March 2012
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Choose Your Own Conspiracy
That kidnapping. That stupid, stupid kidnapping.
The fall was one thing. They said they gave us all the fair clues for that, and it seems like they probably did. But they didn’t promise us anything about the kidnapping, and I don’t know how to feel about the potential clues involved.
So I end up feeling three ways at once.
Like with that black plastic thing on kidnapping victim...
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February 2012
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tobefairitismyonlyweakness asked: 'The Aluminium Crutch' was a reference to the original stories - because it was a case that was never documented by Watson but one that was to referred to (I think) more than once. Just like the 'Vatican Cameos' thing in A Scandal in Belgravia. (Sorry I thought I should say. Actually I am really sorry, you must think I'm really arrogant now but I saw the post and felt it...
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sherlockey-werlockey-stuff asked: I couldn't help noticing that throughout Series 2, lots of people mentioned having enjoyed the case of 'The Aluminium Crutch' on John's blog. Maybe I'm seeing patterns where none exist, but it struck me that that case in particular was mentioned in (I believe) every episode. I've read the blog entry, and there seems to be nothing crucial in it. Do you reckon it might...
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Anonymous asked: About the use of disguises, I believe there is an interview where Gatiss says that using physical disguises was something they were going to stay away from because it would look silly and that they'd be more like what we saw in The Great Game, when he pretended to be a friend of the dead man in the car to get information from the wife.
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showpanorama asked: I've written about the significance and the meaning of those hands movements on January 19 at the Guardian discussion page, you may find it interesting: guardian co uk tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2012/jan/16/sherlock-how-fake-own-death?commentpage=14#comment-14220113
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Anonymous asked: Big fan of your sight, keep up the great work. Upon second viewing (ep.4) it seems obvious that Irene Adler was a big fan on Sherlock well before they met. Do you think she purposefully prevented Moriarty from killing Sherlock at the pool with the phone call? Before Sherlock gets dragged to Buckingham she makes a phone call, presumably to Moriarty where she says "I think it's time,...
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Anonymous asked: Hi! I love, love your blog. I was wondering if you had information on where Jim Moriarty is from? His accent sounds so American, but I can't find any information on his accent or place of orgin. Thanks so much.
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white-fang asked: Hi. A question about Sherlock's planning his "suicide": it seems like he figured out that he was going to need to jump right after he and John talked to "Richard Brook". Hence the whole "there's something I need to do" bit outside Kitty Riley's flat. But doesn't Molly hint that Sherlock knows he's going to die way before that? (Or, if not...
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Anonymous asked: What's hilarious is that I really don't think I'm all that intelligent, I just figured that everyone could figure out simple things. I guess I'm just finding out that people really just aren't living up to what I thought was the "normal" intelligence level.
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Anonymous asked: Hi, something has been bugging me and you seem like a good person to rant about it with. First of all, I would have thought Sherlock would generally pay attention to cab drivers. Cabbies aren't exactly completely pointless. They move around, listen to conversations and obviously can be dangerous. Second, I would have thought Sherlock would pay attention to them ESPECIALLY after ASIP, why oh...
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Anonymous asked: I thought this was funny. Not sure if anyone had mentioned this obviously valid theory before... twitter(.)com/#!/steven_moffat/status/164418894759600128
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“I had observed some newspaper comment at the time, but I was exceedingly...”
– Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles
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Since I've somehow wandered onto the topics of...
I’m just going to go ahead and ask—is my theory on the kidnapping weird for those of you who are Jim/Seb shippers? Because I can see how it might be a little weird to suddenly say our best chance at Moran looks an awful lot like Sherlock.
Even if I don’t ship anybody, it’s not like I didn’t notice that.
Jim/Sherlock shippers, too—does Bizarro!Sherlock make...
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you know who would have made a great American...
mynameisgrey:
iheartrogues:
fwips:
Hey Sherlock, get over here, man.
I found some
Fresh Prints.
Now this is a story all about how
My life got flipped, turned upside down
And I’d like to take a minute, just hold my Glock
I’ll tell you how I became the friend of a man named Sherlock
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
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Lucy Liu To Play Watson In CBS’ Modern Sherlock... →
thesherlockfandom:
The name is Watson, Joan Watson. Lucy Liu is set to play Sherlock Holmes’ sidekick in CBS’ drama pilot Elementary, whose tweaks to Arthur Connan Doyle’s classic include switching Watson’s gender to female. The project, written by Robert Doherty, is set in present day and stars Jonny Lee Miller as eccentric Brit Holmes, a former consultant to Scotland Yard whose addiction...
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Anonymous asked: Hello, I was just wondering why you think the little girl in s2ep3 screamed when she saw Sherlock and if you think that has something to do with how he survived..? Like a doppelganger or something. And that Molly helped by doing the autopsy somehow. But I'm a new fan of the series, so maybe I'm way off... Just desperatly trying to find the answer haha
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memothestrange asked: You know how Moriarty was 'advertising' all through his trial? Do you think it's possible that, when he made the phone call to Jawn, Sherlock thought it was possible that Moriarty was alive, and he was telling Jawn to spread that Jim was a fake in an effort to kind of un-advertise? I probably sound really stupid, sorry -.-"
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bambiglance asked: Hey! I am sorry if this has already been asked, but there are some details from Reichenbach that I just can't stop thinking about - like the curly gunman hired to kill John. He arrived before John was back in front of the the hospital, but how could he know John is about to come back? Other two gunmen are very close to their 'victims', almost familiar. I guess he could be there to...
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thereichenbachfraud asked: I imagine the reason Sherlock told John he was a fraud was because if John believed it, everyone else would. John was a piece of evidence he was leaving behind for the world. But he also gave John the means of discovering he wasn't dead, but as always, John looked but didn't observe. "It's a magic trick." Even "I'm a fraud." In general. All to cast doubt on...
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Anonymous asked: Why would there be a body swap at the very end (ie after John' s try to take pulse)? It seems a bit unnecessary with Molly working in the morgue.. I mean I can imagine once alone Sherlock jumping of the morgue table perfectly well and unharmed and walking away.
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umqra-is-not-morse-code asked: When does Sherlock switch to using an iPhone, and why? Is his Blackberry gone?
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improbableone42 asked: I've noticed some more interesting facts: 1)There were three cases, that Sherlock solved in the beginning of episode: "Falls", "Banker", and "Ricoletti". After it Moriarty broke Tower, bank and prison. Lets start from the end: Ricoletti is a criminal and criminal must be in prison. Banker works in the bank. May It mean anything? 2)Moriarty told about fairytales...
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logicalpearl asked: Do you happen to know the canon date for Sherlock's death in the BBC universe? I think it's April something, but I wanted to be sure.
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davidmythchild asked: I suppose we haven't really got anything to go on, but I was just wondering if you had any theories about where Sherlock went after the Fall?
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Anonymous asked: What advantage does Sherlock have to (per your theory) switch with his lookalike and slip into the phonebooth *before* going into Bart's, as there was always the possibility of John (or even the sniper) seeing the change, rather than wait a few seconds and switch with a double in the security of St. Barts? Why would he need to switch at all?
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Anonymous asked: hey there, love your theory about the laundry basket. just wanted to ask; sherlock texts moriarty, asking him to meet him on the bart's hospital rooftop, adding "p.s., got something of yours you might want back". what do you think this was? i originally thought it was the code, but moriarty already had that, why would he want it back? just looking for alternate opinions. thanks!
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skeletree asked: Okay, the only thing bugging me about your theories so far: how could Sherlock switch with someone on the gurney without John noticing? 'Cause you say he's lifted onto the gurney, but then he switches with someone and there's that one shot with not!Sherlock being taken into the hospital? I don't understand how John could miss a switch so near to him, or why Sherlock would risk...
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Anonymous asked: I was wondering about something that came up in one of your theories, 'When Sherlock is arrested and makes his escape, he subtly notes the “I.O.U.” graffiti in the background outside 221B and points out that all of this is playing into Jim’s plan.' I was wondering if you could show a screenshot or something of that graffiti? I tried searching for it on the episode, but...
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“Yes,—a queer mongrel, with a most amazing power of scent. I would rather have...”
– Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of the Four
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Anonymous asked: I love how you only ever show the comments from the sheep telling you how "amaaazzzing" your "theories" are, and not the comments that actually tell people how simple you are.
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Anonymous asked: This is not at all conspiracy related, but I've never been able to figure out the Reichenbach line: "Bachelor John Watson. What the hell are they implying?!" What ARE they implying, that makes John so upset?
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whateverittakestobreakyou:
theimprobableone rejects capital letters
Conclusion
theimprobableone is ee cummings
^ LOGIC.
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Anonymous asked: Suddenly I find it funny that Sherlock Holmes, The man who DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE EARTH GOES AROUND THE SUN, Or WHO the PRIME MINISTER was, knew Hansel and Gretel in it's seeming entirety. I doubt he learned the story from skimming through the book, where the pages weren't even fully opened. Do you think this might be one of the things that Moffat means by Sherlock doing something he...
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steinkind asked: it's me again. sorry to bother you so much, but as i've read again what i wrote about the rooftop conversation a while back, i still haven't figured out that problem. namely...why does sherlock insists on being a fraud (more here: steinkind_tumblr_com/post/17719033955/finalproblem-you-guys-want-a-little-peek-at-my). i haven't found anything about it in your theory index. could...
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steinkind asked: a short comment about your 'magic trick line' idea... sherlock did exactly what any good magician does: confuse his/her audience and draw attention away from what is really going on. it's the key point in any magician show. sherlock's audience was john, so he had to make sure john would not recognize all the preps being done on the pavement. i wrote a quite long post on that a...
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thenorwoodbuilder asked: Hi! About the reason why Sherlock told Watson he was a fraud, I suppose he didn't want WATSON to commit suicide after his death... I mean, if he'd told him he was going to jump in order to save his (Watson's) life, W.'d have gone crazy... And Sherlock had to give him some sort of explanation and farewell, after all, to ease - at least a little - Watson's distress.