Thoughts on setlock week 18

welovethebeekeeper:

Our last week of filming, and we had a quiet week; tacos via Benedict, Tim Carlton in possibly all 3 episodes, maybe a child actor with Ben in a lovely photo from Dominique Arthur, Pinewood Studios, some filming we missed in Cathay’s Park [a popular location this season] and a graphic slate once again, this time with Sherlock, John and Mycroft, a gun, a bullet and the number 500 on fire. But it was the wrap photos that really highlighted the week, Martin and Benedict never standing together [have to keep them apart because….well series 4 ‘stuff’] lots of happy crew members and then a drunken fun wrap party with Martin getting stuck right in to the action on the dance floor. Benedict apparently on way to California [an unconfirmed sighting by a fellow passenger] So here we are, finished for another series. Bless Mark for his tweet which was the only tweet from members of cast and crew to hint at more filming to come. Of course he’d be one of six or seven people that would know for sure.

In the next few weeks you usually see people put together their setlock clues and start making predictions of the series. I am not immune, so will be doing that myself. But a few things really pop out at me from setlock 4:

The baby ‘features’. All the worry, the posts and the use of the baby to ‘prove’ happy family Watson, and all we get is the baby ‘features’. BEHOLD: The featured baby!
Keep the photos of Martin and Benedict together, down to a minimum. 
AA and her dance through episodes 2 & 3. Never seen being filmed in front of a camera, just tweet happy to keep people informed she is on set.
Mycroft’s presence in ep 3. Three of them in the promo photo and on the slate. If ep 1 was Mary’s swan song then ep 3 may be Mycroft’s. Let’s face it, these two are the main obstacles right now for John and Sherlock being together and functioning as a unit [and husbands] Mary by default of the poor communication between J & S plus her manipulation and maybe assignment, and Mycroft who has brainwashed his little brother in an attempt to keep him safe from heartbreak and drugs. To move forward these two characters need to go. Either physically [Mary] or by changing their role and power in the game [Mycroft]
Several days of filming at the farm cottage in Ty Gwyn. A location chosen for it’s secluded location. Love Shack Baby!!!
John’s hair in a new style. And Sherlock’s hair is shorter this season, still basically the same but shorter. Weird how prior to setlock 4 everyone was annoyed by the length of Ben’s hair, but by the end of setlock 4 people were accepting it and saying it was fine.
John wears a wedding ring through the series. There is more to this than meets the eye.

So fellow setlockers, I end my 18 week blog and thank you all for reading. It’s averaged 200 readers a week which is pretty incredible to me, as last setlock I was lucky to get 50. I appreciate your kind comments and encouragement too. Shout out to Ruther2 with his storfy, and @thesetison, both invaluable setlock blogs in their factual reporting. I say this confidently and without a caveat: SEE YOU SETLOCK5 FOR MORE. 

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