#Sherlocklives
It was so stressful to watch live but I knew if I didn't, I'd have to stay offline until I found a DL. The first stream that worked actually ended up glitching and I missed a short scene. I was able to find another though and that held out. Thank god. I'm still sort of in shock. It's been so long since we had a new ep, that it still feels sort of surreal.
I really enjoyed it. I do wish that we had gotten a hug or something from Sherlock and John but I can see how that would be hard for them. They don't do emotions well and their joking and fighting is their way to get back to normal. But I laughed more than I thought I would. I need to watch it again though because I missed a scene and it wasn't fully clear the whole time. I REALLY liked the Mycroft and Sherlock relationship. Lestrade hugging Sherlock was adorable. I was a little more than okay with the fanservice (Mycroft/Sherlock). I really liked Mary. I loved watching John punch Sherlock and fight him so much that they had to switch restaurants three times. I wanted to punch him too, the little fucker. I think he meant a lot of the apologizing even if his actions were exaggerated. He also clearly needed John to forgive him. It broke my heart when Sherlock kept talking to John when he wasn't there. And John. God I can't imagine how much that hurt but also how relieved he must be to have Sherlock back. And I also think the story he told Anderson was the real one. Basically I'm just really happy to have Sherlock back in my life.
Some people are complaining, saying Gatiss or Moffat were just making fun of the fans. I agree that they could be better towards their fans (aka Bryan Fuller) but I also think some people just want to watch the world burn. I've just been so frustrated with fandom lately. Mainly the Sherlock fandom, that is. I understand and agree with many criticisms and I feel bad for people who have waited as long as I have and feel disappointed. But more and more lately, I feel like attacking Sherlock is the cool thing to do and it's just so tiring. I feel kinda guilty but I just want to enjoy my show and have fun in fandom. I go there to get away from RL issues. I know that's naive of me, but fuck. Not everybody enjoys things by tearing them down.
Anyway, I didn't mean to go all negative there. I just feel like I can't vent on Tumblr or Twitter without getting torn to bits.
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