Lola Red wrote:

What I find intriguing about Mycroft is that I do not for one moment doubt that he truly loves his little brother, yet I also believe Sherlock when he says that Mycroft is “the most dangerous man [anyone] will ever meet”. I can see Mycroft setting up “Moriarty”, and in a weird and twisted way he would be doing it for his brother’s benefit, to safe him from himself by offering the perfect distraction (and taking out a criminal network in the meantime). In my mind it would fit with a man who once filled a whole plane with stolen corpses and called it “neat”.


qnakahara: I would watch that show 

 

Yes, exactly.  Been appreciating all the discussion, but aside from some of their demeanor emphasized for humor or dramatic effect, not sure how to take the brothers either, sometimes, or put it into words.  That's a good way of putting it though, and I still believe he's not completely 'bad', just unfortunately simultaneously loves his brother, but willing to 'use' as a resource.

And just for something else lighthearted, I'm sure some of us would also watch this show!
http://thediogenes.tumblr.com/mycroft

(posting just the link here, for the three 'episodes' listed on it, plus extras)

I just always assumed the UK and U.S govs had been working together on the flight of the dead.

I don't think the show will end that soon!

I do think it's a shame Mycroft is involved in so many tedious serious political games. If he for once had a free hand, he could do all these terrifying things on his mind and show off his dangerous side, and it would be great fun to watch!

I wonder what Mycroft's motivation is, for his job I mean. It seems he doesn't enjoy pulling strings in the political game very much. He always appears hand-tied, compromised by "duties", and in general, he doesn't seem a happy person. And all that worry 'bout little bro.
Sometimes I even believe Mycroft would enjoy to blow off NATO in alphabetical order. Or, at least, he would enjoy a very similar scenario on the side of the angels.
Often I think he is just like Sherlock - he wants to toy with the danger, and he is no moral white sheet. But he doesn't give in to the pull, like Sherlock does. And that's why he stays put. I could even imagine he envies Sherlock and his "legwork"... but never allows himself to indulge.

Why doesn't he find himself a Mary? Some danger close to home, to make life interesting? If I think about it... why doesn't he find himself Mary? *duh* There could lie the ultimate reason for his way of not getting involved in the Mary business...
 

But I think, if he already cares for Sherlock, he's already gone there. CAM can blackmail him, so that's done.

It's like with Sherlock... he already has John, big pressure point. So the drugs, or Redbeard, or whatever really... doesn't matter. He's involved, in many ways. As long as he doesn't detach himself from all of these, it doesn't matter so much he's got one. One is enough to make you vulnerable.

Mycroft is already vulnerable because he cares for Sherlock. He is already at risk. He is attached. Anyone can use it against him - as we see.
 

Whisky wrote:

Mycroft is already vulnerable because he cares for Sherlock. He is already at risk. He is attached. Anyone can use it against him - as we see.
 

Well, this is a thing he had not much control over, but he might think that one pressure point is enough. At least it what I would think...