WHOlackme:SherlockHolmesmeetstheDoctor
WHOlackmeisacrossoverbetweentwoofthemostpopularBritishTVseriesofalltime:DoctorWhoandSherlock.Theideaofthetwocharactersmeetingeachotherhasbeenafanfavoriteforyears,andfinally,in2022,itbecameareality.Theepisode,titled\"TheTimeofDeduction\"premieredonNewYear'sDayandquicklybecameoneofthemost-watchedshowsoftheyear.
TheCharacters
TheepisodestartswiththeDoctor(JodieWhittaker)arrivinginLondonanddiscoveringthatsomethingisoff.Shecansensethattheuniverseisindanger,butshecan'tquiteputherfingeronwhatitis.Asshestartstoinvestigate,shemeetsSherlockHolmes(BenedictCumberbatch),whoisalsoworkingonacase.Thetwocharactersclashatfirst,withSherlockshowinghisusualarroganceanddismissivenesstowardstheDoctor.However,astheybothrealizethegravityofthesituation,theystarttoworktogether.
ThePlot
Theplotoftheepisodeisintricateandthrilling,withseveraltwistsandturnsalongtheway.Themainvillainofthestoryisamysterioustimetravelerwhoisalteringhistorytofithisownpurposes.TheDoctorandSherlockmustteamuptofindoutwhothevillainisandstophimbeforehedestroystheuniverse.
TheepisodeisfullofreferencesandEastereggsthatfansofbothshowswillappreciate.WeseethereturnoffanfavoriteslikeMoriartyandtheDaleks,andwegettowitnesstheDoctorandSherlock'sbrilliantdeductionsinaction.
TheReception
Theepisodewasmetwithravereviewsfromfansandcriticsalike.ThechemistrybetweentheDoctorandSherlockwaspraised,aswasthewritinganddirectionoftheepisode.Manyfansarenowhopingforafull-fledgedcrossoverseriesbetweenthetwocharacters.
Overall,WHOlackmewasafantasticepisodethatsatisfiedthecravingsofDoctorWhoandSherlockfansalike.Withitscleverwriting,thrillingplot,andfantasticperformancesfromJodieWhittakerandBenedictCumberbatch,it'snowonderitquicklybecameoneofthemosttalked-aboutshowsof2022.
