I think the argument in 221B at the beginning of the episode was genuine. But Magnussen wasn't the crux of the issue, it was that Mycroft was angry Sherlock took heroin again. The Magnussen thing was just a sideline at that point. Then Sherlock got physical and John defused the situation. If there was a plan between…

As explained in the episode, he doesn't need physical evidence, but when it's required he knows who to contact to get it. In specifically regards to Mary, Magnussen said that all he needs to do is contact the people who know her past (and presumably want her killed) and let them know where she is. He's not putting her…

I believe caspiancomic's theory is ::truck horn::

Mary did not befriend Sherlock's girlfriend. Janine was already Mary's friend first, that's why she was maid of honor at the wedding and that's how Sherlock met her.

"The Reichenbach Fall" was great, though.

The face flicking scene was horrifying precisely because it wasn't outwardly violent. Magnussen was so creepy because he invaded people's personal space and marked that space with his bodily fluids (urine, sweat, saliva). And it's precisely because flicking someone's face is so juvenile that made it so dehumanizing.…

It's probably not a coincidence that this season, rather than having a solo episode, Thompson's episode was co-writen by Moffat & Gatiss. I wonder if he'll even be back for season 4?

I feel like real-life couples are very hit and miss when it comes to on-screen chemistry, but Abbington was a really great addition. Especially since the show is three movies rather than a series: we came in after John and Mary already had an established relationship, so it was essential that we believe them…

Maybe my favorite line of the season was this throwaway no one else seems to have noticed, but I just loved it:
Mary: "Why are you taking the tire iron?"
John: "Cause there's dozens of smackeads in there, and maybe one of them needs help with a tire."

This was hands down the best season of Sherlock for me. In fact, depending on how Justified and Mad Men shake out (and the return of Hannibal) I have a feeling it'll end the year as the best show I've seen this year.
It's been about a week and a half since I saw "His Last Vow" and it still sticks in my mind. I had a…

-Janine working for Magnussen and being at the wedding was not a coincidence. Mary befriended her for the same reason Sherlock fake dated her.
-Janine was also a reference to the original Milvertson story, where Holmes gains access to Milverton's house by fake proposing to a chambermaid.
-The other things you mentioned…

It helps to know that there were two Morans in Doyle's stories.
-One Moran has no first name and is in The Boscombe Valley Mystery. He's connected with the "gang of rats," aka the Ballarat Gang. The Lord Moran in The Empty Hearse also has no first name given and is called a rat.
-Sebastian Moran is in The Empty House…

Press screening was on Wednesday.

Having now seen all of season three of Sherlock in advance of the North American airing, I've been telling everyone I know how terrific it is. (Though if you haven't seen at least season two, you kinda need to watch that to set it up.) The decision to focus on character development this season was unexpected, but damn…

Rumors are Lucy Liu is pregnant, which would explain both the weird fashion choices lately and the sidelining of Watson this season/increased prominence of Jon Michael Hill. He seems the most natural fit to take over the sidekick role if Liu has an extended absence/leaves the show. It would also explain why this…

Sherlock season 3 has been terrific so far, but I’m surprised at how controversial the focus on character studies and emotional development has been. As in, I’m really flabbergasted at how many comments on places like Reddit have been from people complaining that they watch the show for the mystery plots. It’s like…

Yeah, I get that, but I meant more commenter etiquette? I first watched Sherlock when S2 aired on PBS last year and the AVC reviews were posted obviously corresponding to the PBS airings. I don't recall many comments then from people who watched S2 ahead of the U.S. airing, but from my informal experience around the…

This is as random a place to ask this as any, since Downton and Sherlock are now timeslot mates, but any other naughty Americans here watching Sherlock S3 as it airs in Britain? What's the procedure when the AVC finally puts up their reviews? Are we supposed to pretend like we haven't see the entire season by that…

Okay, I'm confused about the Best Of thing. You're spotlighting one show every weekday until when? And how many shows on the list? Near as I can tell you've done three so far (The Americans, Scandal and Hannibal).

Why was Kyle - whose book for Hit List was supposedly so bad they had to scrap every word - suddenly an amazing little dramaturg who could not only revise Hit List but also improve Bombshell?