DaveSumm Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I always liked the theory that this Moriarty was actually his son, and the real 'Professor Moriaty' was behind this current stuff. Someone expounded it here about it linking with his Mum's maths textbook or something. My best guess now is that he simply left behind instructions for someone else to pull all of this, as we haven't actually seen him yet. Which would be a bit lame, but it kinda fits with 'he's dead, and I know what he's going to do next'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I wouldn't be at all surprised. His line at the end asking John to take care of Sherlock felt to me like it was implying he wouldn't be around to do it himself for much longer. The dream palace version would suggest Sherlock is subconciously aware of it.I should have added that Mycroft's line at the end (and my reading of Neil Gaiman's story, which is about what happens to Sherlock after Mycroft dies) is what triggered my question. But from the beginning of the series Mycroft has looked after the well being of Sherlock, 'kidnapping' Watson, for example, to question his motivation, and trying to buy him off to report to him about Sherlock's actions and behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Far more style than substance and only half of the cutesy banter really landed, but it's good to see them back on deck and trying something a little new (aka old) at least.And while I like Benny C he's still not a patch on the magnificence of Jeremy Brett.I thought it was rather dull, all in all.I did enjoy the period setting much more than the modern setting, and some of the banter was very good.Plotwise it did not intrigue me in the slightest though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Great, I missed it. Have to wait until Jan. 10 to watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 I really liked it. I came into it thinking it might be just a special one off set in Victorian time. Once the "previously on" came up, I knew the jig wad up and paid that much more attention to the clues. I didn't expect jumping back and forth though. I'm sad that there is no real indication when there might be more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkash Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Totally didnt see the Mind Palace twist coming ! Brilliant ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Tiger Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Thought it was boring as hell. It had some great moments but too many scenes leading upt to the good ones left me indifferent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davrum Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 By the time Moriarty asked something like, "Is this silly enough for you yet?" I had already been thinking that word for about half an hour. It's almost Dr Who level silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Yeah, I wasn't a huge fan either. Dream sequences in general aren't really my thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Hanna Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I really liked it. I came into it thinking it might be just a special one off set in Victorian time. Once the "previously on" came up, I knew the jig wad up and paid that much more attention to the clues. I didn't expect jumping back and forth though. I'm sad that there is no real indication when there might be more. Yep i really enjoyed it, but yeah the previously on.... part let us know early it had SOMETHING to do with the main series. Loved the episode. Glad they had a chance to bring Moriarty back, without actually going down the "he actually survived a bullet to the head" road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerol Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 We had some family over to watch the episode and thus, host duties kept me running to the kitchen. Therefore I may have missed something. But was this explained? At the end of His Last Vow, Sherlock was sent on a mission to Eastern Europe that would probably end in his death. The plane is called back because of Moriarty's appearance on television. When the hell did Sherlock get the chance to consume a cornucopia of drugs? Where did he get these drugs? If Moriarty is still dead, who put his image on the screens? Was this Mycroft's scheme to save his brother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 We had some family over to watch the episode and thus, host duties kept me running to the kitchen. Therefore I may have missed something. But was this explained? Hidden ContentAh.... One assumes Sherlock makes sure he always has a cornucopia of drugs with him. Maybe he took them while waiting for the flight to relieve the boredom?As for who put Moriarty's image on the screens, that's for the next episode. Sherlock at the end is already confident he knows.I doubt this is a plot by Mycroft. My personal opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Mycroft says he was already high when he got on the plane.The problem, of course, comes when you combine that with Sherlock saying he nearly OD'd deliberately just to do his mind palace thing to work out about Moriarty's return, which he didn't know about before he got on the plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veltigar Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 We had some family over to watch the episode and thus, host duties kept me running to the kitchen. Therefore I may have missed something. But was this explained? Hidden ContentThere is a reason why customs officers do anal cavity searches when they catch a suspected drug mule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felice Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Mycroft says he was already high when he got on the plane.The problem, of course, comes when you combine that with Sherlock saying he nearly OD'd deliberately just to do his mind palace thing to work out about Moriarty's return, which he didn't know about before he got on the plane.So he was typically high when he got on the plane, and took even more drugs when Moriarty showed up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Just watched it. I loved the twist that it was related to the main movie. And the humor was great as usual. Really enjoy seeing Martin Freeman as Watson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 My DVR failed to record Sherlock last night. I need to see if it's available On Demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 My DVR failed to record Sherlock last night. I need to see if it's available On Demand.It's also available at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/watch-online/ but only for a few days, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Thanks Corvinus. It was On Demand last night. I really enjoyed it: it was such a fun episode. I initially thought it was a one-off special playing on the prior episodes but not actually connected to or furthering the story. But they did a great job of bringing it back around. And they really lifted the tone after the last episode felt a bit over-wrought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Just watched this (left the country New Year's Eve).It violated the most basic rule of good writing, which is that it cannot be a dream.Therefore it is a mess, an even bigger mess than the previous mess the series had become. Thus it bodes no better for the rest of the series if there is ever any more rest of the series. Shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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