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[[AC: 03 - Pushing Buttons]]
* At an appointment for his post-concussion syndrome, Sherlock quotes [[Theatre/TheMikado Three little Maids]]. the following exchange ensues
-->'''Dr. Hanson:''' Not a very enthusiastic performance, but thanks for the demonstration. At least we know your long-term memory is unaffected.
-->'''Holmes:''' Evidently my last concussion was not enough to erase my schoolboy years with Gilbert and Sullivan.
-->'''Dr. Hanson:''' There are elective procedures for that.
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* Lucy's [[http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/11/06/elementary-jonny-lee-miller-lucy-liu/ idea]] for how Joan and Sherlock should hook up, and Jonny's reason for why Sherlock does not wear a hat.
* Lucy and Jonny answer some [[http://www.people.com/people/videos/0,,20867187,00.html burning questions]], such as "Trigonometry" spoken in Jonny's accent, and Lucy balancing the container on her head.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-aB2hU3axc HOLMES: The Revolutionary New Sleep System]]
* Holmes and Watson [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_tIzCQvrmI meets]] [[Series/PersonOfInterest Finch and Reese]].
-->'''Holmes''': I have a beautiful and alluring partner.\\
'''Finch''': [[HoYay So do I]].\\
[''Reese stares at Finch incredulously for a {{Beat}}'']\\
'''Watson''': Awkward...
** Even funnier in Season 7 where [[spoiler:the big bad could be described as Finch without the morals.]]
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* Joan suggests they should try to set up her stepsister and Marcus together. Sherlock is not enthused:
-->'''Sherlock:''' And to think my father thought ''I'' was the greatest threat to our circle of friends...
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** The scene also heavily implies with Watson taking her jacket off and the tone of Holmes' voice that [[FreudWasRight he thinks she's suggesting something else to help him stay awake...]]
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* The internet collective Everyone agrees to search for missing persons who received payments from a shell corporation. In return, Sherlock has to put together a researched essay as to why [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Bella should have ended up with Jacob, not Edward]]. And read it aloud at a convention.

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* The internet collective Everyone agrees to search for missing persons who received payments from a shell corporation. In return, Sherlock has to put together a researched essay as to why [[Literature/{{Twilight}} [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Bella should have ended up with Jacob, not Edward]]. And read it aloud at a convention.
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* Sherlock makes an off-hand comments about "last night's events". Turns out his plan to put out a fake murder to try and catch a criminal murder cleaner actually attracted an undercover police officer, with all the drama ("") that entails.

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* Sherlock makes an off-hand comments about "last night's events". Turns out his plan to put out a fake murder to try and catch a criminal murder cleaner actually attracted an undercover police officer, with all the drama ("") that entails.entails. Of course Sherlock tones it down:

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*Sherlock makes an off-hand comments about "last night's events". Turns out his plan to put out a fake murder to try and catch a criminal murder cleaner actually attracted an undercover police officer, with all the drama ("") that entails.
-->'''Sherlock''': There was a bit of confusion and some waving of guns.
-->'''Joan''': Did you get ''arrested''?
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**Kitty's look of open-mouthed disbelief at this (the first time we have seen such a face on her) is hilarious in its own right.
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* Sherlock's offended by an IncrediblyLamePun.

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* Sherlock's offended by an IncrediblyLamePun.a {{pun}}.



** Then Margaret tries to soothe little Archie with what looks like a strange hand-cranked egg beater, only for this gem from Watson:

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** Then Margaret tries to soothe little Archie with what looks like a strange hand-cranked egg beater, eggbeater, only for this gem from Watson:



-->'''Kitty:''' I think you meant [[IncrediblyLamePun "football."]]

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-->'''Kitty:''' I think you meant [[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} "football."]]
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** Joan getting her own back for Sherlock assaulting her in the foyer by throwing over the rack of locks Sherlock has placed by country of origin. The look on Sherlock's face is ''priceless''.

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** Joan getting her own back for Sherlock assaulting her in the foyer by throwing over the rack of locks Sherlock has placed sorted by country of origin. The look on Sherlock's face is ''priceless''. Hit them where it hurts...

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* The opening of the episode shows Holmes in group therapy being unusually still. When Watson puts her hand on him, he jumps up shouting "AMYGDALA!" and then happily leaves as if nothing happened. It turns out that he had hypnotized himself into a trance. The next time they're at a meeting, Holmes is about to doze off when Watson threatens to jab a thumbtack into his thigh. The look on her face wisely shuts him up.

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* The opening of the episode shows Holmes in group therapy being unusually still. When Watson puts her hand on him, he jumps up shouting "AMYGDALA!" and then happily leaves as if nothing happened. It turns out that he had hypnotized himself into a trance. The next time they're at a meeting, Holmes is about to doze off when Watson threatens to jab a thumbtack into his thigh. The look on her face wisely shuts him up. This is what leads up to the "smallest violin" moment above.



'''Watson''': No. ''[Two seconds later, realizing what Ty just said]'' Wow. Uh, not even close.

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'''Watson''': No. ''[Two ''(Two seconds later, realizing what Ty just said]'' said)'' Wow. Uh, not even close.



'''Joan''': [''muttering under her breath''] If you do, swing from the left.

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'''Joan''': [''muttering ''(muttering under her breath''] breath)'' If you do, swing from the left.



'''Sherlock''': Me! ''Baton!'' [whacks "M" out cold]

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'''Sherlock''': Me! ''Baton!'' [whacks ''(whacks "M" out cold]cold)''



* The B Plot concerns a porno that was shot and filmed in Watson's apartment while she's been living with Sherlock. It provides several hilarious moments such as both her and Sherlock criticizing the film's continuity errors, Sherlock buying a spatula to replace the one that was "violated" in the porno in question (as well as a replacement toothbrush, though just why Watson's old brush needed to be replaced when they didn't use it in the film is [[NoodleIncident never explained]]), and Watson [[spoiler: blackmailing the film's director and the superintendent who was in on it to pay for her items to be put into storage and a new couch.]]

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* The B Plot concerns a porno that was shot and filmed in Watson's apartment while she's been living with Sherlock. It provides several hilarious moments such as both her and Sherlock criticizing the film's continuity errors, Sherlock buying a spatula to replace the one that was "violated" in the porno in question (as well as a replacement toothbrush, though just why Watson's old brush needed to be replaced when they didn't use it in the film is [[NoodleIncident never explained]]), explained]])[[note]]The implication is one of the actors used it, and considering where their mouths had been, it was best to just get a new one[[/note]] and Watson [[spoiler: blackmailing the film's director and the superintendent who was in on it to pay for her items to be put into storage and a new couch.]]



* Sherlock hit Joan in the back with a tennis ball. She later retaliates by beaning him in the face with a basketball.
** [[IronicEcho “Could have been a knife.”]]
* Joan getting her own back for Sherlock assaulting her in the foyer by throwing over the rack of locks Sherlock has placed by country of origin. The look on Sherlock's face is ''priceless''.



** Joan getting her own back for Sherlock assaulting her in the foyer by throwing over the rack of locks Sherlock has placed by country of origin. The look on Sherlock's face is ''priceless''.
* Sherlock hit Joan in the back with a tennis ball. She later retaliates by beaning him in the face with a basketball.
** [[IronicEcho “Could have been a knife.”]]



-->'''Watson:''' ''[blank look]''

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-->'''Watson:''' ''[blank look]''''(blank look)''



-->'''Watson:''' ''[rolls eyes]''

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-->'''Watson:''' ''[rolls eyes]''''(rolls eyes)''



* Lydon's driver, Crabtree, shows up at the brownstone with a bee in a box for Sherlock as an offer of payment in exchange for Sherlock taking the case. Sherlock is unimpressed until he realizes it's a rare species and proceeds to stare in wonder for several moments before rejecting it. As Crabtree turns away, still holding the bee, Sherlock looks visibly pained by the decision.

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* Lydon's driver, Crabtree, shows up at the brownstone with a bee in a box for Sherlock as an offer of payment in exchange for Sherlock taking the case. Sherlock is unimpressed until he realizes it's a rare species and proceeds to stare in wonder for several moments before rejecting it. As Crabtree turns away, still holding the bee, Sherlock looks visibly pained by the decision.
decision. Joan, for her part, is utterly baffled by his reaction.



'''Mycroft''': My. Croft. Hasn't been that long, has it?\\

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'''Mycroft''': [[AnswersToTheNameOfGod My. Croft. ]] Hasn't been that long, has it?\\



'''Sherlock''': Fatty, this is Watson. Watson, this is Fatty.\\

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'''Sherlock''': Fatty, [[YouAreFat Fatty]], this is Watson. Watson, this is Fatty.\\



* Watson's face after Sherlock calls Mycroft "an indolent manchild".

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* Watson's face after Sherlock calls Mycroft "an indolent manchild".man child".
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-->'''Sherlock:''' [[Franchise/SpiderMan I was bitten by a radioactive detective.]]

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-->'''Sherlock:''' [[Franchise/SpiderMan [[ComicBook/SpiderMan I was bitten by a radioactive detective.]]
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* Rhys' identification of the likely suspect who ordered Emily's kidnapping:
-->'''Watson''': Is he the one you stole from?\\
'''Rhys''': Well, technically, I stole from all of them, but yeah, he'd be pretty upset with me.

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-->'''Sherlock:''' ''(entering interview room)'' Victor Nardin; think fast! ''(throws orange at the suspect's face, bouncing it off his left eye)'' This man is innocent. ''(leaves)''

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-->'''Sherlock:''' --->'''Sherlock:''' ''(entering interview room)'' Victor Nardin; think fast! ''(throws orange at the suspect's face, bouncing it off his left eye)'' This man is innocent. ''(leaves)''Detective Bell, a word if you please? ''(leaves)''\\
'''Nardin:''' Why he hit me?!
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-->'''Sherlock''': He allowed himself to be duped by an [[LawmanGoneBad FBI agent who told him he was a registered informant]], when he wasn’t. He left fingerprints on a gun at the scene of a murder [[WhatanIdiot he did not commit]]. And how did you two meet again?
-->'''Watson''': Wait, hold on a second…
-->'''Sherlock''': That’s right! You pulled five bullets out of him after he was ambushed and shot! Now that I know him better I’m surprised he didn’t step on a bear trap and then fall down a well! I’m sorry, but if I had known he was going to remain with the SBK, I never would have [[spoiler: wiped his fingerprints from that gun]]! That man is safer in prison!

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-->'''Sherlock''': He allowed himself to be duped by an [[LawmanGoneBad FBI agent who told him he was a registered informant]], when he wasn’t. He left fingerprints on a gun at the scene of a murder [[WhatanIdiot he did not commit]]. commit. And how did you two meet again?
-->'''Watson''':
again?\\
'''Watson''':
Wait, hold on a second…
-->'''Sherlock''':
second…\\
'''Sherlock''':
That’s right! You pulled five bullets out of him after he was ambushed and shot! Now that I know him better I’m surprised he didn’t step on a bear trap and then fall down a well! I’m sorry, but if I had known he was going to remain with the SBK, I never would have [[spoiler: wiped his fingerprints from that gun]]! That man is safer in prison!



-->'''Marcus:''' Your brother-in-law, Milo Spitz, was found dead in his car at South Mount Reservation.
-->'''Mobster:''' Milo committed suicide.
-->'''Joan:''' He was stabbed sixteen times.
-->'''Mobster:''' [[ImplausibleDeniability Hardest he ever worked in his life.]]

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-->'''Marcus:''' Your brother-in-law, Milo Spitz, was found dead in his car at South Mount Reservation.
-->'''Mobster:'''
Reservation.\\
'''Mobster:'''
Milo committed suicide.
-->'''Joan:'''
suicide.\\
'''Joan:'''
He was stabbed sixteen times.
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times.\\
'''Mobster:'''
[[ImplausibleDeniability Hardest he ever worked in his life.]]

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'''Watson''': No.\\
'''Watson''' (''Two seconds later, realizing what Ty just said''): Wow. Uh, not even close.

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'''Watson''': No.\\
'''Watson''' (''Two
''[Two seconds later, realizing what Ty just said''): said]'' Wow. Uh, not even close.
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-->'''Watson''': ''What is your DAMAGE?!''
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* In the lift, Sherlock gives an awkward apology to the AlmightyJanitor for earlier when he threw a jug off water on the ground to get the Janitor out of the room. The janitor says it's alright, gets out of the lift... [[{{Troll}} but not before he presses every button up to Sherlock's floor]].

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* In the lift, Sherlock gives an awkward apology to the AlmightyJanitor for earlier when he threw a jug off water on the ground to get the Janitor out of the room. The janitor says it's alright, gets out of the lift... [[{{Troll}} but not before he presses every button up to Sherlock's floor]]. \n Even better is that the episode later reveals [[spoiler: the janitor is actually the killer.]]
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[[Ac: 09 - No One Lives Forever]]

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** The writers are not making this up, there have ''actually been'' some infamous heists involving [[spoiler: maple syrup]], google it.

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** The writers are not making this up, there have ''actually been'' some infamous heists involving [[spoiler: maple syrup]], google it.
syrup - see [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Canadian_Maple_Syrup_Heist here]] for one possible inspiration for the show]].
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* Watch Gregson in the background when Holmes is initially questioning Bell... he gives a rather magnificent FacePalm of annoyance.
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* "The Leviathan" introduces Mr. Batonvert. Whose name in French means green stick.

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* "The Leviathan" introduces Mr. Batonvert. Whose Batonvert, whose name in translated from French literally means green stick."Greenstick". He's referred to as "Greenstick" for the rest of the episode.

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