#bc ofc sherlock doesn't understand the solar system

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why sherlock didn't immediately understand who kidnapped john

!!SHERLOCK SEASON 3 SPOILERS AHEAD!!

GUYS GUYS GUYS GUESS WHAT I FIGURED OUT

so in sherlock s03e01, the empty hearse, sherlock pulls john out of the bonfire. the next day, when john is at 221b, sherlock says that he can't figure out who targeted john because "it's too nebulous. nebulous means "(of a concept or idea) unclear, vague, or ill-defined". this obviously refers to nebulas and outer spacey stuff. in tGG (s01e03), as we all know, he says that his mind is a hard drive in response to john saying "Whether the Earth goes round the Sun" as one of the things sherlock has confessed to not really knowing (he also says "But it’s the solar system!). that's why sherlock doesn't immediately know who's targeting john. it's because it's like the solar system, nebulous.

idk if anyone has thought of this before, i just wanted to put it out there bc it's cool. i hope it's interesting!