Oh, right! Now Sherlock only needs to move from 221B to the therapist's place faster than the bullet hits John.
I finally understand why we needed the laws-defying scene with Mary jumping in front of the bullet in TST: Moftiss wanted to set up a precedent! :D

Vhanja wrote:

I think the moment that sort of sealed it to me (that it won't happen) was John pushing Sherlock towards Irene.

He knew that love didn't last. People die, horribly and unexpectedly. And you need to grasp the opportunities you have for love, because you are lucky if you get them. With such a mindset, it would make sense for John to pursue Sherlock, if he felt like it. Instead, he pushed Sherlock towards Irene so that he could also experience love.

Yes, that's a good point.  Especially given that he had lost Mary, and almost lost Sherlock to Culverton just recently.  This was absolutely the point for them to get together, if it was ever going to happen. 

And I thought the hug was platonic - and absolutely lovely! 

I'm thinking of TAB flagging up that Sherlock did still have romantic feelings for Irene too.  I don't see them ever being together as a couple, but it looks like this is the little bit of "romance" that Sherlock will allow himself - a few texts. 

I think that with only one episode to go, they can't just change everything around and make Sherlock and John get together.   There isn't enough time to build that up.  
 

I seem to have heard "It is what it is" a lot recently (in real life), unfortunately.  It has been used about unhappy, difficult situations which must be endured.   I feel that that's the meaning in TLD. 

"No, I'm not OK.  I'm never going to be OK.  We just have to accept that.   It is what it is.  And what it is, is ... shit."

That was quick, Google loves me ;-)

The story is of an old farmer in a remote village in China. He was the only man in the whole area who was given a horse to help work the fields.
“This is good!” said the neighbors.
“Maybe good, maybe bad,” replied the farmer, “It just is.”
One day, the horse got free and ran away.
“This is bad!” cried the neighbors.
“Maybe good, maybe bad,” replied the farmer, “It just is.”
Adjusting to work without the horse, everyone was surprised when a few days later the horse returned, bringing another horse with him.
“This is good!” exclaimed the neighbors.
“Maybe good, maybe bad,” replied the farmer, “It just is.”
Hoping to train the new horse, the old farmer’s son got up to ride the horse and fell and broke his leg.
“This is bad!” cried the neighbors.
“Maybe good, maybe bad,” replied the farmer, “It just is.”
The very next day, the Chinese government sent officers to the small farming village to conscript all the young men into service to fight a terrible war.
The farmer’s son was the only young man spared, since his leg was broken and he could not fight.
“This is good!” exclaimed the neighbors.

“Maybe good, maybe bad,” replied the farmer, “It just is.”

And so it goes…

Source: http://www.bluelotusnc.com/it-is-what-it-is/
 

That's good!  It will be great if it's an outcome everybody is happy with.   Certainly from a friendship point of view, the hug was just wonderful.  Not something you imagine them ever doing often, but the time was right.   And I suppose this episode in particular has shown how their relationship can develop and change, and tell a story.  It doesn't have to be "a romance".

I just don't understand how people can be expecting that a Johnlock "end game" and kiss is going to happen in the next episode, though.  It seems such a long shot. 

Fingers crossed!

I hope there is a series 5 but even if there is I'm not sure they would have Johnlock confirmed as whilst some subtext could be argued as Johnlock and I've read theories that sound plausible I don't think there has been anything on screen that would lead the casual viewer (which makes up a huge portion of viewers) to think Johnlock is something that is going to happen so if it did happen a large part of the audience would be confused which is obviously not something Mofftiss want.

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Liberty wrote:

I think even Mrs Hudson has stopped shipping them now!  And there have been no more of the "jokes". 

Yeah, by TEH, Moftiss said that the joke was getting old, so they stopped doing it from then on out.

At least it should put paid to the "queerbaiting" accusations.  I think they could hardly be more clear about what kind of love is between John and Sherlock. 
 

I have always confessed that at the very beginning I felt there might be a little confusion.
But certainly for me by TBB, it was clear:  no Johnlock.