KeepersPrice wrote:

I watched it last night. Oh dear, oh dear...what the hell did they do to poor Ben's mouth? That was so unnecessary. It distracted me terribly.

Lovely piece to look at; but unfortunately I'm not warming up to the characters or any of their privledged, conflicted issues so far. I do like Ben best - especially in that scene where he comforts the little boy back to sleep and when he gently introduced him to that gorgeous little pony. Otherwise, I'm not loving it as much as I wanted to. Well, tonight is another 2 episodes. Maybe I'll change my mind.

I'm with you on both counts. Ben sounds like someone punched him in the mouth and he is also walking like a gorilla

So far after watching first two hours I can see why it is so hard to cram 800 pages of book into five hours. But I will reserve final judgment until I have seen it all. It is a bit disconcerting to see stuffy Ben fall for Valentine a boyish imp of a waif who seems about half his age. Personally, I see no chemistry there at all. i do like the nutty Reverend Duchemin. He is hilarious

This is an interesting topic as well.

A few thoughts here.

I would think someone who is willing to try drugs would view cocaine (canon) or meth or any other amphetamine as a potential stimulant to the brain. I could see a susceptible Sherlock experimentng with those as opposed to hallucinogens like LSD or peyote that would take away his logical sanity.

It is hard for us who see how cerebral and vice free Sherlock is to accept that as a motivation. But I must admit I can get my arms around him taking some speed to stay awake during a time sensitive investigation far easier than i can understand his smoking. Maybe that is just me.

I do see though that perhaps Moftiss are trying to factor in the change in medical information about cocaine now as opposed to the 1890s. Maybe Jeremy Brett would be smoking cigarettes in the 21st century too

These Hindu Facial Exercises are marvelous for tightening the sagging skin under the chin. I need to last for 15 more seasons, you know, You could do for a bit of a lift yourself, Martin. 

Davina wrote:

Oh, by the way, Benedict had lunch with James Rhodes today.

I saw James Rhodes at the Beethoven Festival in Chicago last fall. Unfortuantely he did not bring Ben with him. It was enjoyable nonetheless. James is cute in his own right

Tantalus wrote:

Hey, SP! Good to hear from you.

I love the idea of Moran being a woman, and Watson falling for him, er, her, and Sherlock coming to the rescue. Maybe it will be MARY Moran, and Watson is engaged to her...

I think I've mentioned before that the "assassin" at 221 could be placed there by Sherlock, not Moriarty. I agree that his "bad" look is a little over the top.

Sherlock living in 221C would be nice, but only if Watson is still living in 221B...

 
Great to see you too, Tantalus The Mary Morstan Moran Merge has a nice ring to it I just hope we don't get any corny 'Sherlock-in-cheesy-disguise' moments. That might have played well in 1890's canon but vaudeville died for a reason

Thank you ladies. I have missed you all. Sorry for the double thread. I wear glasses for a reason

Lelli wrote:

When Moriarty threatens to kill all of Sherlocks friends: why doesn't he mention Molly?

Sherlock does like Molly as well. Of course he uses her sometimes but they are friends. After all she is on the christmas party and he actually apologizes to her.

My own guess is that Moriarty is not aware of Sherlock's feelings of friendship for Molly because up until ths point Sherlock is not consciously aware of them. Certainly Moriarty is aware of her feelings for Sherlock. I can imagine his dates with Molly contained quite a bit of her unloading to him how badly Sherlock treats her

I have speculated in other posts that I think we will see a new Molly/Sherlock relationship going forward. I expect she will no longer act as his doormat and he will show her more civility and respect.

I know I've been AWOL for a bit with family issues but I did ntt see anything on this blurb yet. I am sure it is mentioned in umpteen threads but here it is anyway

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2013/feb/04/benedict-cumberbatch-alan-turing

Benedict Cumberbatch is in talks to play the British mathematician and codebreaker Alan Turing in forthcoming biopic The Imitation Game,reports Deadline.

The Sherlock star may step into the shoes of Leonardo DiCaprio, who was frontrunner to play Turing when the film was announced in 2011. The project has the ring of Oscar bait: it is based on a script by first-time screenwriter Graham Moore, which was bought by Warner Bros for a seven-figure sum after making 2011's Black List of the most popular unfilmed screenplays in Hollywood.

Turing was a wartime hero credited with cracking the German Enigma code at Britain's Bletchley Park codebreaking centre, but his life was destroyed by the period's anti-homosexuality laws. Police arrested Turing in 1952 after learning of his sexual relationship with a young Manchester man. He made no denial or defence during his trial and, rather than go to prison, accepted injections of synthetic oestrogen intended to neutralise his libido.

Turing continued to work part-time for GCHQ, the postwar successor to Bletchley Park, but his mental health is said to have suffered, and he was shut out of Britain's security operations as the country's alliance with the US increased over fears of cold war spying. He was found dead by his cleaner in 1954. The coroner's verdict was suicide, though Turing's mother believed he had accidentally ingested cyanide after a chemistry experiment. In 2009 Gordon Brown made a public apology on behalf of the British government for the way Turing was treated.

Cumberbatch is flying high in Hollywood after securing roles as the main villain in Star Trek into Darkness and as the dragon Smaug in Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy. He will also play Julian Assange inÂ

I always marvel how handsome he was in rewatching over and over My Fair Lady, my favorite musical

The shared cigarette scene outside the mortuary in Scandal sheds some light on the fact that both Sherlock and Mycroft are alike in how they view and employ emotion. Yet there seems to be some emotional undercurrent to whatever issue or issues estrange them. I'd sure like to know more about what that is. It can't just be Sherlock's bohemian counterculture ways agitating Mycroft's prim and proper upper crust sensibilities. There must be something deeper. Hopefully we will get a chance to see it