When we think of farewell scenes in BBC Sherlock, two things come to mind: The Roof and The Tarmac. Both times it is Sherlock who is going away, leaving John behind. The fall’s echoes resonate throughout the show.
However, there is another pattern as well – John going away and leaving Sherlock behind, even rejecting him. In every single episode after Sherlock’s return this theme is explored, either in the reality of the show or in Sherlock’s mind (no matter what you think happens in EMP and what does not).
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For me this has always been one of the saddest scenes in the show. In spite of the violence preceding this moment, John talked at least to Sherlock. After the head butt, however, he drives off with Mary, leaving Sherlock behind, injured and alone.
This post essentially sums up the one thing I hate the most about the entire show: John keeps leaving Sherlock. I also agree that the one redeeming feature of TFP is that John didn’t leave him and that they were a united team throughout. (That and Sherlock’s cute, slouchy walk, hehe!) But yes, this is so painful. The cane scene is almost the worst for me: that John’s final leaving was done in such a cowardly way, rejecting everything Sherlock ever was to him, down to healing his limp, and without even doing it face to face. Leaving Sherlock while he was unconscious and dying. Ouch.
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