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My thoughts on the difference between Mycroft and Sherlock’s attitudes towards their sister
All Mycroft has done is isolate her, which was exactly the problem that caused all of her destructive behaviour. If Mycroft had allowed their parents, or even Sherlock to visit, I highly doubt that any of the events of The Final Problem would have happened.
And then there is Sherlock. First of all, despite the fact that he can’t remember her, he DEMANDS to visit her. Despite everything Eurus did to him, he still forgives her and gives her the chance to redeem herself, then he constantly visits her to play violin with her to communicate and create a bond with her.
In a short amount of time Sherlock proved himself to be a better brother to Eurus because he treated her like a person, like his sister, rather than a tool to exploit or something to be feared.
A thought about John Watson’s ‘cheating’…
Yeah, John wanted to have sex with another woman, but he DIDN’T! He shut it down and didn’t move forward in the ‘affair’ with E. Okay, I know what he did wasn’t right and I’m not saying that what he did was acceptable, I would hate it if I found out it was happening in my relationship, but he still didn’t go further, he didn’t turn it into an affair, he still remained faithful to Mary and to his family, so I believe that he already is the man she believed him to be. He is this man because he said no, even when he had the opportunity, he still said no. John Watson is a good man who will forever be haunted by this guilt, but I think he needs to give himself more credit.
But that’s no excuse to blame Sherlock for anything for as long as he did, that wasn’t okay.