I know that there is already a lot of meta about the explenation of season four and what I will tell you isn’t a new thought. I just want to give you another proof for it.
I am talking about the explenation that season four happens inside Sherlock’s head when he is on the plane.
I say that Sherlock relives his relationship to John with a better end for their relationship.
1:
Here we can see Sherlock’s and John’s first meeting in real life.
And here it is inside Sherlock’s mind palace.
2:
Here is The Reichenbach Fall in real life.
And here it is inside Sherlock’s mind palace.
We know exactly that TAB happens inside Sherlock’s head. This isn’t something new, but the really interesting stuff comes now.
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Here we see John being upset about Sherlock because someone “died”.
And here we see John being upset about Sherlock because someone “died”.
The only difference is that instead of Sherlock Mary died. Why she and not Sherlock? Sherlock tries to make everything right he didn’t the first time. Probably Sherlock got that prententing to be dead wasn’t the best idea. Furthermore, Mary just appeared because John needed someone else when Sherlock was gone. That Sherlock isn’t gone means that Mary can leave.
Why John is upset? He was upset the first time and because of that he should be upset the second time.
4:
Here we see Sherlock risking his life to save John.
About what is TLD? Sherlock is risking his life to save John. You see the similarity, don’t you?
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And here we see Sherlock saving John again but this time without really risking his own life.
Oh, and what does he at the end of TFP? He saves John.
Why TSoT and HLV aren’t there? TSoT just happened because Mary was there. Mary died and, in Sherlock’s version, nothing has to happen about this. HLV just happened because of Mary, too. He wanted Magnussen to forget/delet every information about Mary and then he killed him because he didn’t want to forget. Furthermore, Sherlock thinks that the incidents which happens during these two episodes are kind of bad for his relationship with John. At least, he has to leave John because he killed Magnussen.
Everybody is upset about Mary’s message at the end of TFP but when we think about the fact that everything happens in Sherlock’s head, that is just his dream. He wants to stay with John in Bakerstreet and wants to solve cases with him.
Then there is the fact that John’s daughter is always away. Sherlock just wanted to have John and a little baby would be annoying. Furthermore, Sherlock could think that John and Mary have many friends. I mean, John came to the drug-house to save a friend’s son, why shouldn’t there be more friends?
The last point is about all the needless drama. Let’s quote John in TSoT.
“You are not a puzzle solver, you never have been.You are a drama queen”
I think that says enough, doesn’t it? Sherlock needs the drama so he invents drama inside his head.
I would be happy to hear your thoughts about that and please tell me whether this theory already exists. I haven’t read it and because of that I hope that it doesn’t but I haven’t read all metas.
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