Post-T6T: My Theories and Speculations

inevitably-johnlocked:

Okay, on the whole, I regret my knee jerk first reaction, I really do. I did the same thing with TEH AND ASiB, and both are two of my fave episodes now for subtextual reading. The problem I find I have, is that I physically cannot process an episode of ANY new show properly the first time around, and I still have residual het-goggles on (sadly probably always will), so my brain absolutely cannot connect dots and see the subtext right away. 

I think I was more upset about Mary seemingly getting a redemption that I could not focus on anything else; my reading of Mary was a very personal thing to me to help cope with an abuser in my life, and I think it just… really bothered me that everyone seemed hunky-fucking-dory about Mary being completely forgiven and that’s all I could focus on. 

BUT SHE ISN’T REDEEMED. THIS WAS PART OF HER PLAN. I still think she’s a villain, and I still think her mission is to destroy Sherlock.

A few theories, as there are obvious clues that there is much more going on: 

Mary’s gunshot mirroring Sherlock’s but being SO over the top that it’s ridiculous. John should have been able to save Mary. Like her last words were literally barbs to John and Sherlock: To John: “C’mon doctor, you can do better than that” (making John seem like he’s a shitty doctor) // To Sherlock: “now we’re even”, possibly making John think Sherlock meant for her to die.
And speaking of Doctor, John didn’t even, I dunno… TRY to save her? Like… he’s a “very good” doctor, and nothing.And what was that convo about the baby with 666 and the devil? Who… talks like that about their baby?We see mostly Mary’s POV, so we don’t really KNOW what’s happening with John and Sherlock, do we? Like… There HAS to be more to John. John’s “grief” doesn’t seem like it’s his. I dunno. I feel like John is purposely pushing Sherlock away, just like Sherlock was doing in TRF.There’s a lot of missing scenes we saw at setlock that we haven’t seen in this episode. Still annoyed by the fake letter. Mary’s talking like she’s in Sherlock’s Mind palace in TAB. THAT’S LITERALLY THE ONLY TIME SHE HAS EVER SAID “My Darling”.I do love that Sherlock is visiting Ella for advice to help John; he’s admitting to his emotional weakness for him. That said… unreliable narrator???There’s a LOT of lines directly paralleling previous episodes, and the music is all recycled from S3. This is all really suspicious to me.JOHN HAS DEFINITELY BEEN A HOSTAGE. His reaction to AJ’s torture story is TOO TOO “this is relatable”. He has experienced this. OR he’s thinking about Sherlock’s torture.The letter from John. What does it say? And Molly is in on all of this too. It seems like she is being forced to say that to Sherlock.The “love” codename. What if it IS a password from the trailer? Mycroft conjugates the translation, and “I love” is one of them.The sides of the bed bothers me. And if they’re “so in love” whey are they so separated in bed?ALSO: The CLEAR TAB REDO. The whole episode is TAB.ALSO: He refers to himself as SHERLOCK HOLMES. ALL. THE. TIME. Like that is really out of character for him.
ALSO: The Miss Me DVD. Can you be more obvious.ALSO: MENTIONED THIS in my last post, the ODD CAMERA ANGLE OVER BAKER STREET.

I think there is definitely a larger plot at play, and John is at the centre of it, and Mary is still alive and that John will be the one to kill her.

As for the baby? Hm. I’m still iffy about it. As I said, I’m not entirely convinced this whole thing is real.

Anyway, I’m very tired. I can’t think anymore. I’ll add to this post with more rewatches.