Davina wrote:

The thing that comes across very strongly, particularly in the scene with the CCTV cameras and the scene in the warehouse is Mycroft's sense of menace. John is able to stand up to him but the menace is still there.

Which makes you question how insufferable Sherlock would be if he were given Mycroft's powers. Sherlock chooses to operate alone & is already difficult enough as a one man band. Give him the secret service &... Though I doubt anybody would work for Sherlock for very long - he would have a very high turnover of staff. Probably why it suits Mycroft more

I didn't write it. Just laughed my head off reading it:

"Texts From Last Night" by p.r. fox:

TXT MESSAGE FROM:
SHERLOCK HOLMES
5:44 PM

We're out of milk.

TXT MESSAGE FROM:
JOHN WATSON
5:45 PM

I'll pretend that was a polite request that I buy some.

TXT MESSAGE FROM:
SHERLOCK HOLMES
5:46 PM

Good. Also, we need more poofarts.

TXT MESSAGE FROM:
JOHN WATSON
5:49 PM

Er. Sorry?

TXT MESSAGE FROM:
SHERLOCK HOLMES
5:50 PM

What?

5:50 PM

Oh. Poptarts* rather. AutoCorrect is unreliable.

TXT MESSAGE FROM:
JOHN WATSON
5:51 PM

Never before have I wanted to say "lol" more than I want to right now.

TXT MESSAGE FROM:
SHERLOCK HOLMES
5:52 PM

Grow up.

TXT MESSAGE FROM:
JOHN WATSON
5:53 PM

Says the man well past the age of 22 who wants Poptarts.

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TXT MESSAGE FROM:
SHERLOCK HOLMES
10:21 PM

It was the penis butter! That's what poisoned her! You're closest to her flat—go back there and see if the seal on the container has been broken!

TXT MESSAGE FROM:
JOHN WATSON
10:26 PM

I've hailed a cab and I'm headed for her flat. But I have to ask…what the hell is penis butter?

TXT MESSAGE FROM:
SHERLOCK HOLMES
10:27 PM

For God's sake. Peanut butter*

TXT MESSAGE FROM:
JOHN WATSON
10:28 PM

Oh, well that makes much more sense. I'm still laughing at you.

TXT MESSAGE FROM:
SHERLOCK HOLMES
10:29 PM

This is no laughing matter.

TXT MESSAGE FROM:
JOHN WATSON
10:30 PM

Please, you like to giggle at crime scenes. You're just angry because you can't figure out how to type on your iPhone.

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TXT MESSAGE FROM:
SHERLOCK HOLMES
11:55 AM

We will have to do dinner air sanitize time. We have a case.

11:56 AM

Another time* That one doesn't even make any sense.

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Superman by Five for Fighting (re: series 2 finale)

I can't stand to fall.
I'm not that naive
I won't wait to talk.
I hope you'll remember me.

I'm more than a fraud, I'm more than a freak
I'm more than a headline on this news-less week
And it's not easy to be me.

I could keep going, but I think you get what I'm trying to say Anyway, I think the song fits but would need to be adjusted for lyrics.

I really want to see an adaptation of this story because it's my all time most favourite Holmes story in the world! Wonder if it will feature in any of the future episodes. The name has been referenced in earlier episodes but not the narrative.

Are there any fan fiction pieces that deal with a Chibi Sherlock? teen or early twenties (ie before John meets him).

The Doctor wrote:

I very much doubt that Mycroft is ever not-involved!

kazza474 wrote:

Also, if this episode was a well laid plan, he would have no reason to intervene would he? Sherlock may indeed not have had an "hour of need".

I'm not denying that Mycroft might be involved. I'm just saying that within the context of the episode - remember the other characters don't know that Sherlock survived & we're supposed to believe that he was in grave danger (or at least, we're to believe that he has allowed himself to be in great danger) on the rooftop.

Within this context, Mycroft could have helped but he chose not to partly because he knows that Sherlock won't accept his help, but more likely because he still believes as Sherlock did until Moriarty told him otherwise, that there is a digital pass code that can cause the next Y2K & the only way to get the code out of Moriarty is to surrender Sherlock Holmes to him. Just makes you think - what kind of brother does that? Given the choice between potential chaos & the safety of his brother, Mycroft chooses to surrender his brother. It's not wrong (actually, it's a very noble
decision) but it's not what most people would do. If a normal person had a choice between saving the world & saving their loved ones, they would choose saving their loved ones - that is the natural thing to do. Sherlock talks about not giving a damn & only caring about the problem but Mycroft is the one who actually lives this philosophy. When faced with the choice between the world & his friends, Sherlock still chose his friends.

Just rewatching the first episode & laughing my head off at the number of "gay" references to John.

The first time he meets Mrs Hudson:

Mrs Hudson: There's another room upstairs if you'll be needing two rooms.
John: Of course we'll be needing two.
Mrs Hudson: Oh, don't worry. Mrs Turner next door has got married ones.

In the cafeteria where they are waiting for the taxi (they don't know he's the killer yet).

Vendor: Anything you want on the house for you & your date.
John: I'm not his date.
Vendor: I'll get a candle for this table, it's more romantic.
John: I'm not his date.

later in the same scene:

John: You're unattached just like me.
Sherlock: John, I think you should know that I consider myself married to my work & while I'm flattered by your interest, I'm really not looking for anything.
John: No (big wide eyes) no.

It's just really funny because in that episode, no one questions Sherlock's sexuality but almost everyone, when they meet John for the first time in the company of Sherlock, always assumes that he's gay It's like being with Sherlock feminises John or something because when they see him minus Sherlock, they don't think he's gay quite so quickly.

Hi,

I sort of went the opposite way to normal. I was like, I don't need to introduce myself, I'll just jump right in. So I did. I started reading & posting, & then about a week later, I decided that maybe I should say hi. So good day to all from er... Paul Keating likes to call us the "butt end of the world". Not very flattering but I think the description is apt enough.
Hello from Oceania over here

*edited for spelling

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I have a feeling this might not be in the right place, so feel free to move this post into another forum if that's the case. Also, if this topic has already been covered, please feel free to delte or lock this thread.

I get the feeling that Benedict & Martin are playing each other on the shows, they are so different in real life. On the show, Sherlock is the outspoken/funny one & John is the more mild-mannered/serious one. In interviews, they are the complete opposite. Martin is absolutely hilarious & Benedict is more caring - he keeps giving complements to everyone else in the room like he's afraid of offending someone

So my question is, which actors (leading or supporting) best match the characters that they play (major or minor) in terms of personality or quirks (dress/speech/etc...) in real life?