He turns Sherlock into a little boy when John walks in on him with his parents.
But most importantly what I loved about this scene was, of course, Benedict’s acting. And to see Sherlock, who is obviously bored by his mundane parent’s conversation, continue to appease them was incredibly perfect. To make Sherlock Holmes’s parents so normal and loving like any other parents was just amazing. I am properly obsessed with this new addition to the story! The obvious best bit was the introduction of Mummy and Daddy Holmes. My second favorite thing about this episode had to be the development in the Holmes family dynamics. It was wonderful to see him become so much more evolved as a person.
He is even genuinely warm and welcoming to Mary. And he is more sensitive and kind towards Molly. He displays a little smile of appreciation when Greg gives him that huge hug of welcoming. He became frazzled (a word would have never used to describe the old Sherlock) when he learned of John's kidnapping. He has developed emotions and attractions and a better sense of what being a human being is. He has become more human, e ven though Sherlock would deny it. And a change we got! Yes, he’s is still vile and rude and arrogant, but it’s the subtle changes that really bring out the new personality of Sherlock Holmes. It would have been silly to have Sherlock return after two years the same man. Since then Sherlock has been wandering around the world solving crimes in secret, which we learned in the mini episode. The events in The Empty Hearse take place two years after Sherlock’s jump. Firstly, Sherlock’s character development.