Interesting. 
And, tobe, we only see Sherlock telling that Mary called an ambulance. It is his report, not the actual scene. He has only three seconds of consciousness left. She needs to turn around, smack Magnussen over the head and then dial the number wearing gloves (!). 

 

nakahara wrote:

tobeornot221b wrote:

nakahara wrote:

THIS!!!
Finally a proof that Sherlock´s story about Mary being all concerned about him and calling an ambulance was just a big fat lie....

Well, we see her phone an ambulance...
 

The fact that she held a telephone doesn´t mean she actually called it.
She would be identified by an operator - and how would she explain her presence in CAM´s office?
 

She could have blocked her number. And yes, Solar: We just see her phoning in Sherlock's report. He must have been aware of this though he hadn't much time of consciousness left. Why would he lie to John about her having saved his life? I tend to believe Mary that she was kind of truly sorry about her shooting Sherlock. And: It's not the first time that the writers weren't accurate about certain details. Remember the German jury in MHR?


 

But seeing Mary make the call is in Sherlock's mind, right? We don't know if it actually happened or if he thought it happened.

If someone made an initial call (never mind real life where John would have been informed of this), it's likely Magnussen is the one who made it. Just as Mary says threatens to kill Sherlock, Magnussen glances towards her, sees that she's distracted, and reaches for the phone, which is on the floor beside him (you see that it's the phone later, about the time the klaxxons go off).

Bonus note: you're probably all so focused on Mary and Sherlock during that bit that you might not have noticed the look on Magnussen's face after the gun goes off. He looks absolutely incredulous and shocked.

Mary "I have watched this scene more times than is probably healthy, but Shocked!Sherlock is so much fun to watch" Watson

nakahara wrote:

You are forgetting that Mary is pregnant with John.
And John seemed deliriously happy at the end of TSOT when this fact was revealed to him.
Now isn´t this motivation enough for Sherlock to lie and to try to save their relationship? 

Deliriously happy doesn't begin to describe John at the end of TSOT. You could omit the definition of 'happiness' in the dictionary and replace it with this picture.  Wow, he's gorgeous here.


I think that, yes, if Sherlock thought that Mary was no threat to John, he might let lie to salvage what he can of John's happiness.

Mary

SolarSystem wrote:

...  he did this because he had a plan, because he wanted Mary to believe that she was safe and because he wanted John to trust her.  

Now this reminds me of his behaviour TRF somewhat. He doesn' tell John the truth about a most crucial matter in order to protect him from himself.
 

SusiGo wrote:

IMO everything he does from the moment he ecapes from hospital is meant to protect to John and to lull Mary into a sense of security. He hands her the explanation for everything she did and why John allegedly felt attracted to her on a silver platter. 

Exactly what I'm thinking!

I do believe that Mary loves John, as much as she is capable of loving someone. But her instinct for self-preservation is very high. I'd consider her a sociopath.

Mary

And he knows what is best for John and doesn't let him know or decide.

Many characters use similaer language...same writer?!
Mycroft refers to the toxic waste site of 221B...
Similar to Janine's 'scuzz stop' comment, or whatever it is she says..

the_dancing_woman wrote:

I don't think Mary was in cahoots with CAM.
 I'm a bit uncomfortable with this tendency of turning her into the utter villain. I don't think she is, and I really hope I'm right there. I also think her love for John is genuine.

At the same time I hope they won't turn her into a totally innocent victim in S4 by giving us a backstory that just has to make us go "Oh my god, poor girl, she really had no other choice than to do all the things she did in S3!". 
 

Solar mentioned that she's not interested in a back story which makes us go:" poor girl, she did it all for good and really had no choice". Actually, me neither, but this is just the second worst scenario. The worst for me would be to not pick up her strange story up at all and us as fans would have to swallow the status quo with our trio as it was left. That would be most unsatisfying, indeed.