Ok, we know there's going to be a mini episode aired in England on Christmas day. (Joy-joy: new Who AND mini Sherlock!  Eeeeee!) We know that the thumbnail summary is that somone is not convinced Sherlock's dead. I've been pondering who.

Should not be Mycroft or Molly: Molly's too clearly set up to help arrange the faked death. She should know, not just suspect. Should not be Mycroft; first, the terrorism plot-line of "Empty Hearse" too strongly suggests that Sherlock's been working within Mycroft's circle of influence while he's been gone, and second, Moffat and Gatiss seldom screw up the core truths of original canon enough to leave Mycroft in the dark when he was the original Sherlock's one most trusted collaborator, even over John.

Mrs. Hudson? Well, they could do a cute "woman's intuition" thing. 

Lestrade's my guess: he's known Sherlock longer than anyone but Mycroft, he's a detective in his own right, and the aftermath of the fall should have had him reviewing every single thing he ever knew about Sherlock, up to and including the presumed death.

Donovan/Anderson etc? Just does nto seem likely, but could make for a very amusing mini ep, so I won't rule them out entirely.

What do you guys think?

Edit: Should not be John, becuase it contradicts all known canon, and would badly skew the emotional outcome of the return.

Last edited by TammanyT (December 6, 2013 2:57 am)