Genius Tracey Houston
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Sabine Moriarty, a brilliant but reclusive mathematician, is caught between her criminal brother Jim and his rival- Sherlock Holmes.
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Genius S1E01 Stochastic Dominance
2005: Sabine Moriarty's estranged brother, Jim, uses the 7/7 attacks as an pretext to reconnect. She reluctantly agrees to meet him, hoping that in the years of their separation he has recanted his criminal ways and turned over a new leaf. He hasn't. He has a new project, and wants her help— to be the undoing of Sherlock Holmes.
In the 1970s, young Jim tries to send his sister to a magical land. -
Genius S1E02 Long Range Forces and Broken Symmetries
In the wake of the arsons, Sabine tries to derail Jim's attempt to frame Sherlock Holmes.
Back in the 1970s, young Jim shows Sabine what adults do. -
Genius S1E03 A Sum Over Histories
Sherlock and John chase down the latest murders. Sabine tells her old math friend Aidan about a remarkable new theorem. After Jim lets Sabine see where he lives, he drops dark hints of a new plot. Sabine decides it's time to send Sherlock a new code.
In the 1970s, young Jim tries to save his family further trouble. -
Genius S1E04 Along with the Following Diabolical Device
Sherlock takes on a case involving the apparent suicide of a celebrated interior designer, but the trail leads him back to Sabine, and Sabine back to him.
In the 1970s, Mr Moriarty decides to separate young Jim and Sabine by sending them away. -
Genius S1E05 A Problem in the Doctrine of Chances
Realizing it's too dangerous to continue, Sabine delivers a dire warning- along with a hint about her past. John extracts an awkward confession, and the message in the mirror reappears.
In the 1980s, teenage Sabine and Jim reunite for a few stolen moments at a family funeral. -
Genius S1E06 Symbols, Signals, and Noise
Sabine gives Sherlock her mobile number, forbidding him from calling her- leaving Sherlock to interpret the message.
In the early 1990s, young Sabine arrives at Oxford University, and is delighted to find her brother there- a changed man, and in love.
Customer Reviews
A Brilliant Take on a Classic
Ultimately this is a “Mary Sue,” but the cleverest and most thorough I’ve ever come across. Having a brilliant, appealing female protagonist so convincingly inserted into the Holmes world is immensely satisfying. Some may find it too edgy; I thought it was genius. More, please?
YOU WON’T REGRET IT!!
I promise you, you will not regret listening to this podcast. It is excellent in every sense of the word. The sound production is excellent. The voice acting is worthy of any award it gets or had received.
Give you time and full attention.
Pet Killing
I have a long list of issues with this show, but the on-stage pet killing and on-stage child torture and many instances of homophobia are sufficient to warrant a 1 star review. The entire plot revolves around mental illness, which is presented as entirely murderous and criminal, no nuance. Lots of the kinds of shallow “causes” for mental illness that reveal true disinterest in actual mentally ill people, though there’s plenty of fascination with the character. Mental health fares no better here … completely complicit with child abuse, directly abusing children on stage, again, no nuance. The main character is a woman, and is very shallowly constructed, with flat characterless dialog. As she’s the only woman main character, this show feels overly centered on men. The acting throughout is excellent, so this is entirely a writing problem. The mic technique / dialog editing is excellent in terms of ambience and pacing, but is full of distracting plosives (they really stick out). Otherwise the sound design is truly excellent. Very complete and well balanced. For storytelling narrative, the story travels around in time and jumps from scene to scene without enough consideration for if listeners will remember the many plot fragments in each scene. Listeners could use more reminders of which characters are present in each scene, especially since some actors play multiple roles. There are sex scenes, including incestuous ones where adoption is used as an excuse.