I still think in canon John hasn’t fully realized everything Sherlock went through in breaking down Moriarty’s network alone, all by himself (he was tortured!! And it took Sherlock Holmes two years, my goodness), but maybe he will think about the implications of that later.
I think that the negative reactions I've seen toward The Empty Hearse and Sherlock in it forget about that, too. His behaviour isn't right, of course, or good, but it's understandable behaviour for a man who has been totally isolated and desperately trying not to let anyone discover who he really is, and living in his mind palace with his friends. John maybe not have chosen to keep up his friendships, but he had support if he wanted it. Sherlock was alone, and never good with people to begin with. Two years of isolation is just going to make your social skills worse. I see his regression to his pre-John self as very natural.
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Date: 2014-01-25 02:45 am (UTC)I think that the negative reactions I've seen toward The Empty Hearse and Sherlock in it forget about that, too. His behaviour isn't right, of course, or good, but it's understandable behaviour for a man who has been totally isolated and desperately trying not to let anyone discover who he really is, and living in his mind palace with his friends. John maybe not have chosen to keep up his friendships, but he had support if he wanted it. Sherlock was alone, and never good with people to begin with. Two years of isolation is just going to make your social skills worse. I see his regression to his pre-John self as very natural.
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