Hisboswell1895 - Pretending To Understand BBC Sherlock

honestly tjlc ASIDE this show is just such a master class in subtlety and misdirection…sherlock is undeniably soft from the beginning, physically affectionate with hudders, taking care to make sure john eats, giving john money outright, leaves john out or removes john from the flat when there is a potential danger, he’s so gentle with sarah during the rescue, actually he’s pretty nice to sarah overall, his whole job is about helping people, and yet with a dramatic silhouette, a few fast-paced deductions, and a line about a high-functioning sociopath, hundreds of thousands of viewers, even people who consider themselves fans, fall for this ridiculous persona, for the mask sherlock wears to hide his vulnerability, even though we are shown what’s underneath it. people’s eyes just skim right over him, or over john, or over irene adler, or over mary, it’s just. the ability of the show to misdirect the vast majority of its audience and allow the characters to maintain their vulnerability even while showing them the cracks is absolutely stunning. 

and the award for the weirdest crying noises goes to:

John Watson

absolutely love this shot where rose is watching her home planet die off after five billion years and the doctor is just slaying off in the corner

for some of us apple tree yard made us stronger. sorry you're allergic to fun and the thrill of the chase or whatever

“In your very last few seconds, what would you say?”

Peter Cushing in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) is something that can be so personal actually

I still think about you all the time, John’s alibi post it note 🫶🏻

steven moffat and mark gatiss when i get you