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bug-catcher-in-viridian-forest:

silentauroriamthereal:

commandertabbycat:

fancycumbercookie:

onlyclueingforlooks:

When we first see Mary Morstan, this is how she is dressed. Black hat, blue scarf, long coat.

Remind you of anyone?

The costumers and writers could have chosen any color scheme. They could have picked a hat that did not remind the show’s audience of Sherlock’s dark hair. They could have chosen a scarf that does not resemble that of Sherlock. But they didn’t. They chose this.

Mary is John’s attempt to replace Sherlock. John, when he finds Mary, wants someone to be to him as Sherlock was. This includes a romantic attachment–he is desperate to love someone again.

He cannot, however, replace Sherlock Holmes. Not in a whirlwind and forced romance, not in an engagement, not in any new aspect of his life.

Sherlock Holmes lives means John Watson lives.

CRAP I NEVER NOTICED THIS

Also Mary’s coat is grey and the scarf is a lighter shade of blue (I think?) which comes off as a washed-out version or a pale imitation of Sherlock’s look.

Special points for that comment, commandertabbycat!

But can you imagine if we get flashbacks and discover that Mary actually had dark hair when they met.

this is one of the most blatant things that I think of when people say the show isn’t gay, or it’s just a joke

like look at Mary, look at her. plus look at how many parallels between her personality and Sherlock’s they cram into the literal TEXT of the show, much less everywhere else. John got himself a Sherlock replacement to have sex with, like. 

BUT PEOPLE THINK THIS ISN’T INTENDED TO BE ACTUALLY GAY