BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / How will Series 3 end? (CONTAINS SPOILER DISCUSSION)

**Posted by SilverMoonDragonB** July 23, 2013 4:03 pm

Mary Me wrote:
Sherlock Holmes wrote:
Oh God, have I given everyone feels?

Mwahahahaha *evil Moffat laugh*
I lovingly hate you.

Which is how I'm sure the general fandom feels about Moffat and Gatiss!! So this must be an honour!

Oh and to answer your question Boss, yes you've given us heart-breaking feels...thanks

Last edited by SilverMoonDragonB (July 23, 2013 4:04 pm)

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** July 23, 2013 7:31 pm

Excellent. The plan is working. *rubs hands evilly and strokes white cat (at the same time)*

**Posted by kittykat** July 23, 2013 7:35 pm

You've got three hands?

**Posted by Schmiezi** July 23, 2013 7:37 pm

Telekinesic cat stroking. Impressive!

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** July 23, 2013 7:39 pm

This mental image has just made me snort and giggle in public.

**Posted by Mattlocked** July 23, 2013 7:41 pm

Shouldn't it be a black cat? Just asking.

**Posted by besleybean** July 23, 2013 7:43 pm

Villains always seem to have white cats.

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** July 23, 2013 7:47 pm

They have white cats and they sit in black swivelly chairs.

**Posted by Mary Me** July 23, 2013 7:48 pm

It was a white cat which I owe my accident to. I don't know how I feel about that. o.Ô

Last edited by Mary Me (July 23, 2013 10:23 pm)

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** July 23, 2013 7:49 pm

Proof that white cats are evil, then.

**Posted by besleybean** July 23, 2013 7:52 pm

Tho cute!

**Posted by tonnaree** July 23, 2013 9:25 pm

Mary Me wrote:
Sherlock Holmes wrote:
My favourite new theory for the ending:

John, Sherlock and Mary are all on a case together.

They are trapped by a bad guy, and John is given a gun, forced to choose whether to kill Mary or Sherlock. He just stands there, looking from one to the other.

Then he asks if he kills himself, will he let them both live. The bad guy says yes. So, John turns the gun on himself.

Sherlock leaps on him, knocking his arm out the way. The gun goes off. Mary is shot and collapses on the floor. John runs over to her. It's too late. She dies in his arms, blood all over the place.

Sherlock is standing by, awkwardly watching and unsure what to do. Eventually, when John isn't moving and is just continuing to hold her and cradle her, sobbing, he goes forward and gently pulls him away, the sound of ambulances getting closer. John reluctantly lets her go and stands up. Sherlock wraps his arms around him and they silently hug.

John makes a vow to his dead wife that he will have vengence on her killer, who has since vacated the premises.

He and Sherlock manage to track him down but it all ends badly in a Three Garridebs type scenario where John is shot, but worse than just a flesh wound as in the story. It's touch or go whether he will live or die and Sherlock is faced with the prospect of losing his best friend for good.

The End.
THIS. IS. HORRIBLE.

Yes, but it's also rather brilliant.

**Posted by Deilenn** July 24, 2013 10:54 am

Oh no, it cannot end like that!
Uhh, could be interesting, but terrible for Sherlock! Even much worse than Sherlock's "death" for John...

**Posted by sj4iy** July 24, 2013 2:30 pm

I wouldn't be shocked if Mary is killed off...but I don't think anything will happen to John (jesus, enough already happens to him).

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** July 24, 2013 6:43 pm

Well, it IS canon for Mary to die.

**Posted by Azelma** August 27, 2013 2:57 am

I feel as if His Last Vow could pertain to many things. Seeing as one makes a vow in marriage, I wonder if they won't get married until episode three, and Mary will die on her wedding day.
Or a villain is dying and makes some vow on his deathbead.
Or it's something super random and unexpected, such as Lestrade or Mycroft being killed off and vowing something before death.
I've come up with a myriad of options.

**Posted by besleybean** August 27, 2013 5:59 am

I certainly don't want to lose either Greg or Mycroft and the wedding was filmed for ep 2 of the series.

**Posted by the_dancing_woman** August 27, 2013 6:30 am

I think Greg and Mycroft are essential parts of the series, can't imagine losing either of those two.

My guess still is, "his last vow" will apply to Mary (and thus to John and Sherlock) somehow

**Posted by SolarSystem** August 27, 2013 7:27 am

I can't help myself, but I always have to think about what they said at Comic Con (and I know I'm repeating myself here): that the end of series 3 will make us go "No, it can't end here!".

That's why I can't imagine anything happen to Greg or Mycroft (I would be surprised and shocked, but not in the way described at Comic Con). And I also can't really think of Mary... or if something really bad happens to her, then something equally bad would have to happen to John subsequently because of that. I would only go "No, it can't end here!" if John and/or Sherlock would be primarily involved, can't help myself.

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**Posted by besleybean** August 27, 2013 3:58 pm

Which they could be...if they both lose Mary,