They did not come to any sort of head (apart from a heartfelt conversation in front of a fireplace with an honest-to-god heart-shaped wreath). Well, Sherlock basically said that John is his only friend. And then drugged him.

So, yeah, fanservice, mostly. This show is so comprehensive in the fanservice that I feel like I should be leaving a tip.

eta: What the Fucking Fuck, Mycroft? Is this going to tie into "Scandal" and Moriarty's leverage? The dude at the end, is that someone we know? He looks like the guy from the palace, but IMDB will not confirm that.

I'm saying this as a Supernatural fan, but I really like when the fanservice is dual purpose. Seeing that scene would have helped me.

I think I like the Gatiss episodes better than the Moffatt ones.

Really? I thought "The Blind Banker" was universally agreed to the weakest episode of the first series. I loved this one, though.

Cluedo! Cluedo reference is made of win.

Yes!

I kept waiting for UMQRA to be explained, but I guess it was just those random headlights after all. Except John brought it up after that, so I figured he thought it was real.

Blind Banker wasn't Gatiss. That was the other guy. The one who's writing next week's.

The best explanation I can come up with is that it was people walking back and forth in front of the headlights. Not a very good explanation, certainly.

eta: Oh, oh, and! I love the use of the whitetext this series. And that Moriarty's font is different.

Blind Banker wasn't Gatiss. That was the other guy. The one who's writing next week's.

Aha! That makes sense because I remember seeing that and being worried that he was being given the finale.

I had the same reaction.

Me three.

I am shocked that no one made a werewolf joke. I guess it's the web content people who make those sorts of meta-actor jokes.

Thank you! Russel Tovey managed to inhabit a different character very well, but every now and then I couldn't help myself thinking, "it is possible that YOU are the big dog, George?!" Too much genre telly can obviously mess a girl up.

I liked last week's episode better, though of course this still had its share of Moments.

Oh, I totally had that thought. About the werewolf. Even if he's still Alonzo to me.

Ahem. There's no such thing as too much Tovey.

Also, this episode went REALLY WELL with a bottle of mead for two. Gatiss amuses me, even as he services the fan in me.

And, yeah. Ending scene. WTF???

The best explanation I can come up with is that it was people walking back and forth in front of the headlights.

Slight exposure to the gas, seeing what he'd expect to see?

I thought that when John reached the ridge where the lights were from he found it to be a local lovers lane, and that giving the car springs a workout were making the light seem to go on and off.

I was having some trouble with my stream, though, so I could have misunderstood. Guess I'll have to rewatch.

a local lovers lane

AKA "Dogging". See also that episode of "Being Human" where George inadvertantly stumbles into a group headed by Rhys of Torchwood, while we're on the subject of character mix-ups.