to be fair "i'm making a lateral move from private practice to corporate work" is a lot less emotionally fraught than "i am officially making someone else my partner and you'll be there to see it happen". it felt like sherlock wasn't seeking assurance directly, but rather assuring himself by being really obvious that…

people have mentioned jlm getting emmy bait because it's so blatantly true. they brought in a self-aware computer, several rooms full of silent fellow addicts, and an actual ghost JUST to serve as vehicles for his character development. he is given opportunities to show a vast range of emotions and delve into…

joan started out observant right out of the gate. initially they were mostly medically-related and over time, she learned to branch out.

i just don't understand why they had randy stick with sherlock as his sponsor after it became clear sherlock wasn't ready for the job (also clear, that the format of the show prevents it from doing justice to a relationship like that). instead he presumably got abandoned at the end of last season, same as joan.

judging by the summaries of upcoming eps, everyone will be working together fairly closely, at least for the main plots. i'm looking forward to seeing some B plots of joan as a private eye, though.

i get the feeling ms. march isn't the type to give up so easily. hopefully we'll get to see her come back and try again at least once.

Joan lacking a plot thread of her own, like Sherlock's struggle with Everyone last week, was so disappointing. She and Alistair hit it off. Why couldn't she have been grieving for him as well? It looked like they were finally starting to make up for her being sidelined for the last 15 or however many eps, then they…

Except for the one person who dies in the entire film!