Yeah, my take on is it that if he got CAM to believe that he was doing drugs again, more or less rotting away in a drug den, then CAM wouldn't see him as a serious threat. And therefore create a false sense of security. My personal opinion is that this made for Sherlock a very good excuse to go back to drugs at a time when he was feelng alone.

I've never seen the drug thing as very ambigious - if Sherlock was clean, there would be no reason for Molly to hit him and yell at him for betraying the trust of his friends and throwing away the gift he was born with.

Last edited by Vhanja (February 23, 2015 1:54 pm)

Hmm, I wonder if John ever walked in on Sherlock doing drugs? Not just after he moved out, but at any time during their friendship? 

I do not think so. They made it quite clear that John is aware of the potential danger (drug's bust in ASiP, danger night in ASiB) but as we never get any hint I think it did not happen. Moreover, the fact Sherlock apparently only once takes drugs  after he as met John - when he has "lost" him to marriage - underlines John's importance to Sherlock and would be lost if it happened repeatedly. 

I love the fact that even though Sherlock's flaws and problems piss John off now and then, he nevertheless accepts Sherlock for who he is. I'll say this for John; he never really turns his back on Sherlock even when he's infuriating. He even tells Sherlock that he could have called and talked if he was near drugs again. In Scandal, John even cancelled his date to stay with Sherlock after he was drugged by Irene (remember, one of Sherlock's deductions about John in Irene's house was that he had a date that night).

I imagine that if some people found out that their best friend had drug problems they might turn their back, but John never does. He's always known who Sherlock is and that he has his problems. Ship them or not, they have a beautiful friendship when you think about it

On a more pleasant note...we know that Sherlock and John played Cluedo at least once. Probably only once, since I guess it didn't end well And in TEH, we see a chessboard, and Sherlock's playing Operation with Mycroft. I'm assuming that the Operation game was in the flat. 

Imagine Sherlock and John playing that! What kind of flaws might Sherlock find with it?

Last edited by kittykat (February 23, 2015 3:25 pm)

Probably a stupid observation but it came to me only now. If you look closely, Moffat gives away the clue about Magnussen's mind palace at the very beginning of HLV. During the hearing Magnussen says: "I have an excellent memory." Cut to his car driving into Appledore, Magnussen entering his vaults, searching for information on Lord Smallwood's youthful acquaintance. Cut to Lady Smallwood and him in the library, the encounter obviously taking place immediately after or at least on the same day as the hearing, indicating that he remembered without ever leaving the building. 
 

Just putting it here - BBC Sherlock was mentioned in an article on Cracked.

http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-ways-hollywood-tricked-you-into-hating-poor-people/#ixzz3SkKJln8a

"That's not the case for Sherlock, in which Holmes and Watson have to get the famous apartment at 221B Baker Street together out of financial necessity (Watson was on a military pension, Holmes was freelancing as an occasional crime-solver who doesn't demand payment for his services). That property would sell for $2.8 million fucking dollars in real life. And, sure, Holmes got a deal on the place thanks to his relationship with the owner, but he also has a stylish wardrobe, including shirts in the $200 to $500 range and multiple copies of a trademark overcoat worth about $2,000 each. Watson's trademark jacket (the one with the patch on one shoulder) costs $1,100. When Watson gets married, everyone in the wedding party is adorned in custom suits and dresses ...BBC ... and they host a lavish reception afterward:BBC And again, in the real world, all of those things are attainable ... if you work yourself like a fucking dog. In the show, they just kind of take whatever freelance jobs they find interesting, whether they pay or not. We briefly see Watson doing work in a clinic, but it's clearly part time, considering they're both able to dash off and take cases at a moment's notice, giving them their full attention. Work simply doesn't get in the way. That choice that virtually all of us have to make -- nice house or car vs. free time and a social life -- simply doesn't exist for them."

Just one comment - Sherlock does actually mention in the series that he has several of the coat. 

I like Cracked, there articles are meant to be taken with a grain of salt, they are written for comedic purposes. But they usually always have a point, even if slightly exaggerated. 

I have a theory about why Sherlock tends to kind of latch on to his friends. Not just John, but also Greg, Molly and Mrs Hudson (and now Mary). 

Think back to The Blind Banker, and their meeting with Sebastian. He says that everyone hated it when Sherlock would make deductions about them, and Sherlock looks quite sad at that, poor thing. But in his group of friends, they've always accepted him as he is right from the start. They never treat him as a freak, or anything "not normal". As far as I can see, they treat him like a normal person and to be honest, I think Sherlock actually likes that. Yes, he likes showing off now and then (but if I had his intellect, I would too) but I think he likes that he doesn't have to impress them or pretend when he's with them.

Going back to an earlier post I made in this thread about Sherlock's flaws, John's not the only one who tells him off when he starts being irritating. Molly slaps him, Greg has been known to tell him off. And they get away with it because I think that deep down, Sherlock appreciates their honesty towards him. And that's why he trusts them.

I liked the happy family feeling I got at the end of TEH, with the scene in the flat. And I think Sherlock understands now that he has a good circle of friends who love and care about him, but aren't afraid to tell him what they think. And he has changed a lot by the end of Series 3, which has a lot to do with their influence over him. He's becoming a better person thanks to them. And he's learning to love other people

And you know what? I can only see this developing further as the series goes on. I can't wait to see where Moftiss go with this particular aspect of the show. 

I did and it is a lovely detail to characterise Sherlock's attitude towards David.