Elementary‘s looming return will introduce new characters and reunite the famous Holmes and Watson. Here are 10 highlights to relive before season 3!

Elementary‘s season 3 premiere is still two weeks away, but that does not mean we can’t reminisce about our favorite parts of the Sherlock’s Holmes adaptation! Below are 10 reasons we fell in love with Elementary during the first two seasons.

1. Watson and Sherlock, an unlikely partnership:

Joan Watson, sober companion, and Sherlock Holmes, recovering drug addict and brilliant consulting detective for the NYPD. Elementary aptly takes the canon and flips it on its head, choosing to have Sherlock rise from the bottom with Watson guiding him from ground zero. He is not at the height of his career when we meet him, but clinging to the bottom rungs of the ladder with Watson there to give him a boost as he goes back to work without the haze of drugs.

2. Clyde the turtle:

Sure, a small tortoise is nothing to give too much attention to. However, the introduction of Clyde to the show gave the sleuth team a mascot. From his introduction in “The Red Team” to the debut of his “cozie” outfits, a Clyde appearance provides the right amount of humor to otherwise serious moments. But the cast and crew may feel differently… A Day in the Life of Clyde

3. Joan’s faith in Sherlock:

While Sherlock may make “exceptional efforts” to keep Joan safe and in his life, his partner sees a great change in his life. From the start of the pilot through the present, Sherlock has made amends with his brother, formed two professional relationships with Captain Gregson and Detective Bell, and found confidence in his sponsor, Alfredo. Though Sherlock sees them as stepping stones on a path to recovery, Joan sees them as a change in his character, an attempt to be a better person. But at the end of the day, there is always the threat of fallout from his actions.

4. Reimagined characters:

Mrs. Hudson, in this case, is your housekeeper. Elementary does an excellent job incorporating famous antagonists (Milverton, Sebastian Moran) as well as the villains. Introduced as a muse for the occasional rich gentleman who prefers his women with an Adam’s apple, Mrs. Hudson serves as one of Sherlock’s irregulars. When she is not consulting on a case featuring Ancient Greek, Mrs. Hudson will arrange your books in decreasing order of difficulty.

5. Family feud:

Mycroft “Fatty” Holmes does not make his appearance until the second season of Elementary, but his relationship with Sherlock is worth the wait. Growing up with Sherlock was no easy task, yet the love that Mycroft felt for his brother did not falter under weight of the insults and constant disappointments. Mycroft understands his brother on the surface level and finds that Watson is the key to learning how to connect with Sherlock in a new way.

6. A cautionary tale of fame:

Before drugs interfered with his work at Scotland Yard, Sherlock worked with a detective by the name of Lestrade. While Sherlock thrived on putting the pieces of the puzzle together, Lestrade basked in the glory of the cameras that focused on the finished masterpiece. More often than not, Lestrade finds himself in a pinch and needs the great Sherlock Holmes to come to his rescue. However, the detective still has some learning to do.

7. The great mentor:

Sherlock discovers early on that Joan has a knack for detective work that extends far beyond a passing interest in her client’s career. While she serves as his sober companion, Sherlock tests Joan with small nuggets of cases. It is not until she becomes his full-fledged partner that Sherlock pulls out all the stops and walks her through the cases, celebrates (well, celebrates as much as he is capable) her breakthroughs, and helps hone her skills.

8. The Captain and the Detective:

A consulting detective needs a source for cases. For Sherlock Holmes and Joan Watson that source is the homicide department of the NYPD. Sometimes the random client will wind up at Sherlock’s doorstep, but to succeed in a procedural show a solid base of cases makes the dots connect far better. Captain Thomas Gregson and Detective Marcus Bell quickly enter the orbit of Sherlock’s influence and become invaluable resources not only to help the cases, but stand as examples of men that Sherlock holds a great deal of respect for.

9. The fun never ends:

Stuck on a case? Visit the roof and compose a chapter on bee keeping in your head. Need an outlet for your anger? Pick up a singlestick and attack your dummy. There is no end to the experiments, odd quirks, and collections that Sherlock indulges in to pass the time in between the work. You never know when the skills are going to prove handy in a case!

10. THE SPOILER TO END ALL SPOILERS:

In case the title was not enough, if you have not seen Elementary seasons 1 and 2, turn away now! There is one villain Sherlock knows he needs to destroy. The man who took the love of his life, the brilliant art restorer Irene Adler, goes by the initial, “M.” Irene’s death drove Sherlock to copious drug use and set the show in motion. When “M” arrives in New York committing his signature murder, Sherlock is fueled by rage to torture and kill the man. However, it turns out that Sebastian Moran is the man behind the murders and that he receives his orders from Moriarty. After a tumble into the insanity of Irene Adler’s return it is revealed that Moriarty and Irene are one and the same.

As the only certain love in Sherlock’s life, Jamie Moriarty and Sherlock continue a correspondence, lamenting on the nature of their character.

Is that enough to convince you tune into Elementary season 3?

Watch Elementary season 3, episode 1 “Enough Nemesis To Go Around” Thursday, October 30 at 10:00 p.m. ET on CBS.