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I... was so giddy with excitement when I heard the teaser 'titles' for S3 were to be announced today. Should have known better, since this series has a gold medal in grinding my poor heart in dirt laced with broken glass. Yet, cue my naieve fannish excitement, only to have it instantaneously smothered by this:
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I take it there's no season four if they're leaping straight to LAST in its canon sense. :( I was at work when I saw the tweet and was stunned speechless.
And what the heck does the giant rat of Sumatra (I assume) have to do with the Empty House? If they butcher my favorite story I swear to God I will never forgive them. :[
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Honestly, I'm a little peeved at where all three episodes could potentially go. They could end up being fantastic and following the spirit of Canon, but in many ways S2 was a train wreck, with the last episode being the only really great one. I almost had done with it after the travesty of characterization that was ASiB, so now I instantly suppose the worst case scenario and don't really trust them to do right by the fellow in the books anymore.
I'm with you re: EMPT. It's one of the most pivotal, memorable Canon stories, and a butchery would be unforgivable.
Cruds. Now I'm not looking forward to S3 as much as I was yesterday :(
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Yes, wedding might refer to him tackling The Sign of the Four, but could just as easily (and more appropriately) refer to The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor, or even NORW - which would make even more sense if they follow that after EMPT. As for rat - I would LOVE to see what Moffat (or anyone) would do with "The Giant Rat of Sumatra." ;-) More interestingly, he could be referring to "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire," which is where the rat is mentioned.
In any case, breathe deeply, be calm, and all will be well - in fanfiction if nowhere else. :-)
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SIGN was several years in, and we had a Holmes & Watson comfortable enough in their friendship for Mary Morstan to work. And she really did. But this... the dynamics can so easily be eschewed if he's engaged before Sherlock gets back. Not sure I like the unnecessary angst/drama in a series that used to be my escapism. *sigh*
I do want to see that giant rat of Sumatra, though, and if Gatiss is writing that episode, I will flail forever :D But I suppose I'm just annoyed that they've taken something so enjoyable and made us into a bunch of shellshocked idiots :/
And sorry for the rant m'dear. You are loveliness and rainbows, and I wouldn't ever have you think I'm ranting at you. <3
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I certainly agree that S2 had problems, and that I thought that they rushed into FINA well before they probably should. And goodness knows I had enough problems with the whole S2 arc that I had to write my own fix-it fic for some of the more egregious howlers. I'm hoping that they've learned their lessons for Series 3, but we'll just have to see.
I do totally understand about the disappointment when something goes from easy and enjoyable to draining and annoying. I certainly came out of S2 with a lot more mixed feelings than S1. Let's hope S3 has more home-runs and fewer head-scratchers than S2, yeah?
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But you are all sorts of lovely things. I refuse to hear otherwise *nods*
Oooh! "Egregious howlers"! That is a perfect way of putting some of the plot wtfs that made me go o.O Some things I'll overlook, others not so much. Just hoping S3 is more coherent, less skyrocketing blood pressure inducing and my poor shipper heart is hoping against hope that 'wedding' is an allusion to NOBL. and omg please don't fuck up the giant rat either
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I honestly think the man ENJOYS fucking with us.
Rat. Could be an ancrynym, could be an insult that John throws at Sherlock. Moriarty is a spider, Moran's a tiger...and Sherlock's hiding in the dark until he has a chance to achieve his aims. (It's rat like behavior, or hey Moran could be a rat.) Or John could be writing up the Rat case when the other things happen.
I live in hope that Wedding will be The Solitary Cyclist.
And Bow. Well, if they play them out of order at all, then remember that that's another way that Sherlock returns to Watson. They'd been apart for sometime at that point, and Watson was just told to show up and drive someone.
So maybe it's not as dark as it seems right now? *Crosses fingers and wishes really hard*
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Y'know, I'm with you in thinking that 'rat' might be more metaphorical... actually, the first thing that occurred to me was since Gatiss mentioned he's toying with the idea of an angry!John upon Sherlock's return, that 'rat' was somehow going to be used to describe his behavior. As in, amongst other things, adding tension and then having John forgive him. If they do that combined with the whole John is the one getting married thing, somehow, it seems a bit soap opera-ish to me.
And I'd also love to see Solitary Cyclist being adapted! That actually makes much more sense than NOBL, since there technically wasn't a wedding in the latter. I've heard about that horrible Series 3 cliffhanger of doom as well, and honestly have no clue as to what they could be going for with 'bow'. I will, however, be happy if there are bees :D
Giving them the benefit of the doubt until we at least see some footage or know more about the episodes ( ... )
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*covers ears*
... not listening..
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You have exactly the right idea! The more I hear about S3, the more I want to hide in a corner...
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Ah, well. We'll always have ACD.
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Too bad it seems Moftiss have decided to pull away from what they did with ASIP, making things original yet ridiculously Canon compliant. But you're right, there is always ACD to comfort ourselves in :)
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No, no, no, we need you! You're one of the few people in this fandom with an actual brain! You've got to live!
And you're not the only one in this state:
( ... )
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I've heard of that evil!cliffhanger of doom which is supposed to be the end of S3, too, and can only imagine what in the hell it could possibly be that could be worse than the first two. We truly will be a fandom driven insane, I fear. And we're slightly unhinged already :/
Gah! We're going to need blood pressure meds just to get through three episodes. Goddamn Moffat. And I suspect Gatiss is going a bit loopy himself from spending too much time around him...
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