lil wrote:

I do love the use of colours in Sherlock too, especaially the purples-lilacs...the lighting mixes... clothes etc all seem to be on a theme.
Did you notice the hospital flowers....vases of plainish pretty whites..and... the one tall one of purples-lilacs..
I know the writers are Goethe fans...and I have wondered if perhaps they and the original director may have been influenced by his colour wheel and his theory on colour..and the remarks he made on its psychology.....nerdy and complex but fascinatingly fitting.

Which makes Mrs H good in purple..because Sherlock is blue..which when lit positively...makes purples..happy Baker St scenes are...green..and sadly Baker St scenes...brown...with touches of red./Moriarty there....and sometimes lit with yellow/Mary there..making it a sickly green..etc etc etc....

Wow!  This is so interesting.  I know of Goethe as a German novelist.  His theory of color is new to me.  But I had noticed the strategic use of color in the show - in fact been hit in the gut with it a few times. So your observations really fascinate me.  Here I go off to watch them again....

This show really is amazing.  So many layers.  So much subltle artistry.  
 

Nakahara, I have a family member with autism, so I find this doubly nauseating.  We have experienced the pain of seeing him humiliated by his peers too many times....

I think, however, that we have to address the casual cruelty pervasive and even encouraged in our society. The ice-bucket challege is just the medium of choice in this case.  Those little monsters would have devised another humiliation if they had not chosen this one. 

I am currently watching all the Dr. Who episodes starting with 2005, in lieu of Sherlock, and enjoying them immensely.  In season 4 at the moment.  What I've noticed:

Moffat and Gatiss have both written several episodes, the best being Blink by Moffat.

As an actor, Gatiss was the main baddie in Lazarus (ring any bells?).  He was wonderful, of course!

I recognize many actors with parts in Dr. Who, that later show up in Sherlock episodes.

As previously observed, Doctor and Sherlock share many characteristics, especially the Tennant version:  high-energy physicality, rapid speech, and certain turns of phrase being the most noticeable.  After all, they are both geniuses who have to quickly figure things out to stop the bad guy.

I haven't picked up on any obvious nods from one show to the other at this point, but I'll keep looking.

There were a number of times when Sherlock was in real danger, the poison pill and with Moriarty at the pool to name two is Season 1.  As Whiskey observed, Mycroft doesn't have much chance to protect him when he goes off after some wild hare.

SusiGo wrote:

The interesting thing is that purple is a very dominant colour on the show as a whole. Here is are two tumblr posts of mine I made about this colour choice. And it is interesting to watch the characters you see in the colour as well: Sherlock, John, Mrs Hudson, the brother of Connie Prince, the secretary in ASiP whose lover is forced to kill himself …

http://gosherlocked.tumblr.com/post/85224771846/a-study-in-purple 
http://gosherlocked.tumblr.com/post/85720439406/a-study-in-purple-lilac
 

 
Cool, SusiGo!  There is a LOT of purple in the show.  I knew about The Purple Shirt, but hadn't picked up on the others. 

Oh, and I have one more for you: Mary appears in a purple dress. I can't remember if it is in TEH or  HLV, maybe both. ( I am somewhat technologically impaired, so I don't know how to grab a screen shot. Sorry!)

I would love to hear some ideas about what all this purple signifies!

Wow, you guys are AMAZING.  This is such an interesting discussion.  In spite of the pain this episode causes me, I think I have to go back and watch it again with all your ideas in mind.

I think part of the reason I avoided this one specifically is because the rooftop scene confused me.  But now I have several theories to consider, and it will be interesting to see how they fit.

Still, can someone explain the following:

- the IOU motif.  We see it on the apple, the windows across from the police station, and in the graffiti.  Please explicate.

- the finger tapping and the Bach connection.  I am not up on my classical music, so what's the deal?  I saw the finger tapping three times: at 221B by Moriarty, in the lab by Sherlock, and on the rooftop by Sherlock.  Are all of them significant, and what do they signify?

Thanks-

maryagrawatson wrote:

Whatever the reason, she looks really good in purple!

Mary

 
Oh, I agree, Mary.  But there is a lot of thought behind every detail in this show, and I am very curious about the purpose of this wardrobe decision.

Whisky wrote:

La Jolie wrote:

... Can Moftiss please give Sherlock a break in S4 and let him practise the science of deduction as l'art pour l'art again, for a change?

I totally agree with you. I really miss it as well!


 

 
Me three! 

Really there have only been two that were strictly mystery-based, and not developed to move the larger story arc:  The Blind Banker and Hounds, both middle episodes. 

Some people say these are the weakest of the episodes, but I really like them precisely because they are all about Sherlock doing his thing.  I would love to see more like this, with the soap opera stuff put on hold for a bit.

TeeJay wrote:

Waving a virtual hello to all Cabin Pressure fans from the Euro AirDot Con in Milan. Having tons of fun here with Titania and a whole bunch of other Cabin Pressure and Sherlock/Benedict fans. The John Finnemore interview was great, we gained a lot of insight into the show. So much fun all around!

I'll leave you a picture of Titania and me, waiting for the event to start.

I love the t-shirt!!!

OMG.

Good thing no one was home just now. I literally howled. The dogs are still looking a little worried.

What a wonderful man. It really does me good to know that he exists in this world. The real deal the whole package beautiful generous kind funny smart....  Really there are no words.

Thank you whoever posted this. I will cherish it forever. But I will only watch it when no one is home!