And did you hear about the reaction of some extremist John/Sherlock slashers to the failure of the series to end with Canon Gay? It included one person writing an open letter demanding that gay charities Gatiss works with expel him for being a queerbaiting homophobe and hurting gay youth by denying them representation, and a whole group of people believing that Apple Tree Yard , the drama series that took over the timeslot, was a secret continuation that would have John and Sherlock making a surprise appearance as a couple.