TheOtherOne wrote:

Sherlock killed Magnussen on Christmas Day 2014. The events of season 4, with Mary giving birth etc. must follow straight on from S3 story line, which means the show is currently in 2015. "Christmas 5 years ago" would have been 2010. That was the night of the Christmas party in 221B when Sherlock discovered Irene's phone on the mantlepiece (and her fake death).

According to CAM Sherlock was dead 2010-2013. So was not it rather Christmas 2009 ?

Was the strange fridge room from T6T  explained somehow later? 

ewige wrote:

Preceja wrote:

- Homeless network members in action again
 

When did we see that?

Clown and the girl in Mycroft's house. Sherlock said them then something like " Go to Wiggings, he will pay you by the gate and do not spend in  the first drug den . " In fact it was quite eleborate in the house, with the blood from eyes , unloaded gun and answering girl. I wondered how he had managed it but he had his own people. 

Sherlock defending Mycroft from mummy  - " He did his best,"

- Homeless network members in action again
- Mrs. Hudson hoovering with Iron Maden
- The surprise of Greg that Sherlock knows his name and he even thanked  him.
- The scene at the graveyard  - Sherlock deciphering the song finally  which I still do not fully understand but it is not important. And John asking from the well " Is this strictly relevant? " - generally I like everything at Musgrave 
- Sherlock playing better and better, teaching Euros how to feel better and learning from her how to play better

 

I cannot imagine these parents not to participate. They were told about her death much later but if they wanted to see her knowing she was a murderer (really killed people herself) how could they abandon her at the age of 6. I can imagine to arrange special care for her outside the house and  other children especially while she was so focused on Sherlock but not that they would not visit her often and let their child in some fortress without anything that a child needs to grow into a normal adult (at least try). 

On the other hand Sherlock was traumatized and seemed to forget  as self-defence, there might have been a medical reason hide her from him. And then only Mycroft knew she was alive, why to tell him about a dead sister? 

Violin was a Christmas present from Mycroft. Eurus asked for it and he must be first very rich, second feel guilty if he bought her not only any good violin but Stradivaris.

By the way, Sherlock could not have afforded Baker street alone, too at the beginning and his cases are profitable only sometimes. How is it that now he has no problem with money and rent? Or has he a special price (or more special price then before) from Ms. Hudson? 

Moriarty had to have the criminal network of his own. I already wrote it somewhere else but he met Eurus only several moths before his death when he was probably already bored even with his criminal activities and did not mind to die. But he had to be building the net for years and only when he started to be interested in Sherlock (why? maybe as an interesting enemy? ) Eurus wanted to speak with him and they created the plan that included Moriarty's death .

We can just guess what was the plan and if Eurus had the same plan or just used Moriarty. As he might think that killing himself he would kill Sherlock and she believed not or had a backup plan. 

Moriarty was talking about the final problem on the roof, Eurus in Musgrave  but I am not sure what the final problem really was. For Eurus probably the song but for Moriarty? 

 

It is not unexplained secret as I do not think he was sad  for anything concerning birthday. More he did not want  to speak about Irene. Now you know it (that we are texting form time to time).

But we still do not know what was in the John's letter Sherlock received form Molly. 

SolarSystem wrote:

Well, if they did indeed plan to tell this story about the crazy sister from the very beginning, then I can only call what they did for eleven episodes sloppy writing. Because as far as I remember there is exactly one thing that could be interpreted as a clue, and that indeed is Sherlock's deduction in ASiP about Harriet: "A sister. There is always something." This can indeed be interpreted as a rather good clue - but there just has to be more. There were things hinting at Moriarty right from the beginning, and I would expect something similar for Eurus if that's the story they wanted to tell. 

I do not think this one had anything to do with Eurus. Sherlock even did not remember her.  But there was something from the begining, more subtle clues, why Sherlock is as he is (and Mycroft), something that was clear is going to be explained and it had to be a family tragedy that causes a person close from world, emotions in young age. I believe they were always planning this, how much in detail from the beginning hard to say.