{"id":260580,"date":"2013-08-28T19:09:38","date_gmt":"2013-08-28T19:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2013\/08\/28\/wearitcounts-mid0nz-heartless-abandonment\/"},"modified":"2018-10-09T17:32:07","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T17:32:07","slug":"wearitcounts-mid0nz-heartless-abandonment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2013\/08\/28\/wearitcounts-mid0nz-heartless-abandonment\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-260580 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2013\/08\/28\/wearitcounts-mid0nz-heartless-abandonment\/attachment\/260581\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tumblr_mlgjdn2TO81rx7w9ho6_r1_500-150x75.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2013\/08\/28\/wearitcounts-mid0nz-heartless-abandonment\/attachment\/260582\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tumblr_mlgjdn2TO81rx7w9ho1_500-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tumblr_mlgjdn2TO81rx7w9ho1_500-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tumblr_mlgjdn2TO81rx7w9ho1_500-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/wearitcounts.tumblr.com\/post\/59555736675\/mid0nz-heartless-abandonment-composing-irenes\" target=\"_blank\">wearitcounts<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/mid0nz.tumblr.com\/post\/48281861163\/heartless-abandonment-composing-irenes-theme\" target=\"_blank\">mid0nz<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><big><strong>Heartless Abandonment: Composing Irene\u2019s Theme\u00a0<\/strong><\/big><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s look at the stunning shot of Sherlock composing \u201cIrene\u2019s Theme\u201d not from the point of view of what he might be feeling about Irene, but focus instead on his feelings for John. After all Mycroft\u2019s right. Sherlock hardly knew her.<\/p>\n<p>The camera focus, the door frames, window casing, window valences, the fluorescent\u00a0light in the kitchen, the ambient light in the lounge and the backlight from outside the window all lead the eye from a wide angle view directly to Sherlock at the centre thinking about Irene\u2019s password and composing\u00a0while all around him remain the trappings of Christmas- mistletoe in the kitchen, fairy lights, Christmas cards, tinsel, and perhaps most interesting of all, the open bible on John\u2019s chair.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mistletoe? <\/strong>at 221b??? Did Mrs. Hudson hang it? Did John? It\u2019s heartbreaking because it symbolizes nascent attractions\u2014 the kind of infatuations between new lovers who need an excuse to show public affection. Who was it meant for?<\/p>\n<p><strong>The bible?\u00a0<\/strong>It\u2019s by John\u2019s chair and stands in for him. Maybe it\u2019s part of his Christmas tradition to read from the Gospels. \u00a0Why else would it be there, and be open? (Yes, I\u2019m <em>assuming<\/em> it\u2019s a bible but look at it carefully.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>In Context<\/strong>: The scene before this one is Sherlock\u2019s Danger Night\/sock index scene.\u00a0<strong>We know from Molly at the party that John had plans to spend Christmas with Harry and that Sherlock pouted about it:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/66.media.tumblr.com\/b849a04b9aa0e43182eab21c8028c52d\/tumblr_mlgjdn2TO81rx7w9ho3_r1_500.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We also know that John cancelled his plans not only with Jeanette (at Mycroft\u2019s insistence), but also with Harry (was it because Sherlock told him she was drinking again?)<strong>\u00a0Christmas was a Danger Night, but was Sherlock upset over Irene\u2019s death or was he acting out to keep John (&amp; Mycroft) close on the holiday? Both?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Time has passed and it\u2019s New Year\u2019s.\u00a0 Sherlock\u2019s composing sad music (which, John tells Irene, he always does) and John comes downstairs on his way out.\u00a0Mrs. Hudson who shows John that Sherlock <em>still<\/em> isn\u2019t eating. He then fails to unlock the mobile. (At that point I think he knows Irene\u2019s alive.) Next,\u00a0 John asks Mrs. Hudson if Sherlock\u2019s ever had a romantic attachment. Neither of them knows. We aren\u2019t told where John was intending to go but we do know moody Sherlock was watching him leave and saw that he was intercepted\u00a0by Irene\u2019s assistant. John seems to find her hot and likes the proposition of spending time with her; he\u2019s prepared to heartlessly abandon Sherlock:<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/66.media.tumblr.com\/9b4af9dee5d27c35342727de66dab0b1\/tumblr_mlgjdn2TO81rx7w9ho7_r1_500.gif\" \/><\/div>\n<div><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/66.media.tumblr.com\/5c118856159d680053bbc82f493ce8ea\/tumblr_mlgjdn2TO81rx7w9ho2_r1_500.gif\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Once in the car, John tells her that Sherlock doesn\u2019t follow him <em>everywhere <\/em>ergo\u00a0<strong>Sherlock tends to follow John around town<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Irene will soon tell John the truth. She\u2019s alive and he and Sherlock are a couple (gay or not). Want more proof? Here\u2019s <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mid0nz.tumblr.com\/post\/53445448406\/how-to-ship-johnlock-without-really-trying-i-the\" target=\"_blank\">how to ship Johnlock without really trying<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>In the end, John does spend New Year\u2019s with Sherlock:<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/66.media.tumblr.com\/d082c1d21b03246b878c7c8e4319d009\/tumblr_mlgjdn2TO81rx7w9ho5_r1_500.gif\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>And Sherlock eventually wishes Irene a happy one before he <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mid0nz.tumblr.com\/post\/54041609957\/the-virgin-and-the-camera-phone-i-love-how-when\" target=\"_blank\">defeats her\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mid0nz.tumblr.com\/post\/54041609957\/the-virgin-and-the-camera-phone-i-love-how-when\" target=\"_blank\">spectacularly<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mid0nz.tumblr.com\/post\/54041609957\/the-virgin-and-the-camera-phone-i-love-how-when\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0with John\u2019s help<\/a>:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><br \/>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/66.media.tumblr.com\/7ee1f1aae88321a5c892542eec7f0e57\/tumblr_mlgjdn2TO81rx7w9ho4_r1_500.gif\" \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong><\/p>\n<p>Sherlock ultimately\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mid0nz.tumblr.com\/post\/54041609957\/the-virgin-and-the-camera-phone-i-love-how-when\" target=\"_blank\">realizes because of what Irene\u2019s taught him just how important John is<\/a>.<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/cqhrigOpABc\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>Video of the Full Composing Scene<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>yup also i always thought it\u2019s no coincidence that after irene says \u201cdoes that make me special\u201d that sherlock never texts back, and john replies, \u201ci don\u2019t know, maybe,\u201d and sherlock overhears it, the very next scene that isn\u2019t a mrs. hudson-being-attacked-by-an-american level of emergency consists of sherlock texting irene back because maybe idk he might want to prove to her and john that maybe she isn\u2019t special?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>wearitcounts: mid0nz: Heartless Abandonment: Composing Irene\u2019s Theme\u00a0 Let\u2019s look at the stunning shot of Sherlock composing \u201cIrene\u2019s Theme\u201d not from the point of view of what he might be feeling about Irene, but focus instead on his feelings for John. After all Mycroft\u2019s right. Sherlock hardly knew her. The camera focus, the door frames, window &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2013\/08\/28\/wearitcounts-mid0nz-heartless-abandonment\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[6914,25359,129,15],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260580"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260580"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":260583,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260580\/revisions\/260583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}