The Internet Prepares For "Sherlock" Series 3

It's time to batten down the hatches and keep an eye out for Sherlockians. Let the game begin.

Twas the night before Series 3, and all throughout Tumblr...

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…AHGDFKSHBFCBFIHSBJDKBCIHFKBSJD...

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IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, OK?

...DJHFBGSFWOUFBNWOIBDCNON!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Just. CAN'T EVEN. SHERLOCK.

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Ok, remember Series 2? It ended and we were like "PLEASE SIR, SOME MOOOAAAR."

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And the BBC was like...

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What's a few years?

WHAT.

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"Are you expecting me to beg?"

Two YEARS?!?!?!

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"I've never begged for mercy in my life"…BUT BUT BUT…PLEASE?

Two. Years.

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" I won't even last six months."

Let the wait begin.

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But just to make things clear...

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It's been a hard, troll-filled two years...

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BUT NOW…

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Trailers! Interviews! MINI EPISODE!

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And tomorrow...

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SERIES THREE!!!!

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WE TRIED TO GET ON WITH OUR LIVES DURING THE HIATUS BUT...

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…well...

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…let's just say that waiting and sanity don't go hand in hand.

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THE RETURNING FEELS.

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THE TRAILERS. THE PROMOS. THE MINI EPISODE.

Dear BBC, are you actively trying to MURDER US?

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As for January 1st…everyone knows what's coming.

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December 31st, 2013

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January 1st, 2014

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THERE WILL BE TEARS.

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AND REJOICING.

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And general freaking out.

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But of course, a shadow hangs over us all...

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BUT IN THE MEANTIME...

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FOR THE NEXT 3 WEEKS...

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