It felt right to me. Real life isn't perfect either. It's full of mistakes people make.

I once accidently logged out on a work computer, without having the password. I did exactly what Sherlock did and thought about the person who set the password up. Got it right on the third try - not because I'm brilliant, but because the password was way to obvious and plain. It happens in real life all the time, and I'm pretty sure it happens also in high up places... if it wouldn't, there wouldn't be scandals all over the news every few weeks. For me the scene worked perfectly

edit: oops, old-ish thread nevermind
 

For some reason, the scene didn't bother me the first time I watched it. This is why: I think if somebody you loved dearly comes back to you after you thought you've lost him forever, you'd need some reassurance he is really there. Violence is not a concept I agree with at all, but I can understand the motivation to get physically close... not just shouting, but actually touching. It shows the emotional impact far more than anything else, I'd say. The "proper" way to make this contact would be a hug I imagine (like Sherlock and Lestrade had), but with all the pain John suffered, and Sherlock's really shit way of getting the news across, I don't think that is any option for John in this situation. So he slips into the only action that will bring him physically close to Sherlock - hitting him. I don't like it, but I can understand it... that words aren't enough. He should keep his temper in check, he definitely should - but it's a human reaction, as sad as that might be, and I think that's why the show uses it. It happens in real life, so it can be used in television... I'm just saying that for me, I didn't think that was bad writing.
I think violence is not the right kind of communication - ever. But I think it does make a difference if there is a power balance or not: John and Sherlock are two men of equal strengths, and for all John knows at this moment (he doesn't know about the injurys and the things Sherlock went through), Sherlock could just fight back. (Remember the scene in ASiB when Sherlock asks John to hit him? They do hit each other, but it's perfectly clear nobody is abusing the other - they are an equal match, both can defend themselves).
Sherlock is quite ready to use violence if needed, only it doesn't bother us as long as the "bad guys" are on the receiving end - because we know they are capable of exactly the same. It bothers us that Sherlock drugs a pregnant woman (Mary in HLV), but this woman shoots men in cold blood - we are biased in a way, when

As I don't know you, it's rather guessing, right?
I'm a pretty good liar, at least people tell me this. But I hate lying, so I don't do it very often and only when circumstances request it (e.g. denying that a secret birthday party is being plannend :D )

I eat my food seperately too, so I'm pretty sure that's true. Sounds plausible.
Hello kitty pillow... could be true, and that would be cool, because I don't believe in "act your age"... it's boring. Also people like to share silly secrets with the world, so I'd guess that more people would tell the truth in this thread than create a lie. But as far as instincts go, I don't think your Hello Kitty pillow is true (sorry if it is!^^)
Picked up by a cop - yeah, why not. But I say no, because I don't know any cops who would do that ;)

I don't know what (not) to lie about myself. I like drowning paperbacks in the bath.
 

tonnaree wrote:

Getting excited because you didn't realize that your Sherlock calendar had a centerfold.

Haha, yes!! and then:
...when you realise you have no free space on your wall to put it up somewhere, and when you try to decide what to take down you realise it's all Sherlock on the walls anyway and therefore you CANNOT make space for the new poster :D :D
(okay, it's not ONLY Sherlock, there are actually LONDON posters too, which for me is the same thing :D :D )

...when you re-read your submitted post and suddenly worry about grammar mistakes because Sherlock would take me apart for those :D :D
 

gently69 wrote:

The only chance for me to attend the Sherlock convention would be a weekend from maybe mid November to sometime in December. I doubt that it will happen this way.

they could do a "christmas convention" ;-) then your chances would be good
(but somehow autumn or spring feels more like "convention" time to me, but as I've never been to one, I'm probably very wrong)

"SHERLOCKED preview taking place at #LFCC on Sat 12th July. Steven Moffat, @suevertue and @MarkGatiss in attendance" [Sherlocked twitter]

what does that mean, exactly? what kind of preview? (I cannot open the link in twitter yet, probably too many people trying to get on there?)
 

I'm not sure I like the implications of another "dark" episode ... I think I really can't take another TRF or HLV. I actually hoped it would become less dark and less dramatic... a step back into more relaxed and fun terrain instead of more heartbreak

I have no idea what to expect... at this point, anything seems possible. A main character dying, maybe Mycroft, would really put me off. I've had drama enough, I really don't want to see more devastated Sherlock, thank you. I adore Mycroft and Molly, no harm to them please
I really would love a childhood episode, or a crime abroad... but even that wouldn't be unexpected at this point I think.
Or maybe they finish the Mary storyline with something really shocking - another twist on her character - actually she has been always the good wife and has a bad twin who is the serial killer and John accidently dated two women. okay. not very likely :D :D but then the twin could keep the baby, that's what I like about it.

 

another latecomer...

I think it's safe to say that TEH wouldn't be first choice if you had to pick an episode - no matter who chose, fan or casual viewer.
I got the feeling, that here on the forum many very active fans didn't like episode 1 as much as the others. Or at least there was more potential for critical response... I joined here only after series 2, but I think the focus was so much on the Reichenbach episode that critical response for series 2 fell short. Now that we don't have something similar like the fall, maybe people take more time to consider the episodes in detail. Also the expectations were incredibly high and hard to meet.

To me, the fan service in TEH felt like a slightly desperate attempt to meet expectations and not to disappoint. Maybe with tongue in cheek, but still. Problem I had with this: I want to keep the fine line between what's in my head (shipping and stuff) and what appears in the show. When I say I would like to see this and that, then only half of it is what I actually need to see - the other half is fantasy that, if I am very honest, I would prefer to stay only fantasy.
That's why I didn't like the Molly/Sherlock and Moriarty/Sherlock scene until it was revealed that it's only in Mollys/ Mrs. Hudsons imagination... which I thought was cleverly done, and made it perfectly okay for me because it was there with a background. friend of mine without any fandom-contact said: "ohhh, that's the housekeeper imagining they have a relationship? the one who also said they only need one bedroom?" ...she understood that part perfectly well, although she doesn't know anything about shipping. same with molly, same with the "fan club"... the media attention in TRF hints at a fanbase, there must be more kitty rileys, and any viewer who has seen the first two series won't have a problem understanding series 3, imo. I don't know about casual viewers, but I have to agree - to jump into a series somewhere in the middle and to expect everything will

Haven't read the whole thread yet and have no idea what's it about right now ;o)
just wanted so say, I liked the dubbing of HLV. Some scenes I didn't like, but the experience as a whole was much better than expected. Few scenes where even better in german, which really suprised me (cannot remember which ones exactly, will have to buy the DVD tomorrow to watch again)

Bad luck about the thunderstorm though. Our TV tried to shut down exactly during the Appledore scene, because the thunderstorm was getting too close. I got upset but was ready to accept the defeat, when my mother decided that Sherlock would be absolutely worth sacrificing our TV. So we continued watching till the end! *hugs to mum!* (our TV survived, while I still hope Moriarty didn't)
 

That sounds amazing indeed, but sadly I cannot watch it here in Germany, it's blocked because of music rights? Is there a way to work around that and watch it anyway? Or is it online somewhere else? Thanks