#4x01: the six thatchers

[all-heartsarebroken]

So... AJ thought Mary had betrayed AGRA because he heard the guy who tortured him say "the English woman", but I thought we'd already established she wasn't actually English in HLV?? And AJ MUST have known that since they all had memory sticks with each other's backgrounds??

[smarthily]

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SHERLOCK 4x01 - “The Six Thatchers”

[elennemigo]

BBC SHERLOCK | The Six Thatchers s04e01 

[nade2308]

No words needed...

The "Greg" Lestrade Saga.

[mary394]

As ever, Watson, you see but do not observe.

To you, the world remains an impenetrable mystery, whereas, to me, it is an open book. Hard logic versus romantic whimsy - that is your choice. You fail to connect actions to their consequences. . . Now, for the last time, if you want to keep the rattle, do not throw the rattle.

[theoldgods]

Sherlock 4x01 thoughts

My expectations for the season are low overall--season 3, and their “lol u suckers Had Feelings About the Fall lmao Fuck You” subtext in 3x01, cured me of the idea that Mofftiss were trying to make Meaningful, Emotionally Realistic Drama (as opposed to Exciting, Beautifully-Shot Adult Soap Opera). I’m not of the “omg they focus too much on relationships!11!!! this show should be only crimesolving!11!” crowd, but I do think they’re not nearly as clever or as good at plotting in any sort of realistic way as they think they are, and although this is a show ABOUT a detective and not a detective show, as they always say, you do still need good mysteries to underpin your Character Exploration, which...they are not that good at, sorry to say. Anyway, as long as it looks nice and is somewhat entertaining, my expectations will be mostly met.

I didn’t mind this ep. It wasn’t my fave ever, but the spy tropes it leaned on hit me in the id, and I don’t mind Mary backstory, so I’m good with those bits, and the Holmes Bros content was off the chain, which delighted me. (I’m like....90% sure Mycroft will bite it or otherwise be ushered offstage by the end of the season to further Sherlock’s emotional growth, so I’m taking all Mycroft content with both hands and holding it tight until then.) I also like seeing the characters be assholes, which John in particular delivered in spades, and seeing Sherlock get pwned, which I think he did by the end in a way he hasn’t pretty much ever, sort of a continuation of the “Sherlock realizes he fucked up post-TRF” train that 3x03 was. I don’t think it’s particularly weaker than their average middling episode. Next week’s drug-fuelled (?) fuckery should be...interesting...in the wake of this ep.

Super spoilery under the cut.

Idk if Mary is actually dead For Real. That’s....hard to fake, her bleeding out in John’s arms with like 5 other people watching. But Mofftiss are very bad at making death have lasting emotional resonance or permanence so far, and I think there were rumors AA was seen filming stuff for later eps? Which could easily be flashbacks of some sort, but hey.

If she is dead for realz, that’s pretty textbook fridging in one sense--dying to cause the main male characters emotional agony and drive a wedge between them--but at least her life story itself was pretty interesting, if underexplored. Kind of weird to put it in 4x01, since it implies 4x02 and 4x03 will somehow TOP that in emotional fuckery (RIP in advance, Mycroft, I guess), which I guess is a point in favor of “she’s not really dead~~~.” And yeah, Mary gets fridged in the original ACD canon (or at least never appears onscreen again after a certain point), but you know, John also doesn’t have a kid in the original ACD canon, so it’s not like they HAD to follow that with regard to this.

Anyway, I liked her and Sherlock’s bro-ness this episode (#marylock was real) and the mutual bitching/ripping each other circle among the three. I will miss that. </3 And I don’t find it surprising or beyond the pale that John, who is as bad as Sherlock at dealing with emotions and issues and who repeatedly fails to seriously confront the elephant in the room of a) Sherlock fake dying on him and loving him (in whatever way you want to define that) and b) Mary being an assassin and loving him, is a cheating ho-bag; I’ve been waiting for Fucked-Up John Content for a while now, so this season should be promising in that regard. (And really, I suspect it was more emotional cheating than anything seriously physical, and also from setlock spoilers I’ve read, the woman he’s cheating with is quite possibly a plant of Toby Jones’s somehow? Maybe? IDK. So plot.) And tbh I just like the “everyone on this show aside from Greg and Molly is an amoral douche” aesthetic.

Speaking of amoral douches, seeing the dream-shot of Redbeard and the beach (with baby Holmes bros?) only reinforces to me that there will be Holmes bros emotional reckoning this season (with quite possibly fatal consequences), considering a) interviews mentioning this, and b) the behind-the-scenes shots of how Sherlock keeps a picture of them as kids at the beach in his room somewhere. I’m both looking forward to and dreading that #content.

[gloriacicoria-blog]

Mycroft seemed to be too smart to interact with humans even when he was a child

⬇⬇⬇

Mycroft Holmes: Both of us thought you were an idiot, Sherlock. We had nothing else to go on, till we met other children. 

Sherlock Holmes: Oh, yes, that was a mistake. 

Mycroft Holmes: Ghastly. What were they thinking of? 

Sherlock Holmes: Probably something about trying to make friends. 

Mycroft Holmes: Oh, yes. *Friends*. 

(“Sherlock: The Empty Hearse” 3x01)

[trisonianfandoms]

The Holmes parents produce a sociopathic drug addict, an emotionless MI6 agent, and a psychopathic murderer

Me: WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOUR GENES???!!!

[whoeveryoulovethemost]

Sherlock I The Six Thatchers I 4x01

[mendokayalways]

You made a vow.

John Watson to Sherlock Holmes, The Six Thatchers

Me: WELL SO DID YOU JOHN!!!! I DIDN’T SEE YOU BLOODY KEEP IT!!! WHAT DID THE ASSASSIN/DETECTIVE/MOTHER/WIFE GET TOO BORING FOR YOU??? AT LEAST SHERLOCK WENT TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH TO KEEP YOUR LITTLE FAMILY SAFE!!!!! YOU COULDN’T EVEN KEEP IT IN YOUR PANTS!!!!

[rose-savestheday]

- Sorry, I’ve never been very good with them.

- Babies?

- Humans.

[bridget-malfoy-stilinski-hale]

#Married

[kayseyjoelle]

Rosie vs Sherlock

[pegahfly]

I relate to Mycroft on a personal level.

[mcfassyz]

[vizual-demon]

When does the path we walk on lock around our feet? When does the road become a river with only one destination? Death waits for us all in Samarra. But can Samarra be avoided?

The Six Thatchers (4x01)