The latest series of British drama Sherlock has received over six million viewings on China's video streaming site Youku.com and generated heated discussions since it was released on January 1.
英剧《神探夏洛克》第四季自1月1日在中国上映以来，已在视频网站优酷播放600多万次。
Yet many Chinese fans and
mainstream media say they find the fourth season not as attractive as its
predecessors.
The current season as usual includes a total of three episodes, with one episode being aired so far, which fans say has given too much ink to the characters' emotions and too less to the detective's logical reasoning process.
Audiences also complain
about the
estrangement between Holmes and Watson in the end of the series. They find it uneasy to accept the changes of their
dispositions: the detective is no longer the cute and stubborn "sociopath", and his partner no more a sage-like doctor.
Some blame the lackluster of the series on the heroine dying too early and too suddenly.
Still, Douban Movie, a Chinese film rating website based on audiences'
evaluation, gives the season an 8.5 out of 10 rating.
The first episode of the season, The Six Thatchers, was based on Arthur Conan Doyle's story The Adventure of the Six Napoleons and involved six smashed statues of the former UK prime minister.
The show, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as John Watson, has been a critical success and multiple-awards winner and catapulted the two actors to fame all over the world.
相关单词：mainstream
mainstream解释：n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的
mainstream例句：
Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。
相关单词：predecessors
predecessors解释：n.前任( predecessor的名词复数 )；前辈；（被取代的）原有事物；前身
predecessors例句：
The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。 来自《简明英汉词典》
Will new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors? 新计划比原先的计划更能令人满意吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词：estrangement
estrangement解释：n.疏远，失和，不和
estrangement例句：
a period of estrangement from his wife 他与妻子分居期间
The quarrel led to a complete estrangement between her and her family. 这一争吵使她同家人完全疏远了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词：dispositions
dispositions解释：安排( disposition的名词复数 )； 倾向； （财产、金钱的）处置； 气质
dispositions例句：
We got out some information about the enemy's dispositions from the captured enemy officer. 我们从捕获的敌军官那里问出一些有关敌军部署的情况。
Elasticity, solubility, inflammability are paradigm cases of dispositions in natural objects. 伸缩性、可缩性、易燃性是天然物体倾向性的范例。
相关单词：evaluation
evaluation解释：n.估价，评价；赋值
evaluation例句：
I attempted an honest evaluation of my own life.我试图如实地评价我自己的一生。
The new scheme is still under evaluation.新方案还在评估阶段。
