Ben’s current mustache gives us a tiny glimpse of the glory that could have been season 3’s ironic revenge stache
Imagine john walking into 221b after shaving for sherlock, all smooth like a baby and secretly hoping for some compliments and he steps into the living room and
s5 is gonna open with a dimly lit watson flat, blurry closeups on details, bottles and dishes and shit, you realize it’s the old flat, the real flat from hlv. intercut with choppy flashbacks, a row, john and mary fighting. john slowly comes into focus, looks like hell, just waking up with a killer hangover. puts his hand to his head, realizes he’s holding his gun. he’s startled, he’s confused about why he’s hold it, he sets it down away from him. music gets more ominous, he gets up, sits at the kitchen table, rubs his face and sets his chin in his hands. looks fucking bleak. wide shot: he’s staring at a huge pool of blood in the middle of the room. no sign of mary. he rubs his face again and opens his laptop. roll opening credits.