ok so like to be reasonable for a hot second, here’s what we have happening
asdkfj;KDFJAS;LDFKJA;LSDKFJLS;ADFJSA;LDFKJ ;J SERIOUSLY WHEN IS IRENE EVER A HET THING IN THIS SHOW, IRENE ALWAYS POPS UP WHEN THEY’RE TRYING TO USE A HETERONORMATIVE LENSE TO GET YOU TO SEE THROUGH TO THE JOHNLOCK OF IT, IT HAPPENED IN ASIB WITH THE BATTERSEA SCENE, IT HAPPENED IN TAB WITH THE BIRDHOUSE SCENE, JOHN MISINTERPRETING SHERLOCK’S FEELINGS ABOUT IRENE IS ALWAYS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT SHERLOCK’S FEELINGS ABOUT JOHN
people: it’s Ben and Martin’s fault that there was no johnlock this series
Ben and Martin, each time when given an actual chance to do johnlock the way they used to, which tbf wasn’t very often this time:
This exchange A+
This … this moment when Sherlock smiles because John pretty damn smart Watson figured it out
If TLD was real, this would be the best look they’ve ever exchanged because John is smart and they both can read the other one’s mind here and it would be sexy but it’s not real and the entire episode is fucked up anyway so
I mean… no words
It’s… not their fault at all, they are not the ones writing scenes for themselves
Let’s do a count of literal life savings in BBC Sherlock:
ASIP: John saves Sherlock TBB: Sherlock saves John TGG: They save each other ASIB: Sherlock saves Irene TBH: No real savings TRF: Sherlock saves John TEH: Sherlock saves John TSOT: No real savings HLV: Sherlock saves John (John probably saved Sherlock’s life too) TAB: John saves Sherlock TST: Mary saves Sherlock TLD: John saves Sherlock TFP: Sherlock saves John
Sherlock has saved John: 6 times Sherlock has saved Irene: 1 time
John has saved Sherlock: 5 times John has saved Mary: 0 times
Mary has saved John: 0 times Mary has saved Sherlock:(questionable after HLV) 1 times
And then there is the little fact of Sherlock and John saving each others lives just by meeting.
listen, imo in that final montage Sherlock does have a wedding ring. he just doesn’t like the sensation of constriction on his fingers and wants to keep it clear of all his experiments so he wears it on a chain under his shirt.
next to his heart
Mofftiss will have to come into my home and tear away this headcanon from my cold, dead, hands.