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Beneath this cut, it does what it says on the label.
This is going to be shorter not because I feel there's less good than bad in this episode, but because I experience happiness as something largely beyond words, whereas I can be articulate about things that dissatisfy me.
Now, onto the things I loved. Namely, that scene. That scene. THAT SCENE.
That scene. That scene is everything I love about Sherlock. How something amazing comes at you out of the blue. The foreshadowing and the sly visual humor. (Just what are you supposed to remind us of, Mrs Hudson? ) The way the writers reward fans for attentive viewing and good memories. The way they create characters for whom I feel such affection, even when they're as deeply horrible as Moriarty. How I know I should care but I don't, because I'm so happy to see these old friends again.
And in general. The references to canon. The references to real world politics and events. How Sherlock's grown into a good man, and that the writers realize that's rarer, and better, than being a great man. How Sherlock shows it. (“Thanks, Greg.” OMG two words and I am filled with SUCH JOY. Sherlock not just knowing, but understanding what he's doing to Molly on the phone.) The way Sherlock and John and Mycroft buoy each other up. Mycroft trying to anger Sherlock into saving John...oh my god.
And the sense that there are still mysteries to be explored. Case in point: what is with all those lovingly lingering camera shots of Mycroft's wedding band?
And that's it for now, because while I've watching and mulling over and writing, my laptop battery's been dying. But to conclude: so much awesome in this show, and I hope there's more of it.
これで以上です。
This is going to be shorter not because I feel there's less good than bad in this episode, but because I experience happiness as something largely beyond words, whereas I can be articulate about things that dissatisfy me.
Now, onto the things I loved. Namely, that scene. That scene. THAT SCENE.
That scene. That scene is everything I love about Sherlock. How something amazing comes at you out of the blue. The foreshadowing and the sly visual humor. (Just what are you supposed to remind us of, Mrs Hudson? ) The way the writers reward fans for attentive viewing and good memories. The way they create characters for whom I feel such affection, even when they're as deeply horrible as Moriarty. How I know I should care but I don't, because I'm so happy to see these old friends again.
And in general. The references to canon. The references to real world politics and events. How Sherlock's grown into a good man, and that the writers realize that's rarer, and better, than being a great man. How Sherlock shows it. (“Thanks, Greg.” OMG two words and I am filled with SUCH JOY. Sherlock not just knowing, but understanding what he's doing to Molly on the phone.) The way Sherlock and John and Mycroft buoy each other up. Mycroft trying to anger Sherlock into saving John...oh my god.
And the sense that there are still mysteries to be explored. Case in point: what is with all those lovingly lingering camera shots of Mycroft's wedding band?
And that's it for now, because while I've watching and mulling over and writing, my laptop battery's been dying. But to conclude: so much awesome in this show, and I hope there's more of it.
これで以上です。
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