still recognizably a confused, passionate Everyman facing larger forces beyond his comprehension. Yes. See it. You know you want to!

Now, for those of you who have already seen it...

QUESTIONS AND SPOILERS )