Favorite Scenes -- open ended

[Arcadia]

It's interesting, a lot of HLV is quiet, it's really a beautiful episode if you can just let go of some of the plot points.

[sherlockandjohn]

Dat smile...

 

Don't let yourself be taken in .... Sherlock is manipulating you!

[Arcadia]

I don't care, it's worth it to be on the receiving end of that smile!!!

[sherlockandjohn]

Are you Molly?

[sittything]

I don't care, it's worth it to be on the receiving end of that smile!!!

 

Molly agrees with you. 

[Carol the Dabbler]

It's interesting, a lot of HLV is quiet, it's really a beautiful episode if you can just let go of some of the plot points.

 

True, quite true.  But that's one heck of a BIG "if"!

[T.o.b.y]

I find myself liking His Last Vow better and better. The plot isn't all that faulty (but then, I never saw anything wrong with the plot of The Blind Banker either, until it was pointed out to me). It's full of beautiful moments and a lot of the imagery is just stunning. I'd love to see it on a really big screen some day.

[sherlockandjohn]

Favorite scenes... Let's see if I can limit this (I probably can't, though):

 

- The cab scene in which Sherlock explains his deductions about John and is surprised when the man doesn't tell him to piss off.

- John is abducted by mystery man and taken to a deserted place.

- The drugs bust scene. Great Lestrade/Sherlock stuff! Also, we really see the sociopath here.

- The ending, from when Sherlock realises that John shot the cabbie.

 

Skipping TBB, sorry.

 

- The "Don't make people into heroes" argument.

- The pool scene.

 

- Buckingham Palace.

- "I always hear 'punch me in the face' when you're speaking..."

- The Christmas scene with Molly.

- Sherlock comes to Mrs. Hudson's aid.

- Sherlock and Mycroft's exchange in the airplane.

- Sherlock deduces Irene's passcode.

 

- Henry comes to Baker Street.

- Sherlock's breakdown in the pub.

- The graveyard scene. "You being funny now?" "Thought it might break the ice a bit."

- Sherlock saves Henry from himself at Dewer's Hollow.

 

- John struggling to tell his therapist that Sherlock is dead.

- The "Sinnerman" sequence.

- "You look sad when you think he can't see you."

- Lestrade coming to see Sherlock in Baker St. after the scream, and Sherlock fearing that John has been taken in by Moriarty's scemes.

- Sherlock's (and John's) arrest and their escape.

- Moriarty, Sherlock and John in Kitty's flat.

- The rooftop. All of it.

- John's graveyard speech.

 

- Sherlock's uncut video message to John in 'Many Happy Returns'. So sad and poignant, but also funny and very 'Sherlock-y'

 

- John visits Mrs. Hudson.

- The reunion in the restaurant, from when Sherlock first speeks to John under disguise.

- The argument in the kebab shop. "Shut up, John! I don't want everyone knowing I'm still alive!"

- Sherlock keeps hearing John's voice in his head.

- Sherlock rescues John from the fire.

- The subsequent talk in Baker Street.

- The train scene.

 

- Lestrade running to Sherlock's supposed rescue.

- Sherlock insisting that he is 'not involved'.

- John asks Sherlock to be his best man.

- The very poignant, heartwarming part of the best man speech.

- Sherlock, John and Mary talk, and Sherlock leaves the wedding party on his own.

 

- John's shock at seeing Janine with Sherlock. Hilarious!

- Sherlock's big shock (and mine) at seeing Mary in Magnussen's office.

- The Mind Palace sequence, especially when Sherlock starts fighting because he fears for John.

- Leinster Gardens.

- The Baker Street confrontation.

- Sherlock realising to his horror that there are no secret vaults.

- Sherlock shooting Magnussen. (Yes, I like that from a story-telling perspective.)

- The airfield goodbye scene.

[Bendydoodle Cantaloupe]

Favorite scenes... Let's see if I can limit this (I probably can't, though):

 

...

 

- The "Sinnerman" sequence.

Is that the whole montage-y thing that leads up to Moriarty busting into the glass case and getting the crown jewels? Because that part just made me go

 

 

 

- "You look sad when you think he can't see you."

- Lestrade coming to see Sherlock in Baker St. after the scream, and Sherlock fearing that John has been taken in by Moriarty's scemes....

- The rooftop. All of it.

- John's graveyard speech.

 

Did you mean: all the parts that made me cry

 

But really, these were beautiful. Like poetry in motion -- Molly seeing through Sherlock and noticing that which everyone else doesn't (like how she notices how sad Sherlock looks at the wedding when John and Mary dance). Sherlock snapping only when he senses John's doubt. The gritty but fast-paced face-off on the rooftop, driving the story into inevitable disaster and yet at the same time trying to avert it. And then the afterglow -- the graveyard speech.

 

And the reason why it made me (and most likely the rest of you) cry is because -- to quote Shannon Hale -- "[P]eople cry for beauty and pain, and seeing both together [is] almost unbearable."

[Arcadia]

Actually, I think the "Sinnerman" sequence is when Sherlock is going to confront Moriarty at the trial, but yeah, I liked the sequence you mentioned too.

 

In defense of the Blind Banker, here's some of my favorite scenes from that episode (in no particular order)...

- Sherlock being strangled while John rants at him from the other side of the door

- John figuring out where the Lucky Cat shop is before Sherlock does

- Sherlock spinning John around to make him remember the symbol, then John announcing he took a photo of them.

- Sherlock not understanding why John wants to be alone with Sarah, and John's "Heyyyyyyy....." when Sarah walks in on their conversation

- "That’s what I was suggesting." "No it wasn’t ... at least I hope not."

 

There's more ... all small bits, but they're wonderful. John rather outshines Sherlock in this one, I sort of miss that.

[sherlockandjohn]

 

Favorite scenes... Let's see if I can limit this (I probably can't, though):

 

...

 

- The "Sinnerman" sequence.

Is that the whole montage-y thing that leads up to Moriarty busting into the glass case and getting the crown jewels?

 

Actually, it's the scene Arcadia mentions in which Moriarty is taken to the court room to face trial and Sherlock and John get ready to go testify against him. The "Sinnerman" song plays, and it's just so perfect. I mean, what a dramatic effect to use that song just then!

 

Gosh, I love The Reichenbach Fall. It's filled with these amazing scenes, poignant and terrifying.

[sherlockandjohn]

Actually, I think the "Sinnerman" sequence is when Sherlock is going to confront Moriarty at the trial, but yeah, I liked the sequence you mentioned too.

 

In defense of the Blind Banker, here's some of my favorite scenes from that episode (in no particular order)...

- Sherlock being strangled while John rants at him from the other side of the door

- John figuring out where the Lucky Cat shop is before Sherlock does

- Sherlock spinning John around to make him remember the symbol, then John announcing he took a photo of them.

- Sherlock not understanding why John wants to be alone with Sarah, and John's "Heyyyyyyy....." when Sarah walks in on their conversation

- "That’s what I was suggesting." "No it wasn’t ... at least I hope not."

 

There's more ... all small bits, but they're wonderful. John rather outshines Sherlock in this one, I sort of miss that.

 

Yeah, I think you're right - never thought of it quite like that before, but John sort of does outshine Sherlock in TBB.

 

I love how Sherlock over and over is taken aback when John, and even Sarah, demonstrate simple logic and they tell him something he doesn't know.

[Arcadia]

I find myself liking His Last Vow better and better. The plot isn't all that faulty (but then, I never saw anything wrong with the plot of The Blind Banker either, until it was pointed out to me). It's full of beautiful moments and a lot of the imagery is just stunning. I'd love to see it on a really big screen some day.

Not that it's "faulty", exactly -- emotionally, it makes perfect sense (I think) -- but it does rather strain credulity......

[Carol the Dabbler]

In defense of the Blind Banker ....

 

I love how Sherlock over and over is taken aback when John, and even Sarah, demonstrate simple logic and they tell him something he doesn't know.

Yes, I love those scenes, especially John pointing out the Lucky Cat to him and Sarah pointing out the partial code solution. I don't suppose you'd want too many scenes like that, since the show is supposed to be about how brilliant Sherlock is -- but it sure is a nice change of pace.

 

In Sherlock's defense, he had not had a chance to see Lukis's diary.  But as for Soo Lin's code solution -- Sherlock was aware that she knew the code, and he must have seen his print-out still on the table after she died, but apparently saw no reason to retrieve it or even check it -- then Dimmock gave him a second chance by bringing it to Baker Street, and again he ignored it.  Sorry, Sherlock, you saw but you did not bother to observe!  (Nice little plot thread, though!)

 

[sherlockandjohn]

 

In defense of the Blind Banker ....

 

I love how Sherlock over and over is taken aback when John, and even Sarah, demonstrate simple logic and they tell him something he doesn't know.

Yes, I love those scenes, especially John pointing out the Lucky Cat to him and Sarah pointing out the partial code solution. I don't suppose you'd want too many scenes like that, since the show is supposed to be about how brilliant Sherlock is -- but it sure is a nice change of pace.

 

In Sherlock's defense, he had not had a chance to see Lukis's diary.  But as for Soo Lin's code solution -- Sherlock was aware that she knew the code, and he must have seen his print-out still on the table after she died, but apparently saw no reason to retrieve it or even check it -- then Dimmock gave him a second chance by bringing it to Baker Street, and again he ignored it.  Sorry, Sherlock, you saw but you did not bother to observe!  (Nice little plot thread, though!)

 

Indeed! Not very observant for Sherlock Holmes, which is why - as you say - there can't be too many of those scenes, but seeing his limits can be nice on occasion. (Though I thought it was overdone in series 3.)

 

I think my favorite of those scenes is when John took a photograph of the numbers on the wall. The solution is so simple, yet Sherlock "wants everything to be clever". I just love how John was alert enough to think of taking a photo before leaving to get Sherlock. Or how about in TGG, when Sherlock accused John of being idle and barely listened to him when he tried telling Sherlock that the museum guard had been into Astronomy. Later, when it looked like the Golem had got away, John was the one to figure out where he might have gone based on the information Sherlock didn't bother listening to.

 

Arrogant sod ;-)

 

 

[Arcadia]

Indeed! Not very observant for Sherlock Holmes, which is why - as you say - there can't be too many of those scenes, but seeing his limits can be nice on occasion. (Though I thought it was overdone in series 3.)

Really? In what way? HLV rather hinges on him underestimating CAM, but I'm trying to think how else he was unobservant in S3...

[Bendydoodle Cantaloupe]

He failed to notice that John was actually moving on moving on until he saw John and Mary dance in TSoT, I s'pose...

[Carol the Dabbler]

And he way underestimated Mary.

 

[Arcadia]

Okay, so that's one thing per episode...

[sherlockandjohn]

 

Indeed! Not very observant for Sherlock Holmes, which is why - as you say - there can't be too many of those scenes, but seeing his limits can be nice on occasion. (Though I thought it was overdone in series 3.)

Really? In what way? HLV rather hinges on him underestimating CAM, but I'm trying to think how else he was unobservant in S3...

 

 

It's not so much unobservance as it is generally being portrayed less intelligent. Several factors come into play: Mary's intelligence, her managing to keep a big secret, the whole CAM thing, Sherlock being a really bad judge of John's feelings upon return from the dead (okay, I know - what else is new?), and the lack of casework to demonstrate Sherlock's brilliance.

 

[Arcadia]

Okay, I see what you mean, especially that last thing. I guess I just don't mind!

[T.o.b.y]

It's not so much unobservance as it is generally being portrayed less intelligent. Several factors come into play: Mary's intelligence, her managing to keep a big secret, the whole CAM thing, Sherlock being a really bad judge of John's feelings upon return from the dead (okay, I know - what else is new?), and the lack of casework to demonstrate Sherlock's brilliance.

 

Even the writers admit this - during the audio commentary for His Last Vow, at some point one of them remarks "everyone is smarter than Sherlock now".

 

 

[Boton]

One of my favorite scenes is in SoT, where Mary, Sherlock, and John are clustered outside Major Sholto's room, and John is goading Sherlock into solving the puzzle.  First, the "drama queen" accusation, which Sherlock responds to with this perfect "well, I never!" look on his face, and then again when John mocks him with "the game is on -- solve it!"  

 

 

[sittything]

One of my favorite scenes is in SoT, where Mary, Sherlock, and John are clustered outside Major Sholto's room, and John is goading Sherlock into solving the puzzle.  First, the "drama queen" accusation, which Sherlock responds to with this perfect "well, I never!" look on his face, and then again when John mocks him with "the game is on -- solve it!"  

 

This reminds me of the first time Mycroft and John meet:

 

Mycroft: In his mind certainly. If you were to ask him he'd probably say his archenemy. He does love to be dramatic.

John: Well thank god you're above all that.

 

Apparently it runs in the family?  lol

[sherlockandjohn]

 

It's not so much unobservance as it is generally being portrayed less intelligent. Several factors come into play: Mary's intelligence, her managing to keep a big secret, the whole CAM thing, Sherlock being a really bad judge of John's feelings upon return from the dead (okay, I know - what else is new?), and the lack of casework to demonstrate Sherlock's brilliance.

 

Even the writers admit this - during the audio commentary for His Last Vow, at some point one of them remarks "everyone is smarter than Sherlock now".

Oh, gosh. I haven't listened to the audio commentaries yet. Somehow, that comment you just mentioned makes me sad. But it does stress my point.