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Sherlock Series 3 |OT| - THE Source for Fictions Cheekbone Fetish
- Thread starter PhoncipleBone
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While I liked the episode as a nice "welcome back" to the fans, I miss the smaller scale cases, the weird solutions, and the focus on mystery.
This episode pretty much just made him into James Bond lite.
Reading the descriptions for the next episodes isn't exactly promising in this regard.
This episode pretty much just made him into James Bond lite.
Reading the descriptions for the next episodes isn't exactly promising in this regard.
The Elite
BOSS
I thought they'd be, different.
This might be my personal favourite episode. I love that Gatiss played with Internet fandom by creating some of the more elaborate theories.
Yeah, I definitely got that impression as well. I agree with you about the smaller cases but I found myself loving this "Welcome Back" episode nevertheless.
Auron_Kale
Member
Some thoughts on The Empty Hearse.
Such a great opening ep and tons of fun. My God the feels... Jesus. Music was great too though the opener reminded me of Mega Man stage music strangely.
And Mary was so good. Loved her. All the nods to fandom was hilarious.
John John John. You were great as but such a douche to Mrs. Hudson, whom was just lovely.
That Hug man... You know he was in the know the entire time too lol. Lestrade looked like such a boss in the suit he was rocking.
Molly my love! You're so adorably badass and that sweater was cute.
Will be rewatching soon enough (like tomorrow) and will probably be more coherent.
PS - trailer for next ep looks awesome!
So I take you approve of the new look? I actually liked his look in the next ep more from the trailer.
Such a great opening ep and tons of fun. My God the feels... Jesus. Music was great too though the opener reminded me of Mega Man stage music strangely.
And Mary was so good. Loved her. All the nods to fandom was hilarious.
John John John. You were great as but such a douche to Mrs. Hudson, whom was just lovely.
That Hug man... You know he was in the know the entire time too lol. Lestrade looked like such a boss in the suit he was rocking.
Molly my love! You're so adorably badass and that sweater was cute.
Will be rewatching soon enough (like tomorrow) and will probably be more coherent.
PS - trailer for next ep looks awesome!
So I take you approve of the new look? I actually liked his look in the next ep more from the trailer.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Really fun episode, but not the best. Not much to the mystery or the case, but all the character stuff was so wonderful. In the end, that is what we needed with this episode.
So nice to have it back.
So nice to have it back.
Auron_Kale
Member
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Oh, and I LOVED Mary. So great. And then I look up to see that the actress, Amanda Abbington, and Martin Freeman have been together for over 13 years now and have a few kids. Awww.
http://johnwatsonblog.co.uk/blog/07november
You can watch the fake BBC announcement of his resurrection here.
You can watch the fake BBC announcement of his resurrection here.
smokeandmirrors
Banned
My god.
fucking hell
finally
fucking hell
finally
Auron_Kale
Member
Nice. Wonder how the entry about "The Sign of Three" will be handled...
User 85168
Banned
What's the joke on Molly's new fiance?
Was that actually a theory before this episode?
Thanks
edit: lol the fake comments on the blog are great
AlphaDragoon
Member
Goddamn this was sogood.gif. I personally didn't mind the explanation.
Sure it wasn't off the wall but it wasn't stupid or anything.
Molly finally gets recognition and even affection from Sherlock...and she's engaged to a wannabe version of him. Oh, Molly. XD
John hitting him multiple times was hilarious.
Molly finally gets recognition and even affection from Sherlock...and she's engaged to a wannabe version of him. Oh, Molly. XD
John hitting him multiple times was hilarious.
Are you saying we all look alike?
English people
Anyway, he's a tall man with curly hair that wears a long coat, has similar shoes to Sherlock, and is obviously not her first choice.
smokeandmirrors
Banned
The ending:
I thought it was weird that they were talking for more than the 2 minutes that was on the timer of the bomb but i assumed it was just the typical trope of extending film time and not actual physical time but I am so glad they subverted that in the best way possible.
Auron_Kale
Member
RobotNinjaHornets
Banned
So that was great. Laughed at the off switch, a few minutes before I'd thought to myself that it'd be hilarious if that's what it was, and lo and behold!
First time posting here but I loved it! I was afraid I'd dislike Mary but she totally proved me wrong haha
Also I was so excited I made fanart
Also I was so excited I made fanart
Auron_Kale
Member
I seriously think that this the subtitle for this episode was "We Ship Everything" because they where hitting nearly everything that fandom clambers for.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Fantastic return. Wasn't as much case work as other episodes but they had a lot to cover with the return of Sherlock. Wish the series was like 5 episodes though. It's going to be over quick.
They should have had The Woman pop out of a cake naked at the end of the episode. That would have really sealed it.
What shippings were there besides Sherlock/John and Sherlock/Molly
Watch them not do any shippings the fandom wants
Auron_Kale
Member
Sherlock/Moriarty, John/Mary (which is canon), Sherlock/Lestrade (if you count that hug as more than friendly) & Lestrade/Molly (unrequited if you look at his expressions when watching her during the Ripper "case" and the engagement party)
Auron_Kale
Member
Poor Molly. Its almost cruel at this point
Basically. She deserves so much better really.
crimzonflame
Member
best part was
lmao
Sherlock's parents
New guy seems like he's got his shit together, even if he's basically a Sherlock doppelganger. She could do much worse. Moriarty for instance.
UnlovedJew
Member
Is there any way for one of us poor ol' Americans to watch it before it airs on PBS? I don't wanna wait .
.This episode made me realize I ship Sherlock and Molly. Poor Molly :c
Poor Molly. Its almost cruel at this point
It's obviously a ruse to make Sherlock jealous so he realizes he likes her
Is there any way for one of us poor ol' Americans to watch it before it airs on PBS? I don't wanna wait
If you'd like I can PM you a link!
And yes, poor Molly.
I hope the new guy treats her well and isn't another fake boyfriend.
Garrett 2U
Member
Damn that episode was good! And only 4 days till the next, woohoo!
UnlovedJew
Member
If you'd like I can PM you a link!
And yes, poor Molly.I hope the new guy treats her well and isn't another fake boyfriend.
I would love that, these spoilers are slowly tearing my soul apart. I'm not even sure if I'm being melodramatic at this point.
Auron_Kale
Member
Funny, I thought it was the headbutt actually.
Well that was certainly fun. I enjoyed pretty much the whole episode except for Mary. I can't explain it but she just completely rubbed me the wrong way in every scene she was in. I feel kinda bad since none of the other ladies both present or past have bothered me.
I think my favorite bits of this episode involved Sherlock and Mycroft interacting. I honestly find their sibling rivalry to be one of the more enjoyable relationships on display.
I think my favorite bits of this episode involved Sherlock and Mycroft interacting. I honestly find their sibling rivalry to be one of the more enjoyable relationships on display.
Gaf_SentMe
Member
Bahahaha. And the Watson gay references keep on coming. Soo funny.
Fantastic episode. Laughed out loud at so many parts.
Or something like that. Hilarious. The insane fan theories were awesome too.
Edit: You guys do realize that we still don't know how Sherlock survived, right? The explanation he gave Anderson was not true, Anderson realized that.
When Sherlock is revealing himself to John and John's just trying to order champagne:
"Surprise me"
"I'm trying to."
"Surprise me"
"I'm trying to."
Or something like that. Hilarious. The insane fan theories were awesome too.
Edit: You guys do realize that we still don't know how Sherlock survived, right? The explanation he gave Anderson was not true, Anderson realized that.
RazorbackDB
Member
loved it, great introduction after all the wait.
Is there any way for one of us poor ol' Americans to watch it before it airs on PBS? I don't wanna wait
Mediahint works fine, it's free, and you can watch in HD right now. It's an add-on for Firefox/Chrome/etc.
Edit:
To clarify, you need to visit the iPlayer (BBC's online video portal) link to the video once you've installed the Mediahint add-on/extension. Then click "Watch in HD".
Auron_Kale
Member
Heh, well we'll never truly know... Or will we?
And the use of his Martin Creiff accent during the restaurant scene was brilliant. The part where he was having a shave in Mycroft's office and he sits up in his chair with his hair slicked back reminded me of John Harrison/Khan. But the part where he was giggling during the bomb defuse scene nearly broke my brain lol.