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Is that considered a swear? TIL. I loved it though. She also said “right quick” which I say all the time, but I was told it was a Maritime expression. Though, I guess her mom is from Newfoundland, so It kinda makes sense :)

I also hate having to watch the president* speak, but I think Rachel only shows the clips when she really wants to make a point, I don’t think it’s network interference. Friday was highlighting the intensity of the actual rhetoric coming out of his and his supporters’ stupid mouths.

My dad runs a funeral home in a small town, and I found Shirley’s scenes rang very true for me (though the funeral directors taking the kids up to see the bodies was really odd, though I thought it was really odd in kind of a sweet way). My dad is a huge, genuine believer in the value of open casket wakes, he would never try to change anyone’s mind who was very against it, but would usually recommend it in most normal circumstances if the family is asking for advice. It’s easy to be to be cynical about that, since we probably make more money in that case, but he really actually genuinely believes it’s healthy to have that closure. For me, I have been lucky enough not have had to attend a huge amount of funerals myself, but any I have attended have been open casket. I don’t think you should force a kid to see a body, but on the other hand, I have never wanted to do it, sometimes with a reaction like young Shirley beforehand, (even without any genuine trauma to cause it) but I’ve always eventually done it and I’ve never regretted it, it was usually just anticlimactic. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that attitude from a funeral director portrayed on tv in a way that felt real, (full disclosure I’ve never seen Six Feet Under) so I liked that, but then maybe it will be shown later that it’s just because she’s fucked up, I haven’t finished the series yet. I’m a few episodes past this now, but I actually love when a series jumps around and more pieces of the puzzle are put together as it goes on, it’s way more satisfying when it eventually makes sense.

Sue is awesome. Here's Moffat talking about her role working on Sherlock at the finale screening last week. Course, since so many people hate the show now, that could be considered passing the blame, but I don't think that's how he meant it :)

I loved it. Sherlock was never ever about the cases and procedurals are boring. It's always had more the vibe of a sci-fi or adventure show to me. That's why I love it

Not sure what exactly you're saying with the "Rache" thing, it made sense to me. All Sherlock deduced on that front was that she was trying to write "Rachel", they then tried to figure out who Rachel was and, with research, learned she was the woman's deceased daughter. After that, Sherlock was trying to figure out why she would scratch her dead daughter's name in the hardwood (rather than just thinking about her) and realized it was the password to track her phone and find the killer. Seems a reasonable step in logic for Sherlock Holmes, to me. There's so much negativity in this thread, I, for one, can't fricking wait for the new season. It's interesting that Elementary is coming up as I am currently bingeing that series (just started season 4) and I really really like it. I readily admit that there are many things it does better than Sherlock (coherent mysteries, more in-depth supporting characters, diversity) but it is a very different show, and I agree with the folks upthread, in that (apart from character names, and very broad themes) it doesn't really have much more in common with Sherlock Holmes than other procedurals named after one super-smart lead (like House). Almost all crime shows are already kind of in the mold set by ACD back in the day, but as I said, I do really like it as it is. I still like Sherlock more, because it isn't a procedural. There's nothing wrong with procedurals, but they just have a very particular pattern that each episode follows, one that I can often guess. I like that Sherlock it is a character-based action-adventure that kind of does whatever it wants, but I can also see why some people don't like that. I just love the roller-coaster ride, though I admittedly only saw the whole thing when season 3 was airing, so I didn't have years of preconceived expectations to either meet or not. My take away is that, while I love a good mystery, I find the overarching plot and character-work more interesting, and I think the writers do, too. I love John, I love Sherlock, I love their friendship and I love what Mary added to it in season 3. I love Mrs Hudson and her ridiculous and growing backstory. I can't wait to learn more about Sherlock's past and more about Mycroft and the Holmes brothers' fascinating relationship. It is not at alI perfect, but I am very interested in the story Moffat and Gatiss are telling. In particular, I'm really curious about the answer to "the big question no one asked". I can't wait. Though, I also love the Guy Ritchie films, so maybe my opinion is invalid :D

I think rock is only really "dead" in the states, it still seems to do pretty well in other english speaking countries. Edit sorry about the copy of the post, my phone freaked out before i could make it a quote