'Watson' Season 1 Episode 8 “A Variant of Unknown Significance” Recap

This episode bring another layer mystery. Check out our recap:

Watson and his team are on a field assignment when Irene Adler, a person from Watson's past, arrives with her son Angus, claiming he has a mysterious illness and needing Watson's help.

Watson and his team investigate Angus' condition, running all the tests. The team splits into groups to work out what the issue is. He assigns them two tasks and breaks them into teams. The 'Hopeful Healers'(HH)-Sasha and Adam devise a differential from Angus' symptoms and medical records. Adam and Sasha point at each other smiling clearly happy to work together. Ingrid and Stephens are the 'Cynic Squad' (CS). Ingrid is pleased but Stephens is not. Watson remains untrusting of Irene.

Over time, clues reveal Irene's deception. She is the cause of Angus' illness and uses their connection to Sherlock Holmes to obtain Holmes' DNA, wanting to leverage it for a mysterious collector of extraordinary minds. Perhaps Sherlock's enemy is behind all of this.

Despite Irene's choices, Watson uncovers that she is genuinely ill, diagnosed with incurable multiple myeloma. She seeks treatment and asks Watson to become Angus' guardian if she does not survive.

The team exposes Irene's lies, proving Angus is not Sherlock Holmes' son. Irene and Angus attempt to escape but are intercepted by Watson, who retrieves Sherlock's DNA. The episode ends with Watson reflecting on Sherlock’s legacy, uncovering a family heirloom, Mycroft’s ring.

The episode also introduces viewers to Sherlock Holmes’ brother, Mycroft Holmes. While the main plot was mysterious enough, over time the series has proved worthy of being in Sherlock Holmes lure.

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