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Front-Ranger:
I see where you are coming from but yet I disagree. Especially in the most recent episode where (WARNING, possible spoilers here!) Watson is wearing a full vest of explosives which could detonate at any time, yet he keeps his wits about him and when he sees an opportunity, he seizes Moriarty and holds him hostage. But Holmes realizes that hidden gunmen could dispatch them both. The eerie appearance of the laser beams which mean high powered rifles are trained on them. Watson has his flaws, but I also love his dedication. He knows that Holmes depends on him to provide backup and protection. So, he rushes off sometimes in the middle of the night, not even knowing where he is going or why. Blind faith.
delalluvia:
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--- Quote from: All Pawed Out on November 13, 2010, 10:36:08 pm ---I see where you are coming from but yet I disagree. Especially in the most recent episode where (WARNING, possible spoilers here!) Watson is wearing a full vest of explosives which could detonate at any time, yet he keeps his wits about him and when he sees an opportunity, he seizes Moriarty and holds him hostage. But Holmes realizes that hidden gunmen could dispatch them both. The eerie appearance of the laser beams which mean high powered rifles are trained on them. Watson has his flaws, but I also love his dedication. He knows that Holmes depends on him to provide backup and protection. So, he rushes off sometimes in the middle of the night, not even knowing where he is going or why. Blind faith.
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I really didn't like that perilous situation.
Why would Watson fall victim so easily? If he is a soldier, used to the battlefield, liked the living on the edge feeling, he should be very wary and indeed, quite aware of his surroundings, examining everything as if it might be a possible threat. I would have liked to have seen him beat up a bit, showing he had to be overpowered to be taken hostage.
And this is the 2nd time this has happened in the series, so I hope they don't fall into this Watson in Peril stuff.
Anyway, Watson seized Moriarity and told Sherlock to run. It was Sherlock who refused to leave him. And the threat? Is it one? The explosives are meant to be how powerful exactly? Moriarity has no trouble coming close to them and uses the threat of the sniper shooting Watson. All Watson would have to do to keep Moriarity in mortal danger just being near him is to turn around, so the shooter might accidentally set off the explosives. Or, all Sherlock had to do was duck in the doorway away from the shooters and Watson could have dragged Moriartiy with him as a shield and followed, leaving him completely in their control.
Naw, I didn't like that scene, except for the very first part where you see Sherlock have one awful moment of stunned doubt and pained confusion when he's expecting the criminal mastermind and Watson steps out. That was delicious.
Front-Ranger:
Question, early in that episode when the guy appears that Watson's co-worker is living with, was that Moriarty or just one of his minions? The coworker introduces him as the young man she's living with, giving you the impression that she's quite serious about him. Holmes looks up from his microscope for about 2 milliseconds and says, "gay" and then realizes that he's alarmed the young woman so he says "hey" instead. But she calls him on it as soon as the young man leaves, whereupon he proves the man's orientation by saying, among other things, that he dyes his eyebrows. Pretty far fetched, and as it turns out, he was being led on!
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: All Pawed Out on November 14, 2010, 12:06:41 am ---Question, early in that episode when the guy appears that Watson's co-worker is living with, was that Moriarty or just one of his minions? The coworker introduces him as the young man she's living with, giving you the impression that she's quite serious about him. Holmes looks up from his microscope for about 2 milliseconds and says, "gay" and then realizes that he's alarmed the young woman so he says "hey" instead. But she calls him on it as soon as the young man leaves, whereupon he proves the man's orientation by saying, among other things, that he dyes his eyebrows. Pretty far fetched, and as it turns out, he was being led on!
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That was Moriarty. In the 3rd episode he admits it.
Actually, the girl is Molly, the forensic doctor/tech who has a crush on Sherlock who asks him out for coffee in the first episode. I'll have to re-watch the episode, but I believe she's not living with him, just dating him. When Sherlock calls gay on him, she defends him by saying they've been out several times. But the kicker as far as Sherlock is concerned is the fact that "Jim from IT" slipped Sherlock his phone number.
Sarah is the doctor who hires Watson for his part-time clinic job.
ETA: Checked the episode. Molly says she's only involved with Jim, an 'office romance'. She never says she's living with him.
Front-Ranger:
Thanks for clearing that up! This series is so fast-moving, it's hard to keep track of all the details!
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