At first I only liked this show, it was definitely watchable, but not something I was passionate about. It was only in the last minutes of the third episode that I fell in love with the show.
And since I'd love this show, I have a lot more to say about it than I did after the first watch.


1x01 A Study in Pink

Okay, how is it that people on TV always sit up when they wake up from nightmares? I'm not the only one who wakes up and doesn't moves at all, am I? Unlike nice dreams nightmares like to linger and my brain carries the danger in the nightmare over into consciousness. For some reason this danger always takes the shape of someone being there, and although I know there is no one, I always obey my brain when it says "don't move, don't let them know you're awake".
And damn you, Martin Freeman, for acting the suffering noises so well. That gives me flashbacks to my London vacation, when the excitement made me feel sick and I went to the bathroom, so my loud breathing wouldn't wake my sister.

I like how "Nothing happens to me." are the last words before the opening sequence.

The shiny, shiny opening sequence. Isn't it pretty? Just like the whole show. Visually it's just so beautiful. And I'm glad that they reshot the first episode. While I've seen every episode multiple times, I cringed all the way though the pilot and never managed to watch it again.

It annoys me when there's something that seems really obvious once you know about it, but when you didn't it didn't occur to you. Like the first "suicide": now it seems really obvious that there was somone in the room with him, someone he was afraid of. Also, the taxis!

Aw, look at all the little Wrong!s popping up. "We got our best people investigating." - "Wrong!" haha.
"If they are murders, how do people keep themselves safe?" - "Well, don't commit suicide." I don't know if to laugh or facepalm here.
Ya rly, how does Sherlock do that thing with the texts?

"I heard you were abroad somewhere, getting shot at. What happened?" - "I got shot."
John is the second person to say "Who'd want me for a faltmate?" to Mike. Yay for Mike and coincidences, he's about to make an epic friendship happen! \o/

And there, 8 minutes in, we finally see the title character! Beating a corpse with a riding crop. What an awesome introduction XD. The soundtrack also helps.
So Molly obviously has a crush on Sherlock and he seems to notice that with the lipstick thing. I like how it looks like he's thinking "oh no" there. And I like how he's indirectly saying that he's not interested "I was wondering if you'd like to have coffee." - "Black, 2 sugars, please." XD

Molly actually brings Sherlock the coffee. Oh god, the lipstick thing XD. But I can't figure out what Sherlock's behavior towards Molly means. It seems he wants to crush that crush by being not so nice to her. Has he tried just telling her that he's not interested?
"Sorry, gotta dash, I think I left my riding crop in the mortuary." Is that a quotable quote or what?! XD
Sherlock is about to leave, but John has questions. And Mike looks amused, because he knows a deduction speech will follow. Speech + soundtrack, mmm.
John just looks and Mike says "Yeah, he's always like that". Hee.

I really like how they're displaying the text messages. I like it so much that I hope other shows will start doing it like that.

So Sherlock ensured that Mrs. Hudson's husband would be executed and apparently that was a good thing, because now he's getting a discount on the rent. 1. Haha! 2. How intriguing!
O hai, 221b! It wouldn't actually say b on the door, since that door leads to a, b and c, but whatever. It looks good!

The way Sherlock talked about the place it sounded like he hadn't moved in yet, but now it looks like he has. So I'm assuming that between meeting John the first and the second time Sherlock moved in because he was sure he'd get John to share the flat. Sherlock Holmes, so confident in his own genius. ♥
Thank fuck for subtitles \o/! I never understood Mrs. Hudson's "Mrs. Turner next door's got married once" until I read that it's "married ones".
This is seriously fun, the first time around I watched for the story, now I'm watching faces and they're saying so much! Although I keep wondering if I'm not misunderstanding a bit. I only just noticed John's look to Sherlock after Mrs. Hudson asked about the second bedroom. She could just have implied Sherlock was gay and John is worried Sherlock might be interested in him. Really, who wants a pining flatmate.
Aw, it sounds so cute how Mrs. Hudson says "Sherlooock, the mess you've maaaaade." and her way of talking reminds me of someone. But who?
"I looked you up on the internet last night." Ah, yes, the age of Google. Aw, look at Sherlock hoping for a compliment on his genius! And when nothing comes he's fishing for it with words. But then the faces start: John's reply to Sherlock's proud "What did you think?" is a hilarious expression that I don't even know how to describe. Which leads to Sherlock's equally hilarious expression of confusion. Seriously, John, what do you mean it's not impressive? I could watch this all day. This is probably one of the reasons why it takes me forever to finish this review.

Wait, how did Lestrade get in without Mrs. Hudson letting him in? I don't expect him to have a key (and especially since Sherlock only just moved in), he probably didn't pick the lock and we've seen that the door was closed. So how?
The little bow Lestrade takes as he thanks Sherlock amuses me.

And I love how Sherlock waits until Lestrade is out of the house and then a grin starts forming on his face. "Four serial suicides and now a note. Ah, it's Christmas." hee, Sherlock is so very Doctor here. And he's twirling with joy! I feel so much love for this! ... What is it with skinny British men in my fandoms? And 2 out of 3 also have nice suits and great hair in common (I miss when it was 3/3). But why am I even wondering about similarities between Sherlock and Doctor Who? Haha.

Haha, Mrs. Hudson's emphasis when she says "My husband was just the same.", she pretty much just called Sherlock John's husband. Mrs. Hudson is such a shipper.
"Not your housekeeper!" Oh, Mrs. Hudson, despite your name (which I've seen too often in a different fandom lately) I really like you. Actually, you're making me stop feeling annoyance when I see the name.

"You're a doctor." Sherlock says (in a voice that sounds like melted chocolate to me) and John misses the perfect opportunity to get a "No shit, Sherlock" in there. I really want to hear those words and I'm almost sure they could make it sound not silly.
"... enough for a lifetime, far too much." - "Wanna see some more?" - "Oh god, yes." ♥

How adorable are Mrs. Hudson and Sherlock?! She's so very mom-y. "There's no point sitting at home when there's finally something fun going on! *mwah*" - "Look at you all happy. It's not decent!" ♥ ♥ ♥ And more hearts for "Who cares about decent?"

The game is on.

The lights reflected in the windows of the taxi are pretty.
"You looked surprised" Sherlock says and I like John's "Yes, I did, you know.", because it pretty much is a "No shit, Sherlock".
Oh, this scene. I only remember one other thing where my liking of it managed to skyrocket like that and it was Knights of Cydonia. The first time I watched the speech scene I didn't think I'd keep watching this show, because something I can't stand is an important part of it: deductive bullshitting. It's not like something can mean only one thing! Boo-urns. I'll believe you if you can tell me why you eliminated the other possibilities. But: that whole speech seems quite impressive acting-wise. Wonder if there were cuts or not. But even if, still impressive. Look at John's face. And I like the soundtrack, how the music builds up towards the end of Sherlock's speech. "I was right? Right about what?" - "The police don't consult amateurs." Perfect! ♥
Awww, Sherlock didn't know what to do with that compliment at first because he was expecting an insult. That's a friendship forming right there.

I'm a bit confused, did Sherlock just introduce Donovan as an "old friend" or John? For some reason I can understand that she calls Sherlock freak when she talks to him, but I find it weird that she also does it when she talks to someone else. Who exactly did she radio? If it's Lestrade, I'd expect him to ask her not to call Sherlock a freak. And if it was her who's the "old friend", why did he call her that?
Sherlock's face when he says "It's for men." XD

The text on screen thing again, this time with Sherlock's thoughts. I like it.
I also like how Sherlock shuts the door in Anderson's face. What makes me a little sad, though, is that it's not German.
I don't know if it's because I'm tired (Dammit, I was so sure I'd get this review finished tonight! It's 3:27 and the deadline I've set myself is 5am. I started at about 8pm and I'm only 25 minutes in!) or if Sherlock's voice really just got more delicious. I want to snuggle into the sound of his voice. It's the most appealing thought in the world to me right now. Anyway, for some reason "Doctor Watson, what do you think?" - "What, of the message?" - "Of the body. You're a medical man." seems completely unfamiliar. My memory is made of holes and fail.
"What am I doing here?" - "Helping me make a point." - "I'm supposed to help you pay the rent." - "Yeah, well, this is more fun." - "Fun? There's a woman lying dead." - "Perfectly sound analysis, but I was hoping you'd go deeper." Much, much love for this exchange!
Something in the media, Cardiff. XD
"Oh, for god's sake, if you're just making this up!" It seems like Lestrade has let Sherlock help on lots of cases, why would he still doubt him?
"That's fantastic!" - "Do you know you do that out loud?" - "Sorry, I'll shut up." - "No, it's... fine." Yes, finally some appreciation!
And I appreciate in a much shallower way: Twirl that coat, Sherlock, twirl that coat!

"We got ourselves a serial killer. I love those, there's always something to look forward to." Oh Sherlock, look at you all happy. It's not decent! ♥
I always tried not to cringe at Sherlock's bastardization of "Houston, we have a problem", but dammit, I never could. Until I kept forgetting that it's not the original quote. I mean, I always knew, but I swear, if I tried to quote it now, I'd get it wrong, I'd totally say the Sherlock line. Dammit.

I like Donovan's warning. It's awesomely creepy, but obviously not as effective (at least not for the audience) as it could have been, because Sherlock Holmes is a very well-known character.

Phones keep ringing around John and in my mind I'm hearing the Caller's little speech from Phone Booth about answering ringing phones.

Oh, hello, Mark Gatiss!
I could quote pretty much the entire conversation between John and Mycroft for its awesomeness. But I'll keep it short. "He does love to be dramatic." - "Well, thank god you're above all that." *snort*
"I hope I'm not distracting you." Ha, was he a teacher once?
"It could be wrong" John starts his sentence and my mind adds a "could be wrong" and imagines Mycroft saying "but it should've been right". Took me a while to concentrate on what they're actually saying. And speaking of snuggling into the sound of someone's voice: I'll have John's "It really couldn't." as a pillow, thank you.
"I worry about him. Constantly." I love how he managed to make that sound creepy. XD
Oh, that thing about John's hand not shaking, I love how John isn't looking at Mycroft there.

What is it with 'Anthea' constantly typing on her phone?
I can't believe John kinda asked her for a date. The assistant of your flatmate's archenemy, really? XD

Can't you overdose on nicotine patches?
"Breathing's boring." Oh really? Oh really? We'll see about that. Muahahahaha!
"Mrs. Hudson has a phone." - "Yeah, she's downstairs. I tried shouting, but she didn't hear." - "I was the other side of London!"
Oh god, that whole conversation about Sherlock's archenemy. XD
I like that John asked for the address again. Because too often characters can just remember things when in real life people wouldn't.
I also like how Sherlock walks over the coffee table.

"Have you talked to the police?" - "Four people are dead, there isn't time to talk to the police." - "So why are you talking to me?" I love how John sounds so annoyed there. "Mrs. Hudson took my skull." And Sherlock looks a bit sad here. "So I'm basically filling in for your skull?" No offense to the skull, but John is much more awesome! "Relax, you're doing fine." and the following will be my fluffy voice blanket. *cuddles*
How the fuck does Sherlock tie that scarf? I've replayed it over and over and just wut? I mean, when you look at the scarf itself it does look much simpler.
"She said you get off on this, you enjoy it." - "And I said 'dangerous' and here you are." OWNED. :oD

Okay, 5:02am and I managed to get 48 minutes into the episode. I give up for now.
And I'm back, it's 9:45pm.

"That's the frailty of genius, John, it needs an audience." John noticed that already, of course.

Looks like my Mistaken For Gay show Supernatural got competition.
Sherlock, why don't you eat? No wonder you're so thin. Oh and since I just mentioned Supernatural: it reminds me of Sam. There were theories about why we never saw him eat. Heh.
I love John telling Sherlock that in real life people don't have archenemies. But I agree with Sherlock, it's a bit dull.
And then John and Sherlock do the Mistaken for Gay to each other. I find it amusing that John has to ask and ask for every little bit of information. But why can't Sherlock be arsed to clear it up? I guess he just can't see what it matters (these kinds of things would probably only be interesting in a case), why anyone would care. Can I just say that it makes me cry a little to see that Sherlock's capable of nicely saying he's not interested. Goddammit, Sherlock, what has Molly done to you to deserve this? Probably offended him by being stupid. Not stupid stupid (I mean, she is a doctor, right?), but stupid in the way that almost everyone is to Sherlock. I've developed an unnatural love for the characters. Seriously, there's almost no character I don't love and I'd love to see them all get along and holding hands while skipping through a flowery meadow in the sunshine. I suspect that fandom is to blame for this, where people have turned every single into a BAMF, one way or another. So now I see the awesome in everyone.

I like John's pause before jumping from roof to roof. Running, running, running all across the universe London. Who needs maps when you have Sherlock? :oD

So Sherlock has Lestrade's badge, he pickpockets him when he's annoying, which apparently happens a lot. Haha. Poor Lestrade. Wouldn't something like a missing badge have to be reported? And wouldn't it be suspicious when Lestrade needs new badges all the time?

"That was ridiculous. That was the most ridiculous thing I've ever done." - "And you invaded Afghanistan." John's laugh there! XD
"Says the man at the door." says Sherlock and there's a knock. Nice timing. How did that work? There's no window in the door, how did Sherlock get that so perfectly timed?

"Sherlock, what have you done?" says Mrs. Hudson in a worried tone that makes me worry too. And this is why I hate people overreacting, I tend to assume the worst. And although I know that when my mom gasps about something it's usually nothing serious, I still freak out, only for a moment. So yeah, Mrs. Hudson makes me worry and it turns out it's only a fake drugs bust.
Occasionally I allow myself to be all shallow and now is such a moment: Does Lestrade look good sitting in that armchair or what? But also in general. Those dark eyes. That gray hair. Mmm.
John is all convinced that Sherlock + drugs just doesn't make sense. I like Sherlock's look there. So... does it only mean that he used to do drugs or that he actually still keeps some somewhere in the apartment?
"This is childish!"- "Well, I'm dealing with a child." ♥
And there's the famous sociopath line! Which I do not believe, by the way. I'm convinced it's just an excuse.
"She's dead." - "Excellent! How, when and why?" Oh, Sherlock. ♥
"That was ages ago, why would she still be upset?" Uhm... to be honest my thoughts were similar. Hey, I can't relate to a situation like that. "Not good?" - "Bit not good, yeah." ♥ ♥ ♥
"In your very last few seconds, what would you say?" - "'Please, God, let me live.'" - "Use your imagination!" - "I don't have to." Awww. Look at Sherlock's face! I want to hug John ...and his cuddly sweater.
"Anderson, face the other way! You're putting me off." XD And I like how Lestrade is on Sherlock's side there.
After Sherlock's angry "Mrs. Hudson!" he understands something and I thought he got the thing with the taxi. Sherlock, you're clearly not watching enough TV, I'm way ahead of you here! I'd tell you the name of the trope, if I could remember it.
Why is the taxi driver's number different? Shouldn't it be the same number we saw at 22 Northumberland Street? It's easy to remember (91197) and this is not the same number. I'm confused. Is there a number for the car and a number for the driver?
"COME WITH ME" capslocks the cabbie from the pink phone. I've seen this episode so many times, but only now I've really realized that this text message - unlike the other ones - is shown on the phone.

Hey, my iPod uses the same pic as the pink phone. Does that mean it's the standard setting? Or coinicidence? I don't know, because I got it second hand (has to do with my sister and an ex, heh) and there was a different picture, which I didn't like, so I changed it to the water lily. Hey, we know John's cellphone number now!
"You're too modest, Mr. Holmes." - "I'm really not."

"Sherlock Holmes is a great man, and I think one day, if we're very, very lucky, he might even be a good one." What a great line. You know, at first I hoped for that. And I know it will happen. But now I don't really know if I still want it. Sherlock's just a little bit psycho and I love that. I want him to stay like that. Choosing satifying his curiosity over just telling the police that their murderer is downstairs. And all the other bit not good things, I love them.

Look at the purple/yellow lighting everywhere! Even outside the college window!
"Everyone's so stupid, even you." He barely does anything, but you can really see Sherlock thinking "Oh no, you didn't!". You don't insult Sherlock's intelligence!
And another deduction speech. Those are always nice to listen to (especially once you're over your hatred of the logic of them). But I'm wondering how Sherlock can know about the age of the clothes.
I like how the cabbie answers - actually answers - the question "Who'd sponsor a serial killer?" with a question. "Who'd be a fan of Sherlock Holmes."
"There's a name that no one says." Voldemort? Hey, a wizard is so much more than a man. At least Voldy with his pureblood obsession would think like that.
What a letdown. Despite what he said earlier the cabbie didn't talk people into choosing a pill, he threatened them with a gun. You can't tell me that everyone before Sherlock just went along with this without protest. Even with that little twist of the harmless pill, who'd just agree to that?! Of course he convinced them with the gun. :o/
So, let's think about this. If the bottles are truly indistinguishable, but the cabbie knows which is which, it's because which pocket he pulled them from. So to avoid getting manipulated into taking the poisonous pill what you should do is take both bottles, mix them where the cabbie can't see them and voila, your chances and the cabbie's are actually equal.
Mmm... the soundtrack.
Sherlock uses the Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique (And now I'm hearing the words "Who are you working for?" in my mind. Ah, good times.) and finally we get to hear the name we've been waiting for. Moriarty! \o/

And just as Sherlock is describing the shooter he sees John and notices. And Lestrade even sees that Sherlock's looking at John when he stopped the description and changed the topic! "I'm in shock, look, I've got a blanket!" XD No, but really... Yo, Sherlock, try to be less obvious. Sure, Lestrade only knows that John is a doctor, but that doesn't rule out the military. Does Lestrade at least suspect something?

Giggling at a crime scene ♥. "You're the one who shot him, not me." says Sherlock right when they pass Donovan. Srsly, Sherlock, keep your voice down!
"You risk your life to prove you're clever." - "Why would I do that?" - "Because you're an idiot." While that is great to listen to, it's also quite nice to look at. That smile on Sherlock's face!

Soooo... Mycroft. Here we learn that this archenemy is actually Sherlock's brother. Which for me didn't mean that he can't be Moriarty. I was really confused by no one reacting to it, although the cabbie had just named him as his sponsor. I then must have decided that Sherlock wasn't aware that Mycroft=Moriarty. Only after episode 3 I managed to understand it. Yeah, I'm a bit slow and easily confused sometimes.
I'm enjoying John's reaction to "And you know how it always upset Mummy". And I just noticed (Seriously, how do I keep noticing things when I've seen this episode so many times already?) that it's totally possible that Sherlock's "It wasn't me that upset her, Mycroft!" doesn't mean that it has to be Mycroft who upset Mummy. I should elaborate on that, but I'm lazy and almost done here!

"You can imagine the Christmas dinners." - "Yeah. ...No. God, no."
John tries his luck again with Anthea... who doesn't even recognize him. XD

I guess that mystery is solved then: The reason Anthea is always busy typing is so she has to ask Mycroft "Sorry, sir, whose status?" so that Mycroft gets to say the last lines of the episode: "Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson". Personally I find it kind of cringeworthy. But I love you anyway, Mycroft.

It's 4:50am and I'm finished! \o/