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Suspicious how? Do you think that Sherlock already knew there had to be an off switch on the bomb ...so he was purposefully ratcheting up the tension with John by insisting he had no knowledge of bomb diffusion and feigning absolute failure in his mind palace? ...without having seen the ep twice yet, I think that rather makes sense! Is that what you meant, Lady of Denmark?

Gotta feel sorry for Moriarty? I'm missing something...

I didn't catch that!!!! LOVE it when people point out awesomenesses (that's right, awesomenesses) that I didn't notice!!! Thanks Julia! Love that you referenced the ball chucking and House, it's so true!!! Hubs and I watched House religiously. When hubs started watching the Sherlock series with me he said, "He's like House!" And I was all like... um wrong! (WRONG WRONG WRONG!!!) Totally backwards! ...doofus I love Cumberbatch's delivery in that voice-over -- straight out of a 30's film noir. You are so right Carol! Very good point -- both your idea that Moftiss was poking fun at us yet again, and your point that ain't no way they're gonna please everybody. Maybe their best hope of making everyone fairly happy was to at least acknowledge a lot of the theories in this way. Didn't we all hear it when Sherlock muttered "Everyone's a critic." I'm missing your point here and I want to understand! Can you say more? Anytime i try to use the multi-quote i fail miserably! hence my posts after posts as i catch up to the messages of the present day! I so enjoyed your sketch shashu!

There has never been the suggestion that Sherlock is not trying to manipulate John. Quite the opposite in fact. That is the purpose of the lies. But what would lead Sherlock to believe that it would work? As the example of HOUNDS shows, he isn't stupid when it comes to understanding human nature in general and John in particular. Just as in that episode, Sherlock wants forgiveness. But in that episode he didn't attempt to get it by lying to or otherwise abusing John. If he had laughed at John, he would never have gotten an forgiveness. He would have lost John. So why did Sherlock do the opposite of what he has proven to himself works - if forgiveness was his goal? Why does he do the very thing which caused him the problem in the first place? On what basis would he conclude that a repeat of the offense for which he sought forgiveness would somehow elicit forgiveness of the either offense? Usually if you repeat a crime, you receive harsher punishment, not forgiveness! Sherlock understands justice. And that is not justice. And that leads to the question of why did it work? It shouldn't have worked - as the example from HOUNDS demonstrates. The belief that it would work is out of character for Sherlock. And the forgiveness of Sherlock's original betrayal by means of another betrayal by Sherlock is out of character for John. It is only by believing both men are complete idiots that one claims either action is in character. And neither one of them is an idiot. Why did John not go screaming into the night never to see Sherlock again? John, on the case with Sherlock, is in his happy place once again. The happy place that he has missed. Sherlock laughing until tears are streaming down is an extreme reaction, (I loved that part!) Witnessing Sherlock being over-the-top I think John (once again) realizes "All this is simply who Sherlock is. Warts and all. It's just who he is." Does he want to go back to his dullsville life without Sherlock? Or does he want to accept this kook as he is (again) and experience that exhilarating life with Sherlock again?

ba ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!

yes.

...and then when it was over the house felt so empty... same thing over here a month later. I think we're really good friends, MindPalace, we just haven't done the pesky "meeting" thing yet The same goes for the rest of you!

Oh my gawd this slays me. I become a puddle and slide off my chair. ...Even with this being the silly "Indiana Jones" version

It was fascinating to watch this episode with hugsband! What he laughed at, what he responded to. He laughed so hard when the American thug flew past the window into the bins. Harder still when Sherlock said he lost count of how many times the guy "fell" out of the window. And I couldn't help but think of everyone here when he blipped past the opening of the show... landed somewhere in the first scene and I realized with mortification that he missed John opening the refrigerator to find a head! AAAAANNNNND the practically iconic moment of Sherlock shooting up the walls!!! The horror! The outrage! I was practically jumping up and down beseeching him to go back to see those moments! We get a trifled protective of our show I'd say...

Just doing a bit of rereading and I do love what you said about the paralleling, ss. After several viewings I never registered the white sheet/white dress and with their black clothing in the background yet. Marvy catch, not to mention everything else you noticed! I do love a work where the people who assemble it put so much care into these sorts of details. ...they feel almost like little prezzies when I discover them!

My turn to hug Earendil!

I've just read up to post #68, dateline 2012, where someone speculated Sherlock really fell into a truckbed full of Whosits and the body that hit the ground was Moriarty with a Sherlock mask and his clothes were stuffed with extra Whosits for a more sherlock body appearance, albeit a crunchy one... Having had the belly laugh of the day and a sudden urge for Cheetos, I think I'll return to reading later...

I'm workin' that death frisbee! Hugsband and I FINALLY got to watch Study In Pink together last night. He wants me to wait for him before seeing Empty Hease... I don't think that's going to happen!!!!! Mr., just as soon as I clear planning a Tuesday meeting and figure out how to get the ep feeding through the tv from Amazon, I'm watching it!!!

I can see why you would have Teyla! And I love the HECK out of your signature. It's spectacular!!! Carol and Toby, yes, good points. I wondered if John was intentionally ignoring Sherlock's flustered state in order to not feed into it. Right, and appealing to his intellect to possibly pull him out of it.