Do you have any ideas about what John's hand clench means, what it symbolizes? I saw you mention it in that post about John at the graveyard and I was wondering what it means/what the significance is :)
Hi Nonny!
John only clenches his hand when he’s emotionally compromised, and when it has to do with his relationship with Sherlock. It’s a non-verbal clue to John’s true feelings for Sherlock – he’s psychosomatically associated the pain / tremor in his hand for his love of Sherlock, since Sherlock is the one that “cured” it.
This is one of the most amazing acting choices that Martin has instilled into his character; you can ALWAYS tell what John is really thinking when you see his hand clench going nuts. In fact, when Sherlock was leaving him on the tarmac, BOTH of his hands were going. You can clearly see his RIGHT one spasming, while it should be his left, but if you look closely, you can see the fingers on his left hand going wild as well. Poor John.
There’s lots of instances in my blog tag, so check it out!
