I only recently got my hands on Cabin Pressure.... oh my word, it's incredible!! I don't want to be disloyal to Ben but Roger Allam steals the show for me. My only problem is that I keep listening to episodes at the wrong time - either just before bed (so I'm wide awake from giggling so much) or in public places... I was leaving the hospital earlier today, and I'm walking through the corridors - surrounded by sick and injured people - and I burst out in uncontrollable raucous laughter. The stares I got... I think I was being judged, either as downright crazy or just highly lacking in compassion. Oops. It's just as bad when I listen on the tube and I'm sniggering through my commute....

Happy Birthday, thread! I'm a newbie to your wonderful ways but I hope to see you celebrate the next anniversary too!

This is one of my joint favourites. The look in his eye does something very wobbly to various parts of my anatomy, not least my knees...

As I was watching the filming earlier in the year at Barts, I got talking to one of the set paramedics. We chatted about a bunch of things but I couldn't resist fangirling a bit about Benedict, and he - completely unprompted - mentioned the Purple Shirt of Sex. By name. Ladies, it has become a star in its own right!

^ That anecdote was more relevant a page or so back.

And now I'll leave you with my favourite photo. (OK, joint favourite... joint favourite with about 30 others!)

UUUUUUUUNNNNNFFFFF. *dies*

Watching this film in the middle of the night wasn't the best idea.

I found it incredibly moving... very realistic and raw. The different issues and relationships were handled beautifully. To me, it felt almost like a documentary; it didn't gloss over the nitty gritty bits to keep the viewer comfortable, nor did it blow them out of proportion for entertainment.

My take on the paternity issue - David knows the child isn't his, but up until the scene where they meet the other couple, he thinks it's Nick's. I also think he encouraged Nick to leave once he'd discovered he was back - perhaps paid him to 'disappear' (and quickly, so Dawn doesn't realise) or rather, drove him away - probably by confirming that he 'hated' him. It's a very complex relationship between them, but I don't believe David hates Nick or vice versa... but Nick's presence starts to unravel the marriage and therefore threatens David's happiness, so he has to go.

This is probably my favourite of Benedict's performances to date, but probably because it hits me on a few personal levels.

I saw STID twice in the space of 12 hours on the weekend it was released over here... that's too long ago now! I'm desperate to see it again. 

I was born during the middle of the original film franchise, the daughter of a big Star Trek nerd. I stood no chance! By the time I hit primary school, when asked my favourite movie: "Star Trek IV. The one with the whales." (Clarification required for the uninitiated, you see.)

I've never lost that love of Star Trek, although I consider myself to be a big fan rather than a Trekkie (I feel there is a difference although how universally the two are distinguished I don't know), and I was very impressed with what JJ did with the 2009 reboot so I was really looking forward to this one.

Don't get me wrong - I DID enjoy it hugely, but I was also very disappointed. It lost a lot of the spirit of the originals, mostly on a moral level. There's no evidence that Khan was brought to trial or given a chance to defend his actions - he was just put to sleep again. What?! The plot holes were hard to miss.
It had SO much potential, but I feel that JJ & Co. did themselves a disservice by picking up Khan rather than having John Harrison as a new character. With as fine an actor as Benedict playing the villain, they could've created a new character with just as much depth and intrigue as Khan but a bit more originality. I also don't think they gave him enough back story - yes, plenty will be familiar with it from Montalban's portrayal, but if you're not, I think it might've felt a bit empty? The nods to The Wrath of Khan were entertaining but borderline cheesy, and Kirk being resurrected by Khan's blood was far too predictable; it made Kirk's death seem trivial and predictable too.

Carole Marcus.. again, so much potential wasted. She's an awesome character, at least in the original timeline. She's smart, sassy, doesn't take shit from Kirk. Here she's just eye-candy, contributes very little to the plot even though she's got a list of quali

Post better suited to the other thread I think...

Thank you, guys!
I don't work at Barts, per se... sometimes I get a placement there so spend time in the hospital itself, otherwise it's just other educational activities based in the Robin Brook Centre (there's a photo that I adore of Benedict getting into a car after filming right in front of RBC) and the library, which are right next to the old pathology building where stuff is filmed. Most of time is spent at other hospitals associated with the medical school (which, confusingly is also referred to as Barts).

Mary Me - I'm about to make a travesty of Brits everywhere when I say.. I don't like tea. But thank you ;)

Marheri - Well... the weekend they were filming wasn't close to any exams or anything, so it wasn't essential that I needed to concentrate. I've been told that the production team were advised that they couldn't film in mid-July because there are 300 of us sitting exams in the building next door, which is good of them to consider. I'm sure it wouldn't bother most people but any Sherlockians would have a really hard time focusing!

Davina - why, thank you!

"Moriarty has no reason to assume that Mycroft is important to Sherlock."

Doesn't he? They're brothers... it's well known that they don't get along, but they have enough shared history that Mycroft's death would have an impact on Sherlock. And despite the idea that they don't get along, you can tell from the dynamic that it's sibling rivalry and reasonably superficial. Mycroft cares enough about Sherlock to keep tabs on him, and always Sherlock (begrudingly) helps Mycroft out when asked. I think that's a bond that runs very deep - for all their sniping at each other, they're family and they do care. The opposite of love isn't hate, it's apathy, and they're certainly not apathetic toward each other.

I think Moriarty may have underestimated it, on the basis that Mycroft gave him information... but I just have this feeling that there's more to it than that. Moriarty is ridiculously calculating genius; he hasn't made a single mistake so far... everything that's happened has been part of a big plan and it's gone off without a hitch (except perhaps the phonecall by the pool, but even then, if he'd wanted them dead he could've had the sniper kill both Sherlock and John). What he learnt from that phone call was that he had ammunition to continue the game, so he let them live to continue playing.

Definitely agree that the homeless network are involved somehow. Not so sure that his previous clients could *prove* that he's not a fraud - the idea is that he orchestrated all the previous solved mysteries; if he paid 'Rich Brook' to be Moriarty then what's to say the others weren't paid or somehow rewarded for their co-operation? That's basically the whole premise of the story that Kitty is publishing, and it's too late to stop that happening now.

Goddamn Mofftiss. I simulatenously want to punch them, kiss them, and maybe toss them off the roof of a very high building...

I don't think Moriarty expects Sherlock to die. To jump, or rather, find a way of appearing to.. yes. I think the game continues and Moriarty is hoping that Sherlock will find a way to evade death. He doesn't include Mycroft or Molly in the threat because he's giving Sherlock a chance; making it a fair game. He could've just rounded up all the people Sherlock cared about and held them at gunpoint until he jumped, but that would be too easy and boring. I think he left Molly (and Mycroft) out of it because they had the potential to change the game - neither Mrs Hudson, nor John, nor Lestrade could do much to help Sherlock outwit Moriarty, so their role is purely as pawns in the emotional blackmail. Moriarty doesn't this to be over...

I just mentioned this is the 'mistakes' thread for the episode, but it bugs me that they got the info on John's CV so wrong in TBB. I find the little details in shows fascinating - in another life I'd have loved to work on props and location scouting for TV and film. But for the CV, it's not like they had to source it and try and find something as close to accurate as possible - someone on the production team created it from scratch, completely customisable... and got it wrong. It just seems such a bummer when so much attention goes in to these things most of the time.