Sally Donovan and Sherlock

So before the new episode of Sherlock airs (ZOMGTODAY, I PHYSICALLY CAN NOT EVEN! ahem...) and people are all new and different since last we met, I had a couple of thoughts about Sgt. Sally Donovan and the way she regards Sherlock.

There really does seem to be some personal element to her animosity, doesn't there? I can only imagine how much she enjoyed watching Anderson go all "HE LIVES!" after The Fall and growing his Conspiracy Beard. I really think there's some backstory there for Sally and Sherlock, even if she's the only one hanging onto it.

But aside from that, there's a huge difference in the way she acts when he can and can't see her, and I have to wonder how much of her bluster is proactive defense. Behind Sherlock's back, Sally's face is wary and worried. She looks nervous and afraid. But when he can see her, when she's in front of others, she becomes biting and derisive. That hostility makes her feel much, much more secure.

Also, there's this...

Sally Donovan likes to poke the crazy.