All the women have lost their agency

Mary - dead
Molly - slavishly in love and willing to take whatever abuse she "needs to" for the greater good, submitting her needs to the needs of Sherlock
Eurus - at the end needed the comfort of her big brother (a man)
Irene - saved by the man, forced to live in hiding

Whereas all the men have prospered: Mycroft never succumbed to his mental state as Eurus did, and suffered no consequences for decisions which were at best morally dubious. Sherlock Always Wins - surely he would have been left just a little bit broken, maybe he should have been the one needing the help after the end of the episode. John keeps on keeping on.

Yes Una Stubbs has a cool Aston but that doesn't really make up for it. There is a streak of misogyny in this plotting that doesn't need to be there.

Posted By: Old Man on January 16th 2017 at 10:55:22

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Sherlock (SPOILERS for 4x03 The Final Problem) (General Chat) - Old Man, Jan 16, 10:30:51
- imho (spoiler) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Jan 16, 11:27:46
- I found it a bit like being at a match. You can't leave until the end, (General Chat) - tudders, Jan 16, 10:46:32
  - Yeah. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jan 16, 10:50:15
    - What's the point in you Brooksie Boy, (General Chat) - tudders, Jan 16, 10:57:36
      - Haha. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jan 16, 11:03:38
    - All the women have lost their agency (General Chat) - Old Man, Jan 16, 10:55:22
      - Mary was a trained special forces type agent, who sacrificed her life for Sherlock (General Chat) - maidstoneyellow, Jan 16, 11:32:22
      - Even Newsthump pick up on that... (General Chat) - Bungle, Jan 16, 11:16:48
      - Lazy writing more than anything else. (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Jan 16, 11:09:01
      - Thinking about it, you're right. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jan 16, 11:01:00
- Agree. Some great moments. Disappointing overall. (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Jan 16, 10:42:51

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