Wow, the internet is really not happy with John Hamish Watson right now
I will be the first to tell you that I come to Sherlock for Sherlock Holmes…but I stay for John Watson. I LOVE John Watson. Or, at least I loved John Watson up until the events of the Sherlock Season 4 premiere, and now I’m like, “how dare you.” Needless to say, there are spoilers ahead if you haven’t yet watched “The Six Thatchers.”
Every high-functioning sociopath detective needs a best friend, and that’s what John is to Sherlock. He’s also a husband to Mary, and a father to their daughter, Rosie. Now we’ve got to add one more description to this list, because John is a CHEATER.
Though we never see it happen, John meets a mysterious woman on a bus, named “E,” and she gives him her number. John texts it. Then, the two keep texting. E texts John in the middle of the night, and they have some flirty banter and John, ohmygosh. You just had a baby and also haven you forgotten YOUR WIFE IS LITERALLY A SPY. SHE IS AN ASSASSIN. This is like, not the kind of situation you want to put yourself in, ever. It’s implied that John and this E meet up a few times, before John breaks it off — but they still bump in to one another.
I’m pretty mad at John. So is the rest of the internet.
me: i love john watson
john: texts another woman while married, gets irrationally angry at sherlock, blames and pushes him away
me: boy STOP— brittany (@httpholmes) January 1, 2017
everything about #sherlock is stressing me out but John texting the bus lady is THE WORST pic.twitter.com/HXW8Qvaiju
— Erin (@erin_said) January 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/udfredirect/status/815758355222368256
John Watson…I have no words #Sherlock pic.twitter.com/dQYy6oo5lo
— Beth Box (@bdubbox) January 2, 2017
EVERYONE IN THE SHERLOCK TAG IS YELLING AT JOHN. bitch me too
— 🧚♀️ (@kimtaehvung) January 2, 2017
John Watson. You asshat. #Sherlock #SherlockPBS pic.twitter.com/MCPXWNdL2A
— krysten marie (@primadiva419) January 2, 2017
THE ONLY PERSON JOHN WATSON SHOULD BE HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH IS SHERLOCK. #SherlockReacts #Sherlock
— Kennedy Piper 🪱 (@rhetoricalraven) January 2, 2017
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john: *keeps the phone number*
me:#SherlockReacts #Sherlock pic.twitter.com/G0Aaa0spYd— Isabella (@illabesa) January 2, 2017
When John Watson is fully dead to you but he still looks real good. #Sherlock pic.twitter.com/NKBskEbSN3
— Head Over Feels (@HeadOverFeels) January 2, 2017
Many just don’t think they can ever forgive John, and tbh same.
I sure do love my favourite #Sherlock character, John Watson. pic.twitter.com/LQOOsj51EF
— 𝕵 𝖆 𝖓 𝖓 𝖆 𝖍 🐍 (@noodleoddIe) January 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/udfredirect/status/815683377542168577
You’re on the clock now, Watson. You’ve got two episodes to completely redeem yourself, IF that’s even possible. Boy, you don’t deserve to be saved by Sherlock right now.
