Donovan \o/! And looking so competent, I like it!
Ugh, Lestrade treats Sherlock's text as if it's an emergency - I bet it isn't.

And look, it's not an emergency! Dammit, Sherlock, crying wolf is a bad idea. Am I just seeing things more clearly now or is Sherlock actually going overboard with the bit not good this season?

Ooh, more information about Mrs. Hudson's husband.

Guy dressing in a uniform. And he's blond. I'm totally not thinking that this could be Sebastian Moran, because I'm totally not desperate to get a proper story with him, noooo. Especially since this could just be some wedding guest instead of our missing baddie. ...Sebbyyyy!

Oh, Molly's face at Sherlock getting his picture taken with another woman. Will Molly ever get over her crush?

Oh great, Sherlock's still spouting the sociopath bullshit.

If we don't get to see Harry at the wedding, I'll be a bit disappointed.

Why would Mary have needed to lose weight to get into her dress? I hope it's an heirloom or something. Because otherwise she could have just bought a dress that fits.

At least they mention Harry.
Ah, Sholto!

Hee, we're getting to see Mycroft working out.

"Wedding tradition. Because we don't have enough of that already, apparently." I feel your pain, Sherlock.
Mike is mentioned too, good!

"Could have been both." says Sherlock and now I imagine Mrs. Hudson torturing an owl and laughing about it, pfft. I like the idea of batshit-crazy Mrs. Hudson. Hey, someone has to replace Jim!
Oh, so that beige thing is Sherlock's new dressing gown! At first I thought it's a weirdly-shaped suit jacket, because since when does Sherlock wear such wide clothes?
Gavin. Oh, poor Lestrade, Sherlock still can't remember his first name.

Ahahaha, the flashbacks to Sherlock's silence. In some ways we really are soulmates.
Oh god, Sherlock's reaching for the cup of eye tea. Noooo. "And how was that?" - "Surprisingly okay." Ahahaha. And seeing the eye bobbing in the cup is quite a nice touch.

But could we maybe go back to the case now?

Suddenly Sherlock gets all honest about himself, calling himself rude and an asshole, speaking somewhat like Snape, ahahaha!
Wow, that speech ended quite well, actually. Also: "If I try and hug him, stop me." - "Certainly not." Heee, one of the many reasons why Mary is awesome.

Look, while I really do love Sherlock & John's friendship, I'm also quite fond of the crime-solving between it usually takes place. Please, can we just get back to more case stuff?
Ugh, no! Flashbacks to bits of cases is not what I meant!

Ahaha, Beth is a code!
Yeah, because guys can't have a thing for uniforms.
Oh god, the thumbs up! They're my new OT3! And unlike Moriarty/Moran/Molly it's even canon! I wish we could keep Mary forever.

Wooo, John got to do doctor stuff on a case \o/! Another thing from my wishlist done! Not that I'll stay happy with one occurence though. This will need to become a regular thing.

Ya rly, Sherlock, don't leave us hanging! It's bad enough that we didn't find out how you survived that Fall, I want to know how the guy was stabbed.
Oh, I see. Yes, that is disappointing.

Oh, you've got to be fucking kidding me. There's that annoying dubstep in the soundtrack. Can't we just ignore that such a thing exists?

Pfft, they're lying on the stairs! Must be so comfortable.
Oh really, John doesn't have an international reputation? Ahahaha.

OMG, the nurse client is Beth! No, I mean, she played Beth (Jones's girlfriend) in My Life in Film, where Jones (Who had a goldfish once!) was played by Andrew Scott. Who of course was Jim Moriarty, a character who's dead now, which mean he could totally be a ghost. And the blind hostage from The Great Game was Jones's neighbor (she also had a goldfish), btw.

Ahaha, the drunken deduction text.

Wow, even more info about Mr. and Mrs. Hudson!

I see what they did there! They killed off J.J. Abrams!

Ha, turns out the guy Tessa had a date with was married, which brings me back to Andrew Scott. His episode of Dates, to be more specific.

Where have I seen the photographer's face before?

Speaking of familiar-looking things: Sherlock with several cigarettes in his mouth reminds me of a drawing.
Hee, he puts them in the slipper.
Hahaha, Sherlock trying to guess John's middle name.

Oh, Irene. That was unexpected.

As expected since Sherlock first let go of his glass (My god, it seems like only yesterday!), The Mayfly Man is at the wedding. Hm, my money is on the photographer (Narrowed It Down to the Guy I Recognize) or Sholto.
Pfft, Sherlock calls murder and marriage quite similar, when you think about it, because the participants tend to know each other.
So who is supposed to be murdered? I'm guessing an orphaned father has a grudge against Sholto for having gotten his kid killed.
"As a mental excercise I've often planned the murder of friends and colleagues." Ahahaha! Yeah, clearly poisoning John would be the way to do it. I wonder how he'd kill Mycroft. ...Ah, thank you. Ooh, he has the keys to his house.
Oh wow, I was right about Sholto. Either I'm getting better or the writers are getting worse.
Headless nun sounds familiar.
Yay, Mary follows John. That's the sign for a good companion: if the Doctor says stay, you follow him instead.

And she's being useful, yay!
Ooh, the belt, cool!

Haha, Sherlock can twirl. Of course he can.
Oh, look, the photographer is back. And he really did it. And his last name is Small, like the mom's in the article that was on screen earlier. He doesn't look like he could be the dad of an 18-year old, so I guess he's the dead soldier's brother. ...HA!

I really like Janine. And her crazy eyes. And her accent.
Shit, Sherlock said "vow". No. No, no, no. I'm not ready for the next episode. And I'm also not ready for another 2 (or who knows how many) years of waiting for more and a possibly disappointing resolution. No.
OMG, he called it his last vow! Which means it's totally gonna be broken next episode. Shit, he's gonna make it to Mary and John. OMG, I swear if they're gonna kill wonderful Mary, who they've only just given us this season! I don't want to click Play again. I can just pause at this moment forever?

Before I resume, let me just say: Wow, phew, this was so much less disappointing then the previous ep! We even got a case in the end that wasn't a flashback (oh hey, funny thing: I remember stating that I'd like season 3 to be made of flashbacks). And I'd like to thank everyone who had a part in giving Alice Lowe the part of Tessa and making it the way it is, so that for me Andrew Scott was in this episode.

Okay, I can do it. I'll continue watching this ep eventually. Just let me go to a website and play some games there. ...Okay, done. I can do this!

OMG, he said he'll always be there for them! So I guess whatever horrible will happen in the season finale, it will be because Sherlock wasn't there? No, that can't be. It would fuck the friendship up. Also, he said for "all three of them" - does that mean he deduced that Mary is pregnant? He saw signs of pregnancy, that there'll three Watsons soon? Or at least there would be, if next episode something wouldn't totally go wrong!
Ha, I was right once again! I needed to pause again to deal with the fact that I was correct. Also, ha, "the signs" Sherlock just said. Either I'm superawake right now and think there's no need to point out something so obvious or the writers really are getting more obvious.
And now if the Doctor Sherlock could please just dance the Drunken Giraffe, even though he totally can dance. Have I mentioned that this location reminds me of the place where Amy and Rory had there wedding party? Maybe it's even the same one. Can't really tell, haven't seen the ep in some time.
Sherlock says they're already great parents, because they had practice with him! OH MY FUCKING GOD, I NEVER EVEN PUT THIS THING ON MY LIST OF THINGS I WANT FROM FUTURE EPISODES, BECAUSE ...I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER WHY! BUT I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT JOHN IS PRETTY MUCH SHERLOCK'S BABYSITTER - I THINK I EVEN MENTIONED IT SOMEWHERE ON THIS JOURNAL. Sorry for the capslock.
Shut it, John, of course they could all 3 dance together.

OMG, the credits confirmed my sneaking suspicion that Bainbridge was played by Alfie Enoch!