To be honest, I considered the tea making part of the 'game' - it wasn't about his housekeeping skills, it was about Sherlock letting Moriarty know he was expecting him.
Moffat was going on about how no one has commented on the most out of character action on Sherlock's part that holds a clue to his survival plan. It popped into my brainpan that this was the most OOC thing he did. I'm sure he also wanted a calm facade when meeting Moriaty.
Oh, that is such a good point about dropping his phone. There was so much about that last scene that was out of character: the fact that he seemed to play in Moriarty's hands, yet obviously he had some idea of what was going to happen when he was able to beat death, the fact that he made the phone call and told John he was a fake. Wouldn't it worked just as easily for him to tell John the truth and record it - that he was being set up by Moriarty and his friends are being targeted for assassination and he must kill himself to protect them? He could go into how Moriarty was taunting him with how he messed with everyone's head to pull it off, etc. The police would get that message too.
Of course, this way all the people who worked with Moriarty will keep thinking it worked and the world thinks he is a fake. And it will get them out of the picture. Which would make sense.
Yeah, I think John's reaction was necessary so that the sniper lays down his gun, and that Sherlock must maintain the deception to protect John, Mrs. Hudson, and Lestrade while he's on a search/destroy aimed at Moriarty's network. My guess is that Molly and Mycroft are in on the deception.
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It's fun cogitating...
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Of course, this way all the people who worked with Moriarty will keep thinking it worked and the world thinks he is a fake. And it will get them out of the picture. Which would make sense.
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Fun to work the puzzle!
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