“Anyone can walk in anywhere if they pick the right moment.” The Reichenbach Fall and Mary the Stranger

jenna221b:

cheytea7:

jenna221b:

I was re-watching The Reichenbach Fall with @waitingforgarridebs and @victorianlovers tonight and this little exchange caught my eye. It happens when John and Sherlock are discussing Max and Claudette’s kidnapper: 

JOHN: But how did he get past the CCTV? If all the doors were locked …
SHERLOCK: He walked in when they weren’t locked.
JOHN: But a stranger can’t just walk into a school like that.
SHERLOCK: Anyone can walk in anywhere if they pick the right moment. Yesterday – end of term, parents milling around, chauffeurs, staff. What’s one more stranger among that lot? (x) 

And, I started thinking– doesn’t that really sum up Mary’s tactic to make her way into John’s life, creeping in without suspicion (yet)? Loudest Subtext in Television had written on the locked room mysteries= being in love/ affairs of the heart. What if “the doors” here can now equal John’s heart? So now, it becomes: 

Mary walked in when John’s heart was broken, defenses down… Anyone can walk in anywhere if they pick the right moment. John’s day to day routine- work at the clinic, patients milling around, staff. What’s one more stranger among that lot? 

Mary knew how to subtly introduce herself… a stranger slowly becomes a friendly face in the crowd…and then something much more. 

And, just in case there was any remaining doubt left about Mary’s villainy: 

SHERLOCK: [S]He was waiting for them. All [s]he had to do was find a place to hide. (x)

This is an incredible observation! Since we know Mary had her persona for 5 years it truly was like she was waiting for the right moment.

This show has the best subtext I’ve ever encountered.

Thank you!! <3 yes, waiting… watching…