Martin’s EW interview

You can read the whole thing here:

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/12/09/sherlock-martin-freeman-season-4-baby-watson

A few things that worry me. Of course EW asks about the baby, and of course Martin can’t just dismiss it. But these bits:

How will be being a father change John?
Well, I think in the ways that it does in real life, I guess — the ways that it changes you as parents in real life. That’s just a big responsibility. It can’t change the show that much because the dynamic of the show generally speaking is Sherlock and John, and their shenanigans fighting crime, but there has always been an emotional heart to the show as well, I think. It’s not just a procedural CSI type crime of the week thing. It’s also always been about that friendship between those two and the other people in it. John is a little bit changed, but you can’t change the shape of the show too much.

We’ve heard that season 4 is going to be very dark. What does that mean exactly?
I suppose it would follow on from John and Mary becoming parents, and that inevitable responsibility that comes with that. Stakes get bigger. What might have been a little bit of fun three weeks ago is now kind of serious, because you are responsible for someone else’s life. Also, the external stuff that is happening in the show. The cases in the show have always been fairly dark. Some of them are scary and you’re seeing some of the worst aspects of human nature. It’s not like you’re watching Saw, but in a kind of enjoyable way you’re watching very clever nasty people do stuff. And there’s just more of that, really, but even more so. And I think obviously what happens when one friend has a child and gets buddied up with somebody else then that immediately has a dynamic effect on the friendship. I don’t want to give anything away, but there are some changes afoot.

To me, this makes it sound like the baby is NOT just a quickie montage that’s in Sherlock’s MP. Combine that with the footage from Martin’s recent late night appearance where John and Lestrade are discussing the baby and Sherlock interrupts… I’m getting the feeling the baby is a larger part of at least E1 than I’d like. 

I know, I know. I do think that Mary will go away this season, and that the baby will not be a permanent cockblocker (either is won’t be real, won’t be John’s, or it will be parentlock in the end). BUT. I think the hopes of the baby being a 2-3 minute MP montage at the front and never real is wishful thinking. Unfortunately. 

Erg.  Hope I’m wrong.