'Elementary' in Ani-gifs: 'Blood is Thicker,' but What's up with Mycroft?

Mycroft (Rhys Ifans) sticks around for "Blood is Thicker," his second episode in a row for "Elementary." He finally gets to spend some time with Sherlock! Well, maybe that's not such a good thing.

The episode begins with a sparring match. Mycroft is fencing with Sherlock (Jonny Lee Miller) on the rooftop with an egg on his head. The loser is Mycroft, when his egg is broken. Good thing it's not a middle school exercise to protect an egg-baby!

Maybe I would've been better at fencing if there had been eggs involved. #Elementary
— gehenna (@naufraga) November 15, 2013

Rooftop Fencing on ELEMENTARY! #cbs #elementary #fencing #sabre #epee #foil #sherlock http://t.co/0gqFL8FbFi
— Scott Gunter (@ScottGunterATC) November 15, 2013

Sherlock's and Watson's (Lucy Liu) first case of the episode begins when a kid hears something going on in a delivery van. The delivery guy shrugs it off, and winds up driving through town with a dead girl on his roof.

Now how long will that guy drive around with the dead girl? #Elementary
— Karen (@TurkeyMartiniG) November 15, 2013

apparently new yorkers are too busy to even notice a dead body on top of their delivery trucks #Elementary
— On Screen Style (@OnScreenStyle) November 15, 2013

I've heard of people driving away with things on the roof of their cars, not too sure if a dead body was one of them. #Elementary
— Sarina Sharma (@sarina_sharma) November 15, 2013

When Sherlock is finally called in, he is able to determine where the girl fell based on the location of the paint chips she knocked off the ceiling and onto the packages. Watson notices that a tree is missing off one of the balconies on the building, and they use that to determine from what room the girl fell.

yeeaaaaah joan watson deducing things #Elementary
— Elementary Fandom (@Elementary_Fans) November 15, 2013

Sherlock deduces that the dead girl was a "kept woman," but she is actually Haley (Kersti Bryan), the daughter of the rich owner of the building, Ian Gale (William Sadler), who is dying. He has a rare blood type, and needed a blood transfusion from her.

I'm sadder now about the dead woman. I am too easily emotionally manipulated by TV shows. #Elementary
— alexandra (@tributedangel) November 15, 2013

Bill Sadler looks like death. Of course, he's played Death before in #BillandTedsBogusJourney. #Elementary
— Charles Skaggs (@CharlesSkaggs) November 15, 2013

Some fans had a few additional things to say about the actor who plays Ian Gale.

William Sadler is literally in everything lol #ELEMENTARY
— Melissa (@WhoaMellyNYC) November 15, 2013

Hm, it seems it's terminal illness week for William Sadler. #TheBlacklist #Elementary
— Liza Kane (@lizakane) November 15, 2013

If you watch both #BlackList & #Elementary: William Sadler is dying in bed in both. Typecasting at its finest.
— imfabulous (@imfabulous13) November 15, 2013

...and, Mr. Gale also has a spectacular view from his hotel.

@ELEMENTARYStaff That view is spectacular. 😳 #ELEMENTARY
— Gig Schaeffer (@gig_schaeffer) November 15, 2013

Watson offers to go to the morgue alone to study Haley's body so Sherlock can send some quality time with his brother at dinner. Sherlock tries to get out of it, going so far as to say that eating is a waste of his time, but Watson has already bought her vending-machine dinner.

What a surprise, Holmes thinks eating is a waste of time. Clearly, he's never had a really good cheeseburger #Elementary #Jesslivetweets
— Adaptation Podcast (@AdaptationCast) November 15, 2013

It turns out that Haley would have died from her stab wound whether or not she had fallen off the balcony, which means the fall was a mistake. Her boyfriend Ray (Kieran Campion) says that Haley had been seriously ill with the flu for the last two weeks, but Christian Suarez (Elliot Villar), the lab tech who took her blood for her father, said she was fine. 

Ian Gale dies, and Sherlock soon realizes that he was murdered by his wife, Natalie (Margaret Colin). Natalie used Haley (her step-daughter) as a human incubator to create a custom toxin for her husband so it would appear that his body was rejecting his heart transplant. Christian confesses to taking a million dollars to do the job, while the wife would inherit $15 million.

I'm pretty sure murder is against the hippocratic oath #Elementary #Jesslivetweets
— Adaptation Podcast (@AdaptationCast) November 15, 2013

For once I guessed correctly as to who the murderer was, am I a detective yet? #Elementary
— Sarina Sharma (@sarina_sharma) November 15, 2013

Why is it always the wife who kills for her husband's money? #elementary
— melanie (@Ms_MelanieLavon) November 15, 2013

Meanwhile, Sherlock finally shows up for dinner at Mycroft's restaurant after repeatedly standing him up. In order to be honest with his brother, Sherlock must label the dinner as "exquisite."

Sherlock looked kinda like it physically pained him to tell Mycroft his food was good. #Elementary
— April Latrice (@aprilinoctober) November 15, 2013

After the dinner, Mycroft makes the symbolic gesture of handing over the keys to 221B in London, just as Sherlock appears to be losing interest in their conversation. Mycroft then informs him that their father wants Sherlock to move back to London, or forfeit his financial help.

Mycroft's giving back 221B, and it's a bit awkward #Elementary
— Elementary Fandom (@Elementary_Fans) November 15, 2013

Mycroft gave back the keys to 221B ermagerdfghjkl. #Elementary
— Sarina Sharma (@sarina_sharma) November 15, 2013

Wow their dad sounds like a douche #Elementary
— J Holder (@JenessaNH) November 15, 2013

Sherlock asks Watson to come with him to London, but confesses that he doesn't really want to leave, because New York, and the people he has met there, have kept him on track with his recovery from drug addiction. Watson puts it much more simply: "screw him" (referring to his father). They can make it on their own, as long as they begin taking on paying jobs, once again.

Asking Joan to go to London with him? Every girl's dream! #Elementary #Jesslivetweets
— Adaptation Podcast (@AdaptationCast) November 15, 2013

YEAH SCREW HIM WOOO JOAN #Elementary
— Elementary Fandom (@Elementary_Fans) November 15, 2013

The level of maturity between Holmes & Watson, the fact that they actually discuss things like this, is what makes #Elementary awesome.
— Jane Smith (@Garnet022) November 15, 2013

The father is not the culprit, however. Sherlock has a nice moment with his brother, wherein he tells Mycroft that he has decided to stay in New York, and gives him a letter to pass to their father. When Mycroft is alone, he tears up the letter, then carries on a nefarious-sounding conversation with someone at a +44 country code (which is in the Isle of Man, U.K.). He says that the plan didn't work, mentions his father, and refers to Sherlock and Watson as "they," indicating that he is speaking with someone who probably shouldn't know about their personal business. Something is afoot!

 

A great scene between brothers...which is now being ruined. Mycroft ...What Are You Up To?! #Elementary @Elementary_CBS @ELEMENTARYStaff
— Amelia Baetz (@BaetzMillie) November 15, 2013

THE FUQ WAS THAT? MYCROFT? PLEASE EXPLAIN THAT SOUNDED REALLY OMINOUS AND I AM WORRIED #ELEMENTARY
— no genina november (@bearsonas) November 15, 2013

NONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN #Elementary
— girl from pluto (@skies) November 15, 2013

MYCROFT NO DON'T BE EVIL PLEASE. #Elementary
— Lindsey Phantom (@LindseyPhantom) November 15, 2013

WHO IS HE TALKING TO!!?!??!?! #ELEMENTARY #MycroftWhatAreYouUpTo? was that irene adler? I'm so worried/scared/upset
— Rachel Manela (@RAERAM14) November 15, 2013

*DYING WHALE NOISES* #Elementary
— Laura Martinelli (@princess_starr) November 15, 2013

Mycroft must be working for MI6 again. #Elementary
— Charles Skaggs (@CharlesSkaggs) November 15, 2013