This is not going to happen. There have been so many developments over the past nine episodes, small hints and looks and gestures, it is a slow and soft approach. They are not suddenly going to beat us over the head with romp in bed. 
 

This was posted in another thread, but I was listening and thought some of it was relevant here:
http://youtu.be/TJ7RswJwKao

It's old (2012), so there are no revelations, but the last third or so gives Benedict and Stephen's on Sherlock's relationship with John and with Irene.   They talk a little bit about playing on the assumptions people make about two men living together, but seem clear that it's a friendship.  Benedict describes Sherlock as asexual to a point - until he meets Irene.  S2 shows Sherlock dealing with the possibility of attraction, fear and loss.  Sherlock disdains sex in favour of his work, Irene uses sex in her work, and it's not important to either of them - they think they've dealt with that until they meet each other.  And "he's got a little tiny thing for the bad girl, not that he'd ever admit it"!  Paraphrasing, and as I say, nothing new, but something to bear in mind - surely some of that has got to come across in ASIB? 

This is pre-series 3 where we get a lot of women - including a naked Irene Adler - in Sherlock's head only to be dismissed, later followed by "It’s always you. John Watson, you keep me right."

I know many people who did not see Johnlock at all or said it was just a fanfic thing and got converted after series 3. So I would not rely on anything that has been said in 2012. Nothing to sink the ship here. 

Yes, people see the attraction because they look at what is in the episode and not what has been said in interviews. 

Vhanja wrote:

SusiGo wrote:

I agree as far as I am sure that they will not be fluffy and there are several way of showing a romantic attachment. You can be in love and still remain who you are. But we see over the episodes that there are indeed changes to their relationship and I am convinced that there will be more. There has to be room for an overall story arc, nothing remains static, so why should their relationship?
 

Oh, absolutely. They do change and develop, both of them. And so does their relationship. I just wouldn't want them to switch a light switch, and change their personalities over night.

And why should that happen? Why should a romantic relationship with all there is to it change their personalities? Does this usually happen when people are in a romantic relationship? I agree with Susi, you can be in such a relationship, you can marry the person you love and still remain who you are. 
I think we can be pretty sure that Mofftiss won't turn the show into one of those daily soaps, whatever their plans for Sherlock and John may be. And changing their personalities over night would just be bad, bad writing, if you ask me.
 

But the interview isn't at odds with what's on screen.  In fact it would be strange if they were saying this and then Benedict played it as being sexually attracted to John rather than Irene.   It wouldn't make any sense. 

How would he have reacted differently, Mrshouse?  He disdains sex and has forsaken it in favour of his work - he's not going to actually DO it.   But thinking that side of himself is taken care of and under control, then being thrown off balance when he feels something he didn't expect - I do see that, and so the interview makes sense (AFTER seeing the episode!). 

If it really was a slow approach, this wouldn't make sense - they are quite clear here that they're not building up to Johnlock, but that John is interested in women and Sherlock is interested in himself (apart from when Irene surprises him).    They could change their minds at any time and put something new in, but I don't think they can backtrack. 

I was trying to ask what you meant about Sherlock reacting differently to Irene if he'd been physically attracted (bearing that interview in mind).  It sounds like Stephen was trying to write it, and Benedict was trying to play it as if Sherlock was physically attracted.  So how do you think they should have done it differently?  Do you just mean that they should have showed actually sex (or a kiss or something)?  Or that maybe Sherlock should have told John what he felt so that it would have been said out loud?  (I'm not trying to put words in your mouth - just trying to think what you meant should have been done differently!).

I think interviews are important, because it shows what the writers and actors meant to come across. 

I think there were some physical attraction from him to Irene. He wouldn't act on it, because he doesn't DO sex. It's distracting. But being very inexperienced when it comes to sex and emotions (possibly a virgin), I believe he experienced some unwanted physical reactions, and that he felt intimidated by her approaches. 

SolarSystem wrote:

If they have to explain what they wanted to get across, then I'd say they did a pretty bad job at getting it across in the first place. You should see what their intentions were when you watch the show.

Well, there are very different interepretation of Sherlock/John, and I don't think the writers or the actors did a bad job.