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March 17, 2016
this was their wedding
In teh sherlock shows up when john is proposing. it’s put off for a bit and we don’t get to see john actually ask (completely) mary to marry him. in tsot we do see him propose to sherlock (the whole be my best man, I love you bit) then there’s the wedding where sherlock and john are sitting where the bride/groom sit (leaving mary excluded)…we’re meant to make the connection that this is john and sherlock’s wedding. yeah I know he asked mary/he marries her but unofficially…he also marries sherlock.
as stella and ted put it, the wedding was:
such a wonderful beautiful heart-breaking celebration of absolute love
stella and ted didn’t make it to the actual wedding but they can see, from the pictures, and sherlock’s words, how it went. they’re quite possibly the only people who don’t know that sherlock is in love with john. they assume it was a celebration of mary/john’s love but their words fit the wedding perfectly as it’s a celebration of sherlock’s absolute love for john (love that absolutely breaks him in hlv).
we didn’t see mary walk down the aisle, didn’t see john toast to their marriage or the exchange of rings, didn’t even hear a teary speech about how they met/how much they love one another. instead we see sherlock pouring his heart and soul into his speech, practicing the waltz and expecting to dance with john at the party.
we see john talking about suit fittings and sherlock obsessing over getting the right shoes, the seating, the bridesmaid dresses (it’s all on john’s blog). it’s his wedding that he himself planned but at the end of the night we get the painful reminder (because we’re watching this from sherlock’s perspective) that he’s not the one wearing john’s ring. as irene says:
D'you know the big problem with a disguise, Mr. Holmes? However hard you try, it’s always a self-portrait.
sherlock disguises himself as john’s husband and it’s a self portrait indeed. this is what he wants.
Great stuff- and I’ve never thought of relating the ‘disguise is always a self portrait’ idea to TSo3 but it so works.
Even when watching TSo3 for the first time, the sudden cut to ‘Oh, hey, we’re married now- photo time!’ struck me as odd. I always watch Sherlock with my family, and we were all in agreement: ‘So, we don’t see them actually getting married? Huh. Weird.’ That tells me we’re meant to find it weird.
If TSo3 truly was all about John and Mary’s wedding, then surely the emotional climax/focus of the episode would be on them actually getting married, hearing the vows, the iconic “I do” moment. But, it’s all missing. Very deliberately missing in my book. This writing decision, in my opinion, does no favours in trying to present John and Mary’s relationship in a positive light. A happy wedding is typically the couple’s moment, their time to shine, to win over the audience. The fact that the wedding ceremony is skipped distances us from John and Mary as a couple.
As @mostlikelydefinitelymad says, the majority of TSo3 is from Sherlock’s point of view. So, the emotional climax of the episode instead centres on his best man’s speech, his ‘love letter.’ It’s the time for Sherlock to make his vows, to say “I do” rather than John or Mary.
(Before TSo3 aired, I always thought we’d get a significant/poignant scene between Sherlock and John at the altar before Mary walked down the aisle. But, perhaps it would’ve been too glaringly obvious if John was anything but the beaming groom and Sherlock the delighted best man at that crucial moment).
theappledorvaults:
There was one feature, and only one...
There was one feature, and only one feature, of interest in the whole of this baffling case, and quite frankly it was the usual. John Watson - who, while I was trying to solve the murder, instead saved a life.
freeman-martypants:
aconsultingdetective:
Sherlock Uncovered...
john is so fucking hot in that scene… guh
Yes, he is hot in that scene.
Also, this is not a man who would forgive. Especially not John, aka “Trust Issues”, Watson.
authorgod:
marcelock:
Fuck’t up
This face is Too Much.
The...
Fuck’t up
This face is Too Much.
The exasperation in the back of John’s head tho
March 16, 2016
A brief reminder
When was the last time you took a moment, really took a moment, to appreciate that this:
is a thing that exists? Let me remind you:
Thompson wrote it
Moffatt and Gatiss read it and were like, yup, that’s staying in
Sue was like, hell yes that’s going into production
The director was like, here’s my vision on how to turn this in to reality
It got storyboarded
The DP carefully blocked out potential camera angles
Arwel went and found a dildo
Someone mixed up the batch of jizz to the perfect consistency
And then applied it to Ben C’s face
Meanwhile someone else got the lighting just right so we could clearly see it on his face even in the dim room
Ben C rehearsed it and was like, well obviously I should be kneeling but let me practice my best swishy dabbing, we’ll probably need another take on that
Martin was like, hold on, let me open my mouth wide enough so you can really get the camera right up in there, my tonsils went to method acting school you know
And then after they shot it everyone is looking at the screen on set and are like, yes, good
The literal hours of post production effort to insert Sherlock into John’s mouth
And then they went and added the dabbing sound effects and the swishy sound effects
Moffitsson gets the rough cut and are probably high fiving forever
And finally the BBC commissioners got it and were like 10/10 excellent workIt’s moments like this I remember how much the showrunners love us and want us to have nice things.
March 15, 2016
March 14, 2016
theconsultingredhead:
Drunk (part 2)
Part 1. General warning for dubious consent because of...
Drunk (part 2)
Part 1. General warning for dubious consent because of drinking.
Tequila Makes His Clothes Fall Off: orphan_account - 1,991
When Sherlock gets in the way of John getting laid, a drunk John decides that he will have sex with Sherlock. Basically, John is a trash can that has been thrown into a dumpster which is currently on its way to a landfill. ;)
It’s Not Irrelevant To Me: theSeventhStranger - 11,007
After having a bit too much to drink, a talk about masturbation leads to sex. Much porn, many feelings. Virgin Sherlock (a.k.a my drug of choice)
I Like Your Pants: wheresmywatson - 3,139
Equal parts Johnlock and Mystrade, John and Lestrade get super drunk and start drunk texting the Holmes bros. Sherlock has purple pants that match the purple shirt of sex.
Coming Out: LiviKate - 13,439
Teenlock; John tries to get over his pining for his best friend by going to a party which leads to him having sex with a random guy. Sherlock’s reaction is a bit not good. (warnings: homophobia, abuse)
Pardon my French: archea2 - 8,219
Sherlock speaks in French when he is drunk and says some revealing things about his feelings for John. John recruits Lestrade to teach him French so he can finally respond in the language of love (hehe I’m corny I know)
About Last Night: TalksToSelf - 28,348 (drunk fic is chapter 1)
John wakes up not remembering the night before so Sherlock has to explain why they are in bed together. Fluff and Virgin Sherlock.
Lisp: orphan_account - 3,444
Established Relationship: John discovers that Sherlock has a lisp when he is drunk and it is as adorable as you would think. :>
Not Luck Johnny, Fate.: Madophelia - 7,306
Unilock; John puts his phone number in a bucket where people are randomly matched. When a stranger named Sherlock chooses his number and texts John to arrange sex, a somewhat drunk John decides to slow things down a bit. Virgin Sherlock (today is my lucky day)
A Study In Kisses: Tindomerelhloni - 1,665
John wakes up hungover in bed with Sherlock who informs him that John tried to kiss him last night. Sherlock has never been kissed and John immediately rectifies that situation. Fluffy porn.
Objectivity: EmmyAngua - 2,565
At a pub night with friends, a drunk John accidentally talks about Sherlock’s eyes and it ends up on Youtube. (His eyes really are gorgeous though)
Christmas: WhimsicalEthnographies - 7673
Established Relationship: John and Sherlock have their first Christmas together as a couple and are generally adorable. This is definitely my favorite version of Sherlock being drunk.
Thanks! Great list.
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