Bath time musing
was devoted to two subjects tonight (enough to stop me falling asleep.)
One was the formulation of a theory regarding the Sherlock
subterfuge. It’s obvious enough that the clue lies with Holmes telling Molly ‘I
want you,’ and telling Watson to ‘stay where you are.’ A general explanation
seemed simple enough with a little thought, but there was one pitfall which I’ll
bet Pemberton (or whoever writes the next episode) won’t cover. On reflection,
it surprises me a little that they showed Holmes alive and well at the end –
Conan Doyle didn’t do that after the fight at the Reichenbach
Falls. But of course, he had
intended to kill off the character, and was persuaded to explain his survival
and bring him back in order to meet public demand. I just wonder whether it
would have been better to leave Sherlock invisible, but display a ‘...to be
continued’ note on the screen.
The second is private, but if you want a clue, think two
composers and a poet.
I must be in the mood for mysteries tonight.
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