The “I don’t have friends” scene:

An observation:

Sherlock is shaking very hard, his hands to his head like it hurts, he’s taking deep breaths like he can’t quite get them in all the way.  He’s making frantic deductions to prove that he’s fine fine fine but even he knows he isn’t fine, and he is on the verge of tears.

Ladies and gentlemen, Sherlock Holmes is having a panic attack.

Have you ever had one?  It feels a bit like you’re having a heart attack.  Your chest hurts and you can’t breathe and you sometimes want to cry because it’s so bad, but you can’t even do that.  You think you’re dying.

And JOHN, oh God, John has never made me more angry than he does in this scene.  He’s being John, of course, and he’s hurt by the “I don’t have friends” comment, but he’s a doctor.  His friend is SHAKING APART and he gets up and leaves him alone.

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   I can see more and more that really no matter from where you view it, there’s so little that could have been done...

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   :) Glad my tuppence worth was of interest! Really, the more I watch that scene, coming at it as I do from “Sherlock’s”...

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   a… Thank you for this, definitely helped me understand...little more of what I seemed

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   a… I see what you mean! To be honest, that was my initial reaction, though I still feel like there was something that...

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    Another take on the scene: or, why John Watson is a brilliant doctor and friend. I’m really interested how this scene...

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    was having drug withdrawals…

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    a bit mad too. I mean, Sherlock was...didn’t deserve to be walked out on.

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    Yes yes yes yes yes I was just sitting there yelling at...to LOOK at Sherlock. How

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    YES. ALL OF THIS. I kept muttering, “John… John, shut up and look at what’s happening right now, for God’s sake SHUT...

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    This. Exactly this. Cut for spoilers. I knew he was having a breakdown, simply for...did....

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    This was exactly what I thought, I’ve had enough of...lengths it went with

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    Fantastic acting on Benedict’s part imo BUT SHAME ON YOU JAWN. You’re a Doctor, you should know better >:|

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    Agreed. That’s...first thing I said...Which fits in...

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