Sherlock and Mycroft Hat deduction scene

[@AlexsandraKokoeva]

“Why are we playing games?” Because, Mycroft, your little bro wanna spend time with you😌🥰

[@amy370]

I love how Mycroft is shown to be smarter than Sherlock, he’s just lazy and doesn’t want to walk around

[@VDA19]

Far smarter. He solved the Boomerang case just by reading the report. Sherlock had to see the scene.

[@atharvsharma1866]

@@VDA19 thats why im in love with eurus. imagine what a damn god she is.

[@seaweedbrain2933]

​@@atharvsharma1866Yeah but Sherlock and Mycroft are canon

[@ActuallyJamesS]

@@azbycx737 Yeah they got a bit too silly with that one, that episode kind of lost the audience.

[@haloman117fanatic]

Mycroft isn't lazy. in both the books and other Movies and shows he carefully curates the image that hes lazy but its just hes actually playing on a bigger board than Sherlock is. Mycroft tended to only involve himself in matters of National and international intrigue. Where as Sherlock was always more of a man among the people person. AKA Mycroft was always bigger picture and Sherlock was always little People since he tended to care more about them than Mycroft did. both of them covered things that the other tended to ignore.

[@aaronsung6208]

Mycroft won again, when later sherlock found out the owner of the hat, the train guy has a girlfriend and are quite normal.

[@ojaswidikshit]

Nopes, he just wanted to prove a point mycroft

[@ssj-shadow1184]

@@ojaswidikshit Do you know what the point was? I don't get it.

[@raziel710]

@@ssj-shadow1184 It has been a while since I saw the full episode but I believe the point was that Mycroft is afraid of being judged for being different and so Sherlock made the intentionally wrong claim of the hat owner being isolated to get Mycroft to say the words "maybe he just doesn't mind being different, he doesn't have to be isolated." So basically Sherlock was trying to help his brother in the traditionally dysfunctional Holmes family way.

[@Cramhead43]

SHERL IS LONELY sad lil brother 😢

[@CK-jd6yf]

@@raziel710 Nope. It wasnt an intentionally wrong claim. When the train guy mentioned his girlfriend, sherlock was shocked and said "pft, girlfriend?!". At that moment he realised that mycroft was actually right again. And If mycroft says he isnt lonely, I'm inclined to believe hm more than sherlock.

[@gira5455]

This shows that Mycroft is just straight up smarter than his little brother, he’s just lazy

[@kroneexe]

that's common knowledge

[@noob_cat_art1784]

I don’t think Mycroft is lazy. The dude literally part of a high level government agencies. I just think he doesn’t have time for a hands on approach like Sherlock did.

[@kroneexe]

@@noob_cat_art1784 He's lazy, it's canon.

[@tonytran07]

​@@noob_cat_art1784 Yeah... he's lazy... It's in the book as well. He is very smart and can get to conclusion really quickly of a crime. However he's too lazy to do the footwork to find the evidence to finalize it and rest the case. This actually caused an issue at one point where a small missing detail caused one of his conclusion to derail completely and put other's lives in danger.

[@VDA19]

Mycroft solved the Boomerang Case just by looking at the pictures, whereas Sherlock needed to be shown the scene on a livestream. Mycroft was always smarter.

[@Anthix221]

I love how even 12-ish years later the Sherlock fandom is still going strong ❤️

[@kernel2190]

lol

[@medievaldruidess]

Yes we are my dear 🥰

[@anubhavpurohit6474]

Lol. This is just an adaption, a good one but still an adaption. The sherlock fandom is going strong since the last 89 or something years.

[@door-kun7214]

Hello new fan here since yesterday

[@Anthix221]

@@door-kun7214 ahhh! Hello! Just a quick few tips: This fandom is crazy Some people get touchy about ships And it’s *really* hard to find “wild Sherlockians” nowadays

[@acecream1411]

It doesn’t matter how good you are at something You still can’t compete with your older brother

[@AlexsandraKokoeva]

True!

[@anonanon6741]

That's interesting because when I watch it, I thought Sherlock was the real winner. He manipulated Mycroft into admitting that being different, as Mycroft is, doesn't mean he can't have relationships. Mycroft come back that he doesn't feel the lack and Sherlock trumps him saying Mycroft wouldn't know if he was lonely, because he's never experienced friendship.

[@charliecharliewhiskey9403]

This is a fun one. Technically Sherlock loses the game, but clearly was trying to make a point about Mycroft. The game served to elucidate his point and make Mycroft reach a conclusion about isolation. Which implies that while Mycroft is indeed smarter, Sherlock is also very good at arguing against him in strategic ways, using Mycroft's thinking against him.

[@universequeen2119]

Sherlock's facial. expressions during the "plain as the the nose on your face" absolutely KILLS me every time

[@Jarvis-pk8eg]

Both were rappers before there are detectives

[@lizjo7213]

God I wish this show would come back!!! such phenomenal writing is exquisite...

[@KC.45]

About that writing part...

[@jackbizzell7136]

Mycroft would rather be considered wrong than put in the effort to prove his theories right.

[@ShaunakDesaiPiano]

Nice reference.

[@anitasikarwar5896]

Imagine a family where SHERLOCK HOLMES is the least smart of all.

[@professorx3060]

They thought idiot of him 😅

[@senseweaver01]

Mrs Hudson's laugh is wonderful

[@the.abhiram.r]

i love how lestrade, mrs hudson, john and the other "normal" people react to the holmes' insanity 💀💀

[@rebekaheubanks7452]

"Man walks down the street in a hat like that ain't scared of NOTHIN'!"

[@dellavie4319]

It is pretty cunning, don'tcha think?

[@simoneritchie9203]

This scene really shows Mycrofts talent fully

[@VDA19]

The boomerang case shows it much better. Mycroft solves it just reading the report while Sherlock had to actually see the scene itself.

[@uyungbatam9207]

Eps? ​@@VDA19

[@VDA19]

@@uyungbatam9207 s2e1 the one with Irene. Mycroft solves the Boomerang case just by reading the report. Whereas Sherlock had to see the scene.

[@uyungbatam9207]

​@@VDA19i don't think so. Mycroft looks stupid in this episode. Sherlock was the one who found irene's cellphone password.

[@arianapuzzo7827]

I love how you kept that last part with John 😂

[@TokPkjNa]

I like in this scene the 2 holmes’ talk about how the client chews on the left bobble when he’s nervous and later on in the episode when Sherlock is trying to find the hiding place of the train with the guy on a Skype call you can see him chewing on the bobble during the search.

[@SpellingBeeC]

Such a godlike deduction

[@rhyle.mp4]

Love Mycroft (BBC). He is my ideal man.

[@niharikamenon-iz8xu]

Rich Smart Has all of british as pet Sarcastic Caring but not too much Sassy Tall Yeah...i can see that 🙈

[@rhyle.mp4]

@@niharikamenon-iz8xu he's loyal as well and very persistent hahaha i love the lists tho

[@niharikamenon-iz8xu]

@@rhyle.mp4 AHHH.... Dude is perfect...also nearly impossible to find...so...yeah 😶

[@smellypatel5272]

​@@niharikamenon-iz8xuyeah but he won't settle for a brown girl like you

[@aryn8561]

Mycroft brain 🔥

[@christopherdean1326]

Superb mash-up of Henry Baker's hat and Grant Munro's pipe. If this means nothing to you, you are no Sherlockian!

[@rahi7053]

From 'The Blue Carbuncle' and 'The Yellow Face', right?

[@christopherdean1326]

@@rahi7053 Exactly Watson!

[@owenleal]

Just because the bobble smells doesnt mean he has bad breath. When saliva dries and goes stale, it smells bad regardless of breath.

[@FooRocker1245]

The bobble probably smells a lot worse than just stale saliva.

[@Roughly182Eggs]

I would assume Halitosis has a more specific smell? Idk man, take it with a grain of salt, they literally dissected a man’s life based off of one hat he wore

[@KieranHunter]

Balance of probability

[@bobegg7854]

I guess it means he doesn’t wash the hat much, i mean the smell would probably go away if you washed it right?

[@jamietodd2560]

@@bobegg7854 Which means he's in the habit of chewing the bauble so washing it only works temporarily.

[@Scott01983]

Sherlock was definitely the more clever brother especially when you take into account what he said at the end of their operation game. He primed Mycroft before deductions came into play

[@templar8787]

Honestly, I’ve seen people wear weirder hats in public😂

[@diehardrvdfan22]

Particularly during the pandemic. Fashion always lost out to protective head and face gear to combat COVID.

[@silviathefan]

I love Mycroft and I miss this show so much 😭

[@leahkrishnaram7421]

I now sherlock is a highly functioning sociopath but I'm starting to think mycroft is also one

[@jixer1956]

Sherlock is autistic. Mycroft might be a sociopath.

[@chopin6087]

Ffs please go read up on ASPD before opening up your mouth.

[@christinabeyer9298]

​​​@@jixer1956 Research about ASPD. Mycroft might be as well on the autistic spectrum as Sherlock is. But at no case he is a "sociopath."

[@christinabeyer9298]

Maybe you should research about what ASPD actually means. Both are so clearly not so-called "high functioning sociopaths" which actually don't even exist, but high functioning autistics really do. Both are probably on the autistic spectrum. Besides, Sherlock remark to Anderson wasn't meant serious, just sarcastic, and, btw. noone can define himself.

[@sjones5024]

Both mycroft and sherlock are Sigma males

[@pandahat7333]

Neither of them can help themselves

[@KadeKennedy-u1u]

Great show

[@ShubhamPatil-lf8ow]

Is Mycroft shown smarter in books too?

[@leonardomello4690]

Yeap

[@VDA19]

Far smarter.

[@niharikamenon-iz8xu]

​@@VDA19 oh... And just...lazy?

[@VDA19]

@@niharikamenon-iz8xu Yes. Mycroft is traditionally very lazy and rarely leaves home

[@niharikamenon-iz8xu]

@@VDA19 ...wow...he is my type... I should read that book...

[@rohitakki2504]

RAP of the Intellectuals

[@ZaneLikesCheese]

The thumbnail 🤣😂🤣

[@energeticallybored]

Jayne Cobb would wear that hat.

[@rebekaheubanks7452]

"Man walks down the street in a hat like that ain't scared of NOTHIN'!"

[@davidlee9262]

Oh pls I was eating icecream

[@VAsd123]

"Balanced propability." I should start using that.

[@glitch3818]

*Balance of probability

[@VAsd123]

@@glitch3818 right, thank you.

[@RealGigaMind]

Sherlock - Doesn't take practicality or exceptions in consideration. Mycroft - People can be different. For example - Sherlock would consider me right hander, because I eat with right hand, I use my right hand for phone, I keep my wallet on right side. But Mycroft would say - I am left handed because I use my left to write, or lift spoon with a liquid in it. And would remark that people can use different hands for different purpose. If sherlock saw my father play Harmonium he would he is left hander. But Mycroft would correctly deduce that he is right hander.

[@amitsingh-ch1tw]

Mycroft is just lazy

[@Cramhead43]

mycroft has so much Tendlee Loving Campassion for his ‘brother, mine’ don’t you think? Poor Sherlock feels so lonely; if only he went out and had more friends then Just John. Hmm…Perhaps someone/people could write a follow up act to this? OH WAIT MONKEY PUNCH/Lupin III!! Thanks again Japan, perhaps I’ll write some fanfiction later? Who knows.

[@Cramhead43]

Supposition: Mycroft=> Greatness for all of society (England perhaps) Sherlock=>Greatness of the 1-self (Self-Actualization, see Maslow’s Pyramid). Interesting thought, innit. Different at minimum ;)

[@feniks83]

well its not what you speccifically want, but there are some pretty good stories between those 2 in fan fiction on oa3😅🙂🙃

[@Cramhead43]

Swear to god. Went to HPB today. Got to talkin with the cashier. He was wearing a chtullo. HE GOT IT FROM FUCKING CHILE. God’s way of staying anonymous is coincides. I choose to laugh and move on; bless the creator and his sense of humor. Also, reconnected with brother mine over a beer (Victoria) and Wall-E. Thanks BBC Sherlock, IM MYCROFT NOW WHEE❤

[@amitsingh-ch1tw]

For elon musk

[@lucamonacchi552]

So... The Hat Is of Who?

[@rishichowdary5979]

This show is a bogus

[@tonytran07]

0:46 "Some women have short hair too" Sorry Mycroft. I agree with you but in this day and age where men can become women vice versa... yeah Sherlock might be right on this one

[@benjaminmontenegro3423]

Yes, but this episode came out in january 2014 so it's a bit more understandable

[@tonytran07]

​@@benjaminmontenegro3423 lol yeah I know...

[@TaxingIsThieving]

No Tony Trans. The balance of probability still remains.

[@tonytran07]

@@TaxingIsThieving ?!!!!! So wise !