Yes, I found it striking that all John's friends are really Sherlock's friends.  I would never have predicted (before watching the show) that John would turn out to the more private and anti-social of the two of them. 

It does look like they don't talk much about their lives outside each other.  Sherlock interviewed the wedding guests, even Mary's wedding guests, but didn't ask John anything.  I'm not saying that's a bad thing - maybe slightly surprising.  It's fun in relationships (friends or more) to hear stories about the person's past, I think.  But they're only interested in the here and now ... or, I sometimes get the impression that John might be interested in Sherlock's background, but just doesn't ask, and Sherlock doesn't tell.   They seem to have some sort of an understanding. 

I do think it's in character for Sherlock to only talk about John in relation to himself, but thinking about it, it makes sense considering the guests too.   John is famous as Sherlock's blogger, friend and "assistant", not as a GP or a soldier.  To the general public, they are John and Sherlock, Holmes and Watson ... Sherlock's friends know John through him and I don't imagine John sees them without Sherlock being there ... the only people there who really know a John outside of Sherlock are Mary and Sholto. 

Well, I guess mistakes do happen, the crew are not infallible.
Doesn't seem to have any significance to the story to me.

Oh obviously it's up to you. I appreciate for some people these things are important.
I continue to be amazed that folk notice such like.
I never do, but I can't say so far anything has really struck me as having any real relevance.
I actually feel I think more this way, now that we've come to a kind of conclusion.
But don't get me wrong, there are still lots of things I want to go back over and I hope to begin this process in the Summer.

Me, too.
I primarily want to write a series of posts on all of the first 12 episodes, to show pointers to episode 13.
But I've also just thought I'd like to do particular character studies, too, well, more my view of them...

Well this is me we're talking about, so there will be no research other than what we're shown on screen and how I feel about it!

Last edited by besleybean (April 16, 2017 8:36 pm)

That's kind of how I feel and I keep harking back to what Mark said before S 4 aired:  we've thrown out  a lot of clues, some will prove to be red herrings, others will be explained.

I actually think it's quite sad Arwel did that this time, like he knew it may be the only opportunity he had! 

I didn't see it, either.  Something to do with somehow Arwel inserting his son's initials into a piece of scenery was it?

Ah right, there definitely was something on the door!

Sweet.