I really like her ^^

The scene where Sherlock deduces that she doesn't like John's facial hair.   LMAO

And the shot of Sherlock deducing her.  Did you notice a softness about it?  All the words swirling about Mary.  Usually when we see Sherlock deducing someone it's all sharp lines and hard cold edges.  I think it's clear that Sherlock is going to like Mary in return.

tonnaree wrote:

And the shot of Sherlock deducing her.  Did you notice a softness about it?  All the words swirling about Mary.  Usually when we see Sherlock deducing someone it's all sharp lines and hard cold edges.  I think it's clear that Sherlock is going to like Mary in return.

Yes, and the music that went with that scene... also had a softness to it, right?

Nevertheless I was under the impression that they might have needed a bit more time to fully introduce her... for my taste her "I like him" in the cab came a bit too fast. But I might change my mind about that once I've seen the episode again.

I'm not that surprised by her "I like him".

When I meet someone new, I'm usually able to say "I like him/her" or "I don't like him/her" within a few minutes. And I rarely change my mind later. It's a question of feelings.

Besides, I guess John must have talked to her about Sherlock so he's not a complete stranger to her. I know we're not supposed to love every person our loved one appreciates, but seeing as she seems very much like John, I couldn't see her not loving Sherlock (John's best friend couldn't be a complete asshole. Even if he may sound as one at first, he obviously has other qualities or he wouldn't have been John's best friend and John wouldn't have grieved that way after his "death", see my point?), just like I can't imagine Sherlock dislike her like he disliked Jeanette for example. And that scene when she says she will talk to John is indeed very well done. Sherlock seems surprised that she'd do such a thing for him when they have barely met, and when he deduces her, I also noticed that it was different than with other people, it was very sweet. I haven't had time to read all the things, but those I've read were rather positive ones.

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SolarSystem wrote:

I'll definitely have to watch those first scenes with her very closely again, because I couldn't help myself but practically feel the attempt of Gatiss to make us like her right away - which isn't a bad thing, I just was under the impression as if maybe he tried a bit too hard too fast to show us how lovely she is. (I know, that probably doesn't sound very nice, but I just don't know how to express my feelings any better right now...)

I think thems seem to happen fast sometimes because we only have three episodes to get them all in.

And as for Mary, let the mystery begin..........



Didn't see it while watching but there it is  "Liar."   Now, it could be something as simple as Sherlock knows she lie to John about the moustache.  But we don't really think so do we..........

I like her. I don't know exactly why but I've liked her since I saw her confidence when she talked, she came along with them. And the scene Sherlock deduced her, I think he had a little bit discomfortable as usual.
I have a weird feeling that this Mary is a fangirl as well.

There is something about her though, she is very unexplained. How did she get the skip code so fast?

I am assuming she was planted, say to watch John, and then she fell in love with him. I am guessing that the fact John was abducted is related to her, not Sherlock. I think she is concealing something huge,

Mary is not making much sense to me. It almost feels like the writers are relying too much on how natural Martin and Amanda are together, so much so they haven't bothered to fill in the blanks for John and Mary's relationship, or why Sherlock would be so at ease with her when he was always so distant with John's other girlfriends.  Didn't sit right somehow...

I think it may be that Mary's past etc. is deliberately kept in the dark for the future episodes. There is usually more to it than we expect and I think she may either involved with CAM or is his real target. 
Because if John was meant to die the warning would have made no sense. The whole dramatic bonfire scene was created for another purpose. 
As for her and Sherlock - he maybe feels that she is right for John. Or he is distracted by his attempt to make up with John. And of course she is the one who offers to bring John around to forgiving Sherlock which is a big promise. She could have told him to piss off for being to cruel to John after all but does not.
 

I like her very much. I had never seen Amanda in a film and she is lovely. I have no exact suspicions but we know that with Moftiss we are always in a for a surprise. And there is the fact that the texts were sent to her and not to Sherlock. I think she or John may be targeted, not Sherlock, and he gets involved because of his attachment to them (and because of being intrigued by his new foe CAM).