Kudos to the writers for acknowledging how completely far-fetched it is that Mary happens to be a secret agent/ex-assassin. They didn't let us use it as a criticism; they addressed it so well I'm actually half taken in.

teaEarlGrayhot wrote:

 There is a lot of wonderful tension in Sherlock's character exactly becuase he could be a villain. 

Brilliantly put. It's all about the tension, the possibility; wondering whether he could 'turn' is far more fun than finding out.
 

Hey everyone.

I've been thinking hard about possible Series 3 villains lately (without reading any spoilers; just speculating for fun) and it occurred to me that there's something odd in episode 6. Just before Sherlock is arrested, he gets that chilling burned-to-a-crisp gingerbread man in the mail. Some chap delivered a parcel, Mrs. Hudson says; "funny name. German, like the fairy tales." And it makes sense because of the fairytale plotline. 

But "Moriarty" isn't a German name; it's Irish. 

It's possible that Moriarty was just being playful -- he's been toying with the fairy tale idea all episode -- but surely that would've come through well enough even without this line. (I mean, come on, it's a gingerbread man.) And it's Mrs. Hudson, not Moriarty, who comes out with the association between a German name and fairytales. It doesn't sound like he planted that line.

Could someone else, then -- someone who knew of Moriarty's threat -- have intended the gingerbread man for Sherlock?

We'll hear lots of our favourite music. BA-da, ba-BA-da-da, da-da-DA-da...

Plans this elaborate seem a lot more plausible when you remember that Sherlock, not Moriarty, picked the building for the final confrontation. (Moriarty commended Sherlock on choosing a tall building for their showdown.) He would've had time to set things up. And Sherlock did know Moriarty was going to try and kill him. Yes, I'm starting to see how it's all possible.

sirlockofthesher, you are especially convincing. Kudos. 

Wow, thanks, everyone!  Can't wait to speculate wildly with you guys.

tobeornot221b and Schmiezi: nice catch with the canary. Sherlock would be proud.

Hey everyone!

I'm fairly new to this whole Sherlock phenomenon, though now -- after gobbling up both series -- I can't believe it took me so long. What colour are my red red cheeks?

Lovely to meet you all. Let's have some fun with this introduction.

My name is Chris. I'm Canadian; you can tell as much by the subject of this post, and because up there ^ I spelled 'colour' with a 'u' (thanks, Brits). I'm currently wearing the same sweater I've worn for three days, which means I'm either a university student during exam time or an adult with poor personal hygiene, but I've chosen to share this information with all of the Internet, so that points toward the former. It is, after all, more socially acceptable to be unwashed as a student -- or an artist. Hopefully. Otherwise I've already lost your friendship.

If I hoped to be an artist -- say, based on love of Sherlock and attempts to be articulate, a writer -- I'd probably try very hard to write a clever introduction, which means I'm either going to be insufferable or entertaining. I hope it's the former; it really would be great to make friends with you guys.

I can see why Sherlock plays this game. It's fun. Did I give anything else away?