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PBS "Sherlock Holmes" Updated for the 21st century
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: jhsu123 on May 28, 2012, 09:51:27 pm ---Quote from: jhsu123 on Today at 07:22:23 pm
I think Holmes had another body ready to go to look like him. I also think that the lab assistant Molly helped him; remember how he said she was the only one that could? Holmes could have taken a body from the autopsy place with Molly's help and added gorey makeup to looked like himself. Then Holmes jumped onto the garbage truck and slipped away. But I think there was a clue when Moriarty shook Holme's hand; Moriarty died soon after that to fulfill a pattern. All the assassins died right after they shook Holmes' hand. What do you think?
I wonder if someone else was watching Moriarty and has more power over him. Why kill off the arch nemesis? He could also live another day... Did Moriarty have someone else standing in for him? Why did he have to kill himself?
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Because Arthur Conan Doyle did. Moriarty was only in a few stories. The producers are hewing to the tradition. Moriarty was an archnemesis, then he was killed by Sherlock. Sherlock lived to have many more adventures, Moriarty was pushing up daisies.
jhsu123:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on May 28, 2012, 11:33:56 pm ---Because Arthur Conan Doyle did. Moriarty was only in a few stories. The producers are hewing to the tradition. Moriarty was an archnemesis, then he was killed by Sherlock. Sherlock lived to have many more adventures, Moriarty was pushing up daisies.
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But the actor, Andrew Scott, is so amazing as the new Moriarty! I like the way he portrayed him, interpreting him in a totally different way; the guy is genius and psycho mad in a very understated way. I would love to see him back from time to time battling wits with Holmes! Cumberbatch is great!
jhsu123:
--- Quote from: jhsu123 on May 29, 2012, 12:02:11 am ---But the actor, Andrew Scott, is so amazing as the new Moriarty! I like the way he portrayed him, interpreting him in a totally different way; the guy is genius and psycho mad in a very understated way. I would love to see him back from time to time battling wits with Holmes! Cumberbatch is great!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/sherlock/moriarty.html
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Penthesilea:
What?
WHAT?
Tell you what: I watched half an episode of the series a while ago (don't even know which one), and found it boring. So I didn't watch again, even though hubby likes it and told me it's good.
Last night another episode was aired and I joined him for the end tail of it. Guess what? It was the last episode of the season. The exact one y'all are talking about! And I'm totally hooked/baffled/WTFed about the end. :laugh:
First thing this morning was to check this thread, only to find out you aren't any wiser than I am. :laugh:
How the heck are they going to explain their way out of this? I sure hope they'll come up with something good, and that won't be a groaner.
I hope to catch a rerun of the episode today (of any episode really). Might not be so boring after all and I want to give it a second chance.
jhsu123:
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on May 29, 2012, 01:22:31 am ---What?
WHAT?
Tell you what: I watched half an episode of the series a while ago (don't even know which one), and found it boring. So I didn't watch again, even though hubby likes it and told me it's good.
Last night another episode was aired and I joined him for the end tail of it. Guess what? It was the last episode of the season. The exact one y'all are talking about! And I'm totally hooked/baffled/WTFed about the end. :laugh:
First thing this morning was to check this thread, only to find out you aren't any wiser than I am. :laugh:
How the heck are they going to explain their way out of this? I sure hope they'll come up with something good, and that won't be a groaner.
I hope to catch a rerun of the episode today (of any episode really). Might not be so boring after all and I want to give it a second chance.
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I'm not sure if you are in the US or the UK, but the May 20th showing was the last episode of the 2nd Season shown in the US, with Moriarty and Holmes on the rooftop. You may need to buy the DVD on PBS.org. There are parts of the show that went by so quickly, that it's great fodder to discuss how Holmes faked his death. I am looking forward to Season 3, which won't be filmed until 2013 since Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman will be busy filming the Hobbit! In the meantime, if you are looking for more possible theories as to what happened, here's a link: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/sherlock/season2_fall.html
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