welovethebeekeeper:1895itsallfine:A lot of plot in ep 3, if genuine, totally fits imo with all...

welovethebeekeeper:

1895itsallfine:

A lot of plot in ep 3, if genuine, totally fits imo with all the personal stuff being *taken care of* in ep 1, so this lovely new couple can have adventures and be put in extreme danger together etc, etc. So, nope, not changing my prediction at all. : )

Exactly. The plot advances or resolves. The setlock scenes in the farm house/cottage at the end of shooting ep 3 were John and Sherlock. Perfect time to resolve issues. I wonder does John then go and finish the whole Mary mess?

This is probably an unpopular opinion, but I sort of expect the Mary=Moriarty or Moran to be revealed in S4xE3. I.E. how she ties in with Moriarty, that she was on a mission to stay close to John, her past, all of that. Which is unfortunate, because if that’s the case then most of S4 John is still with her and we may have to wait until S5 to get any serious movement ala “Mary is gone, John is back at Baker Street, John and Sherlock can now be together” front. 

Alternatively, Mary and John could be estranged in E2 for another reason (like, oh, she shot Sherlock) and she returns in E3 for the who-actually-is-Mary reveal.