Agree in 100%. I've noticed that most (or at least a lot of) films where kids are involved (especially very small kids) are usually comedies (often slapstick comedies). I generally have nothing at all against this kind of films but I really don't want to see this in Sherlock. It will absolutely spoil the atmosphere of this series. But I have faith in Moffat and Gatiss and I believe that they will find good solution to this.

Last edited by MartaSt (August 29, 2014 10:17 pm)

That´d be horrible, and I´m still too full of " mother hormones" to be able to cope with that.. I had to stop Game of Thrones in S2 because of what they did to the babies, and the abducted children in TGG were already borderline for me.. so I really don´t know if I could continue watching. I usually avoid everything that toys around with pregnant women and/or infants. The thought of "Uncle Sherlock" is kind of scary, but I´d take this over miscarriage/abduction/death any time..

I know that only too well, and I know about the emotional impact on the people involved, that´s why I prefer not to include it in my entertainment choices.

I agree, Mary taking the baby away would be the best solution (or if Mary dies, John could let the baby live with his parents or sister).

Last edited by Zatoichi (August 30, 2014 11:06 am)

They don't seem to be around, or at least John doesn't seem to have contact with them, and they could be a little old to bring up a child on their own.  (I'm imagining they're around 70 - chances are that they wouldn't live to see the child through school).  Harry seems to be an alcoholic and might find it difficult to be a good parent.  It would make more sense for John to bring up the child himself.  But that probably wouldn't fit the plot well, so I agree that the baby might be farmed out. 

It's hard to imagine Mary taking the baby away without John dedicating his life to trying to see the child, and being hugely changed by the experience .. BUT I don't know why I feel that way, because this is probably the most common real life scenario.  Couples split up and parents lose contact all the time, and lives go on.

Yes, the Doctor Who storyline was upsetting, one of the saddest of them all. 

And it got me thinking because nobody died, the baby survived and went on to have a full and exciting life and Amy had lots of contact with her over the years.  But most of that contact wasn't as mother and child.  Amy didn't technically lose her daughter, but she lost the experience of being a mother to her daughter. 

She still seems to be having difficulties at the time of the wedding (John says that maybe it was for the best that she didn't come as there was a free bar). 

  Why do we have two Baby-Watson threads now?
Just asking................