The sniper who was sniping Watson, didn't he have a clearlineofsite from the rooftop where Sherlock was standing, to the ground below, so would know if the Sherlock that jumped was the Sherlock who landed. ??
La Strade believed him, thats why he was overuled by his boss,......we could see it was SH on the edge , then falling,,,,,,
Indeed, Sherlock had "unofficially" worked with them for years. Lestrade didn't beieve it but when his higher up found they the police were being linked to a potential kidnapper he had take the allegations seriously and order a full investigation or he would have been in serious trouble if it were proved when the story broke. Of course the fact that a lot of other policemen were voicing their concerns, all the ones Holmes had p'ed off over the years, helped decide the action too.
Besides they didn't need to believe that every case ever had been Holmes, only the recent ones involving Moriarty and particularly the kidnapping. As the lady said in the first episode, and repeated last night for emphasis, "Eventually solving them won't be enough". Her theory was that once Holmes couldn't find anything to solve he would miss the rush and so move on to comitting the crimes.
I thought Moriarty had to be alive to call off the assassinations, but once he died the assassinations would have gone ahead anyway?
How did Sherlock's suicide have any bearing on it?
Moriarty's plan had to end with Sherlock killing himself, not necessarily jumping but certainly taking his own life.
Rather than just assume that Sherlock would be so upset at the allegations against him that he would kill himself, Moriarty took out some insurance. The three assassins were ordered to kill Sherlocks three closest friends unless they saw Holmes kill himself. In order to save his friends Holmes had to do it, that was his only option.
At least it was until Moriarty let slip that there was also a safe word to call off the attacks even if Holmes didn't die.
My other half has only watched the last two and doesn't follow all the rumours and announcements etc online and she interpreted the ending in a different way altogether.
She didn't immediately think "Ooo, there's Sherlock. He must have survived somehow." She thought "Aww! What a lovely ending. His old friend was there as a spirit to hear that wonderful tribute to him by his friend."
Watching it again (and ignoring Series 3 confirmations - though Taggart continued without Taggart for long enough and Conan Doyle did stories out of sequence too) and that viewpoint could be valid.
If Sherlock has a clear view of Watson in the churchyard, wouldn't it have been possible for Watson to have seen Sherlock? He was hardly hiding behind a tree or anything was he?
What if he is dead and all these other clues that we've spotted are red herrings? I'm well into paranoid conspiracy theory territory now. Arrrggghhhhh!
He also used a gavel.
UK judges don't use gavels and never have.
... but that's just me being uber-pedantic
The BBC have been told before about this, but they like the dramatic effect apparently, so many people now believe that British judges use gavels. You're not being pedantic as it annoys me too.
Nice touch from Mycroft after Sherlock's 'death'- sitting with his hands in prayer/thinking position like Sherlock does. That ratched up the emotion a bit, too !
Ahhh! Makes sense.... but if it was Sherlock how come he didn't have a pulse?
Still find it weird that John didn't ask to see Sherlock's body afterwards too. Even if his face was smashed in John would spot Molly's fake straight away.
What, like Sherlock realised it was the fake Irene Adler with the face smashed in too?:p
Martin Freeman has proved he is a good actor in this show. He has never really had to "act" before. I thought he was rubbish casting at first, now I think he's brill.
But as a reviewer pointed out, he doesn't convince as a military man or a doctor.
He doesn't have the presence or posture of an officer or the confidence/ arrogance of a doctor either.
If I had to guess what job he did I would say estate agent or recruitment consultant or something, he does make a good sidekick though.
I thought he gave a good performance as an officer in "he Hounds of Baskerville". That clipped, direct way of talking, as if he expected to be obeyed instantly. And he walks like a soldier.
At the same time he shows compassion and empathy when faced with someone who needs it, and might need treatment - Mrs Hudson in "A Scandal in Belgravia" for example.
I'm not a huge MF fan, but I think he has been excellent in Sherlock.
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The sniper who was sniping Watson, didn't he have a clearlineofsite from the rooftop where Sherlock was standing, to the ground below, so would know if the Sherlock that jumped was the Sherlock who landed. ??
Besides they didn't need to believe that every case ever had been Holmes, only the recent ones involving Moriarty and particularly the kidnapping. As the lady said in the first episode, and repeated last night for emphasis, "Eventually solving them won't be enough". Her theory was that once Holmes couldn't find anything to solve he would miss the rush and so move on to comitting the crimes.
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Rather than just assume that Sherlock would be so upset at the allegations against him that he would kill himself, Moriarty took out some insurance. The three assassins were ordered to kill Sherlocks three closest friends unless they saw Holmes kill himself. In order to save his friends Holmes had to do it, that was his only option.
At least it was until Moriarty let slip that there was also a safe word to call off the attacks even if Holmes didn't die.
Brilliant!!! The original video of it is making it's way round the Twittersphere here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSgdyNZABt0&feature=related
Bless him, I love Benedict!
She didn't immediately think "Ooo, there's Sherlock. He must have survived somehow." She thought "Aww! What a lovely ending. His old friend was there as a spirit to hear that wonderful tribute to him by his friend."
Watching it again (and ignoring Series 3 confirmations - though Taggart continued without Taggart for long enough and Conan Doyle did stories out of sequence too) and that viewpoint could be valid.
If Sherlock has a clear view of Watson in the churchyard, wouldn't it have been possible for Watson to have seen Sherlock? He was hardly hiding behind a tree or anything was he?
What if he is dead and all these other clues that we've spotted are red herrings? I'm well into paranoid conspiracy theory territory now. Arrrggghhhhh!
Andrew Scott;)
The BBC have been told before about this, but they like the dramatic effect apparently, so many people now believe that British judges use gavels. You're not being pedantic as it annoys me too.
But as a reviewer pointed out, he doesn't convince as a military man or a doctor.
Was it I and O or was it 1 and 0, pointing to the binary code. As for U... well, that's where my theory collapses.
Really? He convinces me.
He convinces me as a Hobbit as well and I haven't even seen him be one yet.
U as in You, Sherlock have the code in your head?
I agree. Reviewer ? What an idiot.
That could be it!
Reminds me of one my earlier favourite quotes - "There are 10 types of people who understand Binary: Those Who Do and Those Who Don't."
He doesn't have the presence or posture of an officer or the confidence/ arrogance of a doctor either.
If I had to guess what job he did I would say estate agent or recruitment consultant or something, he does make a good sidekick though.
Er...how many doctors/ officers do you know ?
I thought he gave a good performance as an officer in "he Hounds of Baskerville". That clipped, direct way of talking, as if he expected to be obeyed instantly. And he walks like a soldier.
At the same time he shows compassion and empathy when faced with someone who needs it, and might need treatment - Mrs Hudson in "A Scandal in Belgravia" for example.
I'm not a huge MF fan, but I think he has been excellent in Sherlock.