"Sherlock has all the energy in the family" Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes

[@JJtronlady]

I love the fact that they both roll their r’s. That was a nice touch to demonstrate their relationship.

[@adriaanboogaard8571]

So well played by all in the Room the brothers take the cake.

[@mirandachamberlain7424]

Holmes: Mycroft? Mycroft: Zzzz Holmes: 👏🏻 MYCROFT!? Mycroft: Huh?

[@POTCLUVR337]

I love how he kinda hisses unintentionally when he says "certainly" in response to Mycroft XD

[@Londonrainwaters]

*clap* " MYCROFT!!!" Sherlock`s impatience stops at nothing, also not at grandfatherly " brother" Mycroft. ;)

[@MetallicAGirl14]

I love the end of this clip, bickering like siblings should. 😂

[@fbspin]

haha i love it when Sherlock Holmes yells "Mycroft!" at 0:20

[@Alomoes]

They really do love each other.

[@myoldchannel0]

Please tell me how you can tell? I'm able to sense the chemistry and portrayed love between characters myself so I want to know how you arrived at that conclusion

[@subtlewhatssubtle]

@@myoldchannel0 It's a love that exists in that manner unique to brothers who are aware of each other's flaws, and their own, and manage to coexist regardless without them throttling each other and/or calling for Mum. Sherlock may be impatient and full of showmanship, but he respects Mycroft's personal space, as would likely be paramount for a man of 'no energy or ambition.' So as such, he addresses Mycroft twice and startles him to alertness without touching him. The first time he says "Mycroft," Sherlock has a hopeful and polite note to his voice, as though he hopes that just this once his brother will bother to be alert to the matter. He knows that this is unlikely to be the case but extends the courtesy regardless, a courtesy he is unlikely to extend to others. On the other hand, Mycroft put in at least some effort because he knew Sherlock would ask. He expected to hand this off to his brother eventually and has taken the basic rigamarole (and cost) of placing ads and contacting the expected entities such as the Greek consulate. Per Doyle, we know that Mycroft "will not even go out of his way to verify his own solution, and would rather be considered wrong than take the trouble to prove himself right." The fact he put in the effort at all to knock down the basic options, shows that he respects Sherlock's time. On top of that, both brothers backhandedly compliment one another--Sherlock declares Mycroft to be the greater deductive genius of them, but Mycroft then admits that Sherlock is the only one accomplishing anything. For two men of such ego to acknowledge this requires some level of respect, even if they are still giving each other a hard time, in the way that brothers do. When Mycroft tells Sherlock to take over the case, for a fraction of a second his tone of voice evokes squabbling preteen siblings, in that classic "Well if you're so smart why don't you do it then" way that again, seems so traditional of brothers. I like to call it "familiar irritation," pardon the pun, and it's something the two actors convey well.

[@Ozzy_2014]

Jeremy Brett is the definitive Holmes and will be for many decades. Even though he's no longer with us. Very wise of the BBC and the production team to use Benedict Cumberbatch as a modern Holmes. Trying to compete with the charachter preformed as written to the letter could only at best equal what's been done already. Retelling stories so recently done is a wasted effort. Jeremy is THE definitive Victorian Holmes as Benedict is the definitive 21st century version.

[@judithcressey1682]

Cumberbatch is mediocre.

[@joshallen128]

Cucumber patch

[@GetterRay]

@@judithcressey1682 Cumberbatch is fine. The problem is the scrips, which are actually terrible. I don't blame Cumberbatch for playing a sociopathic misanthrope, that's the script's fault.

[@judithcressey1682]

@@GetterRay No , he isn't. Unwatchable. Pointless.

[@GetterRay]

@@judithcressey1682 Yeah, because the show is terrible and he's written badly. But whenever Cumberbatch isn't forced to do something stupid, he's fine.

[@in-a-bad-mood]

I can totally relate with Mycroft. And I can totally understand why they (Mycroft/Watson/Mrs.Hudson) love Sherlock, but I can also understand why they probably would love to kill him from time to time. As mentioned somewhere below, I think that Mycroft got gray hair from Sherlock, because Sherlock (who has all the energy) caused several heart attacks to him and Watson. Watson also looked older from Season 2 on which is practically no wonder. I have played the Sherlock Holmes games by Frogwares, and the Sherlock Holmes there is quite similar.

[@Jamie_E_Pritchard]

That may have had something to do with the fact that a different actor played Watson. Here we have David Burke, and from series two onwards he was played by Edward Hardwicke. It's a nice in universe idea that Watson prematurely aged though, lol.

[@in-a-bad-mood]

@@Jamie_E_Pritchard Really? I had not noticed it that Watson was played by different actors. 😉

[@Jamie_E_Pritchard]

@@in-a-bad-mood Yeah, after I wrote that I totally facepalmed 🤦‍♂ You never know though, you might not have known 😁

[@bhavdeepbuch2037]

Great my favourite episode 🙂

[@thekraemer1757]

I expect him to jump on the table and say "its just a jump to the left"

[@Jesusnr1]

The way Holmes said mista Melas hit hard

[@Jesusnr1]

Tbh i am literally Sherlock then (all the energy in the family) 😂

[@joyjeetpaul2218]

Microft... Microsoft

[@beetgroot8959]

Sherlock .... Shrek

[@3gnavea]

Watson…Watsoff

[@pipandkip]

Seriously....does Mycroft have a thyroid issue? XD

[@motionless_22]

Why is Mycroft so old

[@zarabada6125]

He isn't. Despite appearances Charles Gray (Mycroft) was only 5 years older than Jeremy Brett (Sherlock). Given that Mycroft's original description is of a man of tremendous weight, it is not unreasonable that he may have aged faster than his more active brother.

[@dlxmarks]

And Jeremy Brett benefited from hair dye. When this was filmed he was 52 whereas Sherlock was about 34 when the story took place.

[@pisces2569]

@@dlxmarks Charles Gray could have benefitted from some hair dye. He may be 5 years older than Jeremy, but he looks old enough to be his dad. I found it hard to believe the two actors were playing brothers.

[@in-a-bad-mood]

He aged that fast because he had Sherlock as his brother.

[@christopherdean1326]

Because, according to canon, he is 7 years older than Sherlock.