A Study in Pink story
The episode introduces the main characters and resolves a murder mystery. It is loosely based upon the first Sherlock Holmes novel, A Study in Scarlet.
10 total · 5 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| attitude of superiority | major | Sherlock Holmes had a massive ego and condescended people, left, right and center. |
| coping with post-traumatic stress | major | John Watson was an army doctor injured in Afghanistan who suffered from post-traumatic stress. |
| decision making in the face of uncertainty | major | Sherlock Holmes about the 50/50 chance of choosing good pill. |
| friendship | major | Sherlock Holmes befriended John Watson. |
| private investigator occupation | major | We saw Sherlock Holmes and Watson doing what they do best. |
| brother and brother | minor | Sherlock Holmes and Mycroft. |
| coming to terms with one's past | minor | John Watson may have been haunted by memories of the war in Afghanistan. |
| facing a mortal enemy | minor | John Watson was introduced to Sherlock Holmes' arch enemy. |
| overcoming an imaginary reliance | minor | John Watson had an imaginary reliance on his cane. |
| romantic infidelity | minor | Sherlock Holmes deduced that an apparent suicided woman in pink was a serial adulterer. |