Y'know what? This week television has been terrible.
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UGH. UGH. UGH. UGH. UGH. Why does Mycroft Holmes exist? I could have gotten behind the character, but I find him and Watson sleeping together just weird. Because he is Sherlock's brother. It's just weird for me.
Also, I was loving Thursday's episode to a point. That scene on the sidewalk, where Joan confronts Mycroft and is all, "You're a liar, and I can't deal with that." THAT WAS AMAZING. The scene with Sherlock in the kitchen was also all kinds of awesome. "Please put that down before you kill us both. It's a toxic mold. Part of an experiment." I also really enjoyed Sherlock meeting with MI5 (might have been MI-6, I'm not up on my British Inteligence agencies). Delightful. And Sherlock showing concern and compassion for Watson is always great to see.
And then Mycroft was redemed. And it turns out that the only reason he's in the CIA is to save Sherlock. And that's a thing he and Joan have in common. And I just feel like that's one twist too many. I didn't want it. AT ALL.
Mostly, because I don't want Joan to be in the middle of the Holmes boys. Even if *she* is totally the one choosing to be there (and she is, because NO ONE tells the Joan Watson and her fabulousness what to do). I adore Watson and Mycroft as friends. That was charming. Lovers is just weird to me. I think part of it's a chemistry thing. Part of it is the Sherlock/Mycroft/Joan dynamic it creates.
And I say this as a non Sherlock/Watson shipper.
I want Joan to move out of the brownstone. I want her to have a life beyond her work. (That scene where she explains to Sherlock that she won't be happy living her job is SO GOOD.) I want her to continue to have agency and make her own choices regardless of what Sherlock thinks. I want her to disagree with him.
I just don't want her to sleep with his brother.
On the other hand, I did love how Sherlock's first instinct is to protect his brother, regardless of what Mycroft has done (or more accurately, I suppose, what Sherlock thinks he's done.
Still, be better show.
Well, first of all, a large chunk of this episode was boring. It really felt like mostly a filler episode.
The best part for me was Lisbon and Jane playing doctor. That scene might feature my favourite RT face ever. That was amazing.
The second best part, and it's a close second, was Cho telling her it's been an honour to work with her. And he almost quit on day one because of Rigsby, but stayed because of her. GUH.
Otherwise, blergh.
I KNEW she was going to decide to go to D.C. when I read the episode summary. And I didn't want her to. Because she's almost certainly not going (if she does, I'm not watching S7, FYI. And there is a miraculous S7 now). But now that Lisbon has decided to go, there's going to have to be some 11th hour changing her mind. And that's going to be weird professionally (now that Abbot is apparently ON BOARD with her leaving, which is a bit weird in and of itself after last week). So I don't like it. I would have preferred watching her struggle with the decision, Jane realizing that she's actually leaning towards going, and finally saying something. Or Lisbon deciding it was just too soon in the relationship to completely upset her life, and deciding against it. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN REASONABLE.
I am also irritated by her magical new job. I think the decision was balanced as it was, and that just makes things weird.
And are we supposed to believe that Jane doesn't know she's decided? After that last scene? Um. OKAY. I'll put it down to denial, but really?
And lastly, I mostly really liked Pike up until this point. He popped the "move across the country with me" super fast, but OKAY, I get it, he's super into her and wants to be with her. I could get around that.
BUT AFTER TAKING WEEKS TO DECIDE TO MOVE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH HIM, INSTEAD OF GIVING HER SPACE TO GET USED TO THE MASSIVE DECISION, MORON PROPOSES? DUDE. YOUR GIRLFRIEND IS SKITISH IN RELATIONSHIPS. SHE TOLD YOU THIS. READ THE SITUATION PROPERLY.
Honestly, that ludicrous proposal is reason enough for Lisbon to change her mind. Just saying.
Do better show.
And if this finale ends with Lisbon going to DC, I don't even know what I'm going to do next week. THAT IS ALL.
UGH. UGH. UGH. UGH. UGH. Why does Mycroft Holmes exist? I could have gotten behind the character, but I find him and Watson sleeping together just weird. Because he is Sherlock's brother. It's just weird for me.
Also, I was loving Thursday's episode to a point. That scene on the sidewalk, where Joan confronts Mycroft and is all, "You're a liar, and I can't deal with that." THAT WAS AMAZING. The scene with Sherlock in the kitchen was also all kinds of awesome. "Please put that down before you kill us both. It's a toxic mold. Part of an experiment." I also really enjoyed Sherlock meeting with MI5 (might have been MI-6, I'm not up on my British Inteligence agencies). Delightful. And Sherlock showing concern and compassion for Watson is always great to see.
And then Mycroft was redemed. And it turns out that the only reason he's in the CIA is to save Sherlock. And that's a thing he and Joan have in common. And I just feel like that's one twist too many. I didn't want it. AT ALL.
Mostly, because I don't want Joan to be in the middle of the Holmes boys. Even if *she* is totally the one choosing to be there (and she is, because NO ONE tells the Joan Watson and her fabulousness what to do). I adore Watson and Mycroft as friends. That was charming. Lovers is just weird to me. I think part of it's a chemistry thing. Part of it is the Sherlock/Mycroft/Joan dynamic it creates.
And I say this as a non Sherlock/Watson shipper.
I want Joan to move out of the brownstone. I want her to have a life beyond her work. (That scene where she explains to Sherlock that she won't be happy living her job is SO GOOD.) I want her to continue to have agency and make her own choices regardless of what Sherlock thinks. I want her to disagree with him.
I just don't want her to sleep with his brother.
On the other hand, I did love how Sherlock's first instinct is to protect his brother, regardless of what Mycroft has done (or more accurately, I suppose, what Sherlock thinks he's done.
Still, be better show.
Well, first of all, a large chunk of this episode was boring. It really felt like mostly a filler episode.
The best part for me was Lisbon and Jane playing doctor. That scene might feature my favourite RT face ever. That was amazing.
The second best part, and it's a close second, was Cho telling her it's been an honour to work with her. And he almost quit on day one because of Rigsby, but stayed because of her. GUH.
Otherwise, blergh.
I KNEW she was going to decide to go to D.C. when I read the episode summary. And I didn't want her to. Because she's almost certainly not going (if she does, I'm not watching S7, FYI. And there is a miraculous S7 now). But now that Lisbon has decided to go, there's going to have to be some 11th hour changing her mind. And that's going to be weird professionally (now that Abbot is apparently ON BOARD with her leaving, which is a bit weird in and of itself after last week). So I don't like it. I would have preferred watching her struggle with the decision, Jane realizing that she's actually leaning towards going, and finally saying something. Or Lisbon deciding it was just too soon in the relationship to completely upset her life, and deciding against it. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN REASONABLE.
I am also irritated by her magical new job. I think the decision was balanced as it was, and that just makes things weird.
And are we supposed to believe that Jane doesn't know she's decided? After that last scene? Um. OKAY. I'll put it down to denial, but really?
And lastly, I mostly really liked Pike up until this point. He popped the "move across the country with me" super fast, but OKAY, I get it, he's super into her and wants to be with her. I could get around that.
BUT AFTER TAKING WEEKS TO DECIDE TO MOVE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH HIM, INSTEAD OF GIVING HER SPACE TO GET USED TO THE MASSIVE DECISION, MORON PROPOSES? DUDE. YOUR GIRLFRIEND IS SKITISH IN RELATIONSHIPS. SHE TOLD YOU THIS. READ THE SITUATION PROPERLY.
Honestly, that ludicrous proposal is reason enough for Lisbon to change her mind. Just saying.
Do better show.
And if this finale ends with Lisbon going to DC, I don't even know what I'm going to do next week. THAT IS ALL.