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saki101

Sherlock Meta: Facets

Feb 16, 2014 12:02

Title: Facets
Author: saki101
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock, AGRA, John, Sherlock/John, Mary/John,
Rating: G
Genre: Meta
Word Count: ~700
Disclaimer: Sherlock is not mine and no money is being made.
Summary: Post-His Last Vow, a reflection on refraction and other facets. (Couldn't resist.)
A/N: More musings about Series Three and how it might ( Read more... )

mary, sherlock, john/sherlock, sherlock/john, meta

Comments 17

swissmarg February 16 2014, 13:57:23 UTC

That's cool, I never would have got so much out of that brief shot of the engagement ring. I don't know gems at all anyway. I sort of don't think that the props people gave it that much thought, though. They probably just took whatever ring they had lying around that sort of looked like a mid-priced engagement ring. Although it would be awesome if it turns out you are right! We haven't been told what Mycroft's ring means yet either, and that's been around since the first series.

saki101 February 16 2014, 14:14:50 UTC

Mineralogy is a hobby of mine, so when I saw that shot, it struck me and then, of course, I went back and stared at it a lot. I know that it could just have been a casual prop decision, but the idea that it could be more kept tickling at me. For example, in HLV there are no close-up shots of the ring Sherlock showed Janine and the idea that he is proposing comes across clearly, even without her reaction and John's remarks. So it wasn't necessary to have such a close-up of John's ring to tell us he was planning to propose to Mary that evening, a glimpse of a ring in a box would have told us.

Perhaps someone will have an interview where that question is addressed and it will be clarified that it was just the ring that happened to be handy!

Oh and Mycroft's ring...yes, much mystery there, especially in light of "caring not being an advantage".

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saki101 February 16 2014, 14:45:12 UTC

I didn't have any luck getting a clear view of her hand until TSoT and even then it wasn't a close-up. Possibly she wasn't wearing the engagement ring until the wedding planning scenes. What would Sherlock have thought of it, if he didn't see the ring until then? More hmm-ing...

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saki101 February 16 2014, 17:15:30 UTC

Oh, dear! I'm so sorry for the spoilers!!

When do you get the next episode? I was particularly partial to that one.

wiseheart February 16 2014, 14:41:35 UTC

Hmmm ... Interesting thoughts. Even though after the disappointment that was Series 3 I all but stopped caring. The mysterious wedding ring is the only thing that is left of Mycroft's enigmatic persona, which is a crying shame.

saki101 February 16 2014, 14:50:24 UTC

When the original disappoints, there is, thankfully, fanfiction!

I read your review recently. I have to go to your LJ to comment in more detail. I, too, liked TSoT best, but I'm finding more I like as I rewatch scenes to check dialogue or for screencaps. I'm not ready to watch the whole series again yet, but there may be hope. I am definitely still digesting!

wiseheart February 18 2014, 14:18:41 UTC

I've recently rewatched the first two eps,mostly for the John-Sherlock and the Mycroft-Sherlock moments. I'm not sure when (if ever) I'll rewatch Ep 3 - the same as with Season 2. I hated Moriarty, and if they truly bring him back,
then I'm off to AU-lands permanently.

Why can't they just take canon episodes and twist them around, like they did with Baskerville and the Woman? Those were excellent parts. But now everybody seems to being deconstructed, and I really don't like it. The Holmes parents are horrible (although I understand that BC wanted his own folks on the show),John is turning into a naive fool, Mycroft is slowly but steadily losing his mystery and Sherlock - well, Sherlock is losing his, too.

After a second viewing, I'm still very disappointed.

jcporter1 February 16 2014, 14:48:53 UTC

Well done. I like the arrangement. Two diamonds around a faux gem.

saki101 February 16 2014, 15:03:04 UTC

You see that I am reaching out for something to pin my hopes on here!

eilidhsd February 16 2014, 19:53:45 UTC

You have some eye for detail. You probably see more than Sherlock ever sees!

saki101 February 16 2014, 21:43:08 UTC

This is a big question for me. What did Sherlock understand when he finally saw the ring?

It almost makes me think that he demonstrates to John how easy it is to get engaged, how it doesn't necessarily mean what it might be taken to mean on the surface. I know that the engagement to an employee of the blackmailer was part of canon, but it could also serve an interesting purpose in this adaptation. As they are closed into the elevator, Sherlock repeats the line about "human error".