Nothing will ever right all the wrongs of Season 3 for me, but at least your gorgeous story made me feel a little better about all that stuff. What a lovely conversation between Sherlock and John - it rings so true. I just wish we'd seen that on screen.
Series Three was a victim of its own hype, I think. We had two years to hope and wonder and psych ourselves up, and it couldn't possibly live up to all that we were hoping for. Overall, I could see what they were trying to do, but I don't think they got there. Except for the second episode, which was pure perfection for me. I wish all three writers would collaborate more often.
He's such a sad, scared and needy child, isn't he? And the beautiful thing is that John knows all this and understands.
One thing I noticed in all those blog posts was how angry people were at Sherlock, and I get that, he behaved appallingly, but to me, it all seemed out of desperation and not evilness. We feel bad for John, because he's the one who's our representative on the show, but I thought that Sherlock was not exactly kicking back on beaches and waiting to come back to mess with him. And John had people with him, who he could turn to if he chose to. Sherlock was completely alone.
Thanks for writing and sharing! It's been a treat to read.
Thank you for commenting! I was fussing about this, not sure if it worked or not. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :-)
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Date: 2014-01-23 04:08 pm (UTC)Series Three was a victim of its own hype, I think. We had two years to hope and wonder and psych ourselves up, and it couldn't possibly live up to all that we were hoping for. Overall, I could see what they were trying to do, but I don't think they got there. Except for the second episode, which was pure perfection for me. I wish all three writers would collaborate more often.
He's such a sad, scared and needy child, isn't he? And the beautiful thing is that John knows all this and understands.
One thing I noticed in all those blog posts was how angry people were at Sherlock, and I get that, he behaved appallingly, but to me, it all seemed out of desperation and not evilness. We feel bad for John, because he's the one who's our representative on the show, but I thought that Sherlock was not exactly kicking back on beaches and waiting to come back to mess with him. And John had people with him, who he could turn to if he chose to. Sherlock was completely alone.
Thanks for writing and sharing! It's been a treat to read.
Thank you for commenting! I was fussing about this, not sure if it worked or not. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :-)