Sherlock/Recap/S02/E01 A Scandal in Belgravia: Difference between revisions

* [[Companion Cube]]: Irene's phone is her life.

* [[Cut Himself Shaving]]: Played with. After {{spoiler|subduing the American [[Mook]] who'd roughed up Mrs Hudson}}, Sherlock phones Lestrade for an ambulance and starts casually describing the victim's injuries: "A few broken ribs, fractured skull, suspected punctured lung. He fell out of a window." Subverted with a [[Gilligan Cut]] to the man actually hitting the bins outside 221B, and then doubly subverted when the police arrive:

'''Sherlock:''' Oh, it's all a bit of a blur, Detective Inspector. [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|I lost count.]] }}

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Plenty of them, as is the standard for this show, but John takes the cake while breaking Sherlock and Irene's [[Held Gaze]].

* [[Destination Defenestration]]: The fate of {{spoiler|the American [[Mook]] who threatened to shoot John and beat up Mrs Hudson}}. Multiple times over, if Sherlock is to be believed.

* [[Did You Actually Believe?]]: {{spoiler|Subverted when Sherlock proves Irene's infatuation with him was real.}}

* [[Eagle Land]]: The American agents in this episode are very much a Flavour 2.

* [[Fandom Nod]]: John's insistence on his heterosexuality to Irene might as well have been addressed to the [[Yaoi Fangirls]].

'''Irene:''' [[Lipstick Lesbian|Well, I am.]] Look at us both. }}

* [[Fan Service]]: Plenty. Both Irene Adler and Sherlock Holmes are naked.

* [[Fun with Subtitles]]: Sherlock's first reading of [[Naked First Impression|Irene]] only gives him "???????". He glances over at John and is able to deduce how he spent his night just fine, but Irene leaves him absolutely flummoxed.

* [[Gilligan Cut]]: "He fell out of a window." Cut to {{spoiler|John patching up Mrs Hudson's injuries when something falls from the direction of Sherlock's window with a loud ''WHUMP''}}.

* [[Girl-On-Girl Is Hot]]: John's apparent reaction to learning what Irene does for a living. Sherlock has to remind him to put his teacup down.

* [[Held Gaze]]: Between Irene and Sherlock in the space of two very short scenes, leading to John's [[Deadpan Snarker]] moment above.

* [[Hit Me Dammit]]: Sherlock asks John to punch him in the face, as part of his disguise on first meeting Irene Adler. When John hesitates, Sherlock provokes him by hitting him first. [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse|John]] responds by ''flooring'' him, then putting him in a headlock and reminding him that killing people used to be part of his ''profession.'' This is all surprisingly hilarious.

* [[The Internet Is for Porn]]: "If I wanted to look at naked women I'd borrow John's computer."

* [[Kick the Dog]]: How Irene treats Sherlock in the climax.

* [[Lipstick Lesbian]] / [[Situational Sexuality]]: Irene self-identifies as a lesbian, but is plenty willing to 'scold' men in a professional context. She might just make one exception, though…

* [[Love Is a Weakness]]: {{spoiler|This time, Sherlock's proven right.}}

** Which provides some very ominous foreboding for events in {{spoiler|The Reichenbach Fall.}}

* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: ''Irene Adler.'' {{spoiler|Mycroft too, before Irene turns it back on him.}}

* [[No Sell]]: Irene, being naked, can't be "read" by Sherlock, and he in turn is resistant to her full-court press of seduction. {{spoiler|Still, her naked body does make an impression on him, and if the viewer watches closely, he does manage to insult her while he's explaining the crime.}}

* [[Not So Harmless]] / [[Tranquil Fury]]: Sherlock, upon realising that 221B has been broken into and the Americans have {{spoiler|kidnapped and beaten Mrs Hudson}}.

'''Sherlock:''' It's all a bit of a blur, Detective Inspector. I lost count. }}

** Notably, though Sherlock's expression barely changes, his [[Sherlock Scan]] suddenly changes to "places I can hit this guy to mess him up."

* [["Previously On..."]]: The second season begins with a [[Aspect Montage|montage]] of clips from the pool scene in "The Great Game" with juxtaposed voices.

* [[Shirtless Scene]]: Sherlock gets an accidental one in the middle of Buckingham Palace, thanks to Mycroft's vindictiveness.

'''Sherlock:''' …Or I'll just walk away! }}

* [[Shout-Out]] The flight number from London to Baltimore? [[James Bond|007]].

* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Mrs Hudson, of all people.

* [[Totally Radical]]: Invoked. By Sherlock. In Buckingham Palace.

'''Sherlock''': ''Laterz.'' }}

* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: {{spoiler|Sherlock himself becomes one to [[Big Bad Duumvirate|Irene and Moriarty]] by giving away the details of a counter-terrorism operation.}}