Oh, yes, Pink is fantastic...

I would add Mycroft scenes too (I love him so much...) and I specially like the conversation he has with Sherlock at the end of the episode. John looking to them with a shock face... "mummy", "he's always been so resentful... you can imagine Christmas dinners", "try not to start a war before I get home...", "putting on weight again?"... it's so funny and so well played. The three of them are absolutely great in that scene.

I always laugh quite a lot when Lestrade says "it's a drugs bust". The way he says it, the look on his face... hilarious. Anderson's "oh, I volunteered". John trying to defend a guy he has just met "- No. - What? - You. - Shut up!!". And of course, "Anderson, don't talk out loud, you lower the IQ of the whole street".

And talking about Anderson... the way Sherlock reveals he has been sleeping with Sally. And that glorious moment "-Rache. It means revenge in German. She could be trying to tell us... - Yes, thank you for your input *closes door on his nose*."

This episode is so full of great moments. Damn, now I have to watch it again... 


Edit: Oh, and I forgot about John trying to hit on Anthea... "- We met earlier this evening. - Oh. - Ok."

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Irene_Adler wrote:

I always laugh quite a lot when Lestrade says "it's a drugs bust". The way he says it, the look on his face... hilarious.

Rupert Graves' delivery of that line is so brilliant, delivering it with such glee:  you can tell that Lestrade is so pleased with himself at this idea.  And I love the writing of this line: "They're none of them, strictly speaking, on the drug squad, but they're all very keen."  Haha.

tobeornot221b wrote:

Just finished watching Study in Pink. Again. (It's a bit of a blur – I totally lost count how often I've been doing this!)
Army doctor – Angelo's – Taxi Chase - Drugs bust – Blanket…

All such great, great moments.  Regarding the taxi chase, their giggling together at the flat at the end of it was so wonderful (echoed with ASiB and giggling at the palace).  I love how Steven Moffat is mindful to insert these moments of their just enjoying each other's company so that when Serious Drama comes, you understand the basis for why Sherlock and John like each other and risk life and limb for each other.

I also love the "Did he offer you money to spy on me? ... Pity, we could have split the fee" exchange.  Also love Sherlock's little smile when John asks, "Do people usually assume you're the murderer?"  It's like Sherlock is all ready to be defensive and annoyed at having to explain himself, and John just diffuses that completely with the bit of humor.

PINK is one of my favorite episodes too. So many wonderful moments:

The opening scenes with John sitting so terribly lost and alone in that miserable little room.  His sadness/depression is palpable - and then you see the gun in the drawer. Uh oh. Thank goodness he pulls out the laptop instead.

"Nothing ever happens to me" as a segue into the main story is just wonderful.

Stamford's knowing little smirks as Sherlock starts to do his observation magic on John

Loved that they addressed "the elephant in the room" gay motif circulating in the fan world for years in the restaurant scene. It was done in such a lovely, charming way.  When John says, "It's all fine" it really is fine. His words reflect a more open and accepting society perfect for this updated version of SH.

The growth of their friendship through-out with Sherlock's tight little smiles becoming warm and genuine by the end.

Loved the intense word interplay and game of chance between Sherlock and the cabbie.  It was a long scene but the brilliant acting and the camera work had me on the edge of my chair.

I could just go on and on but time does not permit right now......

The cabbie is played by Phil Davis who was born in Grays, which is in Essex, in 1953. He has what is described as a 'cockney' accent, although strictly speaking he is not a Cockney, as you have to be born within the sound of Bow Bells to qualify and Grays is too far away.

Many families were moved to Council Estates in places like Grays immediately after the war due to the shortage of housing due to bombing (others moved from the slums of the East End of London to Council Estates, such as those in Dagenham, in the 1930s). It is therefore highly likely that his family moved from the East End and that explains his accent. People in the parts of Essex that are nearest to London tend to have this accent.

Generally this accent is the one spoken by people of a wide range of social classes and strata in this area. More specifically, however, it would be seen to be an accent of the working class. Many of those who speak with this accent do not actually think that they speak with this accent; their perception is different from reality.

There is a very interesting, if slightly dated, article about Phil Davis in the link below.

www.guardian.co.uk/film/2004/jun/26/1

Thanks for the info and link, Davina.  Very interesting about Phil Davis.  I saw Quadrophenia when it came out and Vera Drake is on my list of movies to see.  Now I'll appreciate them all the more.

A great quote. It's the slow realisation for Sherlock that he may have said something inappropriate and then looking to John for guidance. Sweet!

Davina wrote:

It's the slow realisation for Sherlock that he may have said something inappropriate and then looking to John for guidance.

I love that scene.  Also, it shows that Sherlock is already beginning to rely on John as his interpreter of emotion.  But it did strike me as a little...interesting...because Sherlock has only just met John yet here he is already looking to him for guidance.

I second that. Everybody remembers the episode with Irene but I've got to say the first episode in the series is still my favorite. Sherlock & John's dash thru London's back alleys (John minus his cane and consequent discovery of lack of it) was one of the most joyous things i've seen on tv. I went Cheshire .

It's my favourite of Steven's episodes to date, but it's still only number 4 on my list!