Originally Posted by MrsGeneHunt:
“The thing with 'Sherlock' is that a) you need to give each episode your full attention (I cannot take people seriously when they attempt to critique it AS THEY WATCH, for clearly they are only half-watching!) and b) it's only once the episode is over that the individual plot threads come together and can, therefore, be fully appreciated and understood.
There was more exploration of John and Sherlock's friendship - the stag night scenes were hilarious and there was quite a bit of Johnlock going on (I loved Sherlock's little 'I don't mind' aside when drunk John put his hand on Sherlock's knee and then hastily removed it! Sweet!). Then there were the seemingly unconnected cases (the 'ghost' dater and the 'invisible' stabber) that came together neatly at the end and provided the answer to the wedding murder question.
My only niggle this series is Mary. I can't help but wonder why the show's creators decided to take John down the matrimonial path and away from Sherlock... unless it is to be only a temporary measure. Until tonight I had almost assumed that Mary would die in episode 3 (after all, that's her fictional fate) but now I'm not so sure. Why add a pregnancy to the mix? To make her end even more tragic? Or is Mary here to stay? If so, again, I wonder why. We only get three episodes every two years: do we really need a gooseberry? Even a sweet, well-meaning one? Tonight, despite all Mary's gushing over Sherlock, I couldn't help but wish her miles away every time she made an appearance! More of the boys, please - less of dull domesticity!”
“The thing with 'Sherlock' is that a) you need to give each episode your full attention (I cannot take people seriously when they attempt to critique it AS THEY WATCH, for clearly they are only half-watching!) and b) it's only once the episode is over that the individual plot threads come together and can, therefore, be fully appreciated and understood.
There was more exploration of John and Sherlock's friendship - the stag night scenes were hilarious and there was quite a bit of Johnlock going on (I loved Sherlock's little 'I don't mind' aside when drunk John put his hand on Sherlock's knee and then hastily removed it! Sweet!). Then there were the seemingly unconnected cases (the 'ghost' dater and the 'invisible' stabber) that came together neatly at the end and provided the answer to the wedding murder question.
My only niggle this series is Mary. I can't help but wonder why the show's creators decided to take John down the matrimonial path and away from Sherlock... unless it is to be only a temporary measure. Until tonight I had almost assumed that Mary would die in episode 3 (after all, that's her fictional fate) but now I'm not so sure. Why add a pregnancy to the mix? To make her end even more tragic? Or is Mary here to stay? If so, again, I wonder why. We only get three episodes every two years: do we really need a gooseberry? Even a sweet, well-meaning one? Tonight, despite all Mary's gushing over Sherlock, I couldn't help but wish her miles away every time she made an appearance! More of the boys, please - less of dull domesticity!”
1. Agreed. I do post during episodes occasionally, but only because I have already seen them (I'm a TV reviewer, so I have access to previews).
2. It does seem a bit odd, but Mary is a part of the Holmes canon and we have seen hints already - such as the 'liar' in Sherlock's word cloud for her - that there is more to her than meets the eye.
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