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* NoodleIncident: Holmes' entrance, covered in blood and carrying a harpoon.

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* NoodleIncident: *NoodleIncident: Holmes' entrance, covered in blood and carrying a harpoon.[[NoodleImplement harpoon]].
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*NoodleIncident: Holmes' entrance, covered in blood and carrying a harpoon.
-->'''Holmes''': That was tedious.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Sherlock finding John sitting gloomily in a graveyard foreshadows the next episode.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Sherlock finding John sitting gloomily in a graveyard foreshadows the next episode. episode.
** Also when Sherlock is initially analyzing a clue, he interprets it as [[spoiler: Liberty In- paraphrased, in death there is freedom.]] Which pretty much [[spoiler: sums up the events surrounding his "death" in the next episode.]]
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** A seemingly random email Sherlock gets from a little girl asking to find her missing pet rabbit.


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* NotHisSled: [[spoiler:Stapleton has nothing to do with the hound]].

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** ShootTheDog on that last one?
*** It at the very least doubles as a RunningGag with the last entry.



* BavarianFireDrill: Sherlock and John manage to use two consecutively. They [[spoiler: sneak their way onto the Baskerville base and have a look around. First Sherlock pretends to be Mycroft to get them onto the base with an [[CrazyPrepared ID he ''acquired'' long before, just in case;]] then John uses his ID showing his rank of Captain to get "the full tour" from the Corporal who challenges them being there, claiming Baskerville is never subjected to inspections, ever]].

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* BavarianFireDrill: Sherlock and John manage to use two consecutively. They [[spoiler: sneak their way onto the Baskerville base and have a look around. First Sherlock pretends to be Mycroft to get them onto the base with an [[CrazyPrepared ID he ''acquired'' long before, just in case;]] then John uses his ID showing his rank of Captain to get "the full tour" from the Corporal who challenges them being there, claiming Baskerville is never subjected to inspections, ever]].ever.



* MistakenForGay: Actually leads to Henry's female therapist leaving the pub, instead of giving John the information he needs.
** Also the owners of the pub/inn think the same.
* {{Narm}}: The memory palace scene can be seen as part this and part WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome YourMileageMayVary, obviously.
** [[spoiler: The CGI hound.]]

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* LandMineGoesClick: [[spoiler:Dr. Frankland]] dies this way, having unwisely decided to enter the Grimpen Minefield while trying to escape.
* MistakenForGay: Actually leads to John and Sherlock are mistaken twice -- first, by the actually gay pub owners, then by Henry's female therapist leaving therapist, who because of this leaves the pub, pub instead of giving John the information he needs.
** Also the owners of the pub/inn think the same.
* {{Narm}}: The memory palace scene can be seen as part this and part WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome YourMileageMayVary, obviously.
** [[spoiler: The CGI hound.]]
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When [[GoingColdTurkey Sherlock]] declares he will take on the case of Bluebell, a missing rabbit, John immediately gets up and gives him a packet of cigarettes.
** John is also weirded out when Sherlock makes coffee for him. [[spoiler: He's right to be.]]
* ParanoiaFuel: [[spoiler: The H.O.U.N.D-laced mist. There is a drug in the ''air'' that makes you see monsters and sends people insane.]]

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When [[GoingColdTurkey Sherlock]] declares he will take on the case of Bluebell, a missing rabbit, John immediately gets up and gives him a packet of cigarettes.
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cigarettes. John is also weirded out when Sherlock makes coffee for him. [[spoiler: He's right to be.]]
* ParanoiaFuel: [[spoiler: RedHerring:
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The H.O.U.N.D-laced mist. There Morse code John notices. It turns out to lead to [[spoiler:a dogging site]] instead of anything relevant to the case, though it does at least provide Sherlock with a genuinely helpful EurekaMoment.
** [[spoiler:Dr. Stapleton]], especially for those familiar with the original novel. She's involved in genetic experimentation on animals of dubious legality, but
is a drug otherwise innocent -- and her counterpart in the ''air'' that makes you see monsters and sends people insane.]]original turned out to be the killer.
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* BadassBoast:
-->'''Dr. Frankland''': I'd love to tell you, but then of course I'd have to kill you.
-->'''Sherlock''': That would be tremendously ambitious of you.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Sherlock finding John sitting gloomily in a graveyard foreshadows the next episode.



--> '''Sherlock:''' Listen, what I said before, John, I meant it. I don't have friends. [[HeartwarmingMoment I've just got one.]]

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--> '''Sherlock:''' Listen, what I said before, John, I meant it. I don't have friends. [[HeartwarmingMoment [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming I've just got one.]]
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* AffablyEvil: [[spoiler:Dr. Frankland]] is very polite and friendly despite being a murderer involved in highly unethical scientific experiments.


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* BeardOfEvil: Subverted with [[spoiler: the Major]].
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* WhatTheHellHero: Sherlock [[spoiler: ''drugs'' John and locks him in a lab, in spite of his knowledge about John's PTSD.]] Though he does spend the rest of the episode trying to make up for it.

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* WhatTheHellHero: In "The Hounds of Baskerville," Sherlock [[spoiler: ''drugs'' has gone from violently defending Mrs Hudson and showing a lot of affection for her, to cruelly telling her a man she's involved with is a bigamist and threatening her ''with a harpoon''- all because John won't tell him where his emergency cigarette stash is. John is so horrified by his behaviour that he shouts at him and locks then, when Mrs Hudson has tearfully retreated, orders him in a lab, in spite of his knowledge about John's PTSD.]] Though he does spend the rest of the episode trying to make up for it.go downstairs and apologise to her.
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* InsistentTerminology: One of the reasons Sherlock takes the case is that Henry continually refers to the thing that attacked his father as a "hound." [[spoiler: It is a hound. Of sorts.]] Sherlock also refers to it as a hound, but John sticks to calling it a dog.

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* InsistentTerminology: One of the reasons Sherlock takes the case is that Henry continually refers to the thing that attacked his father as a "hound." [[spoiler: It is a hound. [[FunWithAcronyms Of sorts.]] ]]]] Sherlock also refers to it as a hound, but John sticks to calling it a dog.
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* ChekovsGun: They mention a minefield at the beginning of the episode. It's not a matter of ''if'' someone gets blown up, it's ''when.''

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* ChekovsGun: ChekhovsGun: They mention a minefield at the beginning of the episode. It's not a matter of ''if'' someone gets blown up, it's ''when.''

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* ParanoiaFuel: [[spoiler: The H.O.U.N.D-laced mist. There is a drug in the ''air'' that makes you see monsters and sends people insane.]]



--> '''Sherlock:''' Listen, what I said before, John, I meant it. I don't have friends. [[spoiler:[[HeartwarmingMoment I've just got one.]]]]

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--> '''Sherlock:''' Listen, what I said before, John, I meant it. I don't have friends. [[spoiler:[[HeartwarmingMoment [[HeartwarmingMoment I've just got one.]]]]]]



* RoomFullOfCrazy: [[spoiler: Moriaty's cell. Which Mycroft lets him out of.]]

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* ParanoiaFuel: [[spoiler: The H.O.U.N.D-laced mist. There is a drug in the ''air'' that makes you see monsters and sends people insane.]]
* RoomFullOfCrazy: [[spoiler: Moriaty's Moriarty's cell. Which Mycroft lets him out of.]]
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* {{Narm}}: The memory palace scene can be seen as part this and part WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome. YourMileageMayVary.

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* {{Narm}}: The memory palace scene can be seen as part this and part WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome. YourMileageMayVary.WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome YourMileageMayVary, obviously.
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* Narm: The memory palace scene can be seen as part this and part WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome. YourMileageMayVary.

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* Narm: {{Narm}}: The memory palace scene can be seen as part this and part WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome. YourMileageMayVary.
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*** It at the very least doubles as a RunningGag with the last entry.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Sherlock [[spoiler: ''drugs'' John and locks him in a lab, in spite of his knowledge about John's PTSD.]] Though he does spend the rest of the episode trying to make up for it.



* WhatTheHellHero: Sherlock [[spoiler: ''drugs'' John and locks him in a lab, in spite of his knowledge about John's PTSD.]] Though he does spend the rest of the episode trying to make up for it.

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** Also the owners of the pub/inn think the same

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** Also the owners of the pub/inn think the samesame.


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** [[spoiler: The CGI hound.]]


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* YourMindMakesItReal: [[spoiler:The experimental drug acted as a fear stimulus that ended overwhelming and killing the test subjects.]]
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* BavarianFireDrill: Sherlock and John manage to use two consecutively to [[spoiler: sneak their way onto the Baskerville base and have a look around, first Sherlock pretends to be Mycroft to get them onto the base with an [[CrazyPrepared ID he ''acquired'' long before just in case]] then John uses his ID showing his rank of Captain to get "the full tour" from the Corporal that challenges them being there as they're not the type of place that gets inspected]].
* BusmansHoliday: Lestrade is sent down by Mycroft to check on Sherlock, but also is on holiday. He gets roped into the case. However, John refers to him as Greg, much to Sherlocks confusion.

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* BavarianFireDrill: Sherlock and John manage to use two consecutively to consecutively. They [[spoiler: sneak their way onto the Baskerville base and have a look around, first around. First Sherlock pretends to be Mycroft to get them onto the base with an [[CrazyPrepared ID he ''acquired'' long before before, just in case]] case;]] then John uses his ID showing his rank of Captain to get "the full tour" from the Corporal that who challenges them being there as they're not the type of place that gets inspected]].
there, claiming Baskerville is never subjected to inspections, ever]].
* BusmansHoliday: Lestrade is sent down by Mycroft to check on Sherlock, but also is on holiday. He gets roped into the case. However, John refers to addresses him as Greg, "Greg", much to Sherlocks Sherlock's confusion.



* InsistentTerminology: One of the reason Sherlock takes the case is that Henry continually refers to the thing that attacked his father as a hound. [[spoiler: It is a hound. Of sorts.]] Sherlock also refers to it as a hound, but John sticks to calling it a dog.

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* InsistentTerminology: One of the reason reasons Sherlock takes the case is that Henry continually refers to the thing that attacked his father as a hound. "hound." [[spoiler: It is a hound. Of sorts.]] Sherlock also refers to it as a hound, but John sticks to calling it a dog.



* Narm: The memory palace scene. Sherlock sitting in a lab, waving his arms around as various things related to 'liberty,' such as the French revolution and the liberty bell, and hounds, doubled with a snippet of Hound Dog are part this and part WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome.

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* Narm: The memory palace scene. Sherlock sitting in a lab, waving his arms around scene can be seen as various things related to 'liberty,' such as the French revolution and the liberty bell, and hounds, doubled with a snippet of Hound Dog are part this and part WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome.WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome. YourMileageMayVary.



* OnlyFriend: Sherlock says he doesn't have any friends to John.

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* OnlyFriend: Sherlock says points this out to John, clarifying his assertion the night before that he doesn't "doesn't have any friends to John.friends":
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** ShootTheDog on that last one?
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--> '''Sherlock:''' I don't have any friends. Only you.

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--> '''Sherlock:''' Listen, what I said before, John, I meant it. I don't have any friends. Only you.[[spoiler:[[HeartwarmingMoment I've just got one.]]]]
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-->'''Bill Murray''': Surely this is just a shaggy dog story.

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-->'''Bill Murray''': Surely this is just a shaggy dog story.ShaggyDogStory.
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** Also the owners of the pub/inn think the same

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-->Bill Murray: It sounds as if the dog's bark was worse than its bite!
-->Mike Stamford: It's certainly given me paws for thought.
-->Bill Murray: Surely this is just a shaggy dog story.
-->Sherlock: John, fetch me my revolver.

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-->Bill Murray: -->'''Bill Murray''': It sounds as if the dog's bark was worse than its bite!
-->Mike Stamford: -->'''Mike Stamford''': It's certainly given me paws for thought.
-->Bill Murray: -->'''Bill Murray''': Surely this is just a shaggy dog story.
-->Sherlock: -->'''Sherlock''': John, fetch me my revolver.



* Chekov'sGun: They mention a minefield at the beginning of the episode. It's not a matter of ''if'' someone gets blown up, it's ''when.''

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* Chekov'sGun: ChekovsGun: They mention a minefield at the beginning of the episode. It's not a matter of ''if'' someone gets blown up, it's ''when.''''
* ElaborateUndergroundBase: The Baskerville facility.



* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When [[GoingColdTurkey Sherlock]] declares he will take on the case of Bluebell, missing rabbit, John immediately gets up and gives him a packet of cigarettes.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When [[GoingColdTurkey Sherlock]] declares he will take on the case of Bluebell, a missing rabbit, John immediately gets up and gives him a packet of cigarettes.



* WhatTheHellHero: Sherlock [[spoiler: ''drugs'' John and locks him in a lab, in spite of his knowledge about John's PTSD.]]

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* WhatTheHellHero: Sherlock [[spoiler: ''drugs'' John and locks him in a lab, in spite of his knowledge about John's PTSD.]]]] Though he does spend the rest of the episode trying to make up for it.

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* AWorldwidePunomenon: In the comments for the blog writeup of this case.
-->Bill Murray: It sounds as if the dog's bark was worse than its bite!
-->Mike Stamford: It's certainly given me paws for thought.
-->Bill Murray: Surely this is just a shaggy dog story.
-->Sherlock: John, fetch me my revolver.



* Chekov'sGun: They mention a minefield at the beginning of the episode. It's not a matter of ''if'' someone gets blown up, it's ''when.''



* ParanoiaFuel: [[The H.O.U.N.D-laced mist. There is a drug in the ''air'' that makes you see monsters and sends people insane.]]

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* ParanoiaFuel: [[The [[spoiler: The H.O.U.N.D-laced mist. There is a drug in the ''air'' that makes you see monsters and sends people insane.]]

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\nThe 21st century take on possibly the most famous work in the Holmes canon - The Hound of the Baskervilles.



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*ArcWords: "Liberty" and "In," not to mention the eponymous hound.



* InsistentTerminology: One of the reason Sherlock takes the case is that Henry continually refers to the thing that attacked his father as a hound. [[It is a hound. Just not the kind you're thinking of.]] Sherlock also refers to it as a hound, but John sticks to calling it a dog.

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* GoingColdTurkey: The reason for Sherlock's manic behaviour during the ColdOpen.
* FirstNameBasis: An odd example with good old [[MargaretThatcher Maggie.]]
* InsistentTerminology: One of the reason Sherlock takes the case is that Henry continually refers to the thing that attacked his father as a hound. [[It [[spoiler: It is a hound. Just not the kind you're thinking of.Of sorts.]] Sherlock also refers to it as a hound, but John sticks to calling it a dog.dog.
* MistakenForGay: Actually leads to Henry's female therapist leaving the pub, instead of giving John the information he needs.
* ParanoiaFuel: [[The H.O.U.N.D-laced mist. There is a drug in the ''air'' that makes you see monsters and sends people insane.]]
* OnlyFriend: Sherlock says he doesn't have any friends to John.
--> '''Sherlock:''' I don't have any friends. Only you.



* WhatTheHellHero: Sherlock ''drugs'' John and locks him in a lab, in spite of his knowledge about John's PTSD.

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** John is also weirded out when Sherlock makes coffee for him. [[spoiler: He's right to be.]]
* RoomFullOfCrazy: [[spoiler: Moriaty's cell. Which Mycroft lets him out of.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: Sherlock [[spoiler: ''drugs'' John and locks him in a lab, in spite of his knowledge about John's PTSD.]]

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* BavarianFireDrill: Sherlock and John manage to use two consecutively to [[spoiler: sneak their way onto the Baskerville base and have a look around, first Sherlock pretends to be Mycroft to get them onto the base with an [[CrazyPrepared ID he ''acquired'' long before just in case]] then John uses his ID showing his rank of Captain to get "the full tour" from the Corporal that challenges them being there as they're not the type of place that gets inspected]]

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* BavarianFireDrill: Sherlock and John manage to use two consecutively to [[spoiler: sneak their way onto the Baskerville base and have a look around, first Sherlock pretends to be Mycroft to get them onto the base with an [[CrazyPrepared ID he ''acquired'' long before just in case]] then John uses his ID showing his rank of Captain to get "the full tour" from the Corporal that challenges them being there as they're not the type of place that gets inspected]]inspected]].
* BusmansHoliday: Lestrade is sent down by Mycroft to check on Sherlock, but also is on holiday. He gets roped into the case. However, John refers to him as Greg, much to Sherlocks confusion.
* InsistentTerminology: One of the reason Sherlock takes the case is that Henry continually refers to the thing that attacked his father as a hound. [[It is a hound. Just not the kind you're thinking of.]] Sherlock also refers to it as a hound, but John sticks to calling it a dog.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When [[GoingColdTurkey Sherlock]] declares he will take on the case of Bluebell, missing rabbit, John immediately gets up and gives him a packet of cigarettes.
* WhatTheHellHero: Sherlock ''drugs'' John and locks him in a lab, in spite of his knowledge about John's PTSD.

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BavarianFireDrill: Sherlock and John manage to use two consecutively to [[spoiler: sneak their way onto the Baskerville base and have a look around, first Sherlock pretends to be Mycroft to get them onto the base with an [[CrazyPrepared ID he ''acquired'' long before just in case]] then John uses his ID showing his rank of Captain to get "the full tour" from the Corporal that challenges them being there as they're not the type of place that gets inspected]]

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!!This episode contains examples of:
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BavarianFireDrill: Sherlock and John manage to use two consecutively to [[spoiler: sneak their way onto the Baskerville base and have a look around, first Sherlock pretends to be Mycroft to get them onto the base with an [[CrazyPrepared ID he ''acquired'' long before just in case]] then John uses his ID showing his rank of Captain to get "the full tour" from the Corporal that challenges them being there as they're not the type of place that gets inspected]]inspected]]
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