Ooooooh! Beautiful Artwork By @abstractfrog , Just The Image Alone Is Getting Me Excited For This Case!

Ooooooh! Beautiful artwork by @abstractfrog , just the image alone is getting me excited for this case!😍😍

The Lion's Mane Pt. 2 (SPOILERS)

Alright part 2 notes, let’s jump in!

Oooh, Fjara’s got a small-town myth! I like it when towns have local legends and history that they’re proud to talk about, like when certain towns are known for famous cryptids!

Same John, I too would react the same way about whiskey (I’ve never even had it)

Once again, I love hearing John go into the logistics of injuries the victims acquired before they died by just examining them. Always here for the Dr. Watson content!

Sherlock wants to go in a submersible! Great that he had a pamphlet ready to go 

3,000 POUNDS?! Sherlock, Mariana has every right to not find that ‘lovely’!

Sherlock: “What are you afraid of?”, John: “Death…sharks”; of course you’d say that John you Jaws fan

Maude’s family is quite a powerful empire on the island…interesting

Sherlock with his trousers rolled up walking around the rock pools holding a children’s bucket and shovel is fan art I need to see NOW (it’s like Sherlock in the swing all over again)

Sherlock: “Even a best friend isn’t immune from a physical assault”, oh shit John watch your back I guess

John and Mariana freaking out about making up a story on the fly is hilarious

Interesting how Mariana would, in some way, believe in the myths. Her and I both have the same fascination with how people in ancient history would use legends and myths to explain the unknown before they did their research and found their answers! 

And a VERY dramatic cliffhanger to finish off the episode!

Okay, now we’re getting somewhere with the case! Very much a full investigation episode, getting all the facts about the island and the people around it. Interesting how Maude’s family has a much bigger part in the whole case, yet you can tell that she genuinely wants answers for what happened to Harry. Speaking of answers, we won’t get those until the last part next week! Stay tuned

I loved this too!

I mentioned in my lions mane pt. 1 notes that this was a cute detail because it opens up so many possibilities for the podcast! Not saying I’m sick of John being our main podcast host (far from it), but I love the idea of more than one person handling the mic!

The Lion's Mane has been so good so far. I love the interactions between the main trio and cannot wait to see fannart and shit. I mean part one is like perfect for animations and shit its full of great clips lol I love the part where Mariana takes the microphone when Watson is sleeping. It is cool to see her take the focus for a bit. She stutters a bit more because she isn't as used to being a narrator and I think that is a nice addition.

Didn’t even think of this way, I love it so much!😂

Shoscombe pt 2

The Lion’s Mane Pt. 1 (SPOILERS)

Alright, here are my notes!

1. Starting off with some beautiful angelic music, mixed with coastal ambience (be still, my Californian heart🌊)😍✨

2. Maude is a cutie!! She’s so fr for gushing about meeting the Sherlock & Co trio irl. I love her Scottish accent!

3. Speaking of Scotland, I was SO EXCITED to hear that this whole case is gonna take place in Scotland!! I just love Scotland and would love to go in the future, so any content about that I’ll take it!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

4. John: “I’ll make sure this chat is light” Sherlock: *talking to Maude* “LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND’S CORPSE, HOW THICK WAS THE BLOOD??” oh Sherlock😂

5. Really cool background info for Maude and the town of Fjara! It really lays out the kind of place we’ll (John, Sherlock, Mariana, and yes us listeners) be exploring.

6. John sang “Chasing Waterfalls” while brushing his teeth again. Last time he did that was in Silver Blaze Pt. 2. I didn’t think much of it before until Shoscombe Old Place Pt. 2 had Sherlock mention waterfalls and Moriarty getting a canon shoutout by John…oh God it’s so foreboding…I love it😈

7. Oh no John, why??? Why did you have to say that out loud to Sherlock and Mariana?? Now you’ll never hear the end of it from them (especially not from Mariana)!

8. Speaking of Mariana, she’s a Harry Potter nerd🦉🪄! I used to be one as well, so I loved their full argument about Quidditch with John and Sherlock saying it’s ‘rubbish’ (they’re not wrong, tho😂)

9. I just loved the small quiet scene with John talking to the microphone while everyone else was asleep. It’s so peaceful listening to his voice and even his yammering is so philosophical. It felt like a pure “stream-of-thoughts” moment that some people have had while traveling far away to someplace new (at least I have) 🌙✨

10. Mariana borrowed the mic while John was asleep!!

11. Local: “oh yeh these waters be DANGEROUS, here’s a list of all the possible dangers: razor sharp rocks, darkness, strong tides, and freezing cold”…um sir we just met, why do we need to know how dangerous the waters are?????

12. And the episode closes off with the same beautiful music from the beginning!🥰🥰

Overall:

- I’m excited for this case! I wasn’t expecting too much to happen in Pt. 1 since I knew it would be mainly a “introduce case, travel to location” kind of episode. But honestly what a strong start to it! I saw on the website for transcripts that we’re gonna be getting three parts for this case, so yeah I’ll be super excited when those come out!!

Until next week!😜

This is what I’m thinking too!!

Shermie had to be the older brother aka firstborn that moved out and went on his own before the whole drama of Stan getting kicked out of the house. If we take into account the relationship between firstborns and strict parents (especially Filbrick), it would make sense he chose to part ways from the family.

As for the baby their mom was holding, I originally thought that was just another baby she had recently but it makes more sense she would be babysitting for a friend of hers.

my PERSONAL HEADCANON is that Shermie is an older brother of Stan and Ford and that baby in A Tale of Two Stan’s is just a kid that their mom was babysitting for a friend or something