saki101

I suspect BBC!John would be utterly blindsided by Sherlock killing himself.

Oh, yes. MF's portrayal of John's reaction communicated that, I felt, his determination to know, his near collapse and then his reassertion of control. I was very pleased with what he said to Sherlock at the cemetary, but still was pretty shell-shocked myself after the episode!

The series seemed to have changed trajectory a little with their relationship in the second season and there are interactions that seem emotionally contradictory to other interactions. It makes them great for fanfic because instances can be put forward to support a host of different interpretations, but I haven't seen a way to make them all make sense.

I have thought a lot about those three years and they just seem so long.

I'm pleased you liked the scene with Lestrade because in some ways I thought it might have been too long. I'm fond of Lestrade and thought I might have been indulging that a bit.