I think part of why that line in particular works so well is that it's instantly recognizable to anyone who's ever been bereaved. I mean--my father is never coming back, and my wife will never have her little brother again, but John tells Sherlock to stop it and he does. I just--it's emotionally perfect.
I'd never get into who's-better arguments about the actors, because they each bring their own talents into play, BUT MF seems so breathtakingly underrated on the whole. He imbues so much sheer emotion into a line - or just a look. The whole scene reminds me of my father at my grandmother's funeral; so much kept in until he just had to let it out, and it was painful for him to cry, because everything he'd ever been told or taught said that it simply wasn't done. I love that the camera gives him privacy when he finally does cry - that exquisite reflection in the stone - because it's so private and painful that he can't keep it together.
And yes. How he tells Sherlock to stop it and he does. God.
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I feel a Martin!love post coming on.
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And yes. How he tells Sherlock to stop it and he does. God.