#Review sherlock season 3 wedding series

This flashback is maybe one of the most touching moments on the show (and the fact that the internet is still standing is a miracle because I'm fairly certain that we broke Tumblr last night). The first one finds John sitting in Sherlock's kitchen at 221B Baker Street trying very hard to ask Sherlock to be his best man.

#Review sherlock season 3 wedding series

The best mans speech, which comprises most of the episode itself, is a series of flashbacks to John and Sherlock solving cases and being together in the weeks and months leading up the wedding. It simply does not compute in his brain that anyone could have any sort of affection for him because he has no affection for anyone in return. So when John asks Sherlock to be his best man because he is one of the two people John loves most in this world (cue freak out #1), Sherlock literally doesn't understand. Sherlock cannot conceive of being someone's best friend because he doesn't understand what friendship even means.

He has no issue tearing down people to their face-pointing out their flaws-because it never occurs to him that he is being rude or hurtful. Other humans bother him because they are all so very stupid. Prior to meeting John, he literally had no concept of affection for others. He is cold and calculating and could probably figure out a way to murder you and get away with it. He is, as he tells us frequently, a high functioning sociopath. Let's talk about Sherlock himself for a second. However, a fangirl I am and because of that, most of this review will be me gushing over how much Sherlock loves John. But the television lover who enjoyed Sherlock first and foremost for the plot was confused and underwhelmed. As a die hard fangirl who ships JohnLock (in a non-romantic soul mate kind of way) I was thrilled to the point of tears and ecstasy. But does that make the episode good or bad? It's a tough call. And I think, knowing realistically that it was penned by real writers, that joke might have some merit to it. I saw a lot of jokes yesterday on Tumblr and Twitter that this episode was written by the fans. If you think about the series opener 2 years ago, 'A Study in Pink,' and compare it to season three so far, I think it's fair to say that the actual mysteries that Doyle wrote aren't as tight in the modern adaption anymore. For the second episode in a row, the main crime drama takes a back seat to the relationship of John and Sherlock. It involved several unsolved mysteries, a lot of flashbacks, and sweeping scenes of Benedict Cumberbatch making Sherlock almost manic in his final attempts to solve the crime (while delivering a best man speech). For one, the crime plot of someone trying to murder John's former commanding officer, Major Sholto, was almost too bizarre and intricate to follow properly. If that is the grading rubric, then this episode only met a few criteria. When it comes to a typical episode, there are certain things you expect: an intricately woven crime plot, Sherlock being unbearable, John being compassionate, and a sense of awe at everything that happens. I'm having a hard time deciding if this was a good Sherlock episode when compared to others. If you're not a die hard fangirl/boy of the show, meaning you have no idea what JohnLock is and you've never ventured into the wilds that is Tumblr, then this episode probably felt disjointed and unfocused. I want to start this review with some negatives.