Sherlock pondering: Three things from Series 2.

[caffienekitty]

Well, I was holding off on posting this until I either had more coherent thoughts or had some vaguely-related fic read to post, but the fic is showing every sign of turning into an epic thing that I'll still be working on in 2022, and I doubt my thoughts are going to gain any coherence by pondering this stuff; they're more likely to lose it. So, in

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[caffienekitty]

It's really more like rain or drizzle than snow, but on film, it could look like snow-the big shiny drops look white, especially if they pool on a jacket. They don't even have to be particularly bad AC units, if the humidity is high. (There's also the possibility of a bird flying overhead at a very bad moment, if it's just in the brief clip with John. Had that happen to me. Don't want to discuss it further.)

It really does look to me more like flakes than drops, and A/C isn't nearly as common to have in the UK, though I don't know about public or historical buildings, of which St. Bartholemew's Hospital is both. It's coming from a high angle on the roof too. At the same time, why go to all the bother of having an A/C unit pump out 'snow' for those shots if there wasn't a purpose to it? Of course the purpose could be 'to drive the fans mental trying to figure out what it means' but that's a perfectly valid purpose too. XD

It's in several clips, on the roof just as Sherlock jumps, and visible several times when John is beside the body at the bottom of the wall. Definitely not a bird.

I don't think they could have reshot in the winter; wasn't Martin Freeman in New Zealand before there might have been any snow in the UK?

That's what I think too.

Everything of course has a logical/production error possibility, it's just a hell of a lot more fun to consider other possibilities. ;-)

[darthhellokitty]

I think if there were an AC unit making "snow", they would have stopped it for filming unless they specifically wanted it! They would never have allowed it in John's close reaction shots - they'd have re-shot til they got it perfect.

It's not in there unless they put it in there, is my opinion.

Like with the TARDIS. :-)

I know Moffat has tweeted that "none of the fans caught it" - and I haven't seen anybody come up with the snow thing before this. That works in its favor. Also, I just LIKE it. :-)

I'm not so sure about The Guy on the Gurney. People look different lying down. Then again, Mycroft owes Sherlock a solid after spilling to Moriarty...

[caffienekitty]

It's not in there unless they put it in there, is my opinion.

Exactly! There are so many tricks for hiding unwanted weather when filming things.

People look different lying down.

Seemed a heck of a lot fleshier, redder and with a higher hairline than Sherlock though. No pronounced cheekbones, and it'd take a lot to hide those. ;-)