Scandal in Belgravia story
The episode depicts Sherlock Holmes' confrontation with Irene Adler, a dominatrix who has compromising photographs taken with a female member of the royal family. It is based on the short story "A Scandal in Bohemia".
11 total · 4 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| attitude of superiority | major | Sherlock Holmes had a massive ego and condescended people, left, right and center. |
| private investigator occupation | major | We saw Sherlock Holmes and Watson doing what they do best. |
| romantic love | major | Sherlock and Miss Adler were mutually infatuated, although neither wanted to admit it. |
| terrorism | major | The plot of this story was building up to the foiling of a terrorist plot to bomb a passenger plane. The story concluded with Miss Adler being about to be beheaded by terrorists in Pakistan. |
| boyfriend and girlfriend | minor | Jeanette expressed frustration when Watson abruptly canceled their Christmas plans upon being called into action by Sherlock. |
| brother and brother | minor | Sherlock and his brother Mycroft were quibbling with each other. |
| Christmas traditions | minor | Sherlock and a Christmas jumper clad Watson held a Christmas gathering for some of their closest acquaintances. |
| creative writing | minor | Watson's blogging about the cases he and Sherlock had been solving went viral. |
| information technology in society | minor | Holmes and Watson became celebrities when Watson's blog went viral. |
| law enforcement | minor | Sherlock and Watson helped a rural police detective investigate the scene of a murdered hiker. |