Oh, fair warning. Spoilers are here. They are coming. Don't read on if you don't wish to see something that could potentially compromise your full enjoyment of the third episode!
Now, let's start by discussing some things I loved.
Moriarty. He's back. It's coming.
I'm over the moon. No one brings out Sherlock quite like Moriarty. Sure, John may be the love of Sherlock's life, but in order to fully absorb Sherlock's genius, Moriarty must be around to act as a sounding board.
I've already seen one theory that suggested Moriarty's little advert was created by Sherlock so that he wouldn't be shipped off. I won't completely rule this out, but I also won't put much stock in it. Personally, I hope it isn't true (and my hopes are hard to crush... but we'll get to that later), because in my humble opinion, the show was at its height when Moriarty was fully involved.
Oh, but if CAM gets resurrected, I'm boycotting. This isn't The Walking Dead, Moffat.
Now speaking of Moffat, I have to give him a bit of love (despite how he thoroughly gets on my nerves sometimes). The wittiness in parts of this episode.
A personal favorite of mine, that was. And this is what Moffat does well: the little one liners, clever lines. I have to give him credit for that.
On the other hand, though, I do have my complaints. My only problem with the fact that Moriarty is coming back is that it seems like a bit of a cop-out on the writers' part. Moffat, based on my experience with Doctor Who, at least, seems to have a bad habit of writing himself into a corner and developing a plot that seems contrived to fix everything. And I truly don't want that little fault of his to taint Sherlock. Here's to hoping they can pull of Moriarty's resurrection gracefully enough that I'm satisfied.
And a complaint. First, let me explain something. I ship Johnlock. I do. Sorry 'bout it. I realize that the writers deny it will ever happen (but, hell, Moffat denied that Moriarty would come back...), but I continue to hold out hope.
And there were so many missed Johnlock opportunities in this episode.
A) John could have left Mary. I mean, he had the option to, and it would have been a valid decision if he did. Don't get me wrong, I don't ardently dislike Mary. Admittedly, after this episode, I do have my misgivings about her.
B) Sherlock was supposed to admit that he loved John outside of that plane. I did appreciate that one liner, but not enough to compromise my Johnlock.
C) Sherlock still has not explained to John who exactly he jumped off of that building and disappeared for. I know that John is probably aware he is Sherlock's weakness, but I can't bear that he has not explained it to him yet. This episode would have been the perfect time.
But, allow me to present to you a list of the things that my inner Johnlock shipper loved.
A) Sherlock essentially came back to life for John.
B) Aaaaand he killed a man for him.
C) And he's really Sherlocks only weakness!
D) And we must take a moment to discuss John's face when Sherlock was kissing Jeanine.
My only real concern is where the baby will fit in, but I'm positive Sherlock could be a lovely stepfather if necessary.
Actually, I'm a bit confused about how the baby will fit in anyway. I don't see Mary as much of a stay at home mother, and the way I prefer my John and Sherlock is out solving cases and in action. I'm sure a little bundle of joy will bring some adorable moments to the show; I'm just a bit perplexed as to how they will work it in without it being a hindrance.
I do believe these are the big points that I wanted to share. How did you feel about the Sherlock finale? And are you as heartbroken as I am that it will be at least another year before we see our favorite detective again?
Love y'all! Sending those of you mourning the lack of new Sherlock episodes many hugs.
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