I've got some nice ideas, too, how an explanation in the 3rd episode could be revisited (if the bbc allows), but that's quite far...

Bruce Cook wrote:

"John, complicated plans look great on paper.  Simple plans works."

Nice words. But if there was no plan behind? Just fortune? Sherlock would have a legitimate interest keeping this a secret... hopefully not for John...

@ Wholocked, Yeahright: Thank you for your explanation of the Hollow Client. My english isn't enough for enjoying the blog.

I agree, Sherlock would realize an empty suit in a chair. Or he's extremly out of charakter (or drunken again). But I don't see it as such a hint for the Reichenbachfall. But maybe the mirrors and surface thing are just another reference to the fans who like magician and illusionist ideas. Like Gatiss, Moffat und Co. in the Empty Hearse refered to the fans who like bungee or the blue pillows or the idea of a big conspiracy of Mycrofts.

All people want Sherlock to be clever, best prepared and complete controlling all eventualities all around. What if he's not? That's why most of the people (fandom, Anderson, ... John?) are pleased with the end of Empty Hearse. (And for that, btw, it's a nice ending.) But I would say the character of Sherlocks prefers simple ways. The clever image is derived from the character of his cases, which are clever and well prepared. But I've never seen Sherlock going complicate ways. And if even the sqashball is to much equipment for the fall, so I'm standing at no performances, no pillow/ net, no corpse... and of course no mirrors, sorry

Earlier Moffat (?) said, all the clues are in the Reichenbach Fall. And for me that works. (Edit: in combination with the Canon)

Wholocked wrote:

s.he wrote:

Wholocked wrote:

Well, apparently the BBC have made a statement that the theory told to Anderson is how he did it and it won't be revisted again.

http://cumberbatchweb.tumblr.com/post/72599886283/so-wait-does-this-mean-when-sherlock-was-telling

It appeared few days ago and you can read the text of the article here: http://distractions40.tumblr.com/post/72347358621

But who cares about sunday times and "the bbc"?

I'm disappointed that they're not going to give us an explanation that actually makes sense, but I think the BBC are a reliable source in answer to that, no?

I don't know. Why some nameless from the BBC say it, not the officials of the production? Sunday Times gets the only quote that it will be final? After the hype? Guess more papers asked the bbc about it... whatever.

Yeahright wrote:

If you're still theorizing and haven't read the hollow client entry on John's blog go read it. Veeeery interesting also frustratingly confusing yet still could be a clue to how he did the fall.
And to those who've read it doesn't it strike you how out of character Sherlock is? How he lists ridiculous theory after theory outloud, infront of John? Also theimprobableone aka Anderson comments on it and everyone on the blog's glad he's back. Sherlock knew John would blog about it.

Nice story. But I missed, how the suit went to the chair, whatever.
I don't think, there are hints in the blog. Because John don't know. (And maybe something is private.)

s.he http://sherlock.boardhost.com/viewtopic.php?pid=117595#p117595 wrote:

Yeahright wrote:

Mary Me wrote:

John was in shock and you do not simply question if your best friend is actually dead after he jumped off a roof regardless if you're allowed to check his pulse for 3 seconds only. You're in shock and you believe it. It's a very human thing to do.

Which is my point, the rubberball as a device to fool Watson was unnecessary, ergot fake solution. Similar to the heroic Molly kissing in the first theory. That was the point that totally convinced me we were being duped, even if I was suspending my disbelief during the bungee rope or big blue air bag.

Even so John is a medical doctor, an experienced field army doctor. He ran over to Sherlock not to cry over spilled blood. He ran over to offer medical assistance, to save his friend's life. Even in shock, any physician can carry out a primary survey, it's what they're trained to do, also being "in shock" is not what it looks like in movies.
 

Obviously of course was John in shock. I've read some interesting in the subtitles. All the people around John say to him:

"It's alright, it's alright."

How about that completely another story: No need for a rubberball and no bloodthings and such staff. It was not a necessary secret, that there was still a pulse. Because Sherlock really was more or less seriously injured. Around them were not the homeless, just passersby in front of a hospital, who cared about John and Sherlock til the emergencys came. And we don't know, when John get the fact of Sherlocks "death". Did I mentioned, I don't buy the whole Big Brother Conspiracy. (because of lots of reasons. Edit: One of them: There is no keycode, DOOFUS!)

And did I mentioned, of course I will accept und respect the end of the Reichenbach riddle. And there were lots of really nice ideas to handle the expectance of the audience. I like both films, Reichenbachfall and Empty Hearse, very much. (I'm curious about my

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