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I don't see the writing or characterisation as uneven in these two episodes as they take place six months apart - Sherlock and John have grown closer again, and the initial awkwardness of their reunion is over. Plus, it's John's wedding - a life changing day for both of them - so of course they're a bit more emotional/honest. I've had less than 5 hours sleep but am off to work - but I just want to watch this episode over and over again!!

I don't want to go to work. Can't I just stay home and watch last night's episode again?! :-(

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It's interesting that 'Cam' (we're all assuming that's Magnusson, right?) wrote about Mary's family not being there. Could he have had something to do with their deaths? Hmm...

Watching the stag night again turned into watching the bit after that. And the bit after that. Oops.

It's almost quarter to one. I need to be up in five and a half hours. I need to stop watching this episode and go to bed! Maybe just one more viewing of the stag night

Yeah, but he hadn't RSVP-d... just wondered how they'd sent the invite. Oh, and I forgot to add - Sherlock calling Mrs Hudson "Hudders" - cracked me up!

One question though - if John doesn't know where the major is living now (since he asked him) how could they send him an invitation? Or are we to assume it was an e-invite?

There was just too much to comment on!

Okay… After a second viewing I can share my thoughts with you beyond “aaah! Brilliant!” So… (sorry for the very long post!) Lestrade leaving just as he’s about to make a monumental and career-changing arrest because he thinks Sherlock is in trouble. Altogether now – Awww! You could see he was torn for a second because he knew what he was giving up, but helping his friend was more important. I fell even more in love with Lestrade in that moment. I guessed Sherlock needed help with his best man’s speech – the scene when Greg arrived and Sherlock was confused about what was going on was brilliant! Sherlock dancing – thank you, thank you, thank you. I love him even more now too! And the whole scene with him and Mrs Hudson made me laugh, especially when he said he thought his morning tea “just sort of happened”. Sherlock looking at John’s empty chair… heartbreaking. I just wanted to reach into my TV and give him a hug. Sherlock interrogating Mary’s ex – brilliant. Funny, the silly smile made me laugh out loud, and I love how he’s looking out for John. Sherlock with the kid. More hilarity. “I don’t know, I’ll ask one.” Lol! Sherlock ‘flirting’ (for lack of a better word!!) with the bridesmaid. I actually really liked her. When she said “Can I keep you?” I was, of course, thinking, “No! He’s mine! I want him!” My love for Sherlock and Mary’s relationship was cemented in this episode. Loved the scene when they were talking at the wedding about John and the Major. I really, really like her. Which doesn’t bode well for the future :-( Who/What is Redbeard? I have to know!! Childhood pet?? I was thinking, “I really wish we’d seen the scene where John asks Sherlock to be his best man” and then they obliged And the actual scene… Firstly, hilarious. The speech itself, and the flashback to John asking him. But as well as being funny, it was also so sweet and touching. “I want to be up there with the two people that I love and care about most in the world.” Aww! Love them. So much. When Sherlock was talking about his own flaws my heart was just melting, especially when he said he’d never expected to be anyone’s best friend. And how John had saved him. And when he said he and Mary loved him most in the world. Oh, the whole damn thing. Perfect. And when he saw people crying and didn’t understand… “Did I do it wrong?” Bless him. Like John, I wanted to hug Sherlock in that moment! Sherlock learning how to fold serviettes on Youtube. Just… brilliant. THERE WAS ANOTHER HAIR RUFFLE. I hadn’t even dared dream we’d get another one. And we did. *swoon* John calling Sherlock “nurse.” The stag night. I was crying with laughter the whole way through – just brilliant. I never thought we’d get to see drunk Sherlock! And when they were playing Who am I… it just got better and better. “Got it! I’m you, aren’t I?” I bet Benedict and Martin had a riot filming all those scenes. Would love to see some commentary on this ep on the DVD, and hear their thoughts about filming the stag night scenes! When the whole ‘Hamish’ thing came up and Sherlock was shown trying to guess John's name, I was shouting at the telly “We know it’s Hamish, he told us in Scandal!!” so I was very relieved when they showed that bit!! IRENE! So glad she got to have a mini cameo. Short but sweet :-) I liked that John recognised that something was wrong, because he knows Sherlock so well. And of course it was great to hear “Vatican Cameos!” again. Mrs Hudson – “I think you’re a popular choice at the moment dear.” Lol! Molly stabbing Tom with a fork or whatever it was when he said Sherlock was pissed. Being protective of Sherlock I liked all the flashbacks – I think they worked well in this episode, and I liked the way everything came together. There’ll probably be some people who didn’t like the structure of the episode, but I loved it. I wasn’t expecting everything to come together, but I thought it all worked really well. The solution - I had wondered if it was something to do with the belt. But would you really not feel it if you were stabbed with something, however small or thin it was? :-/ More Sherlock dancing. Oh, heaven. I want to dance with Benedict! ‘The Sign of Three’ – I don’t know if I’m just an idiot and was focussing on other things throughout this episode, but I wasn’t even trying to see the relevance of the title. Then when Sherlock said “three of you” and I realised, it was a real *facepalm* moment. It was so obvious, looking back! Then there was the moment, when Sherlock was smiling and then it faded as he thought about what this news meant for the future… Oh, just heartbreaking. Nice coat action at the end (is that man capable of putting a coat on without making it look sexy?!) but it did make me want to cry seeing him leave the wedding. Beautiful moment. *sniff* So… yes. I loved it. Funny, sweet and sad. It did feel different to other episodes – it was different to other episodes, in a lot of ways, and I’m expecting there will be some criticism for that, and some people who didn’t enjoy it as much. But it was still an excellent episode in my opinion, and it doesn’t always have to be a bad thing doing something a little different. I expect the last episode is going to be more similar to TGG or TRF, more of a thriller type episode with a more continuous plot rather than disjointed stories and moments (even though they all wove together). I only wish I had more time this week for rewatches – I managed seven of TEH before tonight’s episode, which I loved even more. Twice is definitely not enough! Also, did anyone hear Rickman in some words Benedict spoke? Or was that just me?

Sherlock left the wedding - Molly saw him go, he went out, did some lovely swooping coat action, and walked off. Sad ending to the funniest episode ever! I cried with laughter and with emotion in this one!

Aaaaaaahhh!!! I LOVED that episode! Absolutely hilarious and yet so touching too. I'm off to watch it again and will make notes so I can come back and properly write which were all my favourite scenes :-D

Half an hour to go!

Off to watch Celebrity Mastermind - one of the subjects tonight is Sherlock. If I don't get them all right I shall be furious with myself!

Will I sound like a bad friend if I said that if it was me, I'd cancel my plans to stay in and watch Sherlock? It's certainly something Sherlock would do. Yeah, just say you have a 'thing'. Remember, only lies have detail!

Don't say that - it's a depressing thought! But we survived the last one, and this one will be easier because we'll have more episodes of Sherlock to watch than we did last time And it'll be easier for me because I wasn't a member of this forum during the last hiatus! And I am so in love with his laugh. When he laughs in Scandal when they're in Buckingham Palace... *swoon*

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Sorry, no W.

Ah. It has been hard for everyone waiting sooooo long for the new episode! It seems crazy that we've now got the second episode tonight only 4 days since the last episode!

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September! Goodness. Is he as big a fan as you?

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I don't blame you! Most shows I've obsessed over/been in fandoms for have been in America, and I've had to wait ages to see the eps that other people have seen, and stay away from spoilers etc. It's nice for me to be able to be in the country that's airing the show I love for once!

I'm sorry you can't see it as soon as the rest of us (well, some of us). Hopefully the time will pass quickly for you! Less than four hours now! :bouncy:

I know what you mean! As soon as I've watched the episode I'll want to come on here and discuss it, watch it again, and then discuss it some more. I probably won't get to sleep until about 2am and I've got to be up at half 6 for work. Oh well. It's worth it!