When John first comes up to the body on the ground, his sight is blurry, and so too is the camera shot. I thought I saw Moriarty's face rather than Sherlock's the first time, but then the next time they showed the face of the body, it had more Sherlock features and the ice blue eyes (Moriarty's are a green/brown). It's worth a look again. Also, there was blood coming from the head, which led me to believe that Sherlock staged his death by throwing Moriarty's body off the roof, since he had blown the top of his head off.
With all the evidence John had, being grieved, hurt, and in a state of shock, it's not surprising if he put Sherlock's face on the body. As far as the paramedics and bystanders were concerned, they're also in a state. The body would be covered and brought into St Bartholomew's Hospital, bodies could be swapped for identification, and the deception finalized on Molly's end.
Finally saw this series. Very disappointed in #3, Moriarty was badly written, and worse acted.
My theory: Sherlock got some of the aerosol from episode 2 (from his brother?), the cyclist used it on Watson who then saw what he was expecting to see. So that probably was Moriarty's body, not Sherlock's.
I actually thought this episode was much better, certainly more engrossing, than ASiB or THoB. Both of those eps were good, but they felt scattered and overcomplicated sometimes.
I was nervous about RF because the writer was responsible for one of the worst, IMO, DW episodes I've seen (the one with the pirate ship this past season). But I thought that despite spanning months, this story was tighter and less weighed down with miscellany than the others. I thought the emotional impact was right on, compelling and touching without being overdramatic. And if you're starting with "The Final Problem"--hell, if you're starting with anything ACD wrote--not being overdramatic is quite an achievement.
Plot-wise? I don't think Moriarty's dead a bit. I think the turn-up is going to be that Richard Brook actually was an actor, and Moriarty is still out there pulling the strings. Insane or not, nobody forces their archenemy's death by committing suicide first. If he was going to do that, he could have skipped the season and let Sherlock shoot the
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It's interesting how I come out of this impressed to hell and back by Freeman, not by Cumberbatch. It feels like Holmes's actor has the easier job here and throughout. If I think about what BC is doing with the part, I'm more impressed. And certainly I completely believe him as a modern Holmes. But he doesn't rivet me the way even Mark Gatiss does as Mycroft. And Freeman just knocked my socks off in "Scarlet" and in every one since.
I am indeed paraphrasing Blade Runner. Death is inevitable, I was thinking, so ... either you take the optimistic view and enjoy what you can (ending of BR) or you take Moriarty's approach: blow your brains out. The Final Problem is how to avoid death. You can't. Blam.
I don't get Moriarty. Don't. Somebody needs to explain him to me. Or I have to rewatch it all looking for insight. I dunno.
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With all the evidence John had, being grieved, hurt, and in a state of shock, it's not surprising if he put Sherlock's face on the body. As far as the paramedics and bystanders were concerned, they're also in a state. The body would be covered and brought into St Bartholomew's Hospital, bodies could be swapped for identification, and the deception finalized on Molly's end.
So goes my theory anyway.
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My theory: Sherlock got some of the aerosol from episode 2 (from his brother?), the cyclist used it on Watson who then saw what he was expecting to see. So that probably was Moriarty's body, not Sherlock's.
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I was nervous about RF because the writer was responsible for one of the worst, IMO, DW episodes I've seen (the one with the pirate ship this past season). But I thought that despite spanning months, this story was tighter and less weighed down with miscellany than the others. I thought the emotional impact was right on, compelling and touching without being overdramatic. And if you're starting with "The Final Problem"--hell, if you're starting with anything ACD wrote--not being overdramatic is quite an achievement.
Plot-wise? I don't think Moriarty's dead a bit. I think the turn-up is going to be that Richard Brook actually was an actor, and Moriarty is still out there pulling the strings. Insane or not, nobody forces their archenemy's death by committing suicide first. If he was going to do that, he could have skipped the season and let Sherlock shoot the ( ... )
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I am indeed paraphrasing Blade Runner. Death is inevitable, I was thinking, so ... either you take the optimistic view and enjoy what you can (ending of BR) or you take Moriarty's approach: blow your brains out. The Final Problem is how to avoid death. You can't. Blam.
I don't get Moriarty. Don't. Somebody needs to explain him to me. Or I have to rewatch it all looking for insight. I dunno.
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