Swanpride wrote:

Nope, I don't agree with that at all. I think it was well acted.

And just because there was a lot of comedy in the last episodes (like in more or less all - this hasn't changed at all, the only thing which has changed is the balance between cases and character moments) I wouldn't agree that they were not "deep". Especially this last one delivered in this regard on all fronts.

Agree with this. As one review said, there was indeed comedy but Benedict never allowed it to go into ridiculousness - and I think that's true for the whole episode.

There is something else that keeps bugging me on a completley different note.  They tried to make John a bonfire 'Guy' - and if you notice it is exactly Sherlock stating this fact that focuses his mind on 'the plot'

I can't help but wonder, with all the ways to kill John, if this was chosen to be clever, or if it was infact intended to be an arrow to point Sherlock in the right direction.  Enough time allowed for a rescue, and even if it doesn't what does this nefarious stranger care, right??

I just keep coming back to that moment Sherlock realises and knowing that without the strangers choice of weapon, he may never of known in time and can't help but wonder if it was more a clue than an attack??

Have I finally gone over the edge and seen clues where there are none??

Mxx

Last edited by Mirthxx (January 8, 2014 5:02 pm)

I have just seen TEH and TSoT for the first time.  
I had seen some interviews with the writers and understood that they are clearly changing the character of Sherlock. He now will be more emotional and learn to interact with people was basically what the writers were saying. They feel that Sherlock must evolve because he is a genius and it makes sense that he must change.
I can see the point that they are making.
But I have  always thought that Sherlock was obviously a flawed genius.
In enjoying other portraits of Holmes (Brett and Rathbone), I marveled at his powers and overlooked his sometimes insensivity toward people. 
Watching these two new episodes, I felt something is wrong here.
I noticed I had gone into the kitchen and was busy cleaning.
I wasn't watching the show.
I stopped and asked myself-am I not enjoying Sherlock?!!!
Why?
Have Sherlock's skills deserted him?
Is he still drunk? Has Mycroft suddenly become a mentor or guide? 
The "Best Man" speech went on and on forever.
I watched till the end. I am sad to say I am disappointed.
I felt like watching the first two seasons.
I also felt like watching Jeremy Brett in the Granada series.

John Watson had several wives in the Canon. So this Mary is a temp.
I liked that Greg, Molly and Mrs Hudson are getting their moments.
I love them all and love it when they are onscreen.
Sherlock's friends.

No offense, Mark Gatiss, but I would like less Mycroft.
He overstays his welcome.

 Good Lord, I am so glad I am not going to a wedding.
I am sure I would beg off now!
Sherlock should have begged off too.

I am looking forward to number 3  now.

 

I should really be in bed, but I was too buzzed after the late viewing of The Sign of Three tonight and catching up on browsing some of your thoughts in various threads now, to piece much together besides…  'oh… my… god!!!'            
As much as the first had many moments I loved, as an episode as a whole (and balancing the murder plot with flashbacks and the wedding!), this one was fantastic!  The undercurrent of John and Sherlock going on cases yet doing wedding planning and emotions about it looming close.  Mary being absolutely awesome about that and all the easy banter between them.  (I'm so dreading the bad stuff I know is coming up for!)  Stag night, Sherlock's mind palace, the amazing cinematography for both those, all of their friends getting a moment in the spotlight, then swirling us up all over again…. 

My mind is so sleepy happy fuzzy, there's only one sticking point I'm not remembering… why again was the young guard targeted?  I get why the women were… the guy was using them to get info against Sholto.  But him?  And really?  Not even an added little comment from Greg about what happened with the Waters Gang (yeah, I know it's likely to come further into play next week, but still)?

The young guardsman was used to test the stabbing method and was chosen because he wore a uniform with a belt similar to Sholto's. Please do not ask me why Small stalked him before stabbing him because I am still wondering about that. Maybe it has been answered somewhere else. 

"The Sign of Squeeeeeee"

I'm totally stealing this AG. 

During the first half of The Sign of Three I was concerned that the whole episode was going to be humorous incidents, with no real crime to solve.  But the second half balanced that out nicely and I was a happy fellow.

Reading the comments above about why the murderer was stalking the guardsman started me thinking, and I realized that the murder may not have been stalking that one guard only -- he was observing all the guards while he learned their individual schedules and debated which one would be his victim.  The guardsman who contacted Sherlock may not have been the only one who was concerned about the man, but he was the only one who reported the stalker's presence to someone else. 

I'm still puzzled by the fact that the murderer is clearly shown stabbing both the guardsman and Sholto in the back, but several characters state that the victims were stabbed in the abdomen.  Did anybody else catch that?

Last edited by Bruce Cook (January 27, 2014 3:59 pm)

Right, thanks… I thought it was something like that!   (and being so thin/narrow, and in a spot where clothing is so tight, they really wouldn't feel much?)
But.. man… similar wariness like some of you that it was going to be 'jumpy' and leaning heavily on humor moments yet again, small nitpicks aside, that was awesome.  And the cinematography style and acting (especially the boys!) at so many points!!  Very impressed.

Seems like a real change of tone from the rest of the series, including (and perhaps especially) TEH. Much lighter and funnier, I mean. Sherlock has never been nicer, I don't think, or funnier, or more social, than he was here. 

I was pretty surprised that the wedding (reception) took up so much of the episode. I thought it would be mostly rushing to solve a case in time for the wedding, with the wedding at the very end.

And the solving of the crime felt true to canon, somehow. I know the overall story is nothing like canon, but the way we watched Sherlock go through cases, and the cases themselves, were more like canon than some episodes with a lot of physical confrontation and explosions. The motive was like something out of canon, too.

As obnoxious as that long of a best man speech would be in real life, I thought the way the case was woven into the speech and wedding was pretty brilliant.

I knew Sherlock was going to say that John made him a better person. Initially I felt like, "but John really couldn't do that...he has too many demons of his own." But after this episode, I bought it.

It almost felt like a happy enough ending to be season or series finale.

Last edited by SherlocklivesinOH (January 27, 2014 11:51 pm)