Speaking to The Guardian, Gatiss has expressed his feelings about the backlash, saying it was inevitable thanks to most classic shows being hated at some stage.
Co-creator, writer and Mycroft Holmes actor Mark Gatiss responded to claims the show’s titular character was becoming too much like James Bond with a poem.
Meanwhile, the BBC has yet to confirm whether Sherlock will be back for a fifth season.
Calling the backlash “familiar pattern” with success, he said: “We toyed with calling one of the episodes ‘Backlash’, because it’s time.”