Okay, I suppose that makes sense. What I read suggested that he only ate on Wendays and when I did a google search to look more into that I found a few other sources that pointed in that same direction. Like you said, something about digestion slowing him down. But thank you, the sources I read it from clearly had a missinturpitation of something or other.

NatureNoHumansNo wrote:

A single persone being the government is already hardly realistic
I you are realistic : there's no way Magnussen's murder circumstances stay hidden with so many witnesses/  nobody can avoid a trial for a murder even a famous and powerful person/ there's high security wings in jails/
but realistic is boring.

 
I mean obviously Mycroft isn't the entire Government, that would be just plain ridicualus for any show at all (in terms of realism). What I think Sherlock means when he says that, " [Mycroft] is the British Government..." is along the lines of Mycroft having lots of power in said Government. As we see in the end of the finale for season three Mycroft is talking with a whole council of people who work the Government as well. If Mycroft was the entire Government then I'm sure he'd of just let his brother go. I assume if certain things that the American Government can keep hidden (in real life) can stay hidden without leaking too bad, then the same would go for the case of Magnussen's murder (in the TV show). That's just a thought though. But you make a good point, realistic is boering.

nakahara wrote:

Lola Red wrote:

Well, all of these people agreed to send him on a death mission, so if someone had some sinister hopes to get rid of Sherlock he/she would be very disappointed to see him "get off the hook"...

They sent him on a death mission, that´s true.... but suddenly, and I may add, very conveniently let him off the hook because of that Moriarty´s video. Which, because they are the government, they could set up themselves (especially Mycroft).

Plus, they wanted to send Sherlock to the mission long before he shot CAM dead. So this was planned for some time beforehand, it was not meant to be a punishment originally.
 

 
That's possible, that Mycroft set up the Moriarty video, but it would end up being a huge dissapointment to the fans who want Moriarty back. I don't think the series would risk that.

Dorothy83 wrote:

SherlockianPrincess wrote:

I suppose that makes sense but wasn't Mycroft having an enire confrence with the British government about how Sherlock apparently can't get away with doing things like that, and so he can't really go back on that and convince them it never happened. Idk, I think your right though! Thanks! 

Was that the British government he was talking to? I thought it was just the Secret Services?

In any case I am 150% sure that Mycroft would never let the news of Magnussen's murder reach public domain because for one, that would absolutely doom Sherlock to a very lengthy prison sentence (since his killing him wasn't even in self defence) if not for life, and 2 - Sherlock's name would be definitely and finally destroyed since he's basically a celebrity. And I don't think that if people knew what he did he could just be allowed to 'be sent on a mission' instead of jail - I think that would cause a huge backlash.

 
Yea, I suppose that's true. I'm just a little worried about plot holes and all that, which is a bit obsessive of me considering the season hasn't even come out yet, but anyway maybe Sherlock didn't even kill the guy (which is a strech) but on the other hand we all saw Moriarty shoot himself in the head and now here he is again alive. Hm.

Honestly, I think Sherlock would absolutly hate me. What about you guys? I'm really curious about your explanations to why? Have a nice day! 

You guys are right, I actually see where I got confused. Thank you so much for clearing it up!