Meta Rec: The Empty Hearse Review

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Title: The Empty Hearse Review - On Sherlock, John and the Lack of Character
Author: wellingtongoose
Pairing: Gen
Length: ~ 2700
Rating: n/a
Warnings: none, other than SPOILERS for season 3
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Analyzing the reunion of John and Sherlock, their relationship, Sherlock’s characterization and the role of Mary in the episode.
Reccer's comments:
wellingtongoose's meta has been recced here before, and rightly so. There are already a number of metas/reviews for the new season posted (I haven't read all of them yet, but I am sure they are worthwhile). For my rec, I have chosen wellingtongoose's review of The Empty Hearse as it is such a crucial episode. It's the first after a long wait and one that we were looking forward to for answers to two important questions: how did Sherlock manage to fake his death and how will Sherlock and John's reunion go. wellingtongoose take a critical look at what we are given in this episode, both in answer to the question and as a general analysis of the episode.
If all you want is squee, then this analysis is not for you. If you're like me and you enjoy the show even if you don't like everything about it (perhaps even going as far as having WTF moments or hating aspects of it ...), then wellingtongoose's astute review may be just the thing for you.