Mancakes 
I realize they made references to Blackadder and all that beforehand, but this sketch had no right to be in what otherwise was a good, fun show.
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baleen
This was amazing, what are you talking about?
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Charon
Wow. First I LOLed at the Chnaiman thing but then the end. Wow.
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dueserpenti
Holy shit.
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Innocent Bystander
Ffffuck...
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fedex
H
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duck&cover
It's okay, he'll be revived and rejuvenated in the 22ND CENTURY!
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twinkieafternoon
Yeeesh.
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Simian Pride
Damn.
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BHWW
It was already a sort-of uncomfortable sketch, in a good way (not that Mitchell & Webb sketches haven't mined uncomfortable, awkward subjects for humor before) but still, just DAMN.
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Squeamish
Oh, ouch.
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cognitivedissonance
They out-creeped Tim and Eric. Bravo!
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cognitivedissonance Furthermore, adding comparison to lesser acts, this is exactly the sort of sketch that Little Britain would've hammered into the ground and made a weekly affair, and here M&W take it and reverse the comedy dictum that the weak must be hilarious, to brilliant effect.
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bac
Not...what I was expecting.
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kennydra
Ah......god.
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Spider Jerusalem
This really is brilliantly done.
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FeeFiFoFoTheFifeFifeBrown
Wait, would things really still be that quaint and Victorian by the time Holmes was geriatric?
I CALL CONTINUITY ERROR
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cognitivedissonance Assuming Holmes was in his early 50s in 1885, and this sketch takes place in the World War I era (as evidenced by the nurse's uniform), I think it's not out of range.
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baleen
Are you trying to correct David Mitchell's OCD understanding of history? That's funny.
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cognitivedissonance I'm just saying that if you go by the assumption that THIS ONE ROOM is quaint and Victorian to suit Holmes' preferences, and the nurse is wearing a WW1 era uniform, it makes a lot of sense.
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bac Why would you assume Holmes was in his early 50's in 1885? He at most would have been in his late twenties. Considering he relates to Watson a story from when he vacationing from university sometime in the mid to late 70's. (The story of the Gloria Scot I believe)
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Xenocide
I watched this twice. The first time, it was very funny. The second time, it was the complete opposite.
All my stars.
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Comatose2
Watson was brilliant in this. Played completely straight and you could see pain in his eyes at what Holmes had become.
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oswaldtheluckyrabbit
these men are geniuses
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oddeye
I'd rather die, as would my father.
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Aelric That has ominous undertones.
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Anaxagoras
Without the laugh track, it would have been sublime. But the track was so incredibly jarring; it never felt like a comedy sketch to me.
Also, my criticisms and thoughts are very important.
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Chinballs
That was painful to watch...however it did showcase their impressive acting talents. As saddening as this skit was, it was a reminder of how entertaining the M and W look really is.
Bravo...(wipes tear from eye)
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mashedtater
may we all have a friend like watson
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