Well, that’s that burning question laid to rest.

S4 is definitely sorted now!

WHY EVEN SHOW HIM RECEIVING THAT DAMN LETTER IF THEYRE NOT GOING TO GELL US?!??????????????????????????????????????????????????????? sorry ranting but ITS DRIVING ME MAD

hudders-and-hiddles:

I know, my friend. I fucking know. It’s Chekhov’s letter, and it’s driving me crazy, too.

Honestly this series breaks the Chekhov’s gun principle so many times it isn’t funny–Chekhov’s letter, Chekhov’s therapy appointment with Ella, Chekhov’s TD-12, Chekhov’s Eurus pretending to be other people in John and Sherlock’s lives, Chekhov’s conversation about Sherlock needing romantic entanglement to complete him as a person,

Chekhov’s exploding 221B, Chekhov’s Rosie… So many things were introduced for some seemingly important reason and then completely discarded by the narrative. It’s truly, truly bizarre.

SUE: She’s got a necklace there, hasn’t she?
MARK: Yes. We’ll have to explain that at one point.
STEVEN: There’s quite a lot of things we’ll have to explain, Mark! I’ve got a list somewhere.

– HLV commentary [x]

When you forget to Chekhov the list.

what john’s note REALLY said

marcelock:

Dear Sherlock,

By the time you read this I’ll be dead. This is how I think it’s gonna happen:

Your sister will shoot me, then Mycroft will try to shoot a clown, then your sister will blow us up, then we’ll all get on a boat and go to murder prison island, then get trapped, I’ll try to shoot a warden but I won’t be able to, you’ll try to shoot Mycroft, then you’ll try to shoot yourself, then your sister will shoot all of us.

PS then a bunch of gay conspirators will read this letter and then shoot each other.