Sherlockismyfix wrote:

BUT I cannot rewatch The Reichenbach Fall. I know this is a favorite for some, but for me it is just too painful to see Sherlock being destroyed. Even though I know it was deliberate on his part, planned between him and Mycroft, I just can't enjoy it.

This, this, so much THIS!

I need to be in the right mindset before watching HLV... it tears me apart if I'm not 'ready' for it. Especially the mind palace scene... Ugh. Ow!!

Harriet wrote:

I dislike the Mary/Sherlock motorbike scene - it so bores me. Actually, the whole bonfire thing.
And the Chinese Circus scenes. Long and not really interesting.
Sometimes also the Sherlock/Cabbie dialogue. I'm always just glad when the Cabbie gets shot and it's over 

 
Harriet, I'm with you on two out of three.  As you say, the whole bonfire thing, and the circus scenes are boring.  The episodes seem to deflate during those scenes. I often FF through them for that reason.

I originally felt the same about the cabbie scene, but for myself, I have found that it rewards rewatching, I have come to appreciate the really fine acting from both Ben and Phil Davis.  We see Sherlock's vanity and weakness on display, along with his brilliance.  And the cabbie's subtle changes of expression speak volumes.

Sherlockismyfix wrote:

Harriet wrote:

I dislike the Mary/Sherlock motorbike scene - it so bores me. Actually, the whole bonfire thing.
And the Chinese Circus scenes. Long and not really interesting.
Sometimes also the Sherlock/Cabbie dialogue. I'm always just glad when the Cabbie gets shot and it's over

 
Harriet, I'm with you on two out of three. As you say, the whole bonfire thing, and the circus scenes are boring. The episodes seem to deflate during those scenes. I often FF through them for that reason.

I originally felt the same about the cabbie scene, but for myself, I have found that it rewards rewatching, I have come to appreciate the really fine acting from both Ben and Phil Davis. We see Sherlock's vanity and weakness on display, along with his brilliance. And the cabbie's subtle changes of expression speak volumes.

I kind of agree with both of you. The motorcycle scene is just boring, boring, booooooring.
The scenes in the Chinese circus aren't quite as boring and there are some very nice moments... when John tells Sherlock that he's trying to 'get off with Sarah', and later when Sherlock watches John and Sarah for just a tiny moment. But apart from that it's just too long.
The conversation between Sherlock and the cabbie is also a bit too long for my taste, but yes, the acting in that scene is brilliant.
The showdown in THoB also stretches out for a bit too long.

But there actually aren't any scenes or episodes that I can't watch because it's too painful. The pain in "Sherlock" actually feels so good... it's amazing how much I am still moved by the end of TRF. When an episode works like that even after having seen it countless of times... that's brilliant storytelling.
 

tonnaree wrote:

There is not one scene that I always avoid but lately I've found it hard to watch the scene at the end of TSoT when Sherlock finds himself alone on the dance floor.  It really breaks my heart.

 
You are right, Tonnaree.  That moment absolutely kills me.

I just want to wrap him in a blanket take him home and give him tea and biscuits.

Oh, come on girls - TSOT and particularly the ending is the right kind of pain, isn't it?

(Btw, am I the only person who actually felt it was not sad at all that Sherlock walked away from the wedding? I'm still convinced it was the best thing to do for all concerned. But that's for another thread.)

I, too, have to be in the right mood for TRF and/or HLV. Even when I am, I FF the opening scenes with Moriarty's "break-ins" and with Magnussen imposing on Lady Smallwood, because Moriarty bores me and Magnussen gives me the creeps.

Favourite non-favourites of mine include the motorcycle/bonfire sequence in TEH, the planetarium/golem sequence in TGG, the Chinese circus, and Drunklock. Now go and shoot me, but I find brainless slapstick just as boring as brainless action.

 I also don't enjoy the sequences in TGG when the hostages have to read out Moriarty's messages to Sherlock. Their distress is so real, it really gets to me.

Last edited by La Jolie (August 20, 2014 7:20 pm)

It's well acted, but I personally find it inordinately long. I feel that there is nothing either in the plot or in the characters' development to justify making it so long. I dislike it when I feel they're just catering to the fans, and this sequence was the worst bit of gratuitous fanservice in the series so far, IMO.

But then, I believe this thread isn't supposed to be for in-depth discussion, and I've also just realised it's about the scenes that we can't rewatch, not about those we simply enjoy less than others.

Last edited by La Jolie (August 20, 2014 7:25 pm)

La Jolie wrote:

 I also don't enjoy the sequences in TGG when the hostages have to read out Moriarty's messages to Sherlock. Their distress is so real, it really gets to me.

Oh yes, good point, a reason why I find it hard to watch TGG, too.
 

I watch Sherlock for one reason alone: the friendship....
No too many scenes I have to turn away at: Sherlock hurting the cabbie, CAM being shot...