BBC's Sherlock: Series 3

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I loved the second episode. The whole opening with Lestrade and the wedding were great.

Drunk Sherlock and Watson was hilarious as was the internet forum stuff

"Later I realised I'd said none of this out loud" was my favourite bit

Mary's ex the was the guy who teleported to a closet everytime he denied he was gay in Misfits.

"Do you have handcuffs on you all the time?" "Down girl"

Mary knows when Sherlock is lying.

Dean Thomas from Harry Potter as the Guardsman!

 

[DarkSentinel]

Loved this episode. Absolutely loved it.

This series is very different from the previous two, and I like that Moffat and Gatiss aren't afraid to acknowledge that. This episode was ore touching and hilarious than anything I've seen in a while, and Drunk Sherlock is a force to be reckoned with ("sitty thing." )

The one thing I'm worried about is Mary. I really like Mary, and I really hope that she doesn't turn out to be "too good to be true"

 

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Some Sherlock facts from The Telegraph

It all began with a speech

In 2006, well-known Holmes enthusiast Mark Gatiss was asked to address the Sherlock Holmes Society's annual dinner at the Houses of Parliament. Gatiss, who brought along Steven Moffat as his guest, told the audience about a meeting at the BBC to discuss the possibility of resurrecting Arthur Conan Doyle's creation for a Christmas special. He and the Corporation failed to reach an agreement, but as he "raced round the endless circular corridors, frothing at the mouth at what these philistines might be planning", Gatiss bumped into John Simpson, recently returned from Kabul. “As he passed me,” Gatiss explained, “I touched him on the arm and whispered: ‘You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive’.” This gave him the seed of an idea, which he and Moffat subsequently grew into a modern-day Sherlock: "A young army doctor, wounded in Afghanistan finds himself alone and friendless in London," he teased the group. "Short of cash, he bumps into an old medical acquaintance who tells him he knows of someone looking for a flatmate. This bloke’s alright but a little odd..." Gatiss was effectively pitching his and Moffat’s Sherlock to the toughest crowd imaginable, and they approved.

Speedy’s Cafe, the sandwich emporium frequented by Holmes and Watson in the series, is a real café on Gower Street, near Euston – the BBC’s stand-in for 221b Baker Street. (In the Sherlock pilot it was run by Una Stubbs’s character and named Mrs Hudson’s Snax n' Sarnies, but that idea was swiftly dropped.) The fans who flock there from all over the world can now enjoy specially created Sherlock-themed snacks, specifically the Sherlock wrap (chicken, bacon, cheddar cheese, lettuce, peppers, red onion, cucumber, chilli sauce – all "wrapped up as tightly as Sherlock’s personality") or the Watson Wrap (roasted vegetables, spinach, tomatoes, spring onion, Brie, sour cream – "safe, warm, and comforting, like his personality"). A Moriarty sub is reportedly in the works.

Russia has their own knock off version of BBC Sherlock
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Freud’s Method, a crime drama produced by Russia’s Star Media, bears a striking resemblance to the BBC series. The lead character is Roan Freydin, a "psychologist and professional poker player" working as a "special consultant" to the police, who are infuriated by his "eccentric methods" but impressed by his ability to solve crimes using "psychological science" and "intuition". Even the opening titles look a little familiar, as Mark Gatiss noted with his tweet: "Ha! The sincerest form of flattery".

 

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Discussion from the tumblrs



Magnussen is who Mickelson is playing.

Also perhaps I've just been watching too much Hannibal, with its antler imagery (and the other Mickelson) but Mary definitely has horns in this shot.

I wonder if they'd kill off Mary, she could just be pretending to be pregnant being in the first trimester.

 

[jonathancrane]

I hope they do not kill off Mary.

 

[BatmanBeyond]

Bloody brilliant episode, that one!

Loved how it started slowly and gradually built up towards the solving of the mystery. Loved

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"the woman" cameo

as well! Tipsy Sherlock and Watson were gold too, as others have mentioned.

There was one other cameo I enjoyed, as a fan of this particular band: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAo33pg5k84

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

I hope they do not kill off Mary.

Well Watson is a widower in later stories.

 

[Hyde]

For the Potterheads...

 

[georgec]

The only thing I remember him saying in the HP movies was, "Auror?"

 

[Ramsay Snow]

Episode 3 Trailer - features CAM who wrote that prompt that Sherlock read

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[Thundercrack85]

After these last two episodes, I think Sherlock has become a comedy.

And that might not be a bad thing.

 

[antsman41]

Holy moly was that intense and wonderful. I'm really enjoying this slight change of pace and how queer this season has been.

This episode was so tight in it's writing, bravo guys... bravo. I just love that everything is top notch, and when it all comes down to it... it's about the relationships and 'emotions' of Sherlock. Moffat/Gatiss might be a little light on the procedural crime aspect this show roughly had, but they sure haven't missed a step with it within their new and more interesting construct of the Watson/Holmes and Co. dynamic.

We're seeing some of the best writing ever of Sherlock, the person, than we've ever seen... yet, everyone wants stronger 'capers'. I don't understand? Heck, this was a "wedding" episode, and we got a handle (3 main, 2 being flashbacks-ish...) adventures within it. I think this is their strongest season yet...

There were so many great lines and gags this episode. That digital/government room thing was amazing. DRUNK Sherlock was a hoot, especially the drunk sherlock vision.

Oh, I loved seeing

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Miss Adler

again. I hope she pops up again in a future season.

 

[TheVileOne]

The stabbing is confusing to me.

How could you get a near fatal stab wound hidden by a uniform belt? Would you not even feel a stab wound that deep and how would the belt keep it closed for hours? How would would there not be a hole in the belt or blood? Makes no sense to me. How could that belt be so tight it packs in the wound. Wouldn't the wound clot or something at that point?

 

[BestGirl]

The stabbing is confusing to me.

How could you get a near fatal stab wound hidden by a uniform belt? Would you not even feel a stab wound that deep and how would the belt keep it closed for hours? How would would there not be a hole in the belt or blood? Makes no sense to me. How could that belt be so tight it packs in the wound. Wouldn't the wound clot or something at that point?

Not only that, but if undoing the belt caused the wound to bleed, how did Bambridge get in the shower and start shampooing without knowing something was wrong? I'm sure the writers could explain it.

Anyway, aside from that, this has been a great season - maybe the best so far. I can't wait to see Magnusson next episode.

 

[TheVileOne]

Wouldn't there be a blood trail or something?

What did he stab him with it? Was it a meat dagger?

 

[CapedCrusader14]

I have to say, this episode was just plain brilliant. It was damn hilarious, smart and, I couldn't believe it, almost moved me to tears at some stages, my god.

 

[TheVileOne]

It's too bad that Mary is some sort of sleeper agent or some sort of agent of Magnussen.

It's a shame she'll die.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

It's too bad that Mary is some sort of sleeper agent or some sort of agent of Magnussen.

What makes you think that ? I think she is genuine.

Sherlock falling asleep on the rug and then vomiting on it was gold.
Also, what was the deal with the test tube, Sherlock timing the drinking and the pee volume ?

 

[Silvermoon]

It's too bad that Mary is some sort of sleeper agent or some sort of agent of Magnussen.

It's a shame she'll die.

I'm not sure she's a sleeper or an agent - or maybe at least not a willing one. I do think that Magnussen might be the reason she's an orphan? That or she's being blackmailed by him?

I do think she'll die though, I just hope it's not in a way that has John blaming Sherlock.

Sherlock falling asleep on the rug and then vomiting on it was gold.
Also, what was the deal with the test tube, Sherlock timing the drinking and the pee volume ?

It was somewhat in the dialogue Sherlock had with Molly before the pub hopping began. For the stag night he tells her he doesn't want them to get ill while they have a drink at every pub at/near where they've found a body, it'll ruin the experience. He wants Molly to calculate John's and his ideal alcohol intake in order to remain in the 'sweet spot' all evening (light headed = good, urinating in wardrobes=bad). So the beakers were what was calculated they could each drink at each pub without getting totally hammered and Sherlock was timing the various things probably in order to (try) to keep track of their blood alcohol level in case any adjustments needed to be made.

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

The stabbing is confusing to me.

How could you get a near fatal stab wound hidden by a uniform belt? Would you not even feel a stab wound that deep and how would the belt keep it closed for hours? How would would there not be a hole in the belt or blood? Makes no sense to me. How could that belt be so tight it packs in the wound. Wouldn't the wound clot or something at that point?

I thought it would be the internal trauma that would have killed him, and the blood was just there to show he'd been stabbed.

Perhaps it would have been better if he stabbed the victim, the belt kept the blade in place, and when the belt is removed it caused a much larger wound.

 

[antsman41]

I thought when Sherlock described it, the knife was in the belt buckle... but then we actually see the kid do it and he 'stabbed' them in the back in the side a bit.

So...?

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

The photographer just stabbed them with the belt acting as a tourniquet. There was no blade in the buckle.

 

[Infinity9999x]

This series has been surprising in how it mixes some very dramatic and intense personal moments with some incredibly hilarious ones. The tone has definitely been lighter this time around, but I've really enjoyed it. The wedding episode was brilliant, and it's nice to see Sherlock's character progression.

However, I have missed some of the intense and darker stories in the vein of A Scandal in Belgravia, A Study in Scarlet, or The Richenbach Fall, I'm hoping the 3rd episode is a bit more in the tone of those. While I've loved these past two episodes, none of them have quite matched up to any of those three (which were all personal favorites of mine).

 

[Deserana]

Yeah the logic is is that the photographer stabbed the soldiers through the belt but as you see at the beginning the belt is on extremely tight so it wouldn't really be visible until the belt was taken off. And by then it would be too late I guess?

We're seeing some of the best writing ever of Sherlock, the person, than we've ever seen... yet, everyone wants stronger 'capers'. I don't understand? Heck, this was a "wedding" episode, and we got a handle (3 main, 2 being flashbacks-ish...) adventures within it. I think this is their strongest season yet...

I love character stuff but what was so good IMO about S2 was that all that stuff was surrounded with a story that, even though was basic, was woven very well with character stuff.
So far in S3 we've just had characters doing things. Which is great cause the stuff that's being written for them is very strong (the Sherlock speech for John about him neglecting the beautiful... was just amazing such a brilliantly written payoff for all the loyalty John has shown) but everything else is like an afterthought. Which I guess is fine but it doesn't exactly give the show much of a threat or pace for example in both episodes theres been a slight drag at points for me, cause when the character moments did subside there was never a really interesting plot to take over. Next episode looks to get over that worry though.
A Scandal in Belgravia still is my favorite. That episode is perfect.

 

[antsman41]

I will say, I like that they haven't tried to out-top the greatness that was Moriarty. It shows that he was this great mastermind, and that everything after him are merely goofy, weird, or odd-ball adventures...

...of course until the next big bad comes along. I feel, Moffat & Co. knew the putting these two back to back or another 'big case' would have lessened the affects Moriarty had on these two and London as a whole.