Thanks for pointing out all the canon geeky references!
I thought it was an excellent episode, really mind-boggling. And Moriarty was properly scary.
I don't know exactly how Sherlock did it, but it involves Molly somehow, and it was definitely rigged as Sherlock was very particular about where Watson was standing during the phone call and he couldn't see where SH landed. There was also a convenient rubbish truck going past, full of bags. The person on the pavement certainly looked very like Sherlock (pale eyes etc) but did we only see him through the dazed eyes of John who saw what he expected to see? It certainly wasn't Moriarty's body, which would have been the obvious suggestion.
On a more emotional level, I found it more difficult to believe. I know that what went on between the superior brains of Sherlock and Moriarty is very complicated, but I couldn't believe that Moriarty would ever imagine that Sherlock would sacrifice himself to save others, and that seemed a flaw in the whole plan. Sherlock thinks he is too special and superior for that. We've been told explicitly that Sherlock thinks he has no friends except John, and he didn't show any inclination to go and see Mrs Hudson when he was told she was dying. And he shows little regard for Lestrade. So why should he destroy himself for them?
So if Moriarty didn't really think that Sherlock would kill himself, what was going on? Was loss of reputation enough? I'm lost in the double-think. And had Sherlock anticipated all this with Moriarty before he went up onto the roof to meet Moriarty, and had therefore made suitable arrangements with Molly for cadavers of a suitable size and shape, cyclists to knock down John and a convenient passing rubbish truck? My mind is boggling....
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Date: 2012-01-17 05:01 pm (UTC)I thought it was an excellent episode, really mind-boggling. And Moriarty was properly scary.
I don't know exactly how Sherlock did it, but it involves Molly somehow, and it was definitely rigged as Sherlock was very particular about where Watson was standing during the phone call and he couldn't see where SH landed. There was also a convenient rubbish truck going past, full of bags. The person on the pavement certainly looked very like Sherlock (pale eyes etc) but did we only see him through the dazed eyes of John who saw what he expected to see? It certainly wasn't Moriarty's body, which would have been the obvious suggestion.
On a more emotional level, I found it more difficult to believe. I know that what went on between the superior brains of Sherlock and Moriarty is very complicated, but I couldn't believe that Moriarty would ever imagine that Sherlock would sacrifice himself to save others, and that seemed a flaw in the whole plan. Sherlock thinks he is too special and superior for that. We've been told explicitly that Sherlock thinks he has no friends except John, and he didn't show any inclination to go and see Mrs Hudson when he was told she was dying. And he shows little regard for Lestrade. So why should he destroy himself for them?
So if Moriarty didn't really think that Sherlock would kill himself, what was going on? Was loss of reputation enough? I'm lost in the double-think. And had Sherlock anticipated all this with Moriarty before he went up onto the roof to meet Moriarty, and had therefore made suitable arrangements with Molly for cadavers of a suitable size and shape, cyclists to knock down John and a convenient passing rubbish truck? My mind is boggling....
Any enlightenment gratefully received!