No, I think he has been pretty clear on it being a friendship, as have the rest of crew.  Even if it was more than that, it doesn't make sense that the whole crew would keep quiet about except for Benedict announcing it by calling it slash fiction.   He clearly doesn't mean that.   Here's a clip of the other time I remember him saying it:

http://www.pbs.org/video/2365370781/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=charlierose

I think it's even more clear from the context there that he means fan fiction, and he's talking about Moftiss taking a fan's approach to ACD.  He has just got the wrong word.  Which is something he does now and then - I've noticed this before, that he always sounds very erudite and intelligent, which he is, but occasionally makes mistakes.   (The "penguin" one being one of the more endearing!)

Last edited by Liberty (December 17, 2016 7:03 pm)

Oh, yes, that one. Not to mention about everything he said and did at SDCC. 

 

BC does know his grammar.  He says WE are not IT is. 

I hope it's a comfy one! 

Lautrela wrote:

The daily mail online just posted a new picture and their theories...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4044348/Can-crack-clues-new-Sherlock-picture-ve-identified-six-possible-hidden-messages-hint-latest-BBC-series-store.html

They see but they do not observe.

Did you read the comments?  What a bunch of sour asses!

Speculation as it says in the thread title but interesting: 

Ben’s interview in 5Live, 19/12/2016. They comment on ‘The Six Thatchers’ preview, and most importantly:

“Lets see how people react to where we go with [the show]” - Benedict Cumberbatch

http://gosherlocked.tumblr.com/post/154712225341/marcespot-bens-interview-in-5live-19122016

He said this while explaining once again passionately that his "this is the last series" quote had been taken out of context. This is quite interesting because Benedict does not talk about the story as such coming to an end but makes it dependent on how audiences will react to the content. So this will not be about an extended form of MP because we had that in TAB already. At this point I honestly do not see anything but Johnlock fitting this description. In this case he would be saying: if people can accept Sherlock and John as a couple, then maybe there will be more episodes. 

" At this point I honestly do not see anything but Johnlock fitting this description."

I'm with you on this one Susi.  They are using words like groundbreaking, television history, shocking, and nothing I can think of is worthy of any of these words.  Sherlock and Molly getting together?  Hardly groundbreaking.  It was all a dream/mind palace?  Been done over and over again.  Moriarty being twins/having a brother?  Canon.  

I freely admit that I want Johnlock with all my heart, but if that's not what they are building up to, I can't even begin to imagine what would qualify for the way they have promoted it.

This Is The Phantom Lady wrote:

I keep trying to be unbiased somehow... but I see the same things you do everytime I try. 

That's probably because it is there for real. :-D

Other things that could be groundbreaking and shocking would be if they killed off John. Although I don't see why they would do that, and what that would mean for the future of the series. 

Or, as I thought about before, if they killed off Baby Watson. We talked about it earlier, but not sure how many tv series have killed off a named baby that is the child of one of the lead characters?

Last edited by Vhanja (December 20, 2016 6:16 pm)

Maybe the shocking news about John "Tree Continents" Watson is that he indeed is shooting blanks - and knows it
@tonnaree

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