This is what Ariane de Vere says:

In his mind’s eye, Sherlock sees a rapid montage of images: several moments from when Magnussen showed him the edge of the papers in his jacket pocket in 221B’s living room; then Mary aiming her gun down at Magnussen in his flat before Sherlock knew who the potential killer was; then the front door to 221B. His inner vision closes in on the door and settles on it.

I have no way of slowing down the scene. And so far I could not find any more detailed information although I am sure someone has done it. I seem to remember reading something about it but it was quite some time ago. But I think John is not present in the whole mind palace scene at all although he is the reason for Sherlock to come back to life. 

Whisky wrote:

Yes, I would think seeing Sherlock on the stairs, all that's on his mind is "John John John". But then in the sequence it's anything but. It's a bit strange.

It´s only his desire to save John, to desperately reach him, that keeps him alive. Maybe, if John was already present inside him in that moment, he would loose the reason to "resurface" from the throes of death? 

+ that´s why is he trying to enter Baker Street in his vision? It´s his home and he believes John is waiting inside?

Last edited by nakahara (March 16, 2015 10:22 pm)

ukaunz wrote:

and it looks to me like there is a shot of Sherlock-as-a-boy standing with his hands behind his head from the helicopter scene

wait, in the memory scene? why would there be the helicopter scene already?

I can stop the scene like at three points. one of these I always catch is Magnusson showing the letters. He's definitely in it. The second is Sherlock looking at Mary after she shoot him. The third is the door :D

Last edited by Whisky (March 16, 2015 10:42 pm)

Oops I just realised I have been looking at something that may have been edited by someone else. Ignore me!

Here are the frames I've managed to capture



















Interesting that the fourth screenshot shows a view we didn't see in the original scene, it's from a different angle and it's been colour-edited as though to show it from Sherlock's POV.

Sorry about my earlier silliness, I should have realised how ridiculous it would have been for Sherlock to see himself in the helicopter scene before it had happened, I didn't think about it until I had already clicked send

Anyway, I still think what I wrote earlier, that Sherlock is worried about the danger to John, which is why he is thinking about Mary and Magnussen, and then his mind fixes on the door of 221B because he wants John back where he can keep him safe. The scenes they chose to illustrate this danger are ones that show Magnussen as a blackmailer, and Mary as an assassin.

Last edited by ukaunz (March 17, 2015 2:40 am)