Vhanja wrote:

Another interesting that may (or may not) link into S3 - when someone from the audience asked how it was to be around your relatives when doing the show, Ben immediately jumped on him playing with his parents. Unless his parents are part of S4, that was years ago, and it would make more sense for Amanda to answer that question (who plays with Martin).

So either Mummy and Daddy Holmes are part of S4, or Ben just got carried away again.

Ben's dad was spotted at setlock location I believe, but no photos or reports go with that, so it wasn't entirely clear if he was filming or just meeting up with Benedict for lunch.  LOL  But I agree, he talked like he just worked with them again and with thinking that we will get more family background in S4 it makes sense that we will get to see them in a short scene again.

Me, three.  We know there's going to be some mind-palace in episode 2, but I can't wait to see it, sounded interesting from setlock reports, but I'm sure we'll get loads of real-time action.

Liberty wrote:

Like some of you, I do still get the feeling it might be Sherlock, and yes, connected to Toby's character in some way, and possibly absconding from hospital again. 

I totally agree, that makes a lot of sense.  I went by the Dying Detective reference thinking Sherlock looks so aweful because he's sick (and since he's by himself at times and still looks awful, it probably wouldn't be just playing sick) but I do like the rehab idea---never crossed my mind, but now that the Sherlock panel says the season shows struggle with drug addiction that would be a distinct possibility...

Vhanja wrote:

I also find it interesting that there is not one single scene that shows any kind of domestic bliss or cosy moments. 

I don't think there will be much focus on "Uncle Sherlock" in this season as some feared.

I think that's only the choice of what to put in the trailer.  In the panel discussions they assured there would also be light and funny moments, which I assume will include some with the baby in episode one, judging by setlock and evidently at least one funny moment with the dog, since Gatiss says they had to write one, since Denver, the bloodhound, didn't cooperate during filming---make necessity the mother of invention of a good scene that was not planned.  LOL

Danielle80 wrote:

Isn't Lord Carmichael Dr. Frankland from THoB? He looks like him.
 

No, they are not.  Different actors.  :-)
 

So JP---did Mark comment on the "bad German" stuff when you asked him?  I was surprised, because I thought: 'Couldn't they find a few more Germans to say "Nicht schuldig" for MHR?'  I mean, they could have doubled up and the real Germans they had, could have repeated in a slightly different tone of voice and nobody would have noticed.  LOL

I'm with BesleyBean on this one---let's simply remember that Gatiss/Moffat are usually trying to follow the books.  This means that John loved his Mary, he married his Mary, he will lose his Mary.  Both writers are also saying that the friendship of Sherlock & John is the greatest in history.  Watson moved out and lived with his wife for a while, so does he in this series.  I just don't know why we have to bash Mary and act like the very obvious affection between her and John is non existent.  Their falling in love happened several months before our season 3 begins, because it's a side story.  During HLV their relationship is obviously in crisis.  Yes, you won't hear John spout good things about her during that episode when he's very upset finding out her identity, but you also have them reunite and give each other a heartfelt, sincere long hug at Christmas when they reunite.  At this point I'm simply trusting the writers to play this out naturally, whichever way they choose to go and I'm absolutely sure that we will see that the Sherlock/John friendship (or relationship) however you want to see it will remain strong and intense and everything we want it to be in series 4.  Now, not saying that events don't leave marks on our two heroes...and on us, but I think that's the interesting journey we take within this series.  :-)

Well-said Besleybean---those are my sentiments exactly. :-)
 

It's an interesting/fascinating idea---but seems complicated and I don't think they would go quite so far to nix part of HLV episode as part of the drug induced dream,  I also don't get the impression that season 4 opens with coma scenes. They did show Sherlock out about town around London though during first weeks' of shooting so he seems to be his active self in opener.  Big MP scene seems to be second episode and there's so much they filmed away from prying eyes that we really cannot tell how this will develop.  I'm an optimist though and predict we will be on another fun roller coaster ride.  :-)

GimmeCat wrote:

This is from a Tumblr post by inevitably-johnlocked recently. Everything the characters ever say about eachother, except for Mary's. Sums it all up, to me:

John about Sherlock: 

• brilliant
• amazing
• quite extraordinary
• fantastic
• my best friend
• the most human … human being
• you were the best man
• You were the best and the wisest man that I have ever known.” 
• “’Course you’re my best friend.” 

Sherlock about John:

• This is my friend, John Watson. 
• My friend John Watson
• the bravest and kindest and wisest human being I have ever had the good fortune of knowing
• invaluable
• one feature, and only one feature, of interest in the whole of this baffling case, and quite frankly it was the usual. John Watson. 

John about Mary:

• my lying wife
• the woman who’s carrying my child who has lied to me since the day I met her
• client
• assassin
• my pregnant wife
• my wife

Isn't this quite selective? hahaha

How about John To/about Sherlock:
You Machine
the other one is a complete dickhead
I'm going to kill you
I always hear punch me in the face

John to/about Mary
She's completely changed my life
Best day of my life (wedding day)
Meeting you is the best thing that could have happened to me

What I'm saying is---selectively listing of random comments can be very misleading.  LOL