Game of Shadows

[ithildyn]

We saw Sherlock Holmes

Comments

[jinxed_wood]

Sounds like fun! I'll be going to see it the New Year.

[bleukittie]

I was bummed about Irene also. Especially since I know the fast-acting strain of TB mentioned in the movie only affects birds.

[donna_c_punk]

I came out thinking that the whole Irene-is-dead thing was faked by Moriarty in order to get Holmes to play his game. I mean, we saw it as an audience, but with the Holmes stories being in first person format (and that being explained in the opening with Watson writing the story), Watson was relating it. That's the only way I could deal with what they claimed happened to Irene in the movie.

[sinanju]

I thought it was a pointless fridging, too. They didn't want Irene in the movie? Just ignore her. Or give someone a line of dialogue to explain why she's not around. Killing her off seemed pointlessly vindictive.

[donna_c_punk]

The only way I could see it being relevant to the storyline is if she pops up in camoflage in Holmes' sitting room in three years. He'd be, "WHAT WHAT WHAT?!" and she'd be, "You didn't think you were the only one whose death was greatly exaggerated, did you, my dear?"

[theteej2]

You know, I saw the movie on Christmas Eve and I enjoyed it, (Mary rocked, just sayin'!) but I could not get past the feeling that something about the movie was missing. It was fun, lots of excitement, the Falls were mindblowing. Watson stole my heart again. Yet there was something missing and I have yet to figure out what it is.

[kickair8p]

You've seen it, so spoilers-in-comments are okay? (If not, pls feel free to delete this

[catyuy]

Per movie-canon, Irene beat Sherlock twice, and that was before she successfully gave him drugged wine -- I'm of the opinion that having heard Moriarty's voice before her fresh tea was served that she didn't actually drink it, she then made a good guess at the the most likely poison, and faked the symptoms including biting the inside of her cheek to get blood to cough up. I'd agree that it'd be unlikely that Moriarty would fall for that, except it was clear from his little send-off speech that he'd been consistently underestimating her. (Then she ran for the hills -- she may love Sherlock, but she's no idiot.)

I agree with this version of canon.

I also had trouble believing that Moriarty could buy off/control everyone at her favorite restaurant. She knew the waiter by name. So I'd bet that someone there informed her and she knew going in that he was going to poison her. (Even if she had the letter, he probably would have killed her.)

[just_ustas]

ha ha ha. of cause all this have nothing common with sherlock holmes. but maybe it funniest this way. ;) i'm going to look this craziness just for fun.)))
real joy would be sherlock bbc. waiting with impatience. amusing that both versions start almost at the same time.