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    What It Feels Like To Watch The Sherlock Premiere In The U.S.

    UK fans endured 2 years between seasons, but US viewers suffered an extra 18 days to see Benedict Cumberbatch bring Sherlock Holmes back to life. Because true love waits.

    loislanewannabe
    by loislanewannabe

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    First, you got spoiled. No avoiding it.

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    You were working so hard to put the U.K. premiere out of your mind, you forgot to avoid Tumblr and/or Twitter on Jan. 1. Why do you live in the U.S. again??

    You were trying to be good, but...

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    Then - like a temptation designed specifically for Sherlock fangirls - you realized how easy it is to access streaming BBC programming.

    Downton Abbey's not going to cut it.

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    24 hours later, you cave and download the episode. Only then do you discover the downside: You're too guilty to livetweet.

    At last, it's January 19.

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    This is you at exactly 9:58 p.m. on the east coast.

    Benedict Cumberbatch > Tom Cruise? Discuss.

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    4 minutes and 1 reenacted theory of Sherlock's fake suicide later, you are cuddling your Entertainment Weekly cover photo of Benedict Cumberbatch because THIS.

    Mary's first appearance 20 minutes in...

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    Along with every other fangirl who "missed this...the thrill of the chase pumping through your veins, just [Sherlock and John] against the rest of the world," you were bracing yourself for Mary Morstan (Amanda Abbington). You've seen the whole season now, but you're still shocked to find...you actually LIKE her?

    "I prefer my doctors clean-shaven."

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    Like the rest of fandom, you breathed a sigh of relief all over again when John Watson shaved the Worst Mustache of All Time for Sherlock Holmes.

    Also, MORIARTY.

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    Because even sociopaths need love. Except, wait, do they?

    Fandom hearts this episode so hard.

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    But wait,it's almost over...no, don't end!

    OH GOD THERE ARE ONLY 2 MORE EPISODES IN THE SEASON

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    Sherlock might be high-functioning, but that doesn't make him care about your pain.

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