These new Sherlock Season 3 promotional images are going to be the death of me. I especially love the photo of Benedict Cumberbatch/Sherlock on the ground, wearing a tuxedo/bowtie. I’m assuming that’s from Watson’s wedding, right? Sigh. Love it. Anyway, as I’m sure you’ve seen by now, a new trailer has been released for Sherlock’s Season 3. I’m having all of the feels. ALL OF THE FEELS. First of all, Sherlock speaks! Finally. He’s all haughty and contemptuous and I guess he’s been away from England all this time. HAS HE BEEN IN AMERICA?! Mycroft knows where he’s been. And I guess there’s a reference to Molly too. Molly was part of the plot. And John is still mourning. Why can’t I see this right now? WHY?
Jesus Christ he looks good here. I mean… seriously. HE LOOKS SO GOOD. The Cumbercurls, the Cumbercheekbones, the Cumberhaughty. UNF.
Anyway, Benedict has about a million new interviews and quotes. First, if you’re a die-hard Sherlock-loonie, you should check out this Den of Geek interview with Benedict. It’s slightly spoiler-y, but Benedict is very good about not giving anything away. He does hint that Irene Adler might possibly come back in some small way which… OMG. Lara Pulver! Maybe he’ll touch her wrist again and tell her off. PLEASE. I’m also including some assorted quotes below from other interviews:
Benedict on the box office failure of ‘The Fifth Estate’: ”Well I always thought that Disney and Dreamworks were odd bedfellows for such a specialist topic, really. The parallel is ‘The Social Network’, but everyone uses Facebook, not everyone is au fait with WikiLeaks. This was never going to be popcorn multiplex film. Whether the film has a big box office or not, the response to how I have performed has done me huge favours. You know, it’s the first lead role I’ve had and it’s caused this much attention.”
Whether the flop affected his chance at an Oscar: ”I think so, but then I never really held out for that.”
How Sherlock survived The Fall: “I think you’re in for a treat… I was too curious not to ask and figure it out myself, I think I sort of got into the same obsession that the nation did before we did it. My personal preference is being surprised in the moment of watching something rather than knowing ahead of time. But I also understand why everyone’s desperate to know because it’s frustrating. It’s witty and loving and intelligent enough for people to actually really enjoy it.”
Doing motion-capture for Smaug: “For the role, I went to the reptile house in the London Zoo. And then I went to New Zealand, where I received Peter’s input and began playing like a kid in the ‘mo-cap stage.’ It’s absolutely abstract. It’s an impression of a serpentine reptile that can breathe fire and fly. And I’m a limited biped mammal. But I’d squeeze my legs together and use my hands as claws and throw back my neck. It was a really fun way to work.”
[From Contact Music, Toronto Sun & Metro]
Well, Benedict handled The Fifth Estate question really well. Better than most actors handle questions about their not-so-impressive box office flops and/or criticisms of their performances. While The Fifth Estate is being called “the biggest flop of 2013,” I do think Benedict’s right – it was his first time as a leading man in a major film, and while the film deserved to “flop,” Benedict made the most of the crappy material he was given. Does he get bonus points for being the best part of a bad movie? Maybe.
As for The Fall and the resolution… isn’t it crazy that it’s been two years and we still don’t really know what happened and how it happened? My take? The Brits are just better at secrets.
Photos courtesy of WENN, the BBC.
Ohhh, Mrs Hudson! What a sweetheart.
I think it should be obligatory for every rented building in London to have their own Mrs Hudson.
I don’t know why, but I didn’t expect the time lapse to be as long as two years. Although I suppose it makes sense – it’s been two years since broadcast . . .
Isn’t she adorable? I hope they’ve increased her role as I just love seeing her on the screen — especially chiding Sherlock.
Sorry ladies, I just don’t get it. He looks like an animated skeleton to me.
I don’t get it either. But I WANT to understand. You bundy-lovers seem like a fun lot!
oops…that should be bendy-lovers. Or cumby-lovers.
I didn’t saw it at first either; but then I started watching Sherlock, and it all made sense, cause in real life he IS a really smart british guy. So I now do feel atraccted to him; not for the prettyness, but for the panty dropping intellect. It’s like the whole Hugh Laurie/House thing: regular bloke that while in House character was extremely hot, and thus hot in real life -but never quite as much as his tv personna-, just like Cumby.
It took me a while to TOTALLY get it. In still photos, he isn’t half as lovely as he is in motion. It’s the whole package: he’s interesting to look at, he’s smart, and THAT ACCENT!! Plus, he has what my grandmother would have politely but naughtily called “bedroom eyes.” 🙂 I think it was seeing him on Jimmy Fallon the other night that made me a true member of the Cumbercollective (I love that he wants to rename his fan group). He seems very humble and almost embarrassed about all the attention. When the girls in the audience were screaming for him, he would kind of rub his forehead and get this perplexed look on his face, but the whole time, he’d be politely saying, “Oh thanks…”, like he didn’t know how else to react. Okay, the dude’s an actor, so maybe it’s all an act, but hey, I’m all for being entertained.
All these promo material are trapping me further into the Cumber-web. What am I going to do when S3 is over? Will be in serious withdrawal.
I should focus on the positive though – so much Cumby goodness to look forward to over the next month 😀
Serious withdrawal indeed. Could be fatal. Must get CumberFixes and often. Unfortunately I need increased doses of Cumberbatch in order to be functional. But I refuse to say I am CumberAddicted or have a problem.
😉
Sounds like denial to me … 🙂
Or like a three Cumberpatch problem.
Oh Curls, YES! A three Cumberbatch problem with no known cure! Other than the great Cumberbatch himself moving into my house or vice versa — I’m *not* picky. Lol
@LadySlippers: Brace yourself. You might have to share your house and dear Cumby with Wanda (which also means a couple of stuffed owls), his Dad and his PA Emily. A THREE Cumberbatch problem indeed.
No worries. I think his parents sound like a delight. Plus, if I give Wanda grandchildren, I’ll bet I can wrangle some Yorkshire Pudding out of her. So it’s ALL good (her owls can sit next to my pandas). Emily… Hmmmm 😉 Guess we’ll need a big house.
Hehe.
I can hear you thinking Thornfield without the thorns and an owl army instead of those cute little snorting hedgehogs …
Soooo excited!!!
who’s the person that mattered most? Mycroft or Molly?
@Maria
I don’t know, I was wondering that too!
The tux-floor one almost looks like it’s part of a dream sequence.
my favorite part was
“What life? I’ve been away”
I can not WAIT until january second! too bad I have to work in the morning 🙁
Maria, that line was so flipping arrogant. And awesome.
I think John. But of course I could be wrong.
exactly ladyslippers, only john, mrs hudson and lastrade had snipers on them, because moriarty thought those three mattered most to Sherlock. But someone else was important to ( I still belive John matters most to Sherlock, maybe this mystery person mattered most when it came to trick moriarty?). My money is on Molly….I think.
Maria, Unless Jim had snipers on other people, I honestly think it’s the three listed. And John’s importance is obvious so it leaves LaStrade and Mrs. Hudson left to answer the question. LaStrade gives Sherlock important cases, and thus, contributes to Sherlock’s intellectual and occupational health. On the other hand, Mrs. Hudson is ‘just’ Sherlock’s landlady. Most people aren’t very attached to our landladies. So based on those three, my vote is now with Mrs. Hudson.
(Confession: I’ve never thought Sherlock was sociopathic or psychopathic. He actually has very deep and strong attachments to people which preclude either as a diagnosis. In addition, I don’t think he is anywhere on the Autism Spectrum either.)
but sherlock says
the person he thought didn’t matter to me at all was the most important to me (paraphrasing)
that inclines there is a forth person moriarty overlooked.
I think it’s Molly. Moriarty knows/knew how much he cared for John.
ETA: It may be Mycroft too tho. But I think it’s Molly. I CANT WAIT!!!!!!
But isn’t it who matters most to Sherlock??? Not who loves Sherlock the most? Hmmmm. It means I’ll have to watch the clip again to understand the context and meaning. (Oh DRATS! How terrible).
And good ole Jim also saw how much Sherlock meant to Mycroft. If it’s who valued Sherlock the most, LaStrade (sp?) prob owes a lot to him career wise. He also seemed to genuinely like Sherlock as well as did Mrs. Hudson.
Gotta be Molly, especially after what he said in the last episode of S2, right?
I love his connection with Molly in that last episode. When she tells him that she ‘sees’ him, and then when he approaches his with a request…heartbreaking. That’s when I started weeping.
This trailer did me in. CHILLS. Can. Not. Wait!
But only three people were targeted: John, Mrs. Hudson, and LaStrade. Or at least that’s what and whom was implied in the last episode (did I correctly use whom here?). Mycroft and Molly weren’t shown with snipers aimed at them.
Anna, I loved those two scenes too.
Posted in wrong spot.
My money is on Molly, too. Darn it, I need to rewatch S2E3 tonight and look for clues.
Curls: I just rewatched the episode and there are SO many clues littered throughout that episode! Some of which are/were missed on many Reichenbach Fall boards.
Only three people were shown to be targeted: John, Mrs. Hudson, and LaStrade. So which of the three means the most without appearing to do so?
I am going to netflix this tonight for sure! And a Scandal in Belgravia too. Just because it’s one of my favourites.
I don’t think he’s talking about the people who were targeted but about someone Moriarty thought insignificant. Which would be … Molly.
Could be Curls. Damn it — we have to wait regardless.
BUT. What and how would Molly (or Mycroft) benefit from Sherlock’s death??? We know the other three had snipers so his death kept the three of them alive (assuming Jim kept his word). But how does that apply to Molly?
I’m not saying Sherlock doesn’t care for Molly, I think he does. I just don’t see how his death helps her in the way it does to the other three.
@ ladyslippers
molly didn’t benefit from sherlocks death, sherlock benefited from the fact that moriarty thought her insignificant = she was able to helped him fake his suicide. She had no eyes/sniper on her
Has no one read the source material? It’s *Lestrade*.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled Cumby drooling…joined already in progress.
Oh do tell why it’s LaStrade!
Sherlock had requested poor Molly’s help in a certain matter, so she was probably involved in faking his death and KNEW he had survived (which obviously mattered to Sherlock), while he was able to save his friends’ lives.
* scratches her head * I’m almost sure Messieurs Moffat and Gatiss are reading our theories and laughing their pants off.
I’m afraid Lestrade had nothing to do with it …
No, what’s she’s saying is that in the source material, LeStrade is the one who mattered the most to Sherlock even though it appeared he mattered the least. Molly wasn’t in the equation of: John, Mrs. Hudson, and LaStrade.
I still wanna know why!!!
@LadySlippers: I think @lvk1978 merely wanted to point out that the correct name is Lestrade, not LaStrade.
So no capital S? Gotcha. 🙂
But I still think people are using their feelings here and not logic. Sherlock would be very critical of you! lol
He died to save his friends and only three were at risk and thus benefited from his death. Which is why I focused on those three. Molly and Mycroft are excluded from the equation as they weren’t being threatened (to our knowledge). Although that doesn’t negate their importance, it just means he didn’t have to die to protect them.
If you rewatch the episode you’ll see what I mean.
And Moriarty first got to Sherlock through “dating” Molly. So she didn’t mean anything to Moriarty other than a pawn, and through that calculated move he “saw” how much she didn’t mean to Sherlock. Except she did.
John is obviously THE most important person in the world to sherlock, but in terms of who was most important to helping him survive the fall and fake his death, I think the answer is Molly.
Moriarty thought she didn’t matter because all of Sherlocks attention was in John, mrs. Hudson and Lestrade, but Molly knows sherlock very well from following and helping him. I get she’s the one who helped him out.
But I don’t think that’s what his line is referencing though. Obviously I could be wrong but I took it to mean why he jumped. NOT who helped him.
“Benedict Cumberbatch will make you weak in the knees . . .”
Among other areas. Drool . . .
Ahem. As you were.
After watching that, I can’t even feel my knees anymore. 🙂
If you don’t the appeal after watching that amazing trailer then its pointless having a discussion. Nothing on tv gets me more excited than this show and Cumberbatch’s performance. Its the best and if you can’t see that … well… I truly feel a tad sorry for you
That Cumby on the floor! Eat me!
Oh where has Tfanty been???? I do hope she’s well. Things are rather quite boring without her shank.
+1
Well, it’s Eve who shanks (she’ll be upset if you don’t get that part correct) and Fanty that brought snark and story telling. And then there’s Miss Eyre, Sixer, Vespa, Curls, and ProBeer….. all out absent too (and some people I’m forgetting). EsCon and Anna has been in attendance so thank god for that.
But I do hope it’s just life that’s keeping her and them away. Thornfield is so so so lonely with no one to visit with. Even the hedgehogs are restless (and sadly I don’t know their care routine so they are getting hungry too). The chandeliers tinkle but it’s such a melancholy sound.
*sad sigh*
I thought that Eve passed the Shank of Doom on to fanty when she divorced Cumby? It doen’t matter anyway. In lieu of there absence we must keep the Cumberflag flying high ladies!!!
No, Eve just handed over custody of Cumby; she kept the knives to shank with. 😉 Although she hadn’t used them for some time.
I do miss them all. Again, I wish we had a way to PM or contact posters….
give me season 3 now please omg *-*
I want plane tickets to the UK so I can see it ASAP *and* eat Yorkshire pudding. Total win-win if you ask me.
This is JUST what I was thinking. SO jealous of those that get to see it right away.
I love that pic of him on the floor… he looks dreamy!
Season 3 of Sherlock cannot come soon enough…
On a completely different note — can anyone else, other than me, hear how Benedict’s voice is changing? I think all the voice work is taking its toll on his beloved voice. Not good. Hopefully he does have some rest time coming up to allow his voice to heal.
And I think that he also took up smoking again right? I knew he had quit for a while, but then (like within the past year or two) I believe he started back. I watched the video (on my phone cause my stupid work internet doesn’t allow youtube) and his voice does sound a bit rougher to my ears. But sometimes rough is good 😉
I think he took smoking back up like 5ish years ago. I forget which role it was for but it was longer ago than 2ish years…
But the roughness sounds like damage and that’s why I said not good. The smoking obviously doesn’t help matters nor does his incredible, but very taxing, vocal work.
Benedict please please take good care of your voice.
I didn’t know that he had started back smoking that long. and don’t worry LadySlippers I’m sure he’ll take good care of himself! and his voice.
I am so glad I’m not the only one who has noticed that about his voice! I just watched a bit of Fortysomething (which is about 10 years old), and his voice sounded really different to me.
Noooo! You just killed my lady boner! I didn’t know he was a smoker. Wait, are we talking about the occasional pipe tobacco? Never mind; don’t answer that. In my mind, it’s the occasional pipe and not daily cigs. Smoking is an immediate turn off. Probably because anytime I’m around cigarette smoke my face puffs up and I get itchy. Dang it! There goes my purely fictional romance with Cumby.
There’s an interesting interview in yesterday’s USA Today in which he talks about using his voice to extremes while working on The Hobbit & perhaps damaging it.
Yes Late. I read that and thought nothing of it until I heard him here. To me it demonstrated that he is very right to comment about it.
On a more reassuring note, his recent interviews aren’t showing this. Although when he acts he uses his voice in a different way than his normal speaking voice.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/12/08/benedict-cumberba%20tch-sunday-conversation/3882503/
FYI he was just in Berlin promoting 12YAS, looking super cute.
http://jensensfrecklelips.tumblr.com/post/69427471094/he-is-just-drop-dead-gorgeous-if-you-use
Video too (wait for the hand porn at the end):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEDKIDD_zMI
You might want to grab a bucket for the inevitable drool before you click the links.
Joanie, I LOVE the fact that I’m not the only one into men’s hands. Gawd I do adore them….
Do men even know their hands are sexy? They wave them around willy-nilly in oblivion whilst girls stare in adoration and dream of all the feels those hands could bring!
@ Joanie
Those are beautiful fotos. He adorns a tux, but in jeans he’s also a winner—looks years younger. Were you there in Berlin?
@LadySlippers
First the eyes, then the hands. If those are a pass, you look at the rest.
LOL.
The cap in the video! His flat cap firmly tucked under his left arm! Love it.
@LadySlippers, I am all into men’s hands and eyes.
@Late-to-the-Party, I was not in Berlin. I linked back to the original blog post.
He’ll be back in LA shortly for his appearance on Conan.
Does the man ever sleep? He’s in Berlin right now for the European premiere of the “Hobbit” (I watched the red carpet event online. Velvet! Velvet!) and in London tomorrow.
I don’t think he is going back to LA for Conan. Several people on Twitter have reported that he pre-recorded his bit last week during the press tour.
So maybe he’ll get some rest back home.
That’s interesting, Leo. Now it makes sense that there were never any tickets available for that taping.
Thanks for the info.
Yes, Conan is pre-recorded because Ben is going to be in this event tonight: http://www.lettersofnote.com/2013/11/letters-live.html
And apparently it will be filmed. 🙂
SHERLOCK FEELS!!! Is it New Year’s yet?
Can’t wait for this!!!! I am trying to stay away from spoilers as best as possible but PLEASE don’t bring back Irene Adler.
You didn’t like Irene? Why not???
I agree with allows – Moffat took everything that made Irene great as a character and killed it for ‘Sherlock.’
First she’s a dominatrix (ooohh ahhh) who’s also gay (ooohh ahhh) but falls in love with Sherlock anyway (ooohh ahhh) and then is SAVED BY HIM?! What the fuckity fuck.
The original Irene was the only person who ever bested Holmes. That’s why he respected her. THAT’S why she was ‘The Woman.’ She was NOT Moriarty’s lackey, and she was NOT saved by Sherlock. I almost threw my remote at my television when I first viewed that scene.
I think that Lara Pulver did a great job with the material she was given, and I’ll admit that she and Cumby had a palpable chemistry (but let’s face it, Cumby would have chemistry with a stone in the street). However, the point of Irene’s character was that she was a woman like no other, who could outwit the smartest of men and save herself. ‘Sherlock’s Irene gets used by Moriarty, tripped up completely by Sherlock and winds up a damsel in distress.
So now maybe you can see how people who loved her character as it was written by Doyle are a little annoyed with Moffat, and would rather not see her return. Oh, and it’s not like you can’t update the character – ‘Elementary’s mindfuck of making Irene and Moriarty the same person was amazing.
after a long days work I decided to pop back here. @Ladyslippers , i find Joanie took the words right out of my mouth. 🙂
Ok here comes my poor attempt at a Sherlockian deduction…
I think the much debated ‘one who he thought didn’t matter actually mattered the most’ is Molly. I know people have said but she wasn’t one one the 3 that were targeted by the snipers who would shoot if they didn’t see Sherlock jump i.e. Lestrade, Mrs Hudson and John. Moriarty overlooked Molly as he believed she didn’t matter to Sherlock and so putting her in danger would serve as no motivation for him jumping. BUT THIS IS THE WHOLE POINT!
Moriarty MADE A MISTAKE in thinking this as as Sherlock says himself she did count, she always counted and he’d always trusted her. She was just as important if not more so than the others which is why she was the only one to be told of his ‘plan’ and why she was the one to ‘save’ him.
We will know for sure when the episodes come back (cannot wait!) but going off the actual dialogue I would say it is Molly, Moriarty thought she didn’t matter so didn’t think to make her a target, but she was the one that mattered the most as she was critical in his ‘survival’. This could also be applied to Mycroft I suppose but my bets are on Molly 😀
Molly tops the bookies’ list, I guess.
What are the odds of Sherlock actually jumping out of a cake?
Haha, I loved that line! As soon as I heard it, I thought “Oh, now they’re just teasing the fans.”
I would say about 15/1 :p Would totally love it if that happens 😀
But how does his death ‘benefit’ Molly?
Sorry could you clarify? do you mean ‘benefit’ as in for John, Lestrade and Mrs Hudson they get to survive. And since Molly was never in that danger there is no benefit for her?
If thats the case the ‘benefit’ from Sherlocks ‘death’ to Molly is relatively small. She lives because she was never in danger in the first place. Her character has been the subject of back hand comments, sarcastic jibes and mocks throughout the series on Sherlock’s behalf (not to deliberately hurt her thats just how he is) but she has always felt inferior. BUT in her knowing Sherlock’s plan she finally understood her worth and that in his most desperate moments he needed her and she was valuable to him.
I hope we see development in their relationship, not romantically as that doesn’t feel right for the characters but in terms of friendship and trust there is a huge surge that I feel should be discussed.
I think I understand what LadySlippers is thinking. It depends on whether you think Sherlock is talking about HOW he faked his death, or WHY. Let me try to explain.
1) How. (The track most people are on.)
Someone (probably Mycroft, Lestrade or John): So – how’d you manage to fake it with Moriarty watching you so closely?
Sherlock: The one person he [Moriarty] thought didn’t matter at all to me, was the one person who mattered the most [in helping me fake my own death]. (This would be someone who is NOT a sniper target, because if Moriarty thought Sherlock cared he’d have put a sniper on them. Probably Molly, because we know she definitely helped, but could be Mycroft.)
2) Why. (Sounds like this is the track LadySlippers is on.) Sherlock faked his death to benefit the person who matters the most. The obvious assumption is that he’s talking about one of the sniper targets. Probably John, since this is a total bromance.
Mycroft (or maybe John’s fiancé): You realise John is really shitty at you for abandoning him, right? He doesn’t understand why you had to be so cruel.
Sherlock: The one person he [John] thought didn’t matter at all to me, was the one person who mattered the most. (John thought I didn’t care about his feelings, and I guess making my best friend witness my suicide could be considered rather insensitive, but I was trying to save his life. John can just suck it up.)
At first I thought it was obviously #1. But now I’m leaning towards the second option. Mostly for obscure scripting/writing reasons. For starters, Sherlock’s going to have to do some major sweet-talking to get John (and the audience) to forgive him, and we’ve just had a “Sherlock sweet-talks Molly” moment (“I need you”). It’s too soon to have another Molly-moment. Also, option 2 gives the trailer a nice twist: haha! you all thought this line was about Molly, but it’s about John. Surprise! The rest of the trailer seems fairly straightforward, and big “event” trailers aren’t usually so simple/linear.
But on the other hand, I could *definitely* be over-thinking this.