topjohnwatson:

Jeanette’s ‘don’t make me compete with Sherlock Holmes’ doesn’t sound like a one time thing or like a passing comment. It makes me wonder how many times John must have bailed on her because of a case or because Sherlock called him to do stuff like pass him a pen or get the milk.

It wouldn’t surprise me if Sherlock kept texting John while he and Jeanette were on a date and John found that what his best friend was saying was more funny or interesting than his girlfriend. And Jeanette must’ve been so frustrated, seeing her boyfriend spend his time with her texting and talking about someone else… and isn’t that such a cliché trope for couples ending their relationships?

Also look at that coat! And the way she puts it on is so reminiscent of Sherlock! Poor John, trying to get over his flatmate and ending up dating a girl that is a mirror of him. Just like Sherlock, Jeanette seems to like being the centre of John’s attention and gets annoyed when she doesn’t receive it.

I also think it’s really interesting how this episode gives us two female versions of Sherlock: Irene and Jeanette. Both wear ‘the coat’ (Irene wears Sherlock’s and Jeanette, a similar one), both have their hair up and they end up representing different sides of Sherlock. We relate Irene to Sherlock because of her intelligence and cleverness, which is the point of the episode, but Jeanette represents a slightly more needy version of Sherlock, trying to capture John’s attention, and feeling offended when she fails.