A small Sherlock and Molly moment that get instantly forgotten

 (Sherlock meta by theleftpill)

Consider, Sherlollians

Everyone makes a big deal over “Jim from IT’s” scene in The Great Game, and Sherlock’s deduction and why he makes that deduction and Molly’s reaction to the deduction and Sherlock’s reaction to Molly’s reaction. But all that distracts us from the very start of the scene, when Molly enters the room:

Molly: Any luck?
Sherlock: Oh YES.

Consider:

Molly has just intruded on Sherlock and John’s conversation about The Work. She has broken in, she has interrupted. Sherlock, however, does not respond with annoyance, he does not “humor” her question, he does not ignore her or shut her down.

He responds enthusiastically. Molly walks in, and Sherlock’s happy about that.

Sherlock welcomes Molly in, he’s already engaging with her, he’s excited that he has a result and is ready and dare I say eager to share it with her. This small moment speaks volumes. This small moment shows us - in two lines of dialogue that get instantly forgotten - that they are colleagues, that Sherlock respects her work, that Sherlock relies on her assistance. That Sherlock enjoys her presence and wants to work with her.

They’re both getting ready to do some down and dirty Science. And we’re gonna get to watch!!! And then look who shows up:

DAMMIT, JIM.

And the whole thing collapses like a flan in a cupboard.