kgreen20 wrote:

No kidding.  But for the show to stay true to canon, that's what will have to happen.  Don't forget that Mary died in canon, and that the canon Dr. Watson did not raise a child as a single father.
 

Actually, technically, nowhere in the canon does it say that Mary Watson died. He is married to Mary before Holmes' "death", then when Holmes returns in The Empty House, it says, " In some manner he had learned of my own sad bereavement, and his sympathy was shown in his manner rather than in his words."

It doesn't say what the bereavement was referring to and it doesn't mention Mary by name. Everyone just assumes it's Mary because she isn't mentioned again. Could have been his dog for all we know, really. And you know how Moffat LOVE to twist the canon around, turn expectations on their heads. Mary dying is the obvious choice to make.
 

Zatoichi wrote:

Guardian of flame, hm? Maybe we´ll finally see the background of Sherlock´s guardian-deduction, and it will all make sense, and we´ll all feel very sorry for hating on Mary without knowing anything about her duties as someone´s guardian.. ? ^^

Oh, neat! Good one. 

Dorothy83 wrote:

but I thought we had accepted that the 'Guardian' word that pops up in his deduction is a reference to the Guardian which is the newspaper that Mary reads? (in the UK reading the Guardian defines you as someone middle-class and left wing)

Could also be *the* connection to Magnussen-- if Magnussen is like one of those newscorps that basically owns/and or controls every news outlet....  I thought the UK just dealt with that-- and Magnussen, as sort of a FOX news/Rupert Murdoch type might fit the bill. 

Dorothy83 wrote:

but I thought we had accepted that the 'Guardian' word that pops up in his deduction is a reference to the Guardian which is the newspaper that Mary reads? (in the UK reading the Guardian defines you as someone middle-class and left wing)

That´s new to me.. must have missed the discussion! It sounds plausible, but then again the things she does were presented with verbs ("bakes own bread"), so I think it would also fit very well in the list of things she is.. cat lover, linguist etc.
 

silverblaze wrote:

I think Guardian is deliberately ambiguous: I thought of the newspaper too, but it could be something else. 

With all the certainty of Mary's death, I'm almost starting to believe that Moftiss will let her live, just to mess with our heads. 

but what about what Amanda said?

Honestly, I think Moffat is so sure that after HLV he's managed to make everyone like Mary again that he can't wait to kill her thinking we will all be heartbroken

Moffat: S4 will be heartbreaking you will all cry

Us:

 

TOPIC!

In S4 I predict that we will get to see John take a bubble bath.

 

tonnaree wrote:

Dorothy83 wrote:

silverblaze wrote:

I think Guardian is deliberately ambiguous: I thought of the newspaper too, but it could be something else. 

With all the certainty of Mary's death, I'm almost starting to believe that Moftiss will let her live, just to mess with our heads. 

but what about what Amanda said?

Honestly, I think Moffat is so sure that after HLV he's managed to make everyone like Mary again that he can't wait to kill her thinking we will all be heartbroken

Boy is he in for a surprise!  *giggle*
 

I have matches for the pyre. 

My predictions:

- We will see exactly ONE new room of 221b.
- We will see exactly ONE character that has only be mentioned before, like Harry, or Lestrade's wife.
- We will see Mike Stamford again.

Predictions: 

1. As many have posted, Moriarty is really dead (or I want a hella good explanation!) 
2. Mary and her unborn child will die 
3. Moran will show up in at least one episode 
 

Last edited by tea&ash (September 26, 2015 4:00 pm)