My favourite part about the whole “Mary lied to John to keep what a bitch she must DIE” -thing is that Sherlock literally made John watch his own fake suicide, let him believe him dead for 2 years AND THEN when it became apparent that John would remain angry with him he lied to him about their imminent deaths in an exploding train to manipulate forgiveness out of him. How’s THAT for keeping someone from making an informed decision, yet somehow Sherlock still isn’t considered a natural villain.