Lupin wrote:

Well, bow could be bow as in "His Last Bow", the last adventure of Sherlock Holmes chronologically, taking place during World War I. This would be fitting if the episode is meant to be the end of the series.

I just watched that video with Motiss and Andrew Scott, and Gatiss said he thought Sherlock could go on for another 160 years *laugh, laugh, chuckle, chuckle, hahahahaha*  I don't think anyone's talking about the end yet; at least, that's the feeling I got from Gatiss in that vid.

Last edited by ancientsgate (August 26, 2012 4:59 am)

As far as His Last Bow goes, there should be a drinking game: Every time Conan Doyle says "This is the LAST SHERLOCK HOLMES STORY EVAR" before a volume, you take a shot.

First to pass out has to watch Elementary until they melt.

(Maybe Moftiss will troll us like this for twenty years. I certainly hope so.)

Last edited by Smoggy_London_Air (August 26, 2012 4:34 am)

The Doctor wrote:

But didn't they tell the plane fangirl they wouldn't marry John?

And could the bow be a violin bow? (which, indeed, could be about any story)

In the video, Andrew Scott corrected the interviewer when she pronounced it bow, like a violin bow. It's bow, like an actor's bow. In Britspeak, the difference isn't as pronounced as it is in Americanspeak, lol, but anyway, AS did correct her. It's bow, like the final bow.

The idea suggested above of Bow = Beau. Gatiss and Moffat could have a great deal of fun with that. But sadly the pronunciation is wrong.

Last edited by JaneCo (August 27, 2012 11:12 pm)

Chrissi wrote:

Oh I didn't know that you pronounce bow as in violin bow differently. Seems I've missed that correction bit from the interview.
Good to know

Hm of course they could just take elements from His Last Bow for the episode, without it being the end of Sherlock. I remember that
Moffat once promised that series 3 would end in another cliff-hanger, after all

Bow is a really confusing English word, one with two distinct pronunciations. Violin bow, a gift bow, an arrow's bow are all pronounced the same. A ship's bow and an actor's bow are pronounced alike, the same as a tree bough, confusingly enough. *rolls eyes*

Like in "now". Each said a word, Mark had "rat", Steve "wedding" and Andrew even spelled "bow" so there's no room for "beaux".

So if it is pronounced like an actor's bow, then it's probably referring to "His Last Bow." However, like Chrissi said, that doesn't nessicarily mean it's the end of Sherlock, as Moftiss did say they were going to have another cliffhanger at the end of series 3. Although I think their current contract only goes through the end of series 3, so maybe it will be the end. I certainly hope it isn't...

Hello there...

Freshly back from Edinburgh where I sat and watched the gang say these mysterious words. It is indeed bow as in take a bow not bow as in bow ties are cool.

My initial thoughts were these:

"Wedding"
Casual readers of the canon and practically everyone in this fandom knows about John's marriage to Mary Morstan, therefore I really don't think it's that. My first thought and the one I'm sticking to is Charles Augustus Milverton (might I add that whilst talking to Mark Gatiss afterwards he said Milverton was a wonderful bad guy and would be really easy to adapt).

"Rat"
The words Sumatran Rat suddenly hit me from somewhere then I remembered a Sumatran rat was featured in Sussex Vampire and there's also a non-canon story involving a Sumatran rat.

"Bow"
Too early to be retiring Sherlock to the Sussex downs but possibly a story from the collection collectively known as His Last Bow - includes some great stories I'd love to see them do - Dying Detective, Cardboard Box, Lady Frances.

When you think back to the 'catchcry' of series 2 :Woman, Hound, fall; these words easily relate to the 3 shows we saw.
Nothing except paranoia would indicate these new words to mean anything more than a direct reference to the 3 stories being used so I don't see too much mystery surrounding this. HOW they adapt the stories will be the mystery.

We haven't seen an 'mentioned but unwritten' story being used as a major part of any show so far, so I am dubious about the Sumatra Rat one. The 'rat' in Boscombe Valley however was a clue where the meaning was obscure at first and that premise has been used before.

And 'bow' could mean many things in relation to a last bow; there's no need to assume (wrongly & hysterically I believe) that it signals an end to these shows whatsoever.

too many threads on this one topic?   hmmmm.   hello, sweetie.   take a bow.