# Sherlock, Season 3, Ep 2: The Sign of Three -- WTF??? (Open Spoilers)

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**Created:** [July 7, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-season-3-ep-2-the-sign-of-three-wtf-open-spoilers/692554 "2014-07-07T17:50:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-season-3-ep-2-the-sign-of-three-wtf-open-spoilers/692554/21 "2014-07-09T00:02:36Z")

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> [@Evil\_Captor](#):
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> I am not a follower of the show, I only started watching it a few days ago, but … wow. Just wow. The Sign of Three sucked so hard …

I fast-forwarded through most of it. I like the characters for the most part, but man, the stories suck.

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**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-season-3-ep-2-the-sign-of-three-wtf-open-spoilers/692554/22 "2014-07-09T01:07:51Z")

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Putting Sherlock in an ordinary situation like a wedding was entertaining. I liked the part where he bonded with the little boy over crime scene photos.

The disaster was when we find out how much Sherlock is a plaything for Mycroft.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Cashless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@Johnny\_Cashless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Cashless)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-season-3-ep-2-the-sign-of-three-wtf-open-spoilers/692554/23 "2014-07-10T12:55:46Z")

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I remember at the time thinking of S3 was a kind of triptych - IIRC, the middle panal (E2) represented amusing/whimical Sherlock.

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