There were a number of times when Sherlock was in real danger, the poison pill and with Moriarty at the pool to name two is Season 1.  As Whiskey observed, Mycroft doesn't have much chance to protect him when he goes off after some wild hare.

Good point, Mary!  I do thing Sarah was grossly underappreciated. She showed a lot of guts in that scene, and smarts too when ahead the one who pointed out the code.

Just answering the title:
Yes.
With the Cabbie, when trying to save John and Sarah, at The Pool, when rescuing Irene, on the roof...to name but a few.

I think Mycroft really does his best to protect Sherlock, and as he is smarter than his brother, I'm pretty sure he manages to keep an eye on him even when Sherlock isn't aware of it.

But as mentioned before, he is human and he can't protect Sherlock 24/24.

People have already mentioned a couple of times where Sherlock was in real danger. I will add the Gollem scene to that list.

And that's what's been bothering me since I saw HLV. To me, it is impossible that Mycroft doesn't know anything about Mary. I'm almost sure he knew some stuff about her past and knew she was a potential danger to Sherlock and/or John. This really can't have escaped him, I can't believe that. This is where I wonder how the shooting scene has even been possible.

Like I said, Mycroft can't control everything, ie the cabbie's pills. But if he knew how dangerous Mary could be, I'm sure he would have placed under high surveillance and that even if Mary is very smart and trained and all, the Magnussen's office scene wouldn't have happened.

I'm all confused about that...

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Besley, the Mary Mycroft thing drives me insane. I'm generally not that much into conspiracies and complicated theories but this one really got me going. 

I don't think Mycroft generally protects Sherlock. He's busy running a country, saving the world from nuclear meltdown or black holes under Switzerland (though where would they get the mass for a black hole? What's up with that theory? Ehm anyway...). Sherlock is a smart guy, doesn't want Mycroft's involvement and I think Mycroft is fine with that. I mean otherwise there wouldn't be a show, would there? Well, maybe a Mycroft show. 

Thank you Schmiezi! 

I really like these metas, are very well worded, very well thought. I do not agree either with everything (i think i see Mary a little bit more of villain), but they are GREAT! They gave me also some other POV, made me rethink some of my impressions. Such a pity there are only for the third season....

I read them too quickly, in the next days i will take at a slowly pace each episode and put my thoughts about it. 

It's kind of cute that he doesn't want to worry him, or doesn't see the need to make a big deal out of all the brave and dangerous things he's constantly doing. True hero and he doesn't even know it.

Also, he's pretty much in danger anytime he's in the vicinity of Mary Watson.