Saving John Watson

What a funny coincidence, right? Exactly the same wording. And there is more. We do not know for sure who sends the skip code. We assume it is Magnussen but the first message is addressed to Mary whereas the following are directed at Sherlock. Anyway, Mary is involved. It is her decision to turn to Sherlock - something she is not told to do by the sender. Which is strange if we remember her skills. She could have driven the motorbike herself. 

And in TLD it is Mary herself who sends the message, a video presciently recorded before her death. At least we are meant to believe this. But it happens in an episode that is full of prescience if not clairvoyance. 

Strangely enough, in TEH the immediate danger to John is far greater than in TLD. Sure, he seems depressed but he is not drugged and put into a fire, right? 

Another thought: In TEH Mary is leading Sherlock into danger in order to save John. In TLD Mary is leading Sherlock into danger in order to save John. 

But how can we interpret this on a symbolic level? Well, it is Mary (whatever she may represent here) who is sort of uniting Sherlock with John. In both episodes Sherlock and John have been estranged and in both episodes it is Mary who brings them together again. Which is remarkable since we usually tend to see her as divisive where the two men are concerned. 

This is quite a jumble of thoughts and I would love to hear your ideas.     

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I love these thoughts @gosherlocked !!

Especially as there’s still a draft waiting in my metas with the exact same name! And it’s waiting there since before shooting s4 even started!! So it didn’t even involve teh!! And still I concluded back then that “save John Watson” is the main theme of the show! All that shown and explained by the score/soundtrack/music (as was to be expected with me 😆) and you know what?? It all already started in tbb - the episode which gave us codes to decipher problems/the show! Coincidence?

Maybe this meta will eventually be finished… 😬

But back to your post. Nice observation with Mary being the connecting factor when the boys are estranged. Not exactly sure what to make of that… but I was thinking if maybe her being a Sherlock mirror had anything to do with it?! Same as Eurus connecting them being a mirror, mirroring them both actually… connecting link?! The two psychopath ladies being matchmakers? Maybe even unwillingly, unintended? Hmm… just rambling here…

And the two times Mary sends Sherlock into danger to rescue John… I actually see development here… One time Sherlock has to actively rescue John himself, the second time it’s more indirect as John’s reactions on Sherlock being in danger are rescuing him. He’s also rescuing Sherlock here… (#sherlockholmeslives = #johnwatsonlives)

And also here Eurus combines and comes into the game… because she puts both of them in danger for both to be rescued….. Again without intending to do so imo…

There are more thoughts, but they’re even more a mess than these already written out… maybe I’ll add them later.

But well, let me just say it again… definitely SAVE JOHN WATSON !

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Good points, @loveismyrevolution  I haven’t seen your comment in time to add to it. Just this …. the music emphasises the idea that Mary represents a certain aspect of Sherlock. It’s definitely not the sound for a villain. Would love to read another music meta of yours. :))))s 

yes, me too! I don't pick up on the music very easily, so music meta is very helpful!