In Season 2, we learn that she is more than her love for Sherlock - she stands up to him, gains his respect, and becomes an integral part of Sherlock’s plan to fake his death. Molly starts out as a Sherlock fangirl of sorts, fostering unrequited affection for the great detective.
On the Moffat front, I happen to love his female characters, and I see Molly as one of his more complex creations, both in terms of personality and narrative arc - the latter of which is why people are so irked by her scene in “The Final Problem.” Yet I don’t think it necessitates a reductionist view of Molly’s character, despite the implication that Molly has not progressed past her Season 1 self. Everyone from creator Steven Moffat to the actor who plays Molly, Louise Brealey, have weighed in on the controversial development - and the opinions are vastly different. Many have argued that it seemingly reduces Molly to a one-dimensional lovesick sop. The scene, which was actually a last-minute addition to the Sherlock script, according to Digital Spy, has polarized the fandom. I'm talking, of course, about Molly Hooper's forced love confession to Sherlock Holmes. The fans, cast, and creators alike have many opinions on it. In “The Final Problem,” the season finale of the fourth series of Sherlock, one contentious scene stood out.
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