captain-liddy:a lot of sherlock’s behavior toward mary says quite clearly, “your presence here is...

captain-liddy:

a lot of sherlock’s behavior toward mary says quite clearly, “your presence here is meaningless.” look at the way he treats her when he busts in on john’s proposal in the empty hearse. he interrupts their clearly intimate conversation for his own agenda. he stands with his back to her, blocking her out of the conversation. he dips his napkin in her water glass. he comes on to john right in front of her. he drags her into the conversation about the advisability of the mustache. and then in tsot there’s “she hates you; can barely stand to look at you” and “stop smiling” and “get your wife under control!” and this is all before she shoots him.

why do people think they’re friends? because she teases him? that quite clearly hurts his feelings very deeply. because he says she deserves john? that was really about demonstrating his trust in john’s judgment (one of the reasons john was so very angry with him over his disappearance). he can’t muster anything nice to say about her beyond that remark. sherlock tolerates mary’s presence because he thinks it’s what john wants. he’d do anything to please john.  i nearly said sherlock’s feelings for mary are no warmer than hers are for him, but that’s a little hasty. let’s not forget who shot whom in the fucking chest.

This post is so perfect. Completely spot on!!!!!!!