Sherlock Holmes Season 1 Episode 1 Reaction | A Study in Pink

Join Syntell and Rekkai as they dive into the world of Sherlock for the very first time with their reaction to the thrilling series premiere, "A Study in Pink." This modern adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective stories introduces a new generation to the genius of Sherlock Holmes, brought to life by the brilliant performances of Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.
Synopsis: In "A Study in Pink," Dr. John Watson, an army doctor recently returned from Afghanistan, struggles to adjust to civilian life in London. Fate brings him together with Sherlock Holmes, a brilliant but eccentric consulting detective with a penchant for solving the most baffling of crimes. As a series of seemingly unrelated suicides grips the city, Sherlock and John team up to uncover the dark and mysterious truth behind the deaths.
Key Characters and Their Roles:
Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes
Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson
Rupert Graves as DI Greg Lestrade
Una Stubbs as Mrs. Hudson
Louise Brealey as Molly Hooper
Mark Gatiss as Mycroft Holmes
Creators: Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss
Watch along as Syntell and Rekkai react to the witty dialogue, gripping mystery, and dynamic chemistry between Sherlock and Watson in this first episode. "A Study in Pink" sets the stage for what promises to be an unforgettable journey through London’s most complex criminal cases. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more first-time reactions, in-depth reviews, and discussions on classic and modern TV series. Share your thoughts on Sherlock’s brilliant deductions and let us know what you think of this new twist on a legendary detective!
Prepare for a thrilling, fast-paced mystery as Syntell and Rekkai experience the world of Sherlock Holmes for the first time. See you in the comments!
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[@Syntell]

Remember to subscribe to NupeFromDaVille now! Rekkai's (NupeFromDaVille's) Deep Dive for S1-Episode 1 available at now! - kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3bUZYp4jNCXh9U Make sure you join the Discord - discord.gg/ZKHV8dKcjQ

[@nupefromdaville]

Thank you bro! Everyone also needs to check out my Doctor Who Deep Dives!

[@qwizzle78]

Line of duty, Luther and slow horses are fantastic British series

[@blacprophet1153]

I enjoy the UK/British detective and crimes series such as Wallander, Young Wallander, Pinky Blinders, Gangs of London, Happy Valley, Bay, Shetland, Vera, The Tower, Ridley, Broadchurch, The Tower, Strike, Vienna Blood, Grace, Unforgotten, The Responder, Ripper Street, Endeavor Professor T and many others! They have created some really interesting and very good shows!

[@sarahealey1780]

You two are killing it with these British reactions. Who and now Sherlock, you are now firmly cemented as my favourite reactors ❤

[@Lynxdoc]

The modern Doctor Watson and in the books both served in Afghanistan

[@fleason771]

Rekkai never fails to impress me 👏 He was on the money about the cab driver instantly!

[@nupefromdaville]

It was just that Sherlock said it earlier.. who could move around the city and be invisible to people... why would it be the passenger?

[@HuntingViolets]

The "not my housekeeper" joke is that a lot of people think Mrs. Hudson was the housekeeper but she was the landlady. There are a lot of in-jokes that work as just jokes in here.

[@stevev2492]

She was the housekeeper in the books.

[@channyh.221B]

It's thanks to Doctor Who we got this show. Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss (Mycroft Holmes) both writing for Doctor Who and going regulary together on a train from London to Cardiff, they often talked about their love of Doctor Who but also Sherlock, wondering what it would be for a modern day Sherlock. Back home, Steven talked to his wife about it, and she said:" Well, instead of talking about it, why don't you both make the show, I'll produce it, but only if you get that creepy guy from Atonement to play Sherlock" and that's why you see produced by Sue Virtue on every episode. And seeing Rekkai's reaction I know this show was written for you.

[@stevev2492]

Sue Virtue was an established producer.

[@channyh.221B]

@@stevev2492 I believe she started with Mr Bean. I remember Sue telling she invited Cumberbatch to talk about this show for the first time and her mother answered the door and Cumberbatch asked to her mother if she could make a tea, and Beryl Virtue did, and Cumberbatch only later realized her mother was the founder of the Hartwood filmstudio and felt ashamed he didn't realize it at that moment.

[@_adrian_sean]

Did she REALLY say that creepy guy from Atonement? Lol

[@vickster5001]

Getting Benedict wasn’t a requirement from Sue, but them watching atonement made them think of him auditioning. Also, Sue is a producer in her own right. It’s her career & shes part of the production company that produced the series.

[@Velociraptour]

Oh my god! Yeyyy! You're watching this because of Moffat aren't you?

[@nupefromdaville]

Not really... I heard it was excellent and when Syntell heard I had never watched it.... we were off to the races

[@lindala2602]

If they were there are worse reasons to watch a show

[@Daltwan_Kenobi]

@@lindala2602Not really, no. If you appreciate someone’s work then you naturally want to see what else they have worked on. The direct correlation between S5 + S6 of Dr Who is not that far fetched to then watch this, they were released around the same time.

[@JonSnow08]

Don’t understand why more reactors don’t do this. Its the perfect show to react to and it’s so good

[@najhoant]

The bit with "Rache - German for 'revenge'" is actually a really clever reference to the original story, "A Study in Scarlet"; in that one, the police think it's supposed to be "Rachel" right away, but Sherlock figures that it's the German word. The show is full of easter eggs and references like that

[@MJE-riffs]

Fun fact: On the Friday before this aired, I was asked to appear in a BBC interview with Stephen Moffat about this show. I'm the film curator for the Sherlock Holmes Society of London, but I don't actually live in London, and by the time I could've got down there by train, I wouldn't have had time to watch the show before the interview.

[@stevev2492]

Shame, you missed your 5 minutes of fame.

[@MJE-riffs]

@@stevev2492 And I haven't stopped complaining about it since.

[@michelleMc2024]

@@MJE-riffs Love this.🤣 I'd be talking about it on my death bed. Such a pity you missed it. Brilliant to be asked though.

[@vickster5001]

This show is literally an example of someone becoming famous overnight. It aired in July 2010 in the uk & the next day everyone here knew who Cumberbatch was and it got huge ratings. He went from just known by a small few to a huge national figure overnight. It was pretty crazy how the show blew up. Moffat & Gatiss creating this show & writing it together was a great team.

[@laurarocca17]

9:17 To this day I cannot plug my phone in without thinking about this line and it makes me so mad lol

[@HerHollyness]

😂 Me too! Any time I don’t get it first time I’m like, “Sherlock was such a liar!” But then I remember the phones most of us had at the start of the 2010s (BlackBerrys, Nokias etc) and, admittedly, the charging holes were a lot easier to plug into back then!

[@t.j._fury]

What an amazing surprise!!! Thank you! I'm so happy right now, Lol! I don't know why more ppl don't react to this amazing show. I think it's right up your alleys, especially Rekkai's. Smart people need/love smart shows, and this is definitely that! The writing is very good. Side bar: I want to 2nd another commenters request that you check out Luther when you get the time. Pleeeease! ❤ Thanks guys! 🎉🎉

[@ajdo1991]

Pistols are legal to own in the UK if they meet certain specifications but Watson’s pistol wouldn’t meet those specifications. It’s generally accepted by the fandom that he’s kept his service pistol from his time in the military.

[@stevev2492]

You also need a license issued by the police and you wouldn't get one for "self defence".

[@Bobby-LeeChanning]

@@stevev2492 need? only if u have no mind of yr own

[@mistressm3075]

Yay! I love this series and now my favorite reacters are watching! ❤❤

[@chefskiss6179]

What a pleasant surprise this popping up. Sweet! You two doing this show, fantastic, can't wait for this ride. Here's a sad fun fact: In the original writing, Doyle first wrote (1887) that Watson came home from his army tour of Afghanistan. In this modern retelling, more than a hundred years later, he sadly was 'still' returning from the very real tour of Afghanistan. I did admittedly go into this cynically kicking and screaming, so bored and nothing to watch, but by the time Holmes comes back to his flat and asks Holmes if he wants to see more action, I was pleasantly sold! Such good writing and pacing! P.S. You should really try Gosford Park. It was the 'sorta' precursor to Downton Abbey; same writer, he had collected so much unused research material for GP, that he had enough left over to pitch a season of DA.

[@JulietteReacts]

OH GOD YES. Sherlock was massive for me when it came out. That same year I got a cat and named him Sherlock (he’s 13 now!) and a few years later I wrote my dissertation comparing different adaptations of Sherlock Holmes. Ah it’s a fun show!

[@virtualal]

Great choice - fab reaction

[@mxesc9861]

U guys react to the goated shows I swear😂

[@mradriankool]

Mark Gatiss & Stephen Moffat co-created this ( watch their Dracula ) almost all the reference are taken from the original books with just reworks to the 21st century. Study in pink being study in Scarlet in the books. The phone dissection scene is iconic to Sherlock Holmes, it was a pocket watch in the books.

[@Darknamja]

This a fun series. Thanks for posting your reaction. 😉

[@jeanine6328]

You’ve made a most excellent choice with Sherlock. Thank you!!! May your views and likes always be equal.

[@HailToTheMeep]

One of the most brilliant series. I am so glad you guys get to watch it!

[@IndomitableAde]

Y'all are making me want to watch this whole series again!

[@acrefray]

I'm absolutely thrilled you're doing Sherlock reactions! I'm absolutely invested!

[@OneHardyRue]

They are both such amazing actors! I’d love to see them switch roles, too.

[@drkpop6173]

Oh my God I am going to scream 😱 😲😲😲😲😍😍😍😋😋

[@ernestineful]

YAY! So happy you guys are reacting to this!

[@chefskiss6179]

Ritchie's Moriarty was played by Jared Harris, son of Richard Harris (Gladiator' Cesar, Dumbledore, Unforgiven). PLEEEASE do Luther(!) and consider me subscribed!

[@HuntingViolets]

Maria Konnikova, a psychologist and the author of _How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes,_ has an article called "Stop Calling Sherlock Holmes a Sociopath! Thanks, a Psychologist." It is more about the book character, but I'm not sure this version qualifies either. I always kind of took this as a snarky comeback more than a diagnostic fact. Perhaps as we go along, we'll see what you think. Moffat has said, "He's not a psychopath, he's not a sociopath . . . he's a man who chooses to be the way he is because he thinks it makes him better. It's a monastic decision. He takes himself out of touch with his sexuality, out of touch with his emotions in order to make himself better."

[@gsandau]

In the TV series, Dr. Watson returns to London from Afghanistan after serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps. In Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, Dr. John Watson was a surgeon in the British army during the Second Anglo-Afghan War in the late 1870s:

[@GiantHaystack]

Phil Davis (who plays the taxi driver) is an outstanding actor over a number of decades.

[@MrTrevcarter]

23.25 Dr who in Volcano Day, the guy with the arm made of stone 👍

[@jamila_freya]

Yesssss 💙

[@DiamondFire]

Moffat was the co-showrunner a lead writer alongside Mark Gatiss, who also plays Mycroft. Those 2 are best buddies, they've worked on so many shows together, including Who!

[@reneanderson8225]

💖BBC Sherlock💖 I always rewatch any and all of “Sherlock” when ever I feel like a good mystery 💖reading the books… glad you gents are watching 🙏🥰🤩

[@vicandvin]

Thank you for reacting to this and for bringing your amazing knowledge and understanding of Sherlock Holmes...love this reaction!!!

[@cjfulbright]

I absolutely loved this show. This version of Sherlock Made me love and started to read the old books again.. He is savage, and didn't care if you liked what he said or not.

[@darkphoenix6807]

Oh!!! I LOVE that you’re doing Sherlock!!!

[@debbiehubbard5166]

Big Sherlock fan here and your reaction turned up on my KZbin feed tonight out of nowhere. I watch a lot of reactions when it's something that I like which I guess is the same as everyone else. Anyhow! Watching you guys react? I can honestly say that this is the first time I've considered joining someone's Patreon subscription because I find your reactions entertaining as hell and I want to see more! This was great!

[@jrmarcus]

One of my favorite shows ever. Great reactions. Subscribed.

[@TenCapQuesada]

Super excited for this - can't wait for future episodes! Another great series for you is another of my favourites "Ripper Street". Five series of greatness.

[@theConquerersMama]

Yes!!! So happy you are getting into these.

[@jjkcharlie]

I love this first season.

[@jlerrickson]

Martin Freeman is phenomenal in this series. His is my favorite performance.

[@Vallara27]

Loved the reaction! Hope you continue, subscribed for more!

[@jamesmasefield6109]

Probably one of the best written and acted tv shows ever. In a league of its own. Hope you enjoy.

[@medieval420]

Sherlock is an INTP/ Logician Analyst. Watson is an INFJ/ Advocate Diplomat. These are two of the 16 MBTI personalities. Google and KZbin, the 16 MBTI personalities, it explain everything about everyone in society.

[@queenofgreen83]

So good to SEE Rekkai (aka he got a higher quality camera and/or internet speed).

[@janewatkins9801]

These reviews are so wonderful, intelligent and well observed. You don't miss any of the nuances. Impressive and fun, rather like this version of Sherlock Holmes.

[@Afak6]

Ommggggg you’re watching MY favorite series ever!!!! 😍😍This BBC version is iconic. I can’t wait for y’all to experience “A Scandal in Belgravia” episode - So geeked! 😊

[@debbielough7754]

It was created by Stephen Moffatt and Mark Gatiss, based on Conan Doyle's stories, and written by them and Stephen Thompson.

[@captainsplifford]

I love that you guys are reacting to this!! Mark Gatiss, who plays Mycroft, is a co-creator of this series, as well as a writer. You might recognize him from the Doctor Who episode The Lazarus Experiment (which he wrote) and one of the Nazis in Good Omens.

[@chriswhite1417]

Some of the most intelligent, intuitive reactions on YT

[@andrewdoubtfire4700]

I love these reactions. The comments and conversation are intelligent and really funny.

[@HuntingViolets]

The A in Gatiss is pronounced like the A in gate. This led to a funny moment when he won an Olivier award this year and the announcer pronounced it wrong, so Gatiss had to correct that before giving the rest of his speech. (He won over David Tennant in "Macbeth," by the way.) This version of Mycroft is inspired by Christopher Lee's portrayal of a thin Mycroft in _The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes._ Stephen Fry played Mycroft in the second Downey movie.

[@ROLANDSONOFSTEPHEN690]

Hand in hand. Opposite sides of the same coin. Mirror Images! Idris and Benedict playing Sherlock and Luther are perfect casting!

[@HuntingViolets]

Jack the Ripper isn't in the original Conan Doyle stories (although a popular subject in pastiches by modern writers, as in the movies, _A Study in Terror_ and _Murder by Decree_ and the pastiche novels _Dust and Shadow, The Whitechapel Horrors,_ etc.), but it was in that period (and all the way up to 1915). Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss (whom you've seen on _Doctor Who_ and who has also written for _Doctor Who)_ are the co-creators and -showrunners for _Sherlock._ They used to talk about the way to do a new version of Sherlock Holmes while riding the train to Cardiff for _Doctor Who_ and finally decided to do it. They use things from most previous versions of Sherlock Holmes, as well as the Canon (the stories by Conan Doyle). I may mention more specifically as it comes up. The "pajama suicides" are a series of murders that take place in the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce movie, _The Spider Woman._ They had Sherlock text a lot in this because Holmes was wont to send telegrams in the stories. John is back from the war in Afghanistan. Watson in _A Study in Scarlet_ also has returned from the war in Afghanistan. The police think "Rache" means Rachel in the book, and Holmes realizes it is Sherlock. When I saw the ads for this coming to PBS, I didn't think it looked that great (but, of course, as a Sherlockian, I was bound to watch it) -- particularly didn't see the need to change "The game is afoot," a phrase from Shakespeare that could reasonably be used in modern day. I don't like his rather sexist (and slut shaming) takedown of Sally. You will have seen this actress (Vinette Robinson) in the episode of _Doctor Who_ where Martha and the Doctor are on a spaceship hurtling towards the sun ("42"). Holmes in _The Sign of Four_ makes deductions (technically inductions, but we are going to use the traditional Doylean term, of course) from Watson's watch rather than his cell phone (obviously).

[@nathanthomas5133]

Matt Smith auditioned for Watson but Steven Moffatt thought he was too similar in height/build/style to Benedict Cumberbatch,but remembered him when he was casting for Doctor Who.

[@johnniekight1879]

One of my top 5 all-time favorite series. Looking forward to more reactions to it.

[@RockieMatters]

Rekkai!! I know life be lifeing but I am so glad to watch you discover this Sherlock Holmes version!!! Thank you for introducing him Syntell and can't wait to discover this again with both of you. ❤💖

[@nagrgm]

yesss

[@isamocha1719]

Hey, this was actually not the pilot, it’s the first official episode. They reshot the OG pilot and changed a few beats and dialog, but the story is the same. You can actually find the original pilot to watch on the internet and Benedict Cumberbatch looks much younger in it! There’s even a drunk scene before Sherlock gets kidnapped.

[@grahamc5531]

Mark Gatiss (Mycroft) has also written several episodes of Dr Who and has also appeared in several episodes

[@HuntingViolets]

Kudos to Rekkai for figuring out the murderer before Sherlock (technically, Sherlock doesn't figure it out; the murderer comes to get him, a change from the book).

[@rockwellknuckles9425]

I’m just glad my suggestions are being heard. Syntell w/ the MF intel!!!

[@HuntingViolets]

John's therapist suggests he try writing a blog; she isn't writing a blog about him. She says: ". . . and writing a blog about everything that happens to you will honestly help you." I think you're hearing "and" as "I'm."

[@stuartarmstrong5190]

Moffat-era Doctor Who AND Sherlock?!?!?!? Christmas has come early! Thanks guys! Moffat is an amazing writer and the current seasons are him on top form.

[@Tinker_LV426]

I love that you're doing this series! I don't think I've seen another reactor do Sherlock. I just re-watched the series for the 7th or 8th time.

[@Velociraptour]

Man, I remember wanting a Sherlock and Luther crossover so bad back then.

[@richarddavies4322]

Nice reaction....looking forward to this

[@finncullen]

Another fun easter-egg: Watson with the leg-injury that turned out to be psychosomatic as his real injury was in his shoulder --- in the books, Arthur Conan Doyle was a bit lax on continuity and in one story described Watson as having been shot in the leg, and in another stated that his wound was in his shoulder. This show was Moffat being playful with that ambiguity.

[@Llanchlo]

221b was also House's apartment number ...

[@TardisNerdGirl]

That's because House is a medical modern day take on Sherlock Holmes

[@o2bnowhere]

I'm here for this reaction...❤

[@michaeljohn1978]

Stephen Fry was Mycroft to RDJ's Sherlock. He was only in Games Of Shadows though

[@ScotchBeard78]

Oooooh. Good choice! Looking forward to these reactions.

[@robynmurray7421]

The taxi driver is Holly from Red Dwarf, something you should put on your watch list.

[@naebodyknows7016]

I think you've got him mixed up with someone else, mate. This actor is Phil Davis, who has been in loads of t.v. and films.

[@Bobby-LeeChanning]

nah

[@shonnathapeters8542]

I am so happy that you found one of my favorite series Sherlock Holmes with Cumberbatch. Another series that you should check out and you will absolutely love. Is Broadchurch.

[@midianmtd]

When we get introduced to Sherlocks mother & father they're played by Cumberbatch's actual parents who are legit actors. Una Stubbs was a friend of their and around Benedict as he was growing up. So he has a natural familial chemistry with her as his landlady. Not as his house keeper though.

[@lokithecat7225]

Had to stumble into this through Playlists on Syntell's KZbin... This really should be more popular, between your audience and Sherlocks.

[@jacqf3583]

Loving your reactions so as soon as it saw Sherlock I hit like!

[@AnthonyWilkinson-jw6hn]

Brilliant stuff, loved watching along.👏👍

[@jatilq]

I've watched this series a few times. Very nice reaction.

[@zuzauramek9850]

Only in modern days people do think that Sherlock and John were a couple not friends living at the same address.

[@axspike]

Yes! Love sherlock!!

[@zinnia2980]

Sherlock was created by the great Dr Who team of Steven Moffatt and Mark Gatiss (Mycroft). They are excellent writers. I didn't like Downtown Abbey either, the writer is part of the aristocracy so he presents a stylised image without a lot of substance although I did like him as the funny Kilwillie in the really good Monarch of the Glen. I miss that show.

[@carlosyoung1629]

It's an amazing series. It's great to see you guys watching it. I always used to wind up my girlfriend (at the time) when we used to drive to London to visit her relatives, she would drive through Baker Street and asked me who lived there. I'd always answer Danger Mouse (which was a cartoon about a spy who lived in a red post box) she would just look at me 😂😂😂. If you ever get a chance take a look at Steven Moffats modern retelling of Jekyll.

[@barriehull7076]

Benedict Cumberbatch: His mum is in classic Who.

[@kihyahouston387]

OG tumblr girlies are getting war flashbacks. If they started supernatural out of nowhere it would be the rebirth of the great superwholock

[@CJ77777]

After this, you guys should watch Humans (BBC). It was super popular when it came out. Takes a few episodes to get into but really good. Here's a summary from IMDB - "Humans" is set in a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a Synth, a highly-developed robotic servant eerily similar to its live counterpart. In the hope of transforming the way they live, one strained suburban family purchases a refurbished synth and discovers that sharing life with a machine has chilling, far-reaching consequences.

[@brownfox1540]

Glad to see y’all infected with the Moffat bug.

[@artembentsionov]

I like that they made Lestrade to be fairly competent, just not on Sherlock’s level

[@FiresCollide]

Just a heads-up, Steven Moffat isn't the only connection to Doctor Who: Mark Gatiss, the actor who plays Mycroft, was also a writer (and sometimes actor) on Doctor Who.

[@ericj166]

An entertaining reaction to a very entertaining series.

[@gailscrypto1536]

Sherlock was the BEST modern take ever! funny they keep insinuating they are romantically involved, that has been heavily discussed about the og sherlock and watson!

[@ravensdark99]

When I first saw this I was mindblown. Cumberbatch did the performance of the decade and Freeman was equally good. I consider Episode one of Season 2 the single best series episode in history actually...(my taste)

[@itscrossbow7637]

0:01 this is why people hate Sherlock but also why the fans love him 😂

[@mikedignum1868]

This is a great mini series.

[@GiantHaystack]

Gun laws in the UK are fairly complicated, it is legal to own a gun, subject to all manner of vetting. It's very different to how the US appears to operate.