I wasn't able to find anything redeemable in it, unfortunately :( Of course, I didn't even stick around for the ending, though I might take a look for closure/reviewing purposes. The worst part is, I can't really even be bothered enough to care anymore...
I don't know if it'll help, but part of me is debating whether I really want it on DVD. I think I do, but I don't want all the pain in the middle, you know? I agree it's a bit of a mixed bag, but I was happy with how it ended for Sherlock and John. I'm not sure I want to take the episode as canon, though.
I've been waiting for your reaction/review post with baited breath! Tumblr is a blur of "OMG what was that horror show". I must say it's truly comforting to see people, all of them faithful fans, agreeing with you!
It's... still on, but only in the background, and I'll come in the room every so often to have my brain cells numbed by its interminable asininity. I'll post my full reaction later on, but it isn't going to be much better or in depth than what I've already said. Tired of wasting my life on this series ;(
Hear, hear. With Sherlock, I feel like the proverbial victim in an abusive relationship and hate myself for it. Because after every new piece of nonsense, or every new mention of Sherlock and Irene's supposed off-screen relationship, I shout to myself, "That's it. I'm fucking done with this BS. I'm out!" And yet, here I am, upset as can be. I always come back for more! At least this time, it's probable there won't be a next series.
With Sherlock, I feel like the proverbial victim in an abusive relationship
Yes. Yes. YES. That is exactly the sort of unhealthy attachment I have to this series. It's as though we are the battered spouses excusing away maltreatment and abuse because there was once a time when "he/she really loved me", so if only we remain faithful, there will be that hope of things getting better. Just like that will never happen, I think it's time to admit Sherlock has seen its glory days, and what it was is no longer what it will be. I almost never even watch television, to be honest, but this show came around during a VERY turbulent time in my life, and now I just can't seem to let go :(
But if only out of deference to the brilliance it once achieved, I need to sever those ties. I want to remember Sherlock & John as who they were in ASiP, and with that, all the giddiness and escapism that series once gave me.
I'm genuinely sorry anyone, especially you, went into this with high hopes ;( I haven't been on Tumblr in ages, but made the mistake of logging on this afternoon - apparently, the episode was leaked in Russian yesterday, and of course that did not reek of publicity stunt in any way whatsoever. *rolls eyes*
So, I saw some leaked clips, and the fact that everyone was crying the episode had to be a fake (it was so damned horrific) sort of killed any lingering interest well beforehand, and I just watched it from afar, with abysmally low expectations. I was not disappointed.
Melodrama can be awesome, yes, but this was just... bleak. And as a person extremely prone to depression and sensitive to media/music, I need to be very careful as to what I watch. So after the guy (whomever he was, I don't even care) got his head blown off, I basically just stayed out of the room and let the relatives I had over for dinner tonight give me an occasional play-by-play :(
Totally hear you on the bleakness. Personally I think I'm just going to go with the theory from now on that everything from TRF onward is just a coma-dream in John's mind, brought on by hitting the ground too hard after getting knocked down by that cyclist. :D
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...Sttttick with it? *tentative* (Don't worry, I kind of felt like that to start with).
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With Sherlock, I feel like the proverbial victim in an abusive relationship and hate myself for it. Because after every new piece of nonsense, or every new mention of Sherlock and Irene's supposed off-screen relationship, I shout to myself, "That's it. I'm fucking done with this BS. I'm out!" And yet, here I am, upset as can be. I always come back for more! At least this time, it's probable there won't be a next series.
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Yes. Yes. YES. That is exactly the sort of unhealthy attachment I have to this series. It's as though we are the battered spouses excusing away maltreatment and abuse because there was once a time when "he/she really loved me", so if only we remain faithful, there will be that hope of things getting better. Just like that will never happen, I think it's time to admit Sherlock has seen its glory days, and what it was is no longer what it will be. I almost never even watch television, to be honest, but this show came around during a VERY turbulent time in my life, and now I just can't seem to let go :(
But if only out of deference to the brilliance it once achieved, I need to sever those ties. I want to remember Sherlock & John as who they were in ASiP, and with that, all the giddiness and escapism that series once gave me.
Dramatic!comment is dramatic
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Pffff, I had such high hopes for the episode and was just like.... o.O
Don't get me wrong, I'm as much a fan of melodrama once in a while as the next person but that was just a trainwreck.
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So, I saw some leaked clips, and the fact that everyone was crying the episode had to be a fake (it was so damned horrific) sort of killed any lingering interest well beforehand, and I just watched it from afar, with abysmally low expectations. I was not disappointed.
Melodrama can be awesome, yes, but this was just... bleak. And as a person extremely prone to depression and sensitive to media/music, I need to be very careful as to what I watch. So after the guy (whomever he was, I don't even care) got his head blown off, I basically just stayed out of the room and let the relatives I had over for dinner tonight give me an occasional play-by-play :(
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