#i love dancing i’ve always loved it photoset
How did I not catch this earlier? Someone more eagle-eyed than I has surely mentioned this, but in the “I’ve always loved dancing” scene, just after he has confessed his secret love to Janine, Sherlock is watching himself dance in the mirror (through the doorway, across the hall)
Which is precisely where John appears moments later, during the “I wish you weren’t… whatever it is you are” dialogue.
The shot mirroring/reflecting Sherlock’s confession of his other secret love.
I am always on the lookout for mirror scenes in this show, as there are tons of them and they are always so telling — here’s another wonderful example for the collection!
Another great meta call out. Though I would suggest this interpretation: Sherlock watches himself dancing in a Waltz position ALONE in the mirror, and then later John appears in that spot, the size he would be in the mirror—aka John is the one Sherlock would like to have in his arms and be dancing with.
Also noteworthy: Sherlock does his little spin, which we can see in the mirror. The camera changes back to focus on Janine and Sherlock from the front. Janine says, “*Huff*, I wish you weren’t…” Cut to their backs to see John appear in the mirror, and Janine finishes with, “Whatever it is you are.”
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