I laughed out loud at the final scene, because...

http://sherlock.boardhost.com/viewtopic.php?pid=35147#p35147 

Of course, until Jim is seen in the flesh, there's no certainty he's back.

And we all know the powers that be keep tabs on these forums, so any ideas thrown out here could potentially be self-fulfilling prophecy. 

Yay! A discussion about Moriarty.

Has anyone posited that Moriarty faked his own death? It would have been easy, especially compared with the wild theories of how Sherlock faked his.

And speaking of Sherlock's faked death, that also implies Sherlock's several moments of seeming surprise and distress during the rooftop confrontation were cleverly acted out. We know he's a brilliant actor. He acted the old friend with the wife of the car suicide in TGG, and he acted the mugged priest at Irene's door in SiB. He and Moriarty are both consummate actors.

As for Moriarty's faked background as Rich Brook, with all the "clients" at Jim's fingertips it would be simple to fabricate a following of fans for Rich Brook's long and varied career. Even the testimonials on Rich's website could so easily be faked... lol look at me acting like this is all real and it wasn't "faked" by Moftiss & Co.

Another thing: (I'm slowly reading through the entire thread ) I have been wondering how Moriarty could maintain the integrity of his business reputation when he gave away so many of his clients in TGG. (I had gotten the impression that each of the crimes Sherlock solved in the episode were consulted and at least partially orchestrated by Moriarty Inc.) But then I got thinking, maybe these were clients that double-crossed him - such as not coming through with payment - and Jim is outing them as payback. Maybe, as found out by the Chinese Circus Lady, you mess up and Moriarty is not forgiving. That's the risk when you enter into a contract with Jim; If you have what you say you have, I'll make you rich; If you don't, I'll make you into shoes.

Laughing at myself because of my first inclination to go for the jugular at horserider's comment above. I don't agree, either with Sherlock being "weak" in the second series or that the series is subpar. But Davina kind of covered that without the need to attack. It's a natural progression in character development.

You and me both, KLowsenuff!

Moriarty has a history of enjoying making Sherlock rush. The whole point of The Great Game was that there was a "Dead"line. Arriving at the factory, the authorities were already under pressure to find the kids, but learning they had an (virtually) endless supply of slow poison that they were certain to keep eating made it all the more urgent to locate them and get them treated.

I believe the exact words were "the hungrier they get, the faster they eat". Which of course would put even more pressure on.

Exactly.

Yes, Sherli, he was having a hard time admitting Sherlock was dead, but he did so in the opening; that statement was the hook. I don't see why John's Dr. would be trying to get him to say it again.

Oh, wait! This isn't the thread for that discussion!

Are you certain "dusting" means removing dust? What about "dusting" for fingerprints? Or "dusting" yourself with powder?

...speaking of dictionaries...

One of my favorite pastimes is recognizing actors and figuring out where I've seen them before. BBC TV is especially fun, since almost everyone ends up on almost every show eventually. Kitty is no exception.