Dear Besley, my sincere condolences.  I understand too well how life-changing it is when a loved one succumbs to the horrible insidious disease of depression.   Take good care of yourself.  May all the real love around you (including all the amazing love YOU've shared) and happy memories sustain you.

I'm with you Whisky and others.. I will "always"
love Sherlock.  Can't help myself.

But is sad, and the end of an era..  I will forever
consider seasons 1 and 2 some of the best
television ever made, and am grateful for that.

It 's tough to point to an example of a series
finale that really touches on all the right points
and hits it out of the park anyway  (Breaking Bad,
maybe?), so I can forgive a bit.   I probably
just won't re-watch the comparative plot
sloppiness of this ending anytime soon.

Overall, though, (applause), still in love.

Off to my bee cottage in Sussex Downs now...
Anyone?

Loved reading your interpretation, Tilly11.  Welcome!
Yes, new American regime, with Sherlock ending soon might
make  for some dark times ahead.  We must vigilent.

I like your idea of Sherlock as the only "normal" sibling.
It's a cross he's had to bear.

How did Eurus/Elizabeth pull off being invisible on their Chips adventure?

BTW, the U.S.Masterpiece Mystery broadcast as usual is again
frustrating.  Small edits, and audio blanking out selected
words, annoying.. ('tits' /'bullocks'/'bullsh#t'/'you
C#ck'/etc).  Also, they delay the closing music and end
credits, and display the Masterpiece logo.   Grrr.  Glad
there is also the online BBC Player option to watch
these episodes.

I like the red highlighted letters in the credits though.. spelling
out "Once more,unto the breach", and previous episode's
credits selling out "Six Napoleans".  Love that stuff. 😃

Ahh,   fantastic  penultimate episode..   Someone get me a glass of water.  This one is filthy. 

Once more unto the breach, indeed.

All that hiding in plain sight!  wow.   I especially loved the opening sequence before the
credits to set the tone back to what we've missed since the early seasons--
It has been there all along I expect.    Hiding also?
Mrs. Hudson's car.    Billy and Shezza.   Goodbye to Mary, in a good way.
Hello Sherrinford.    Hello again, John and Sherlock.   Chilling,  heart twisting stuff.

 

Just finished a 3rd viewing.   Feeling better about it now.

I just love these guys.   Can't wait to watch how they find their way back to each other.

Mrs. Hudson:  "Let's hope this one lasts.  Their matching tuxedos are lovely, don't you think?"

Sherlock:  No, I'm the conductor.  But come, on, YOU get to
                 choose who you are,  You could be Thomas, or Percy,
                 or Toby or Edward, or Gordon, or Henry, or Emily, or
                 Whiff, or Scruff, or Belle, or Emily, or Oliver....

John:      I want to be Gandalf.

Moriarty:   "KHAANNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Happy New Year all!   Winner?  😊

And the winner is........




(yes and this was tough. )...


..well,    it has to be:

NoSheetSherlock wrote:

John:   "Please don't shoot her,  she's my wife.    And yes, I want anchovies on my pizza."

Nicely done!   This one sounded like it could have been written for an actual
episode.  ☺. Congratulations NoSheet!