I can’t believe it’s been over two months and people are still trying to make excuses for why Mary shot Sherlock. To pass it off as some kind of selfless act she had to do in order to protect john.
Protect him from what exactly?? From finding out that shes been lying to him since the day they met? From leaving her?
SHE SHOT HER FRIEND, HER HUSBANDS BEST FRIEND, IN ORDER TO KEEP HER DOUBLE LIFE A SECRET. AFTER SHERLOCK OFFERED TO HELP HER.
THE ONLY PERSON MARY BOTHERS PROTECTING IS HERSELF.
THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION FOR THAT.
Yes, exactly.
She acted out of fear. Not panic—she was in control of her emotions and actions—but fear that something she wanted very very much would be taken away from her. Never mind whether she meant to kill him or not. She inflicted terrible pain and put a man at terrible risk because she chose to nurture her fear rather than confront it.
It’s such a terrible thing to do. And it’s so very, very human. Hopefully not many of us would shoot a person, in that situation. But almost all of us have been in a place where we had to choose between walking into our fear, or hurting ourselves or someone else to avoid that confrontation.
It’s not justifiable. But it’s so very understandable.
Mary has other terrible things she’s done in her past. But this particular one is something I can hate her and love her for at the same time.
And the best thing about Mary is that she’s strong enough, as a person and as a character, to bear that.