Screen Rant

  • The BBC's Sherlock series gave the titular detective a drug addiction. 1 / 7

  • The original character certainly dabbled, but wasn't an addict. 2 / 7

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  • Sherlock is suggested to be a drug-user in the first season... 3 / 7

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  • But he later relapses after a series of traumatic setbacks. 4 / 7

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  • Sherlock's addiction became a superfluous wrinkle of his character. 5 / 7

  • And perhaps wasn't afforded the necessary depth of exploration. 6 / 7

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  • But it does fit with Benedict Cumberbatch's darker, modern reimagining. 7 / 7

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