ALSO when they're in the basement and Sherlock is trying to convince Joan by listing off the things that she could lose, first by saying no agency will adopt a child out to her, which yea hurt, but then he says "think of our family unit" and pauses!!!!! before staying the captain and precinct like MAGNIFICENT timing jlm I mean, OUR FAMILY *gestures between the two of them right after mentioning a hypothetical child* I was literally soooooo touched by that, I think that meant more to me emotionally than the "two people who love each other" moment. that's what good acting can do. just a pause after a significant word. wow. wow.
















