Sherlock fans unimpressed with season finale’s VFX

On Sunday night, Season 4 of Sherlock concluded with another intense and energetic episode. However, many fans were left unimpressed with the show’s visuals.

For a series that has always been praised for its creative use and execution of visuals, with VFX company ‘Milk’ even recently winning an Emmy for its work on the show, it was surprising for many to see such amateur special effects for an explosion in the season’s finale, which fans criticised on Twitter:

Hi, Academy Awards? Is it too early to submit my nomination for worst special effects 2017? What about a lifetime achievement?#Sherlock pic.twitter.com/CnC9hqeRyO

— デイヴ (@deivudesu) January 16, 2017

Sherlock & John jumping out a window unscathed from an explosion in the worst special effects ever was one of the first things to annoy me

— Josh Stoddard (@jstodtv) January 16, 2017

this episode just didn't seem like bbc sherlock at all and even special effects (the explosion in 221b) looked so cheesy fake and bad

— deenerys (@cdaenerys) January 15, 2017

https://twitter.com/JoeHarrisUK/status/820764997299109888

https://twitter.com/_RozT/status/820742843153190913

https://twitter.com/dannyisaroyal/status/821109932032487425

#sherlock Def not winning any vfx awards this year!! ?

— Sherin (@sherin_vfx) January 15, 2017

The explosion in Sherlock looked fake AF.

— J Pipsam (@markdavaus) January 17, 2017

Some fans have also become tired of the show’s heavy use of visuals:

https://twitter.com/xelene/status/820856871817007104

Tried watching "Sherlock" last Sunday. He talked so fast I couldn't understand him, and so many special effects, I was dazzled senseless.

— Gayle Alstrom (@GayleAlstrom) January 5, 2017

#Sherlock appears to be suffering from a visual effects overdose.

— Sam Buntrock (@SamBuntrock) January 9, 2017

The weird slide show effects on Sherlock are too much now

— tam ⊙▽⊙ (@mattflykick) January 4, 2017

https://twitter.com/SteppStuff/status/816515840333914113

Sherlock season 5 is yet to be announced.