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BBC Sherlock Season 3 Guide and Guesses
Last Update: 08 January, 2014
As we get more information, hints, teasers, rumours, sightings, and so forth, I'm going to update and fine-tune my guesses.
First Guesses (February, 2013)
Second Guesses (April, 2013)
Third Guesses (July, 2013)
4th Guesses (January, 2014)
And for those who don't want any spoilers, you might want to go look at something else. There are some nice fanfic or captions or videos you can amuse your self with.
Update: 08 Janaury, 2014
Oh, dear, after seeing the trailer for the last episode, His Last Vow, not only am I certain it's curtains for Mary (and the baby), but I'm rather worried about Molly's health as well! This is Moffat after all — and he's killed his allotment of Doctors in the past couple of years! Weeping angels, indeed.
Moffat's specialty is jerking as many tears as possible and wrenching as much gut as human's can endure. It also has a number of tells and patterns that he's demonstrated in Dr. Who through the years, so having given us a the frothy feels of joy and loads of laughs in Sherlock Series/Season 3 episodes 1 and 2, everyone should be prepared to have the boom lowered and the guillotine dropped. I am truly concerned about Molly. The series has been making her more and more a support for Sherlock; think Rory from Dr. Who — and what happened to him — repeatedly. It's John's role in the Sherlock universe to be the much wounded but stalwart warrior (Rory again). Magnussen is the cold, clinical psychopath that Scott's Moriarty was not (Scott's Moriarty was The Master). And keep in mind that Moffat has had several years to perfect his "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." pathos.
So we know that Mary (and the baby) are toast, the question remains who else are we losing and how painfully.
So keep your tissues handy and be prepared for some genuine horror in "His Last Vow," sweeties!
Updated: 02 January, 2014
Right. I've got this cross-posted in the Spoilers, Sweetie post, but in case you haven't made it there, I'm keeping this brief, but for those who haven't seen Sherlock Season 3 "The Empty Hearse," — and for those who planning to re-watch it — pay attention to the scene between Mycroft and Sherlock where Mycroft discusses "goldfish" and the subsequent conversation on "isolation" and Sherlock's point that the owner of the ugly hat "doesn't mind being different; doesn't have to isolated." (I especially love Sherlock getting a bit of his own back after Buckingham Palace; when Mycroft insists he isn't lonely, Sherlock replies "How would you know?" and there's a lovely reaction shot.) All of this discussion of Mycroft's possible vulnerability through his isolation and "being different" is foreshadowing for Episode 3, "His Last Vow." I'd place a sizable wager on it. There is another clue at the very end when we get to see our new villain repeatedly watching Sherlock at the bonfire. (Notice how cleverly I didn't actually mention things that would spoil it for you? Oh, what the heck. You probably know already. It's when Sherlock rescues John from the bonfire.) We end with Charles Augustus Magnussen freeze-framing on Sherlock's face. We've already been told that Sherlock Series/Season 3 ends on another cliffhanger and a particularly chilling one at that. My guess is that it's Mycroft who is endangered by Magnussen in Episode 3 and it has something to do with "goldfish" and "isolation." Is it possible Mycroft isn't quite as "isolated" as we believe or does he suddenly become less "isolated?" Either way will be interesting.
Update Created July 22, 2013
With the revelation by the BBC that the title of Sherlock Season 3, Episode 3 will be "His Last Vow," I suspect my guess that we're getting one of the nautical episodes for a base is wrong, but you may want to read the reason behind the guess anyway. I'm beginning to think now that perhaps we are indeed getting a Sherlock & Watson spy-based story. In some ways, it would free them all from having to follow a chronological timeline. The stories in the original Sherlock Holmes series that came after His Last Bow where in no particular order and jumped around in time and continuity (sometimes with conflicts with previous stories).
Alternatively, they could be getting rid of Watson's new wife, Mary, in the episode and Sherlock's last vow is to get her killers.
It's even possible Steven Moffat could combine the spy story elements of "His Last Bow" and the ending of Ian Fleming's James Bond wedding tragedy in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, to give us a spy mash-up and eliminate Mary Morstan at the same time. I'll be discussing this more fully in the Spoilers post here, if you want to read more. Steven Moffat repeated at the San Diego Comic Con that Sherlock Season 3 ends on a cliffhanger:
"You'll be watching the end of the last episode thinking, 'They wouldn't stop it there?! They wouldn't stop it there?! Oh my God, they wouldn't stop it there?!'"
It's been confirmed that Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman are signed for a Season 4 and that BBC has optioned a Season 4; the trick is when everyone can get together again given busy schedules for now A-List actors and writers. Or as Executive Produce Sue Vertue puts it, "We just haven't figured out when we can do it."
The actors are due to begin filming Episode 3 at the beginning of August, and since Benedict Cumberbatch must be in Canada by 5-15 September, 2013 for the Toronto International Film Festival, where he is walking the red carpet for not one, not two, but three films he appears in (12 Years a Slave, August: Osage County, and The Fifth Estate), I suspect principle shooting will be tight — and security for location work will be intense.
But I'm certain the Daily Mail will manage to sneak some pics for us which I'll post on the Spoilers post.
Created: 28 May, 2013
So Sherlock Season 3, Episode 2 has finished filming according to BBC America. We pause now for fans to do the Dance of Joy.
That said, I will now do a bit of renewed guessing about what we are going to see in Sherlock Season 3, Episode 3. (For Spoilers of the filming and so on, please check out this post (like you haven't already…).) Benedict Cumberbatch's premature ejaculation regarding Sherlock Season 4 was treated mainly with silence by the BBC and Mofftiss — until recently. Now there's denial that Sherlock Season 4 is confirmed, particularly by Moffat who has already let slip that Season 3 will end on a cliff-hanger just as Season 1 did.
That is significant because Season 1 ended with a cliff-hanger because BBC (and Cumberbatch and Freeman et al) were already committed to Season 2. Sherlock Season 2 did not end in a cliff-hanger as the original story, The Final Solution, on which it was based did.We were shown us quite clearly that Sherlock Holmes is still alive. I suspect this was due to some ambiguity regarding contracts and schedules for Cumberbatch and Freeman at the time. Yes, Sherlock Season 2 left the mystery of how Sherlock faked his death, but there was no ambiguity that he did survive while Moriarty didn't.
So I now believe that the Sherlock fans hoping for a variation on The Adventure of the Three Garridebs are going to get their wish and Season 3 will end with the cliff-hanger of John Watson being shot.
Okay. Let's be honest. Moffat likes to go for the obvious emotional heart-string tugs and killing, or appearing to kill, a likable or beloved character is a standard ploy. I also believe that Mary Morstan is going to be killed off, possibly as part of Season 3 Episode 3 or possibly between episodes, although I'll be very surprised if we don't see her at least near death or in a deadly situation at the end of Season 3 Sherlock. Granted I'll be disappointed if Mofftiss use these standard plot devices (it's the priamry reason I can't become a Whovian despite adoring the actors and the witty banter). They are trite and hackneyed and the fact that I'm predicting them so far in advance makes them tarnished goods. On the other hand, we could get a twist and Sherlock could bow out (remember, the teaser word for Sherlock Season 3, Episode 3 is "bow") of Watson's life with Morstan as the cliff-hanger.
But I'm still placing my money on a shooting or major life-threatening situation á la the Season 1 swimming pool scene.
Created: 14 February, 2013
As the pre-production work on Sherlock Season 3 continues and the tension mounts — not to mention a touch of fan hysteria reminiscent of Sherlock without a ciggie, a nicotine patch or a case — and I continue to be buried in work (I really did not think that many of my proposed classes would actually attract enough students, so it seemed like a good idea at the time to offer so many, and in two locations), I thought I'd take a moment of a rare free day to review a bit of what we know will be in Sherlock Season 3 and what I think Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat will cook up.
Like Sherlock going "cold turkey," fans are getting a bit crazed as Sherlock Season 3 filming approaches. But what will we see?
I'll be creating a Sherlock Season 3 Bingo and Drinking game(s) and posting it shortly. Please feel free to add your thoughts and suggestions for the season or the game(s) in the comments area below.
Like John Watson, some of us have some strong feelings about what we want to see in Sherlock Season 3 that we need to express.
Sherlock Season 3 Guide
First, let's remember the three key words that Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat taunted us with in August, 2012: Rat, Wedding, Bow. Moffat, of course, has gone on to say that they "may be misleading, are not titles, are only teasers or possibly clues, but might be deliberately designed to get you into a lather." (As if there was any need to get BBC Sherlock fans into more of a lather.)
This teasing is helped enormously by the ambiguity built into the English language which allows words to have multiple meanings in various context. But let's take a look at the terms in regards to Sherlock Holmes canon (the original stories).
"Rat" could be one of several references from the Sherlock Holmes stories. There is, of course, the literal meaning from "the giant rat of Sumatra" which has been one of those stories that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle refers to, but we never actually get to read because supposedly, as Watson tells us, it's a "story for which the world is not yet prepared." Speculation on what that case was about is a popular pastime among Sherlockians, and Mark Gatiss is an aficionado of the macabre, but I don't really think we're going to get any giant rats to go with the "giant hound" of The Hounds of Baskerville (although, yes, I have a bit of fan fic on the idea coming soon).
There is also a literal reference to the word in one of the more famous published stories. In The Boscombe Valley Mystery, the word "rat" is overheard by a witness and used as part of the evidence against Sherlock Holmes' client. It is, of course, misunderstood and the true meaning of reference is deduced by Sherlock Holmes in the course of his investigation.
And finally, there's the use of the term "rat" to refer to criminals, scoundrels, and other unpleasant and ruthless people. Naturally, there are a lot "rats" in the Sherlock Holmes stories, and we got rid of the worst one, Moriarty, at the end of Sherlock Season 2.
Episode 1: "The Empty House" & "Rat"
Certainly, a large chunk of the first episode of Sherlock Season 3 will be revealing how Sherlock faked his death as well as his reunion with John Watson. We've been told by Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss and Martin Freeman that "all the clues were on the screen." Moffat has been quoted as saying:
"I've been online and looked at all the theories and there's one clue that everyone's missed. It's something that Sherlock did that was very out of character, but which nobody has picked up on."
Sherlock Season 3 Episode 1 will need to start with explaining how Sherlock faked his death.
To me, Sherlock asking Moriarty for a "bit of privacy, please" was decidedly out of character and I can't help but notice that we have a cut at that point that takes the focus off of Sherlock rather like a magician who creates a distraction, so I'm guessing that's part of it. And I have seen others mention that bit.
In addition, I've seen enough screen grabs and blow-ups (including the person on the street gathering around the "dead Sherlock" with what appears to be a bag of blood), theories, and such that I think I have a pretty good idea of how it was done. (I'm assuming no one thinks the guy on the bicycle knocking down Watson was an accident or the fact that there are two large bus/van vehicles blocking Watson's view of the pavement until he gets up from the street is coincidence.) But I'm thinking the detailed explanation to Watson will need to eat up at least 10-15 minutes of screen time minimum.
We all, especially Martin Freeman, expect to see John Watson express his anger at Sherlock's deception.
As for the reunion with Watson, we know episode one will be largely based on the original story The Empty House, so we can expect a surprise reveal. In the original, Sherlock Holmes assumes one of his famous disguises (this time as a very old and impoverished bookseller complete with white whiskers and mutton chops). In the original story, Sherlock first bumps, literally, into Watson on the street outside a crime scene, dropping a stack of books Sherlock's carrying, and bursting into a brief tirade against the doctor for Watson's clumsiness. Later, the bookseller comes to the Baker Street flat to apologize for his behaviour and, after distracting the Dr. Watson, peels off his disguise and causing Dr. Watson to faint when he turns around and recognizes his friend, Sherlock Holmes.
However, Mofftiss has been very careful in Sherlock Season 1 and 2 to have Sherlock avoid tricky costumes and disguises. Sherlock has taken on false personas, giving Benedict Cumberbatch wonderful opportunities to display his acting range and skill, but Sherlock has never dressed up or applied prosthetics and make-up for a character. So I don't expect it to be that kind of reveal.
Having said that, I expect at least a nod to one of the most famous scenes in literature with a preliminary run in between the two characters and then Sherlock pulling off some kind of clever reappearance, all smugly pleased with his brilliance and a "Please don't feel obliged to tell me that was remarkable or amazing, John, because you've already expressed that thought in every possible variant available to the English language." Only to be met with a serious trouncing. Martin Freeman has repeatedly expressed his desire to have an opportunity to have John Watson beat up Sherlock again (after A Scandal in Belgravia) and the fanfic writers have all done their variations on the idea, so "let's get physical, physical." I'll be very, very surprised if John doesn't express his displeasure at being conned both loudly and physically.
That said, I also expect to see some interesting 21st Century tweaks such as John getting mysterious texts or electronics going awry as part of the reunion. Given Gatiss' penchant for the spooky and scary, I think John (and the fans) may be in for a bit of an adrenalin rush (and possibly another Mycroftian black car and gorgeous girl).
I also don't think they really need to stray far from the actual plot of the original The Empty House. Similar to Hounds of Baskerville, which actually stuck quite close to the original concept of psychological and chemical tricks designed to cover-up a murder, Mr. Gatiss could take the basic concept of Sherlock Holmes returning to take down the assassin who is a threat to him — and they could even use the name Sebastian Moran for the assassin. The original story had plenty of play for suspense and tension and I will expect to see something as wonderfully suspenseful as A Study in Pink, where we were successfully moved back and forth between John Watson's frantic efforts to reach Sherlock and Sherlock's mental dual with the cab driver.
So yes, I'm expecting a smashing update on The Empty House, including a heroic bit of action from Mrs. Hudson and don't see any need for a mash-up with another story. However, I would not be entirely surprised to see Sherlock Holmes doing some undercover work for his brother Mycroft. After all, Sherlock had to have traded something of considerable value for access and free-range use of Baskerville in Season 2, episode 2, The Hounds of Baskerville. ("It's what I have…[clears throat]…negotiated.") But that may be a card played later.
(Although, I wouldn't be entirely surprised if we are suddenly informed in S3 Episode 1 that Sherlock knew, and approved, Mycroft's feeding Moriarty all of that personal information. It would certainly would explain Mycroft's blunder there.)
Episode 2: "Wedding"
Man, there are a LOT of weddings in the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories! Ranging from the Watson's own match-up with the apparently short-lived Mary Morstan in the classic "The Sign of the Four" to run-away brides of noblemen to the disappearance of Lady Cairfax to ruined engagements to Sherlock Holme's own breach of promise. So Moftiss have a lot of room for maneuvering with this teaser clue.
I'm certain, however, that we won't see Sherlock marrying — anybody. It would be lovely to see Sherlock play yenta matchmaker for Molly, but I don't expect it. Unfortunately, she is neither his intellectual equal nor a strong enough personality to overcome Sherlock's disinterest in sharing space and time with a woman, let alone engage in sex.
Wait? You mean they could bring back Irene Adler in Season 3, but not me?
Irene Adler's return to the scene would almost certainly result in her death (or at least imprisonment because really, after the Moriarty debacle, I can't see Mycroft overlooking her treason again). So, while Watson in the canon kept holding out hope and attempting to play Cupid for Sherlock with some of their female clients, I'd be willing to place significant odds that Sherlock Holmes is not getting married in Season 3. Well, unless he woos temporarily for business reasons (see below), but I can't see them taking him to the alter.
(As an aside, it was not that unusual for men of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's generation to be rather less focused on sex. In fact, Sir Winston Churchill was thought to have remained a virgin into his 30's, when he married, and, unlike most American presidents of all political persuasions, was never suspected of philandering. So an "asexual" Sherlock Holmes is not an anomaly, particularly when the original stories were written.)
There's an off chance that we'll meet Mary Morstan, because The Sign of the Four is one of the major stories in the Sherlock Holmes canon. Although, I just don't see Martin Freeman's John Watson worrying too much about marrying a woman considerably wealthier than he is.
But the Moftiss have liked doing the big, popular stories.
One of the goals in Season 2 was to tackle all the really big, classic stories that everyone knew: Scandal in Bohemia, Hound of the Baskervilles, and The Final Problem. So going back and picking up The Sign of the Four would not be inconceivable. Not if they wanted to hit the other big ones in case there are no more seasons because of Cumberbatch's and Freeman's new fame (and probable price tags). These remaining major original stories would be: The Empty House, The Sign of the Four, and The Last Bow. And I'll get to The Last Bow in a minute.
Freeman could easily be lobbying for a bit of Watson spotlight that Sign of the Four would bring, however, it would take quite a lot of twisting and shifting and manipulating to bring the original Sign of the Four story up-to-date. I could see how it could be done using the fall of the Iron Curtain and the Soviet Union, or even the fall of Iran or Iraq, but having watched considerably more Dr. Who lately (both to study the mind of Moftiss and to support my Whovian friends and their addiction), I'm a bit doubtful about that choice. I certainly wouldn't put a lot of money on that being the core of S3 episode 2. It could be very mysterious, tense, and even chock-a-block full of Mycroft entanglement, but I just don't know if we're ready for it.
Besides, in the canon, John was married to Mary Morstan shortly before The Final Problem and Reichenbach Falls, and she'd died before The Empty House. Since Sarah seems to be the longest lasting relationship prior to The Reichenbach Fall episode (and my favorite of his many girlfriends; I mean the woman saved Sherlock Holmes life — despite him being an arrogant arse! And she was able to joke about it later! And she's a doctor to boot! John, John, what were you thinking letting her go?), I can't see them dashing through a rushed courtship, marrying John at the end of the episode, and then killing her off before S3 Episode 3. But there is another possibility for Mary Morstan which I'll discuss when we get to Episode 3.
Which brings us to what most everyone else is thinking as Most Likely Candidate for the foundation story for S3 Episode 2: The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton. Charles Augustus Milverton (or CAM among Sherlockians) was second only to Moriarty in Sherlock's list of brilliant criminals with whom he crossed wits. (Irene Adler held first for women and possibly third overall.) Milverton is a ruthless blackmailer and we meet him when he has ruined a high society wedding and is threatening another. It is this second wedding that brings Sherlock Holmes into the case and it's Milverton's brilliance that causes Holmes to disguise himself as a plumber to gain access to the house (and allows Doyle to show that even in Victorian times, wealthy men had no clue to how the basic functionality of their homes or any handyman skills). In the course of his investigations, he has to court a maid and ends up not only in a dust up with another servant who is sweet on her, but engaged to be married to her. (Watson is absolutely appalled and morally shocked when Sherlock confesses to doing so with every intention of jilting the poor girl.)
Now the advantage to Milverton being the basis for the Season 3 Episode 2 plot is that he is a deliciously psychopathic villain and Steven Moffat has said, " There are other great villains… that we want to visit." So I'm putting my money on "wedding" being based on The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton. What I'm really anxious to see is who they will cast and how they will treat the character, because to be absolutely honest, Andrew Scott's Moriarty was rather close to how I've always viewed Milverton in the books. And I know Moftiss aren't going to want to repeat themselves or parody themselves by having a "Moriarty light" villain. In style, I'd love to see Gary Oldman or Rickman, but they're too old and too expensive. Ditto Daniel Craig. I've been wracking my brains trying to think who among the young British men would have the clout because, face it, whoever plays the part of Milverton has to pull off holding his own with Benedict Cumberbatch (and Martin Freeman, probably). Can casting pull another Andrew Scott out of their hat?
They actually think they can find another me for Season 3?
Oh, I just had a wicked idea. John Simm as Charles Augustus Milverton!
After all, he's played The Master on Dr. Who and a ton of other baddies, all with aplomb.
Anyone else got some ideas to toss around in the comments below?
Episode 3: "Bow"
It's been clearly stated that the pronunciation of the word is like the "bow" at the end of a performance and not like a "bow" tie (however cool). So, of course, this puts all the Sherlockians in mind of the story His Last Bow in which Sherlock Holmes goes undercover for King and Country in the days leading up to WWI as a spy to recover confidential information about to be smuggled out of the country to Germany. Watson also goes undercover and together they do have a very James Bondian adventure (without any Bond girls or sexual high-jinx). After this, Sherlock Holmes supposedly hangs up his hat for good and all subsequent stories were set before this "last" story.
Our Lord Moftiss, who write like heaven, please don't make Sherlock Season 3 end with His Last Bow — unless you radically change the ending so Sherlock doesn't retire.
I do like the idea of Mycroft putting his little brother to work as a spy and heaven knows Martin Freeman's John Watson would love a bit of action-adventure, not to mention all of the fun with "The name is Holmes. Sherlock Holmes." and lots of cross-over in-jokes. Not to mention the suit porn. Benedict Cumberbatch has already expressed his delight in the scenes where Sherlock gets to show off his action skills such as fighting murderous Arabs in desert robes or taking our psychopathic CIA agents in slow-motion. But my problem with this as the basis for Season 3 episode 3 is that in the canon, Sherlock Holmes is well into middle age when His Last Bow story is written. He's 60 as a matter of fact, so "middle-age" is a euphemism for "old."
Could Moftiss use His Last Bow as a basis for the plot, making Sherlock and Watson younger, and do a mash-up with other stories? Absolutely. Steven Moffat has already hinted at a cliff-hanger ending for Season 3 and Sherlock Holmes announcing his retirement would certain send fans into a frenzy. It would also remove the pressure on everyone should Freeman and Cumberbatch not be available for future seasons (until much later in their careers). I could easily see a mash-up of His Last Bow and John Watson marrying Mary Morstan (whereupon she would conveniently die before the next season). And it could easily work in the favour Sherlock surely owes Mycroft after the Baskerville access arrangement. We know that Mycroft has pulled rank, and power, on his little brother before to get something done for the British government, so it's not inconceivable that he would shanghai his brother (and John Watson) into some serious espionage.
But I think there's another strong possibility that folks are overlooking.
The pronunciation used for "bow" is the same as that used for the front end of a ship. And there are tons of ships in the original Sherlock Holmes stories. We've got criminals escaping justice to die in shipwrecks; Sherlock Holmes' "first case" involved the father of his only friend in university being involved in a mutiny aboard ship; heck, the "giant rat of Sumatra" arrives onboard a ship where crew members have been "mysteriously killed" and disemboweled (and tell me our Sherlock wouldn't be interested in that!). Oooh, I could see our own Mark Gatiss version of Snakes on a Plane with giant rats and a ship (or boat, if it were a submarine) and Mycroft roping Sherlock in to figure out what killed the crew)!
[Note to Beryl Vertue, Sue Vertue, Steven Moffat, and Mark Gatiss: Should you ever need someone to develop wildly imaginative story concepts (or scripts), I'm available at an incredibly reasonable price. Blink-blink.]
So while I wouldn't discount the idea of Agent 221B and His Last Bow, I'm inclined to think we're going to have something nautical. It just seems far too early to have Sherlock retire and there are far too many stories that have not been incorporated or presented that were before His Last Bow. The one niggling doubt and fear I retain is that Moftiss might want to end Season 3 in a way that would allow everyone, especially Benedict Cumberbatch and MartinFreeman, to go off and be famous and busy, and then return older and less busy for a bunch of pre-His Last Bow episodes (although how they are going to age Cumberbatch and Freeman in S3 Episode 3 to make that work, I can't fathom).
Oh, for heaven's sakes! Now he insist on being Agent 221 and introduces himself as "Holmes. Sherlock Holmes." What have I done?
Nope. Nope. The more I think about it, while I could see doing an espionage episode, I just can't see His Last Bow at this time.
But I could see Mary Morstan and John Watson in episode 3. There's sure to be plenty of time to kill her off before The Fandom Who Waits gets a Season 4. *heavy sigh*
So what's your thoughts, guesses, bets, or ideas for Season 3? Go ahead and tell us in the comments below.
So what do you think Season 3 will contain, Sherlock?
(I, meanwhile, have some short stories to write just as soon as I finish teaching one more class.)
Oh, and I thought I should mention that my inner-Watson tackled my inner-Sherlock and stopped me from booking a flight to London for the day after my last class in March so that I could attend the University of Cambridge Science Festival with Benedict Cumberbatch as director (Really. Science, Cambridge, and Cumberbatch. I still finger my Amex Card like Sherlock sniffing nicotine from time to time.) AND hover around Gower Street in hopes of catching some outside location work for Sherlock shooting (Sherlock, Science, Cambridge, Cumberbatch, Freeman, Gatiss. Mycroft is reading my mind again.). I am a mature, grown-up who can NOT galavant off to the UK whenever the whim takes me and who is ruled by reason and intellect, not emotion, and will NOT max out my credit card(s) for foolish fannish obsessions… again.
Besides, I didn't want to appear one of those creepy stalker fans who delay production or make the work harder for Mr. Cumberbatch and Mr. Freeman.
I am saving my shekels so that I can spend several weeks in the UK this fall and see Sherlock Season 3 when it appears on BBC this fall and remain to see Harrod's and London during the Holidays — and then return next summer to take classes at Oxford and Cambridge and then do the Worldcon in London. There will be more about this madness later.
I just wanted to let all the people who don't believe the lightbulb can change to know that self-control can be learned at any age.
SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! HERE THERE BE SPOILERS, SWEETIE.
We've got quite a bit more to work with now, so the basic structure of Sherlock Season 3 is taking form. We know the name of two episodes: The Empty Hearse, Episode 1 written by Mark Gatiss and The Sign of the Three, Episode 2 written by Steve Thompson (who wrote The Blind Banker in Sherlock Season 1 and Reichenbach Fall in Sherlock Season 2). This is solid information from Mark Gatiss and the production company and the BBC itself. We also have been told by Steven Moffat that Episode 3 ends in "a cliffhanger" and we know there is going to be a Sherlock Season 4 because Benedict Cumberbatch let it slip that he and Martin Freeman are already committed to another 3 episodes after this season, and the BBC confirmed it. We also know that Amanda Abbington, Martin Freeman's real-life partner, is being added to the cast and it "significantly impacts upon the lives of John and Sherlock."
If that's what John Watson is wearing to his wedding, Sherlock, call the Fashion Police. I'm not certain which is worse. The coat which makes him look short and squat like photos of my immigrant grandfather coming off the boat. Or the 1970's baby blue tux which screamed "lounge act" on The Pips. I'll just hope it's a bad photo… John, let Sherlock dress you for the big occasions, okay?
From these bits I can start by saying I was wrong about the "The Sign of the Four" not being used in a big way. The official hints we have (remember the original clues were "Rat. Wedding. Bow.") strongly point to the introduction of Mary Morstan and John Watson getting married and Watson moving out of 221B Baker Street. (I'm thinking that may be the cliffhanger, but more about this later. )
Of course, those of us who are avid readers of Sherlock Holmes stories know that Mary doesn't live long and is extremely accommodating about John Watson gallivanting off on adventures with his friend Sherlock. (His frequent absence from home may explain why she forgets his first name in one story and calls him "James" which mystery maven Dorothy L. Sayers suggests is because the "H" in "John H. Watson" stands for "Hamish" which is Scottish for "James." Steven Moffat cleverly works this bit of trivia into the Irene versus Sherlock scene in Scandal in Belgravia.)
We've also got some tantalizing hints from some location work that's been done in Bristol, Cheltenham, and London so far. Check out the Spoilers here if you want to see the photos and video. In Bristol we have Sherlock and Amanda Abbington's character race to a bonfire and apparently rescue John Watson from inside. [Big Shout Out to MBC for reminding us of Moriarty's threat: "I will burn the HEART out of you." which would make it really poetic if this is tied to Sebastian Moran who was Moriarty's right-hand man in the Canon and who attempted to assassinate Sherlock Holmes both at the Reichenbach Falls and later in "The Empty House."]
From London, there appears to be a press conference, complete with deerstalker, an abduction of John Watson by a serious (and seriously good-looking) thug that I'm guessing might be Sebastian Moran or might be one of the thieves from "Sign of the Four," because we also have some shots of Sherlock and Amanda Abbington's character racing out of 221B Baker Street and apparently commandeering a motorcycle.
There was also a scene shot with Amanda Abbington, Watson and the extras in formal attire. So this could be The Wedding. If it is John Watson's wedding, I am praying nightly to whomever will listen that we get to see the Sherlock at the Bachelor Party. Better yet, that we get to see Sherlock throw the Bachelor Party for John!
Now keep in mind we don't actually know what goes with what episode. They do not shoot scenes in order or even in episode order. Although, we do know they are shooting episodes 1 and 2 right now and then taking a break so that Cumberbatch and Freeman can take care of other obligations before coming back to shoot episode 3 in the summer. So what we've seen so far is definitely for episodes 1 and 2.
So let's back up and I'll try to give my new guesses for Sherlock Season 3 based on the information, hints, and clues we have so far.
Episode 1, The Empty Hearse (RAT)
Written by Mark Gatiss, who has said publicly that production didn't feel compelled to stick too closely to the original story, I'm not willing to place any bets on the plot for this one now. But then again, he may just be saying this to throw us off. Gatiss has warned that the teaser words, "…May be misleading, are not titles, are only teases or possibly clues, but might be deliberately designed to get you into a lather." Both Gatiss and Moffat love good word-play, as well as a good tease, so things may not be what they seem.
What we can be certain of is an explanation of "The Fall" and how Sherlock survived it and faked his death. There have been photos leaked in the British tabloids showing Benedict Cumberbatch and his stunt double re-creating the plunge off of Bart's (St. Bartholomew Hospital) in London. Certainly, this will eat up a bit of screen time.
Tomi May has been cast in Sherlock Season 3. Is this the face of Sebastian Moran?
(Photo by John Godwin, London-Headshots.net)
In the original, "The Empty House," Sebastian Moran is the villain who ultimately attempts to kill Sherlock Holmes in 221B Baker Street, and there's considerable speculation that the casting of Tomi May in Sherlock Season 3 was for Sebastian Moran. Ever since MBC left the comment about Moriarty's line "I'll burn the HEART out of you!" after the Bristol bonfire leaks, I've been hoping that we do get Moran trying to revenge Moriarty's death by taking those words literally (because we all know that John Watson is Sherlock's "heart").
I'd still like to see Mrs. Hudson get to show her heroism again, but it looks like they're going to have a lot to juggle with just the explanation of the faked suicide, the reunion of John and Sherlock, and the little matter of Sherlock's shredded reputation. I'm assuming that that has something to do with the shots of a press conference in front of 221B Baker Street and Sherlock in the deerstalker. In the bits leaked, Martin Freeman plays a decidedly not happy John Watson as he follows Sherlock out of the front door into the throng of reporters (and, in reality, fans). This may connected to how John finds out that Sherlock is actually still alive. If Sherlock is smart, he'll spring it on John in a way that prevents John from reminding Sherlock he was a soldier. ("You were a doctor!" "I had bad days!") John might hesitate to assault Sherlock in front of a flank of cameras.
Of course, there's always the possibility that instead of Sebastian Moran, Tomi May plays the murderous thief, Jonathan Small from "The Sign of the Four." Granted, in the Canon, Small is a peg-leg accompanied by a very small aboriginal islander, but Moftiss have made it clear in previous episodes that they follow the spirit of the Canon, not the letter.
Which brings us to…
Episode 2, Sign of the Three, (WEDDING)
Written by Steve Banks, I expect this episode to actually be quite suspenseful with multiple viewpoints. There should be at least one long, slow, intense scene as well. I confess Mary Morstan is going to have to go some to beat Sarah in The Blind Banker as a good match for John Watson. I mean Sarah goes on a date with John to the circus that is crashed by Sherlock and ends up with her saving Sherlock's life in a fight with Chinese tong members. She then gets insufferable rudeness from the man whose life she just saved while endangering her own. She' s offered a cheap take-away dinner on trays (that she never gets to eat), gets kidnapped, gagged and tied up, nearly skewered by a javelin — and she still lets John Watson kip at her flat and flirts with him! Sarah is going to be a tough act to follow for Mary.
But we have seen Amanda Abbington chasing after Sherlock (and possibly riding a motorcycle very fast in tandem) to save John from an apparent fiery end. Of course, we don't know for certain Amanda Abbington is playing Mary Morstan, but given that:
a) we've got the episode title so obviously tied to the story "The Sign of the Four,"
b) we've got the teaser word "wedding," and
c) it's another of the "big stories" in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's series so Moftiss will want to do it.
And finally, we have those leaked location images of Amanda Abbington and John Watson in formal wear (I'm still cringing over the powder blue tux) with a large number of extras in formal attire at what looks like a reception. So the odds on favourite is a Watson Wedding.
I know, I know. It doesn't mean that this episode will actually have John and Mary's wedding. It could be someone else's wedding they're attending or even just a formal reception of some sort (Sherlock finagling out of another knighthood?) But it would apply if it was the episode where John meets the woman he eventually marries.
Episode 3, His Last Vow, (BOW)
There are a lot folks (okay, mostly Johnlock slash fans) who are fervently hoping this episode is based on "The Three Garridebs" because that's the story in which Sherlock goes gonzo when John is shot in the leg, pistol whips the shooter and tells him that he's very lucky the wound isn't more serious. Since Steven Moffat has stated that Sherlock Season 3, Episode 3 ends with a cliffhanger and we know there's a Season 4, a number of fans think the cliffhanger will be John Watson getting shot — and the audience not knowing how seriously until Season 4, Episode 1. (Think the end of Season 1 with the swimming pool stand-off.)
Lestrade looks at bit skeptical as Sherlock explains his plans for John's bachelor party. I'm not certain whether it's the illegal chemicals or the lack of… well, fun. Lestrade can chase serial killers at work, Sherlock.
Personally, I'd like it to end with John and Mary's wedding and the cliffhanger is "OMG, John has moved out of 221B! How will the series, and Sherlock, go on?" Bear with me for a moment. (And if you want to see what a Sherlock Bachelor Party might be like, here's a fan video that is the only justification for the movie The Hangover that I can see.)
In the original stories, John is married before "The Final Problem" and Sherlock's plunge off of Reichenbach Falls. But by "The Empty House" where Sherlock reappears, Mary Morstan is dead and John is once more a bachelor. It's not in sequence with the original stories but it would work just as well for Season 3 to end with John married and in his own place and then… Mary dies before Season 4. Hey, you know they have to get rid of her by Season 4!
Update: 16 April, 2013
Just realized I forgot a bit the other night when I was working. Benedict Cumberbatch, according to a news report, let slip a reference to a Sherlock Season 3 Christmas episode. Now it was unclear whether he meant that a Sherlock Season 3 episode will appear at Christmas or there's an episode set at Christmas. But if true either way I will now do the Happy Dance of Joy.
If it's an episode set at Christmas, I break out the champers in expectation of another John Watson Christmas Sweater and a tiddly Mrs. Hudson and sexy Molly Hooper. It also suggests that Gatiss, Banks, or Moffat may be including one of my personal favourite Sherlock Holmes stories, "The Blue Carbuncle."
For those who don't remember the story, a very valuable blue diamond is stolen, the wrong man accused and arrested. Meanwhile, a beat bobby comes to Holmes with a mystery of a street assault, a lost hat, and an abandoned goose (dead and ready to become someone's Christmas dinner) and asks Holmes what to do. Holmes tells the bobby to cook the goose for his dinner rather than let it go to waste and Holmes keeps the hat for a bit of deduction. The bobby returns ashen to show Holmes what his wife found inside the goose — yes, it's the diamond. Holmes, of course, goes on to solve the case but this is one of the few times when Holmes takes justice entirely into his own hands and lets the thief go. It's really one of my favourite Christmas stories and is entirely in the spirit of Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Not only does the kind bobby get a free Christmas goose, but he gets the reward for recovering the diamond, meanwhile, the down-on-his-luck alcoholic old scholar who bought the goose as a gift for his wife, gets his hat back and a fine replacement goose courtesy of Sherlock Holmes. The thief, who was seduced and is thoroughly repentant and obviously not ever going to steal again, avoids arrest thanks to Holmes. And finally, one of the bits near and dear to my heart, Holmes and Watson see that the wrongly accused man is released and returned to his family on Christmas Day. I re-watch the Brett version every year as part of my Holidays Tradition.
If we are getting a Blue Carbuncle variation, it could easily be incorporated in any of the episodes since it basically is a classic mystery story with a Christmas theme. So let's keep our fingers crossed and keep an eye out for any corroborative evidence. Maybe this year Sherlock will actually have Christmas dinner with Mycroft. … Na-aaw!
Okay, I have to stop for now, but I'll add updates as we get more information.
Feel free to drop your thoughts below and share with others for a good laugh.
And I still think this fan video could be the Sherlock Season 3 trailer!
This entry was posted in Captions, Speculations and tagged Andrew Scott, Arthur Conan Doyle, bbc sherlock, benedict cumberbatch, john watson, Mark Gatiss, martin freeman, Mycroft Holmes, Season 3, Sherlock Holmes, Steven Moffat on February 14, 2013 by JH Watson.
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Samantha Holloway (@pirategirljack) February 15, 2013 at 12:21 am
So this is probably true, but the more I think of the Molly-Sherlock dynamic–and I've been thinking about it a lot since he was all nice to her and asked her for help–the more it occurs to me that she doesn't have to be his intellectual match, nor does she have to have a big personality to win him over, eventually. See, she's basically the opposite of Irene Adler, and IA is basically the female Sherlock in a lot of ways–there's undeniable super-sexy sparks there, but I can't help feeling like any romance in that direction would end in them killing each other or getting killed trying to keep up with each other, and that they could never *really* trust each other. They'd just magnify each other's bad points–the know-it-all-ness, the showing off, the bossing people around, the flagrant disregard for large swathes of society…
Molly, on the other hand, could be the ideal opposites-attract sort of thing. She's gentle where he's brash, quiet where he's loud, caring where he's uncaring; she could provide what he lacks, and therefore could help him figure out how to round out. And he could teach her to be braver, bolder, more sure of herself. It's less sparky, but also less likely to burn down the world, see?
This is, of course, assuming that there's anyone at all that Sherlock could stand and that could stand him long enough for anything like a real romance to happen. And that the writers have any interest in seeing if there is anyone.
And also is, admittedly, rooting for the underdog and the introvert, mostly out of a personal feeling that the quiet ones get the short end in things like this.
But I just think that it'd be fun watching Sherlock learn to crack through that tough shell he has. Think how supremely protective he could be, even while he's trying to get her to toughen up!
ps: wow, this went long.
Watson Post author February 15, 2013 at 1:14 am
Thanks for the great comment and interesting analysis. (And you see how I go on, so your comment was far from long. I do miss having full-out online discussions.) I'm not saying I wouldn't love to see Sherlock fall for Molly, but I don't see it actually happening. And to be perfectly honest, Sherlock would use Molly horribly. He already does! He manipulates her with flattery when he want something ("Did you do something your hair?"), is rude to her when he needs a whipping post, and takes all kinds of advantages of her because he knows she's got a crush on him and he can get away with it. So it would not be a healthy relationship for either one of them, if they tried to have a romantic one, assuming Sherlock a) would allow himself to have a romantic attachment and b) he's capable of one.
But I do expect to see some of the dynamics between them change this season after what Molly did for him in The Reichenbach Fall. Sherlock does not forget his friends (when you have so few, you remember them) and Molly has had a bit of eye-opening in Season 2. And like i said, I'd love to see Sherlock play yenta and find Molly a good guy who would put her on the pedestal she deserves.
Samantha Holloway @pirategirljack February 19, 2013 at 8:07 pm
It would be hilarious watching Sherlock try to set Molly up–especially since he'd probably be hideously insulting to both of them in the process, and because she'll almost definitely be even more in love with him after holding the secret of his escape for so long and being the only one who knows he's alive. I wonder if he'll be in contact with her while he's doing whatever he's doing?
As it stands, I don't think he's willing or able for romance, though I think after Irene sort of got through to his hormones a little, he's closer than he was. Whoever winds up being that first experimental relationship will have a rough time, that's for sure, but I just feel like he has more to learn from Molly–almost all about being nice to people! But I do agree that he'd trample her. Or probably anyone else, too, because he already tramples people. That's one of the things he'd have to learn about!
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Watson Post author February 19, 2013 at 9:29 pm
Yes, I agree that the dynamic between Sherlock and Molly will have changed a bit for Season 3 Sherlock. For one thing, he will be very conscious of having a) hurt her badly at Christmas and b) moved by her support and loyalty in his desperate hour of need. I, too, would LOVE to see that transmogrify into Sherlock's working to find her the perfect mate (and I'm not entirely certain that this might not end up being part of "Wedding").
The die-hard Sherlockians often debate about the possibility that Sherlock had a romantic relationship (possibly sexual) before being smitten with Irene, possibly in college, and that things went badly and this is why Sherlock Holmes in the canon has such a disdain for the female gender (he's really not all that impressed by most examples of the male gender, either, though). I don't know that I agree entirely with the viewpoint since there isn't anything much in the canon to support it (the arguments are specious at best), however, it's certainly an intriguing idea. I tend to go back an forth on whether he has actually had a sexual experience or not. On the one hand, I find it difficult to believe that he wouldn't be at least interested in the experiment from a strictly scientific perspective, plus he had to have gone through adolescence so there had to be some physiological responses (nocturnal emissions if nothing else). On the other hand, celibacy by both genders throughout adolescence and even adulthood is well documented and not necessarily a sign of any psychological damage. This was particularly true in the late-19th through early-20th century. It wasn't until Freud espoused his mostly erroneous ideas about psychology and sex that we began to believe that celibacy and a general disinterest in sex was abnormal.
As for learning not to trample people he can abuse, I just don't see that happening. He's perfectly capable of choosing not to take advantage of people, but it's a rare occasion when he makes that choice. He's used to be "the Little Prince" and bullying, cajoling, conning, and otherwise manipulating people to give him what he wants. He's even rather adept at manipulating Mycroft! (Alas, Mycroft does take rather "motherly," or "parental" attitude towards his younger brother and Sherlock is more than willing to manipulate Mycroft like a beloved child manipulates his doting parent.)
I personally think that what makes John Watson so dear to Sherlock is that while John is effusive in his praise and admiration for Sherlock's intellect, John isn't above pushing back and giving Sherlock a bit of a verbal scrum and correction when Sherlock goes too far. While John doesn't give Sherlock an intellectual challenge, he gives Sherlock an emotional and psychological workout. You can see Sherlock's brain sometimes going "If I try pushing this button, do I get the result I expect? What if I try lifting this psychological lever?" A sort of emotional chemistry experiment.
Thanks for all of the wonderful discussion, Samantha!
Are you thinking of attending 221Bcon?
Samantha Holloway (@pirategirljack) February 20, 2013 at 4:53 pm
You're welcome! I'm trying desperately to get to 221b, but it depends entirely on whether my ride will still be available. We'd had plans set, but things have gone squishy recently, so I don't know!
I can't comment on the books, because I haven't read much of them (and certainly haven't actually studied any!), but I think in the show, we're led to believe that he's at least mostly inexperienced, and that this inexperience is because he's been mostly uninterested–and probably because of that general dislike of almost everyone. I think that's a point that a lot of people forget; he's pretty awful to women sometimes, which gives people that kneejerk woman-hater reaction, but he's also terrible to men, and sort of especially terrible to the people he actually cares about, because he's well aware of the best ways to be terrible to them. It's almost like he was born with the Radical Honesty thing built into his brain.
And I fully agree that he's capable of choosing to be nice to people; he just rarely does unless it's to get what he wants. In the show, he's unambiguously sociopathic, which as I understand it, means that he's fully capable of functioning like everyone else, but he has to consciously learn the emotional and social cues that everyone else knows naturally–which means that he can learn to be nice to people just because he cares about them. But I think that it'll take a lot of hard knocks to get him to that realization; right now, he's mostly interested in his own narrow PoV on the world and rarely sees the value in considering others just because they might have opinions of their own; he'll have to lose something or really hurt someone before he gets there.
Assuming he doesn't actually get himself killed before he gets there. 😉
I really like your comment on John. I hadn't really put it together like that in my head–John pushes back, when most people don't. Brilliant! I think also, John expects him to be better, when most people see his jerky exterior and just expect him to be awful all the time, and so he obliges them. Being awful is easy when you're different. John wants him to care about people as people, to realize that there are emotions and human connections at play as well as dry facts. Currently, he's basically taking the place in Sherlock's awareness of an inborn understanding of these things, but he seems to want to get Sherlock to make those connections on his own, though I'm not sure it's an organized effort. It mostly comes up when something shockingly insensitive comes out of Sherlock's mouth!
~:D
While I've got my membership and hotel reservation, I confess I still don't know if I'll make 221B Con either. I'd love to — and hold a Sherlock Cares party to boot! But I'm determined to catch Season 3 Sherlock when it airs in the UK plus try to see London during the Holiday Season (if not Edinburgh, too). And then next year is World Con in London plus wanting to take a couple of summer classes at Oxford and/or Cambridge. So I'm looking closely at budgets this year. *heavy sigh* I can relate to John's problems in Blind Banker.
I agree that while there's tendency to consider Sherlock Holmes a misogynist, both in the original stories and in the BBC series, in both cases the evidence doesn't stand up to the claim. In the canon, Sherlock Holmes displays the typical Victorian male attitudes towards women that they were not the intellectual equals of men and subject to emotional outbursts, making them of little interests to Sherlock as companions in any sphere. However, in many of the stories Sherlock expresses admiration for women who display above average intelligence, strong character, courage or all of the above. This includes John Watson's future wife, Mary Morstan. Sherlock, in the canon, has as low an opinion of the stupid and narcissistic King of Bohemia as he has of any of the women in the stories. Sherlock Holmes is an equal-opportunity intellectual snob and disdains anyone he considers inferior no matter gender.
And the BBC Sherlock is as well. He was actually quite nice to the secretary in Blind Banker. He's as obnoxious to Anderson as he is Donovan (actually, he's a bit more obnoxious to Anderson). He's highly protective of Mrs. Hudson (despite treating her as "bi-polar" as he treats John). He can insult her and order her about, but woe be unto anyone else who tries to. He even checks out the men she's starting to have a relationship with! ("Wait until she finds out about the wife in Islamabad.")
But I think he is a bit confused about women coming on to him. First, Moffat has expressed the opinion that Sherlock is asexual, and Gatiss seems in agreement. (Don't you just adore his interplay with Sherlock in Scandal? "Don't be alarmed it has to do with sex." "Sex doesn't alarm me!" "How would you know?"). On top of this, I would imagine adolescence must have been particularly awkward for Sherlock. I imagine if he did want to impress a girl, he'd be busy demonstrating how smart and observant he is by telling her in public all sorts of things she'd rather die than have anyone know, and not understand why she'd either tell him to "Piss off!" or slap him in the face or both. (If she played field hockey she might even do a bit more damage…) It would be bad enough to have the other boys snub and laugh at him, but to have the girls do so as well, while going out with his inferior school mates like Sebastian, must have been both baffling and humiliating at that age.
Sherlock isn't a sociopath, despite what he says. First, the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) has done away with classification of Sociopath, merging it into the larger category of Psychopathy. In either case, Sherlock would have to meet at least 7 of the diagnostic signals for the classification and he doesn't. Most importantly, it's quite clear that he is capable of caring for and developing an emotional connection with other people (not a lot of other people, but at least 4-5) and he is not obsessed with "winning" in his interactions with others.
I'd say John was closer with his "Asperger's" diagnosis in Hounds of Baskerville, except the DSM has done away with that classification as well and lumped it in the broad category of Autistic/Austism Spectrum. Sherlock, both the original in the canon and ours, comes much closer to meeting the criteria for this psychological disorder, but to be honest, I don't think Sherlock actually suffers from anything other than being exceptionally bright, having a rather isolated childhood, and failing to see any advantage to society.
John Watson, along with Greg Lestrade ("…Sherlock Holmes is a great man and I think one day, if we're very, very lucky, he might even be a good one.") have gone a long way to helping Sherlock feel more a part of humanity and less isolated from it. Although, heaven knows he'll always consider himself a bit above the "average mind" and an outsider. I suspect he feels a bit like "a stranger in a strange land" right now. And not liking it at all!
Martin Freeman does a terrific job of conveying John Watson's disbelief in Sherlock's obtuseness at times. He has to be thinking "How can a man who knows I slept on a sofa last night and didn't get shagged, not know it's inappropriate to tell children about cremation?" Of course, this is wear John gets his positive reinforcement and ego-stroking in the relationship, because he can feel superior to Sherlock in social situations and human interaction. In order for the relationship to work, especially between two alpha males, there has to be something each of them can feel superior about.
Samantha Holloway (@pirategirljack) February 22, 2013 at 1:11 am
Oh, man, a Sherlock Cares party would be awesome. I want to go even more now!
I wasn't aware that sociopathy or aspergers were no longer officially things. Awkward for television, which is so in love with both these days…
My reading of Sherlock is that he's brilliant to the point of having stalled out in some areas somewhere around maybe fourteen–the gangliest and weirdest part of puberty. And probably because by that point he was already smarter than most of the adults (and, from ep1.1, if I have my timing right, already solving mysteries), and so he just didn't see the use of figuring out how to navigate those waters, so he didn't. Which means he's devoted all his development to that mind, and winds up hitting walls where things like interpersonal relationships are concerned. I'd also say that, as I read it, up until John moved in, he had little to no reason to even realize that there was value other people could have to him, outside of a very few. He was probably really lonely, but might not even have known that he was lonely until he suddenly wasn't. John, as well as being the humanizer in the relationship, is also a catalyst, changing everything, making Sherlock look at things (mostly against his will, it seems!) from a different angle, if not quite the angle John's aiming for.
John is aware that he's lonely, that he's missing something in his life; I'm not sure Sherlock is that clear on the issue, and while he's also changing John's life, I get the idea that John knows, pretty early on if not from the beginning, just how important S his, while S takes longer to put those emotional and interpersonal pieces together. Or at least holds those cards closer to his chest for longer.
It's a fascinating cluster of relationships Moff has made for us, this web with S in the middle, pulling people's strings to see what happens–and, as the show progresses, getting more and more reciprocal strings wrapped around him while he's not looking, so that they pull back.


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Wawrinka wins first round at Wimbledon
Monday, July 01, 2019 Stanislas Wawrinka, Wimbledon
Stan Wawrinka defeated Ruben Bemelmans 6-3 6-2 6-2 in the first round at WImbledon.
Admittedly left-hander Bemelmans, ranked 171, was having a decidedly ordinary day with his forehand misfiring completely but it was a powerful statement by Wawrinka nonetheless.
"I think I did a great preparation. I'm happy the way I've been practicing so far here, I've been playing. Really happy the way I've been feeling physically," he told reporters.
"Today was a great match, a great start. Three sets, so it's good to start like that."
Djokovic off to winning start with Ivanisevic at his side
Monday, July 01, 2019 novak djokovic, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic got his campaign for a fifth Wimbledon title off to a winning start on Monday with newly-hired coaching team recruit, and 2001 winner, Goran Ivanisevic helping steer the ship.
Djokovic defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 7-5, 6-3.
But he had to recover from early breaks in both of the first two sets against a player who beat him at Indian Wells this year, as well as a nasty fall on the Centre Court grass.
Karlovic wins Wimbledon opener at 40
Monday, July 01, 2019 Ivo Karlovic, Wimbledon
Ivo Karlovic showed there was still life in his legs at the age of 40 as he came through in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) over Italian Andrea Arnaboldi.
"Yes, definitely, because they can now," said Karlovic when asked would there be other players who would play into their 40s.
"Nowadays everybody does a lot of work off the courts. In the 80s maybe it was not the case.
"Everyone is doing a lot of track and gym work to prolong their careers and are still winning at ages of 38-39. They are never going to stop!"
Zverev and Tsitsipas upset in first round at Wimbledon
Monday, July 01, 2019 Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Wimbledon
Sixth-seeded Alexander Zverev and seventh-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas were both eliminated in the first round at Wimbledon.
Zverev lost to Jiri Vesely 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5, while Tsitsipas was beaten by Thomas Fabbiano 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (8), 6-3.
Both players are among the younger generation expected to eventually replace the Big Three of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in men's tennis.
Gael Monfils retires from match at Wimbledon
Monday, July 01, 2019 Gael Monfils, Wimbledon
Gael Monfils had to retire with an injury during the fifth set of his first-round match at Wimbledon.
The 16th-seeded Monfils held a two-set lead against Ugo Humbert but couldn't close out the win and had to quit with an apparent ankle injury when trailing 3-0 in the fifth.
Humbert, who was making his Wimbledon debut, advanced 6-7 (8), 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, 3-0.
Wimbledon 2019 Main Draw
Sunday, June 30, 2019 Draws, Wimbledon
(1)Novak Djokovic vs Philipp Kohlschreiber
Denis Kudla vs Malek Jaziri
Ernests Gulbis vs Leonardo Mayer
Hubert Hurkacz vs (32)Dusan Lajovic
(19)Felix Auger-Aliassime vs (PR)Vasek Pospisil
Grigor Dimitrov vs (Q)Corentin Moutet
Lorenzo Sonego vs (Q)Marcel Granollers
Ugo Humbert vs (16)Gael Monfils
(11)Daniil Medvedev vs Paolo Lorenzi
Pablo Carreno Busta vs (Q)Alexei Popyrin
Jeremy Chardy vs Martin Klizan
Bradley Klahn vs (21)David Goffin
(30)Kyle Edmund vs Jaume Munar
(Q)Kamil Majchrzak vs Fernando Verdasco
(Q)Andrea Arnaboldi vs Ivo Karlovic
Thomas Fabbiano vs (7)Stefanos Tsitsipas
(4)Kevin Anderson vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert
(PR)Janko Tipsarevic vs Yoshihito Nishioka
Andreas Seppi vs Nicolas Jarry
Marius Copil vs (26)Guido Pella
Djokovic prepares for Wimbledon with seven-hour meeting
Sunday, June 30, 2019 novak djokovic, Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic warmed up for the defence of his Wimbledon title not on the practice courts, but locked away for seven hours in a stuffy meeting room discussing the politics of tennis.
As well as being the world number one and the holder of 15 Grand Slam titles, the 32-year-old is president of the ATP Player Council.
It's a powerful representative body which also occasionally pits player against player.
Video: Anderson Details Marathon Wimbledon 2018
Thursday, July 26, 2018 Interviews, Kevin Anderson, tennis videos, Wimbledon
Kevin Anderson talks about "one of the best" wins of his career, beating Roger Federer at Wimbledon, and how he recovered after his semi-final against John Isner to play in his maiden Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic.
Video: Raonic Eager To Make Injuries A Thing Of The Past
Thursday, July 19, 2018 Interviews, Milos Raonic, tennis videos, Wimbledon
Milos Raonic, who is working with 2001 Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic, discusses why he feels comfortable and in strong condition after injuries.
Video: Lopez Reflects On Record-Breaking 66th Consecutive Grand Slam Appearance
Thursday, July 19, 2018 Feliciano Lopez, Interviews, tennis videos, Wimbledon
Watch as Feliciano Lopez discusses his record-breaking 66th consecutive Grand Slam main-draw appearance, before looking back on his favourite memories of playing at The All England Club.
Video: Federer, Nadal, Djokovic | Wimbledon 2018 practice
Thursday, July 19, 2018 novak djokovic, rafael nadal, roger federer, tennis videos, Wimbledon
Watch Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic train on the Middle Sunday at Wimbledon .
Video: Five Things To Know About Dennis Novak
Thursday, July 19, 2018 Dennis Novak, Interviews, tennis videos, Wimbledon
Here are five things to know about Austrian qualifier, Dennis Novak.
Video: Millman Savouring Wimbledon Experience
Thursday, July 19, 2018 Interviews, John Millman, tennis videos, Wimbledon
John Millman reflects on playing at Wimbledon after a career-best year in 2018.
Video: Federer & Nadal Lead Wimbledon 2018 Storylines
Thursday, July 19, 2018 rafael nadal, roger federer, tennis videos, Wimbledon
ATP World Tour Uncovered takes a look at the main storylines at 2018 Wimbledon, headlined by Roger Federer's pursuit of a ninth title and Rafael Nadal's return on grass.
Video: Dimitrov Serves Up Ice Cream In Wimbledon
Thursday, July 19, 2018 Grigor Dimitrov, tennis videos, Wimbledon
Watch as Grigor Dimitrov shares ice cream with fans and looks forward to his first-round match at Wimbledon.
Video: Novak Djokovic post-final interview | Wimbledon 2018
Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Interviews, novak djokovic, tennis videos, Wimbledon
Video: Kevin Anderson's post-final interview | Wimbledon 2018
Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Interviews, Kevin Anderson, tennis videos, Wimbledon
Video: Kevin Anderson Wimbledon final press conference
Video: Chun Hsin Tseng Boys Final Press Conference
Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Chun Hsin Tseng, Interviews, tennis videos, Wimbledon
Video: Novak Djokovic lifts the Wimbledon trophy
Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Kevin Anderson, novak djokovic, tennis videos, Wimbledon


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È un ex membro del comitato consultivo di The Occidental Quarterly e un ex direttore del National Policy Institute, un think tank nazionalista bianco con sede in Virginia. È anche membro del consiglio e portavoce del Consiglio dei cittadini conservatori.

Taylor e molte delle sue organizzazioni associate sono state accusate da gruppi per i diritti civili, mezzi di informazione e accademici che studiano il razzismo negli Stati Uniti, di promuovere ideologie razziste.

Biografia
Jared Taylor nacque a Kobe, Giappone, da missionari americani provenienti dalla Virginia.
Lavorò come docente di lingua giapponese.

Ha due figlie, nate dalla relazione con Evelyn Rich.

Parla fluentemente l'inglese, il giapponese e il francese.

American Renaissance
American Renaissance (stilizzato AmRen) è un sito web gestito da Taylor che contiene video e articoli, scritti dai collaboratori di Taylor o collegamenti di articoli di altre testate, saggi, interviste e analisi.
I temi principali riguardano la politica, l'immigrazione, la cronaca nera,la storia, la scienza evoluzionistica/genetica e il rapporto tra le razze.
In particolare si analizzano gli argomenti da punto di vista dei bianchi americani intesi come comunità di persone d'origine europea con un forte sistema di valori occidentali.

Idee politiche
Jared Taylor si considera conservatore ma non ha mai sostenuto il Partito Repubblicano e si è dichiarato deluso da Donald Trump.

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Christians hold onto the premise that death is not the end of all things.
Just when you think you've got life pretty much figured out, death intervenes.
It happened again late last week. My wife's mother, age 96 and a lifetime Chicagoan, had led a long, feisty, loving and often challenging life. Until a series of falls that started a little over a year ago robbed her of her physical and mental faculties, she pretty much did what she wanted.
She was the star at our wedding almost seven years ago. At 90, no one who saw her believed she could possibly be that old and look that good. A skilled hair stylist with just the right shade of color helps, but you've got to have something to start with, and she did.
I enjoyed the years I spent in her company. She loved to tell stories, even if they were about people I never knew. If nothing else, I became her designated listener on our visits.
She was one of those people you just expect will always be there. Except that's not true.
That's when death steps in and screws everything up.
This is not the first time either my wife or I have lost a loved one. We've reached the age where we go to more wakes and visitations than weddings. Yet death still commands the power to deliver a punch to the solar plexus unlike any other.
Americans, we are told, don't deal with death very well. I'm not sure why.
Maybe it's all those TV ads for skin creams and hair coloring and weight-loss gimmicks that helps us deny that any of us is ever going to die. It's Madison Avenue's big lie, and apparently a lot of Americans have bought into it.
Whistling past the graveyard has become the nation's pastime when it's not baseball or football or basketball or hockey season. OK, no one gains anything obsessing about their impending demise. Still, it's probably healthier to come to terms with it sooner rather than later.
My wife's mom did that.
We visited her a couple of weeks ago in her nursing home. She let us know in no uncertain terms that she'd had enough of life.
Among many other things, Mom was a committed Christian, a lifelong Lutheran who had a clear understanding of where she was headed at the end of her long earthly journey. You could call it a testimony of faith. I think she looked at it as a fact of life.
We are still dealing with her death, trying once more to make sense out of this passing away just as we have so many times before.
Christians hold onto the premise that death is not the end of all things, that it is, in fact, a transition to a time and a place where God is at the center of everything and we get to bask in God's glory free from all the impediments that got in our way in this life.
I read a piece in the latest Christian Century magazine that looks at humor or irony in the Bible. The author believes Jesus' resurrection is the biggest joke on Satan that God ever pulled off.
Mom and all the other saints likely are enjoying a good laugh right about now.


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Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka? – Side Story 11
ポティマス・ハァイフェナス = Potimas Hyphenath
フィリメス・ハァイフェナス = Firimes Hyphenath
S11 Elf girl
I was called by Father.
And in addition to that, it's Katia and me.
Without knowing what's the matter, both of use tilt our head to the side.
「Is this possibly an engagement?」
「Ha? Who's?」
I can't think of a word after hearing Katia's astounding words.
「No, that's impossible」
「Well, it's impossible for us. But, what about the people of the surroundings? We are man and woman of the same age who are in a good family. Furthermore, our relationship is also good. Then, it's not strange even if it's a discussion of getting engage before it's too late」
When it's said like that, it might be possible.
I'm one of the royal family, and Katia is the daughter of the Duke's house that has a history.
We go well together.
「But, are you okay with it?」
「Like I'm fine with it! I can't even imagine getting married with a man. But, it's likely to happen sooner or later, so don't you think that we should be prepared for this?」
「You, I never thought that you will think about it」
「That's rude. But, you being the fiance is way better than someone I don't know. You know my circumstances, and when the time comes, we can just show a bad appearance and we can cancel the engagement in mutual agreement」
There's such a move too.
Fiance, although I have never thought of that so far, I'm one of the royal family, so it's not weird even if such discussion comes.
If that's the case, then it might be convenient if Katia becomes my fiancee that both of us are not conscious of it..
However, excluding one point.
「And, what will you do about Sue?」
My younger sister, Sue doesn't allows anyone to approach me.
Recently, she allows Katia a little, but I don't know what will happen when it becomes an engagement.
「Then, I might get killed by that girl」
「As expected, that's an exaggeration」
「… I think it's possible」
Although Sue is raised like that, she's not to that extent.
Meanwhile, a man and a small girl enter the waiting room.
Katia and I look at the two who entered the room, and our mouth opened wide.
The ear of the two who entered the room were longer than human's ear.
「Nice to meet you. This occasion, I came to this country as the goodwill ambassador of the elf, named Potimas Hyphenath. I'm the one who called both of you. Hereafter, at your own discretion」
That man, Potimas of the elf introduced in an indifferent tone.
It's my first time to meet an elf.
Although I know that there's elf in this world, when seeing the real thing, the real feeling that this is a different world surges.
「Fumu. You have it」
Potimas close his eyes partly together with an uncomfortable feeling.
「Oka, these two have it. The rest is all yours」
「Hai haai. I understand」
「Then, I will take my leave」
「I appreciate your efforts」
Potimas goes out of the room quickly.
Katia and I who were left behind can only be dumbfounded.
Without even the time for us to introduce ourselves, he left just like that.
Without understanding what to do, I look at the small girl.
「Fumu fumuu. Then, I will introduce myself. My name now is Firimes Hyphenath. Please take care of me from now on」
Katia and I look at each other.
Even if such a small girl introduces herself, we don't know what to do afterwards.
「I think that it's a manner to introduce yourself if the teacher introduce herself. How about it?」
「I'm sorry. I'm the fourth prince of this country, Shurein Zagan Anareich」
「I'm the eldest daughter of the Anabald Duke's house, Carnatia Seri Anabald」
We introduce ourselves because we were prompt by the girl.
「Un un. Prince-sama and Duke-sama. That's nice. Moeruu (萌えるぅー )」
I stiffen by that word.
From a while ago, this girl unusual speaking way, and that speech and behavior is similar to a person I know.
Katia also seems to be the same as her eyes are opened wide.
「Oka-chan!?」
「You shouldn't attach 'chan' to a teacher's name, you know? But, you're right」
The girl in front of us was our class teacher in the previous life, Oka-chan aka Okazaki Kanami-sensei.
This teacher who's called by the nickname of Oka-chan was quite a regrettable person.
When she was a student, she imitated the tone of a character from the manga she likes, and it became her normal tone.
She enters a university and majors in history just because of the sengoku manga.
She became a teacher after drafting the Reverse Genji plan (逆光源氏計画).
She was a quite regrettable teacher.
However, that regrettable part is greatly received by the students, and she was popular.
「So, why is Sensei here?」
「That's because I know that both of you are here. It became quite a news, you know? Few outrageous geniuses were born in Anareich」
We who met our teacher after a long time, speak in Japanese.
We already told her our previous life's name.
The moment she heard Katia's name, her eyes opened wide, but in the next moment, she spatter 「Moeru」.
「You came to meet us specially?」
「That's not the only purpose. Even though I may appear this way, Sensei is a teacher. After all, I think that I must confirm my student's safety. Well, the point where we reborn, there's no safety on it」
Although Sensei says it jokingly, I think that the will is splendid.
I never took consideration on anything other than trying to live in this world.
I never think of searching for my other classmates.
「This world is dangerous unlike Japan. It's better if I do it quickly so that I can protect you all」
I also have never thought about that.
There are monsters in this world, if I think about it, it's natural, and yet because I'm safe, I think that my classmates are also safe.
「Then, will Sensei protect us?」
「No no. I can't take you along because both of your position doesn't allows me. Normally, the person must wish for it by himself to be protected in the Village of Elf」
「That means, some of them are found?」
「Hai. 12 people in the Village of Elf, and the other students that we were able to contact, adding you two, it will be 5 people. The whereabouts of another 2 people were confirmed, so I'm going to meet them later」
There were 25 students in our class.
That means, there are only 6 people that their whereabouts are not confirmed.
But, on the contrary, there might be no whereabouts of the another 6 people.
Finding only 6 students in this huge world must be considerably difficult.
「Sensei, you go so far to do that just for us」
「It's my responsibility as the teacher. Besides, most of students are found as a Human race in the Human race territory. It's not that difficult as said」
But still, it's obvious that Sensei have put much efforts in it.
I bow once again to Sensei.
「Well, although it's a another story, Sensei is going to enroll the school in this country soon. At that time, let's have a detailed talk again」
Katia and I also will go to the school soon.
My new life has approached close by.
9 Responses to Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka? – Side Story 11
Teanu says:
It's regrettable kumo-chan doesn't have a way to communicate with anyone else. It would be funny and terrible if she ate one of her other classmates without realizing it.
Thanks for the chapter releases Turb0!
I doubt the author would let her eat a fellow reincarnated monster.
Adding a companion to the party is like getting 5 skills at once, it's a huge boost to the story.
Hm, I guess that's something to expect! Maybe there's a dragon amongst the students~
Gunther says:
I get the feeling that Kumo-chan will evolve into an arachnia (human-spider hybrid). I hope it will come true.
Shikirei says:
Well… there was a mention of [Telepathy] skill at the time she got [Appraisal].
Maybe she already did eat one of her classmate…remember the taboo skill ..maybe
jacobpaige says:
She could pick up telepathy if she wanted to. She could even do it on a whim since she has the points for it stockpiled.
I would laugh if one of my high school teachers said that if we were in this situation. They have been reborn meaning even if they could get back to Earth they aren't the same people. It must just be a Japanese thing..
Also i hope all the other classmates were born as demon/monsters..
Node says:
The side story is getting a bit more interesting.


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Histone deacetylase inhibition in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia: the effects of valproic acid on leukemic cells, and the clinical and experimental evidence for combining valproic acid with other antileukemic agents
Clin Epigenetics. 2013 Jul 30;5(1):12. doi: 10.1186/1868-7083-5-12.
Hanne Fredly 1 , Bjørn Tore Gjertsen, Oystein Bruserud
1 Section for Hematology, Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, N-5021, Bergen, Norway. hanne.fredly@med.uib.no.
DOI: 10.1186/1868-7083-5-12
Several new therapeutic strategies are now considered for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients unfit for intensive chemotherapy, including modulation of protein lysine acetylation through inhibition of histone deacetylases (HDACs). These enzymes alter the acetylation of several proteins, including histones and transcription factors, as well as several other proteins directly involved in the regulation of cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. Valproic acid (VPA) is a HDAC inhibitor that has been investigated in several clinical AML studies, usually in combination with all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) for treatment of patients unfit for intensive chemotherapy, for example older patients, and many of these patients have relapsed or primary resistant leukemia. The toxicity of VPA in these patients is low and complete hematological remission lasting for several months has been reported for a few patients (<5% of included patients), but increased peripheral blood platelet counts are seen for 30 to 40% of patients and may last for up to 1 to 2 years. We review the biological effects of VPA on human AML cells, the results from clinical studies of VPA in the treatment of AML and the evidence for combining VPA with new targeted therapy. However, it should be emphasized that VPA has not been investigated in randomized clinical studies. Despite this lack of randomized studies, we conclude that disease-stabilizing treatment including VPA should be considered especially in unfit patients, because the possibility of improving normal blood values has been documented in several studies and the risk of clinically relevant toxicity is minimal.