Yeah the sjws are super pleased about yet another female character whose entire purpose is to further the growth a male character. Especially when they turn her into a person that just needs a hug instead of actually making her a badass. They did the same thing with Mary. She was pretty cool and would've been a…

Because they want to get one thing right that hasn't happened previously. The nature of the Holmes/Watson relationship.

I am so pleased you understand now. If you need any further help, I am there.

Before you say "usually straight" I would recommend taking a walk in the Sherlock fandom. I follow 300 johnlock blogs on tumblr for example, including the biggest ones, and I can count on one hand how many cishet people I follow. The vast majority are bisexual, pansexual, lesbian, or asexual- this includes women and…

Aka every AV club comment thread ever.

Honestly to me that whole MP Mycroft scene is simply foreshadowing to when canon Mycroft inevitably dies. 2 years 11 months from now?

Except Redbeard isn't a dog. It's the other Holmes brother, projected as a dog in the mind palace.

THANK YOU. And the repeat Reichenbach. When Sherlock finally realizes that John was right when he says "friends protect people". Sherlock fixes original canon in his own mind, and Sherlock realizes that he isn't alone and shouldn't be alone. John is there, always, it's the two of them and he knows not to underestimate…

You're right, nor can you judge an entire fandom as assholes based on one asshole (me apparently).

Really? Because I've seen comments on this thread calling fans of this show "ugly women", "fat women" "sweaty women" "teenage girls" and "idiot fangirls". Note the similarity between all those "criticisms".

I don't think I'm a god oh my goodness. Just as I don't think that new Star Wars fans are lesser than or worse than original fans. I am simply saying that the things I notice or appreciate or pay attention to about the show are different from most casual viewers. It doesn't make me BETTER but it's a different…

Not saying you're an idiot. I never said anything of the kind. I said that people in fandom watch in a different way than casual viewers. Casual viewers think Sherlock is a crime show, but it's actually a drama. And it's treated as such.

The case is often important in terms of subtext and emotion, it's just not important in the literal sense.

God yes on Jessica Jones! It's true that we just don't have much in the way of female crime solving duos, which I agree is depressing. I seriously wish that BBC Molly was the way she is in Sherlock's Mind palace in HLV and TAB. She is capable and doesn't take crap, and DOESNT HAVE INTEREST IN SHERLOCK. And sadly canon…

Sherlock will never be straight ;)

its fascinating to see comments speaking about the lack of true feminism in this episode and at the same time disparaging the largely female fanbase of Sherlock. Because fuck what women like, those idiots, they just want to see boys kiss.

I am sorry, are you saying s1 Sherlock and s3 Sherlock are and act the same? Are we watching the same show? S1 Sherlock is focused on nothing but work, s3 Sherlock needs to be begged by John to take a case. S1 Sherlock is self involved and kind of uses people for his own ends. S3 Sherlock spends months planning a…

Honestly the relationship between Holmes and Watson is what interested me in the first place, so I am okay with an adaptation exploring that instead of a mystery.

The reason the fandom is irritated with casual viewers is that they watch it for the case and the mystery and that not what the show is about. So to hear them complain about lack of case is frustrating because 90 percent of the show is subtext and symbolism. It goes over the heads of most and leads fandom to kind of…

He took drugs before he got on the plane. This was BEFORE he knew Moriarty was back. All he knew at this point was that he was going to his death. Why start pumping himself full of drugs and sadly reading John's blog (remember he had been crying when he takes the call from Mycroft bringing him back)? Then, he visits…