Well, it's shame to admit but I was tricked to the end. I realised that it was false only after Lestrade said "Bollocks!" While watching first scene of TEH I thought: "Seriously, that's the solution? Moriarty's mask, bungee? Well it's a little bit far-fetched, but well who am I to complain about producers ideas. It's their vision, but not a good one though." But when I saw this scene with Lestrade and Anderson it was like: "O, that was fake. Ufff, thank God, this riddiculous theory wasn't real." I really honestly believed that first scene has to be explanation so not even tiny thought that something with this picture is wrong came to my mind. So, Marta, I think I'm the biggest naive person here xD

But my small defence is that at this time I knew nothing about Moffat and Gatiss and their "trolling", I found out that later, when I finished all series.

I actually liked the idea with a mask, it was a good mask Sometimes I think it's better idea than the one with Sherlock's look-alike. But I couldn't accept a bungee jump as a part of the solution. Ever.

Marta, you might made a good point about differences between reactions of viewers who were familiar with the fandom and those who weren't. Yes, I suppose you are much more cautious and sceptic when you know Steven and Mark Don't be ashamed, they are really good in their craft!

When I saw the bungee cord, I was annoyed, thinking they were trying to pull a fast one on us and retconning a cord in TRBF. But as soon as we got the hair ruffle, I was sure it was a joke, and that was confirmed with the kiss. OMG, the kiss. (I'm a Sherlock/Molly shipper)

Mary
 

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Unfortunately (or tragically, if I want to be melodramatic) I'd accidentally read a spoiler of TEH and HLV, so I knew that the scene at the beginning is just Anderson's theory. It was completely ruined for me. *wistful sigh*

But I think I would've either been speechless with disbelief or realized immediately that something was up if I hadn't read that goddamn spoiler. Because we saw what was happening to Sherlock in TRF. We saw that nothing was attached to him, at least not something large enough for us to see. Most likely I would've been angry ("WHAT? NO! YOU CAN'T DO THAT! YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THIS TRIPE?") up until The Hair Ruffle (yes, with capital letters). That was far too dramatic to be real.

Something funny just occured to me. You know how the cast sit together and read the script for the first time, out loud and in charachter?
Well, in one of those "extra" videos from (I think) Uncovering Sherlock, we see them in one of those sessions for TEH, and Moffat is telling them, "This is the big reveal. Please, keep it to yourself. Don't even tell your loved ones." and they proceed to read. Later, when Rupert Graves says, "Bollocks!", everyone burst out laughing. I just wonder what were they thinking while reading the script up until that point. They didn't have the sexy soundtrack or the dramatic air of the whole thing to tip them off. 

Actually when he kissed Molly .

I really can't remember...
But I certainly laughed out loud at the  ' Bollocks' comment!

Possibly me too!

The heavy metal music game it away. It's completely opposite of the score they use in the show. And maybe that's exactly why they put it there.