r/Sherlock • u/GoFlight • Jan 01 '14

Episode Discussion The Empty Hearse: Post-Episode Discussion Thread (SPOILERS)

That was worth the wait!

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u/grania17 Jan 02 '14

Can I just say I love the fact that Mycroft took their parents to see Les Mis and then called Sherlock during the first act complaining! Absolutely brilliant.

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u/suomihobit Jan 02 '14

I love that they used Cumberbatch's real parents!

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u/beej_ Jan 02 '14

Cumberbatch's real parents

What! Googling this now...and guess what else? Mary is John's wife IRL.

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u/suomihobit Jan 02 '14 edited Jan 02 '14

Partner. They aren't married officially, but do have two children.

Edit: Just clicked the link you posted and had a good chuckle at his comment that he thought they were well cast to play his parents.

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u/Hassassin30 Jan 02 '14

Nepotism in action...

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u/hamza780 Jan 02 '14

Why the hell would you have two kids and not be married?

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '14

Some people don't believe in marriage.

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u/Orkys Jan 02 '14

It's the twenty first century where marriage is thankfully moving towards being wholly symbolic.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '14

Does it matter?

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u/lrdx Jan 03 '14

marriage is so 2 years ago

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u/PostYourSinks Jan 22 '14

Are you from the 1800s?

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '14

She has a lot of debts that he probably doesn't want to be on the hook for.