That's so true. It really is impossible to imagine anyone else playing Sherlock and John, from all we know about them now. It almost seems ridiculous to think that any other pairing could have had such a chemistry.

About that scene - I had the same idea as in the tumblr comment. We only have Mary's word regarding John's attachment to Sholto. And she is a liar. So I wondered if here she is not subtly playing with Sherlock's mind. 

Exactly. He likes and respects Sholto, of this I am sure. The rest is made-up, I suppose. I think during the wedding planning Mary noticed Sherlock's interest when Sholto was mentioned and seized the opportunity at the wedding to upset Sherlock. For me the most interesting thing is that in her remark she equals herself and Sherlock in relation to John (neither of us were the first).

Last edited by SusiGo (May 12, 2014 7:42 am)

Yes. I know we have been over that more than once but if you take a close look at episode 1 and 2 you get some hints about Mary. She hurts Sherlock (and John) in all sorts of ways. 

But Sherlock was involved in the whole wedding planning, much more than John. I got the impression from Mary's words that John has always been talking about Sholto to her.
This is just a feeling but for me this is Mary telling Sherlock: He did not share everything with you. There are things about him you do not know. There are people that matter he has never told you about. 
Btw - this behaviour of her is reflected in HLV when she tells John pointedly that there are people who do not know Sherlock Holmes. IMO It is a subtle sting.

Last edited by SusiGo (May 12, 2014 8:00 am)

Excellent idea, Solar. I think this is very true and can only be understood in the context of all episodes. 

It is possible and most of this is speculation. It is just that the Sholto scene at the wedding leaves a bad taste im my mouth where Mary is concerned. And we get no other explanation why Mary is suddenly so fed up with Sherlock at the beginning of HLV.

Once again, I have to agree with Susi. The way in which she says "He never shuts up about him" alone sounds so... wrong to me... Yes, it's all speculation, but if you put the pieces together, some scenarios appear more likely than others.
Apart from all that, John never talked to Sherlock about Sholto in S1 and S2. Now of course one could argue that he just had no reason to talk about him and miss him because he had Sherlock there in his life. But I would assume that after Sherlock was gone, John would have had more reason to talk about Sherlock than to talk about Sholto all the time.

Not with everything she does.

I think we can agree that Sherlock gives Sholto quite an unusual amount of attention. He asks who he is during the wedding planning which is quite logical. Then he starts to research him on the internet but closes the tab when John enters the room. He tries to "chat" with John about him. At the wedding he approaches Mary and comments on Sholto in a what? sarcastic? ironic? way. I think it is then that Mary realises he is in some way jealous of Sholto and decides to rub it in.