I have a mighty need to know why no one is talking about this extremely telling moment in HLV. (x)
John looks painfully insecure, confused, hurt, uncomfortable, and in that final frame, ready to push Janine down the stairs.
This is the man who, just hours before, woke up from dreaming about Sherlock, was rude to a neighbor because she wasn’t Sherlock, broke into a crack den, and beat up a junkie… all because he hadn’t seen Sherlock for a single month. He’s obviously missed him like crazy and got the ultimate slap in the face when he perceives that Sherlock didn’t miss him at all (because of Sherlock moving his chair out of the room) and has, in fact, moved on.
Everyone take note that this is how Captain John H. Watson looks when he thinks he is losing the person he loves but refuses to be with. This is how he looks when he thinks no one is looking.
Janine: It’s gorgeous. There’s beehives, but I’m getting rid of those. Sherlock: *gasps in pain* Janine: Aw, hurts, does it? Probably wanna restart your morphine. I might have fiddled with the taps. Sherlock: How much more revenge are you gonna need?
I like to believe that Sherlock’s gasp of pain and last remark were directed to Janine getting rid of the beehives at her cottage.