Day Seventeen - Favourite Sherlock Quote
“What am I saying? This is brilliant! Phone Lestrade: tell him there’s an escaped rabbit!”
Trying to re-watch Reichenbach for the first time in a while…
…on the ground in the first 60 seconds.
They've figured me out...
- Me: HAIR WHY U NO CURL?
- Friend: ARE YOU FROM THE INTERNET?
Day Sixteen - A Scene That Makes You Smile
Oh dear, there are so many! Let me go through my collection…
Okay, it’s got to be the scene from The Great Game in which John comes home to find Mycroft sitting with Sherlock in the flat. Mycroft is exasperated, Sherlock is annoyed…all in all, it’s a funny brothers-fest. Sherlock keeps looking ever so proud of John for his jokes, and Mycroft is all, “Don’t make me order you!”
Aaaaand…
“You’re forgetting, Sherlock! I was a soldier - I killed people!” ”You were a doctor!” ”I had bad days!”
‘Cause it’s funny.
Now I'm thinking about tea...
- in celebration: I'll put the kettle on
- in sorrow: I'll put the kettle on
- in anticipation: I'll put the kettle on
- in sympathy: I'll put the kettle on
- in dedication: I'll put the kettle on
- just because: I'll put the kettle on
- everyday: the kettle is on
imadeyousomeshoes asked: Because of that text post you did once, I always think of you when it gets to late afternoon and I realise in horror that I've only had 4 cups of tea so far that day. Drink ALL the tea! :)
Oh my gosh - are we the same person?
I’m actually at that tragic point where I’m almost out of my decaf teas…must go to Coles!
Day Fifteen - A Scene That Makes You Sad
Every time we see Lestrade toward the end of Reichenbach, I get so sad, because I just keep thinking about how he’s probably still blaming himself for Sherlock’s death, and how much doubt he had in his mind about the great detective.
Also, Sherlock’s arrest, because he had no choice. He had to arrest Sherlock, he was under orders. But it’s like…he knows his friend is innocent. I get really sad during that whole scene, and especially the moment when Sherlock is all, “It’s okay, John.”
“No, it’s not…this is ridiculous!”
And Lestrade is like, “I should arrest you, too!” but he doesn’t want to.
There’s just so much doubt. And Rupert Graves plays it all brilliantly.
AHHHHH I’m getting emotional. Stop it - just stop this!
Day Fourteen - Favourite Scene(s) in The Reichenbach Fall
Oh dear…I’m not entirely sure I can handle this one…
BUT I WILL.
So, the show pretty much starts with an angst-fest. John tells his therapist that his “best friend, Sherlock Holmes, is dead.”
THAT’S RIGHT, FRIENDS. JOHN TELLS US AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LAST EPISODE OF WHAT MIGHT BE THE LAST SEASON OF SHERLOCK THAT THE MAIN CHARACTER IS BLOODY DEAD.
But it’s cool, ‘cause then we get to go back in time and see what happened. Sherlock is getting all sorts of fame and awards and stuff for smart-ness…
He’s thrilled. He especially loves the deerstalkers people keep giving him.
John, on the other hand, is concerned.
Sherlock doesn’t get why he cares so much. (BECAUSE HE CARES ABOUT YOU, SILLY!)
Meanwhile Moriarty is playing tourist.
You know, just stealing the crown jewels and breaking into the best-protected buildings in the country.
Lestrade is informed. He really cares.
Moriarty goes a little cray-cray to some classical music.
And leaves a message for Mr. Holmes.
Sherlock gets the message.
Court-case time! That’s right, because this is modern Sherlock Holmes, they go to court!
John tries to get Sherlock to be less bitchy on the stand.
Moriarty doesn’t seem fazed by the fact that he’s been caught.
Moriarty gets off! For serious - he is found not guilty of three ridiculously huge crimes. So what does he do? Tea-time at Sherlock’s!
Moriarty reveals that he has a code that got him into all three buildings.
He taps his leg. This is important. Remember this.
Sherlock gets a new case. It’s Hansel and Gretl inspired as some kids get kidnapped.
Needing help and some lab-time, they head over to St. Bart’s to visit Molly.
Molly is a BAMF and tells Sherlock:
“You can see me.” - SH
I love Sherlock’s face when Molly doesn’t think she’s important. It’s like, “NOOOO U R!!!”
Sherlock needs some time to think, so he hops into a cab without John.
This comes onto the cab television.
THE HELL-?
Meanwhile, Lestrade is wondering how Sherlock has been so good at solving the Hansel and Gretl case. Donovan’s opinion? Sherlock did it!
Also, snipers are watching 221B. Just don’t worry about that.
Sherlock gets arrested! He’s too smart for his own good, it seems.
John is not happy about the arrest.
But Sherlock steals a gun and takes John as his “hostage” so they can escape jail.
“Take my hand!” ”Now people are definitely going to talk!”
Epic chase times ensue.
“Why don’t we call Mycroft?”
They end up at the home of a journalist, who is publishing the true story of…
Richard Brook! An actor that Sherlock Holmes “hired” to pretend to be Moriarty!
That’s right, folks. Moriarty is claiming to be an actor. Granted, he’s got some pretty darn good proof…
Sherlock is not amused.
Moriarty peaces out. John is all “WHAT DO I BELIEVE?” and Sherlock is all “I NEED TIME TO FIGURE THIS OUT!”
So John goes to Mycroft, who admits to having given Moriarty all kinds of information about Sherlock’s life in exchange for his secrets. Basically, Moriarty can totes sell the Richard Brook lie because he can twist Sherlock’s life in whatever way he wants. John and Mycroft are…not friends.
Meanwhile, Sherlock goes to visit Molly again. He’s all sweet and tells her she was wrong before.
And he also admits:
Molly wins another BAMF award.
WHAT? WHAT DOES HE NEED MOLLY FOR? We never find out.
John finds Sherlock at St. Bart’s. Everything’s all fine and dandy and they’re figuring out how to bring back Moriarty when suddenly John gets a call that Mrs. Hudson has been shot! Sherlock refuses to go to her.
Sherlock texts Moriarty to meet him on the roof. He has figured out Jim’s code!
And now to solve the Final Problem.
Two geniuses fight on a roof.
Moriarty reveals the end of the game.
lso Mrs. Hudson and Lestrade.
hat’s right. Three bullets, three victims. Unless Sherlock JUMPS OFF THE ROOF AND KILLS HIMSELF.
Basically, Moriarty is a dick.
But Sherlock thinks he can solve things by convincing Moriarty to take him as a partner instead, keeping everyone alive.
At first Moriarty looks all into the idea…
But then he’s all…
Meanwhile, back at the flat.
Wha-? Mrs. Hudson is alive! And now the snipers are all hanging around, waiting for Sherlock to jump or they’re gonna shoot all his friends!
Hells yeah that’s Moran. Or so we’ve decided in the world of the fandom.
John returns to St. Bart’s.
Sherlock gives him a call.
Sherlock can’t explain to John why he has to jump, why he has to die…why anything! So, he lies to his best friend.
John is not having it. ”The first time we met, you knew all about my sister!”
Even Sherlock Holmes can’t contain his tears. And neither can I.
For some reason, Sherlock won’t let John move from where he’s placed him.
Hands tell tragedies.
And then, the final tragedy…
LOL JK actually this happens:
And I’m like:
THAT’S RIGHT FOLKS. SHERLOCK HOLMES JUST JUMPED OFF A FREAKING ROOF. JOHN WATCHED IT HAPPEN. WTF?
“I’m a doctor, let me through…please…he’s my friend. He’s my friend!”
More hand-camera sadness. Sherlock has no pulse…
And when the paramedics (who were, of course, just casually chilling by the hospital this whole time) flip Sherlock over…
“Oh, God, no…”
W. T. ACTUAL. F.
John explains my feelings perfectly:
And now our favourite army doctor is all alone.
Mycroft is definitely not proud of himself now.
After some shots of John being sad and the newspapers talking about the “Suicide of Fake Genius, Sherlock Holmes”, John visits Sherlock’s grave.
He has one last request:
Now John is the soldier again.
And as he leaves the graveyard looking sad and lonely and just so wrong, we the viewer get…
THE PROMISE OF SERIES THREE!
So, basically, we know Sherlock is alive. John doesn’t. We have to wait another year to see them together again.
BRB, going to go re-read Doyle’s “The Empty House” and cry…
WATCH SHERLOCK THEY SAID. IT WILL BE FUN THEY SAID.
And now for the truth of where modern Sherlock is spending the Great Hiatus…trolololo!
Thanks for humouring me and my Sherlock obsession…see you tomorrow!
Day Thirteen - Favourite Scene(s) in The Hounds of Baskerville
I will not GIF-spam this episode. I will not GIF-spam this episode. I will not GIF-spam this episode. I will not GIF-spam this episode….
Hey, YOLO, right?
So, we start with baby Henry Knight running from what appears to be the Hound…
But then we cut to John-
-reacting to this:
Sherlock is bored and craving cigarettes.
But luckily his boredom is saved when adult Henry Knight comes to the flat!
But it’s not THAT boring, because they still go to…BASKERVILLE!
Sherlock steals Mycroft’s government ID and gets them into the military base there.
John is a BAMF pulling rank and stuff. (No GIF, but I love Sherlock’s reaction:)
Mycroft is THRILLED.
The base seems to be doing some very strange experiments…
They get kicked out of the base. John is unimpressed with Sherlock’s coat antics.
Henry invites the dynamic duo over to his place. John makes an amazing deduction.
Sherlock is super impressed.
They go out into the woods. Sherlock and Henry see something TERRIFYING.
The audience, however, only gets Sherlock’s reaction. FEAR.
He claims to have seen the Hound! A gigantic hound, glowing, with bright red eyes!
John thinks he’s being irrational.
Which Sherlock denies. DENIAL.
John tries to help. You know, as a friend. But, as Sherlock scoffs: “I DON’T HAVE FRIENDS.”
Meanwhile, back at Henry’s place:
Sherlock tries to explain his feelings of doubt to John. Not fear - DOUBT. DOUBT, I SAY.
He also proclaims, to the entire fandom’s glee:
A WILD LESTRADE APPEARS.
Sherlock is insulted by his presence.
And he’s still trying to make up for being mean to JAWN.
Sherlock calls in a favour from Mycroft…
…giving John access to the base again. While there, things seem to be a bit weird…
THE HOUND IS IN THE ROOM. HELLLLLPPPP.
Sherlock to the rescue!
And Martin Freeman wins a BAFTA for ‘scared acting.’
Turns out, they’ve all been drugged. But why the Hound? Why anything?
Sherlock goes to his Mind Palace. And then things get awesome.
H.O.U.N.D. It’s an acronym! Sherlock does some more searching…
Yep, it’s a drug. Henry Knight’s father knew about it, which was why he had to die.
And Henry’s not doing so well at the mo…
In fact, no one is, because A WILD HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES APPEARS.
The CGI is bad. So bad, it TERRIFIES THE ENTIRE CAST.
Sherlock has an imaginary run-in with Moriarty…because the drug has been in the fog all along!
Everyone tries to shoot the monster Hound!
But, as usual, John is the biggest BAMF of them all. That’s our crack shot!
And…the Hound was just a regular dog the whole time. Silly drugged people.
Oh, just a lot of plot wrap-up. And an explosion.
Oh, and bromance! Always more bromance.
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Also a tag, with hints about the next episode! How freaking scary was Moriarty in this scene?
Next…Reichenbach. Oh, dear Lord…..
it seems that he’s got himself into a PICKLE of a situation.…aaaand Tom Hanks has his hand caught in a pickle jar.
“You have to let go. No, let go of the PICKLE.”
“But I want a pickle.”#sometimes i remember that tom hanks exists and the world seems a better place.
i just love tom hanks
:)
I’m skipping the Sherlock challenge today…
And doing this instead! Sherlock GIF Play!
The 18th gif in your folder is your reaction to meeting Sherlock:
OMG U GUYS.!!!
30th gif in your folder is your reaction to meeting John:
So wait…am I Gatiss? Or Andrew Scott?
The 15th gif in your folder is what crosses your mind as you face Moriarty:
Oh, you want to fight ME? LOL.
The 23rd gif in your folder is to be your feelings for Mycroft:
You can’t be in the band, Mycroft!
The 12th gif in your folder is the first thing you say to Mrs. Hudson:
I…have no idea what to say to her. Evidently.
The 19th gif in your folder is how you react when introduced to Molly:
But I love Molly!
The 17th gif is what you say when you meet Lestrade:
The whole gang’s back together again!
The 32nd gif is what you think when you meet Irene Adler:
LOL.
The 26th gif are Sherlock and John’s impressions of you:
I…have no idea what this means.
The 4th gif in your folder is the criminal you set out to catch:
Damn that eyebrow!
The 10th gif is your reaction to Sherlock’s jump:
It was exactly this. EXACTLY.
The 25th is your reaction when John requests that you move into 221B:
Daaaawwww, I love you guys!
The last gif in your folder is how you speak to Sherlock and John:
Damn, I’m cool.
The first gif in your folder is how you feel about John:
Ahem…Jawn?
The 21st gif is how you feel towards Sherlock:
Yep. Exactly how I feel. About the show, the character…yep.
Who tagged me? imadeyousomeshoes
I’m so excited! My first tumblr tag!
Rule 1 - Post the rules.
Rule 2 - Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post and then make 11 new ones.
Rule 3 - Tag 11 people and link them to your post.
Rule 4 - Let them know you’ve tagged them.
My questions:
What was your first fandom?
Hm…like, on tumblr, or in real life? Sherlock on tumblr, Harry Potter IRL. Or Les Miserables.
Which actor causes you the most physical pain when they appear on your dash?
Matthew Grey Gubler.
How much time do you spend on tumblr?
Um…probably an hour throughout the day and as I eat my breakfast and an hour before I go to bed some nights. Too much time.
What colour/style of hair do you find most attractive?
Whatever, as long as the person wearing it likes it. I hate when people ask, “Can I pull this off?” I’m like: “I don’t know…can you?”
What instrument do you wish you could play?
Piano.
What’s your favourite fanfic?
Uuuuum…I don’t know. Right now? http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7740425/1/Permanent So good.
What tv show/movie is your guilty pleasure?
Newsies.
Are you any good at sudoku?
NO.
What show/book/comic do you try and get everyone else into?
Sherlock, mostly. And X-23.
What is your favourite piece of technology that you own?
My laptop. He’s my baby.
Britain or America, which one would you prefer to live in?
BRITAIN. I want to move to London for at least a year at some point in my life.
I’ll do my questions and tags in the morning. :)
Day Twelve - Favourite Scene(s) in A Scandal in Belgravia
I’ve already done some GIF-spamming of this episode…ah well, you don’t mind, do you?
So, Series Two has begun, and things happen at the pool. You all know what I mean. Just keep stayin’ alive, my friends!
Sherlock and John return to consulting, and it’s boring, and then they get a summons…to Buckingham freaking Palace.
Oh, and Sherlock forgot his pants.
Mycroft is not happy.
Sherlock is informed that he must get Irene Adler’s mobile phone.
Mycroft is a mean big brother.
They steal from the Palace. Irene is amused.
And they go to her place…after adding a little colour to Sherlock’s face!
And then they meet Miss Adler. And she’s not quite what they expected.
And Sherlock is kind of into it…which boggles him, since he’s married to his work.
He can hardly speak!
Sherlock cracks a code. Irene is impressed.
They beat up some Americans in slow motion.
And then Irene drugs Sherlock and she’s all…
(And I’m like…she FELL OUT OF A FUCKING WINDOW.)
Sherlock is obsessed with Irene for a while, and she keeps texting him.
“What woman?” ”The woman! The WOMAN-woman!”
Mycroft is a dick to Mrs. Hudson. Adorable-ness ensues.
But the Woman dies. Sad. So Sherlock and Mycroft share a scene that makes film students wet themselves with excitement.
Sherlock is sad for a while.
But it turns out…Irene Adler is NOT ACTUALLY DEAD.
Mrs. Hudson gets attacked by Americans, but Sherlock saves the day.
Just setting the Universe back into order. NBD.
And Sherlock loves his Mrs. Hudson. Because without her “England would fall!”
Irene makes her full return.
And then she shows up at Baker Street. Flirting and code-solving ensues.
Sherlock and Irene are left alone for a while, and they share a beautiful moment…complete with more impeccable filmography.
But then Sherlock gets another summons…and he’s been fooled by Irene Adler!
And yet…she does not beat him. Because she’s been…
How did he know? BECAUSE HE TOOK HER BLOODY PULSE.
Mycroft informs John that Irene Adler has died in a lovely cafe scene. John doesn’t know where or not to tell Sherlock. He doesn’t. Sherlock asks for her phone
And then they all live happily ever after. Except that Irene Adler died. Except that she didn’t!
Special mention goes to…well, all of it. This episode is literally perfect in every way. I know I’ve said that about all of them, but this one…like, how the hell could any television possibly be this good?
