Sherlock fandom is huddled in its shock blankets for a reason

Last night, I pulled an all-nighter for Sherlock. There was a big contra dance festival this weekend that I wasn't going to miss (though I managed to forget it was coming this weekend until Thursday because my anticipation was so focused on Reichenbach).  I wasn't sure if I'd have time to acquire and watch the episode before I had to leave for the dance, and even if I had time I didn't want to be an emotional wreck when trying to dance.  Afterwards, I had volunteered to stay and clean up.  I didn't leave until after midnight.  Add in a 50 minute drive home and the time to acquire the episode and I didn't start watching until maybe 1:30 am. 

Of course I wasn't able to go to bed after watching that, not until I had read lots of LJ and tumblr posts to try to deal with all the emotions.  By the time I was ready to sleep, it was after 6 am and the sky was getting light in the east-facing window.  Thank goodness it's a three day weekend here in the US, so I could sleep for a few hours and not have to work.  That scheduling was very considerate of the BBC.

NO REGRETS.

I have thoughts about the episode!  Lo, they are spoilery. 


( SPOILERS for Sherlock 2x03 )