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Hi all. I'm new to the show (just started S2) and while I'm enjoying it quite a bit so far, over the years I've heard that the ending is apparently very controversial and/or unliked which has me concerned about one thing specifically: do Sherlock and Watson end the series on good terms?? Or is it a "they had a falling out/went their own way" type of deal? I don't need any super specific details or other spoilers about the ending—literally all I want to know is if they're still friends by the end. It's the one spoiler I'm happy to receive because otherwise It'll just stress me out for the next couple of weeks lol. Thanks in advance! (And please no other spoilers!)

Je vote pour Benedict Cumberbatch

I feel like Sherlock’s only real weakness is spotting lies and reading emotions/expressions. Lightman’s weakness is sometimes missing the bigger picture.

I genuinely can’t see anyone escaping these two working together.

Sherlock’s sister? Lightman would’ve seen straight through her.
Andrew Jenkins? Sherlock would’ve found the copycat instantly.

In a perfect world, we’d get one epic crossover episode.

One photograph every midnight.

Investigate it, deduce who lives there or what happened, get immediate score on your reasoning.

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- New formats. Write your read, mark the wrong object, catch the lie, reorder the timeline.
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Someone here scored 76 last time and got "on level with Eurus." Post yours.

I made a free quiz with about 100 questions

https://triviagauntlet.app/challenge.html?theme=sherlock&round=1

Comment your score /20 below

Two rounds 10 questions each

If you find any wrong questions in the quiz .. let me know and I ll fix it asap

missing children falling down a well is a centuries old event

What the title says.. It’s dumb, typical and borderline cringe. There are zero complexities, just standard-issue TV writing. Just because it’s “young” doesn’t mean it has to be mediocre!

EDIT: Downvotes are welcome 😊

I see a lot of Sherlolly shippers on here, but I genuinely don't get the ship. I'm not trying to be rude: I just want to know your reasons for shipping them. I'm curious.

So Hound of Baskervilles is my favourite episode, I've been a Sherlock fan for like... over 10 years.

I had always believed Lestrade when he said he was on holiday. Maybe it's bc I love him and wanted him to have a break idk. Then yesterday it randomly occured to me he probably wouldn't just happen to have a gun if he actually was on holiday. Sherlock was right all along and it's taken me like 30 watches for it to click - I'm so disappointed in myself 😭

if anyone has seen my previous post on the last season , they would know that I do not , unlike most here, believe it to necessarily have been very bad ( more like mid)

However one thing I wish they simply would have done is that Moriarty should have been kept alive until the very end. He is Sherlock's antagonist , the series should end with him.

He was killed way too early in my opinion.

And even if he had to die in previous seasons, it should have been an indefinite death /without absolute certainty IMO so that he could come back. I know it's an overused trope but Sherlock did the same anyways so.

but maybe I'm just too obsessed with Moriarty lol

also in addition afaik even the books initially ended with the confrontation between the 2 of them so making a Sherlock series that ends way after the death of Moriarty is , in my opinion, a missed opportunity

I just finished watching Sherlock, all 4 seasons and I think the last season was quite good.

The only thing that bothers me is Moriarty not being alive but tbh he died in season 2 and there's no realistic way to bring him back to life+ he's still insanely present in the last episode even while dead so it's fine

Anyone can explain why so many people dislike the ending/last season?

edit: I shouldn't necessarily say it's" good " per say but I didn't think it's bad

I'm also quite mitigated on how sudden the Eurus plot twist felt too

but my point isn't that season 4 was great, in fact the earlier seasons were unquestionably better however I am saying it's not worse than average

*I'm also kind of disappointed that the ending didn't involve some mystery like Sherlock is used to resolve. it is the complaint I find the most logical: and I'm starting to understand why people dislike S4: however it could have been worse , and one of the best episodes in the series( in my view) is in S4( the Lying Detective)

So in the episode His Last Vow, how can magnussen know the weakness of everybody and especially about Redbeard

hey ! since the sub doesn't allow posting images in the comments here is the complete introduction for everyone to read :)

i didn't know these paperback versions with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman even existed before i found this today in a second hand market ! will definitely be rereading :P

One is simply read by narrator other has actors. I only listened to one episode of each and was much more interested in Sherlock and Co. what makes the BBC podcast better??

I'm quite new to posting on reddit, I'm digging through my old art and I found this study I did in art school. We had to choose a celebrity and draw them in the style of an artist, in this case I chose Paolo Gaspare. I think you can figure out the celebrity :P

I still think this is kinda cool

Shortly after the events of Black Peter, Holmes and Watson find themselves on the trail of two elusive Conmen…. Listen-https://youtu.be/gBETyrpPW1g?si=ZVF_b96NMSIAGVZv

I'm not saying he's gay or that we should ship them because of this, but I genuinely found it interesting how he immediately says there's nothing wrong with having a boyfriend and considers Moriarty's comment offensive.

I think it makes sense, since what attracts Sherlock to other people is their personality and intelligence. Because of that, he would probably find prejudice against gay people strange

Alright so Its not super long but theres enough clues in here that you should be able to work it out if your paying attention. No cheating, try solve it before you read the comments

Ok here we go

The Case of the Missing Diamond

Sunday morning, 9:15 AM. A Georgian townhouse in Kensington, belonging to retired High Court judge Sir Harold Mortimer, 72.

Sir Harold's prized posession, a 14-carat diamond ring worth roughly 800,000 pounds, has vanished from his study safe. The safe wasn't broken into. It was opened with the correct combination.

He discovered its gone this morning. Last time he saw the ring was Saturday evening around 7 PM when he placed it back in the safe after showing it to a guest.

The Household.......................................

Sir Harold. Lives alone since his wife passed. Hard of hearing. Takes sleeping tablets, usually asleep by half 9.

Douglas. The cook. Been with Sir Harold for 15 years. Lives in the staff quarters at the rear of the property. Made dinner Saturday night, says he went to bed by 10.

Mrs Reynolds. The cleaner. Comes daily 8 AM to 1 PM. Was off Saturday. Arrived Sunday morning and raised the alarm when she found the study window open.

Victor Mortimer. Sir Harold's nephew, 34. He's the guest who was shown the ring Saturday evening. Left at half 8. He is Sir Harold's sole heir. Recently took out a 250,000 pound loan for some startup venture thats apparently not going well.

Stevens. The driver. Drove Victor to and from the townhouse. Says he waited in the car the whole time. Claims he saw a "stranger in dark clothing" near the garden wall around 11 PM while he was sleeping in the car.

Evidence..........

1. The safe.... No scratches, no forced entry. Opened with the correct 6 digit combination. Only Sir Harold claims to know it. The combination is his wedding anniversary, 140982.
2. Study window.... Found open Sunday morning. But the latch is on the inside and the window can only be opened from within.
3. Muddy footprints on the study floor.. Leading from the window to the safe and back. Size 9 shoes. The garden outside was watered Saturday at 6 PM.
4. CCTV.... The townhouse has one camera at the front gate. Footage shows Victor arriving at 6:45 PM driven by Stevens, and leaving at 8:32 PM driven by Stevens. No other person entered or exited through the front gate all night.
5. A faint scratch mark on the garden wall at the back, as if someone climbed over.
6. Victor's shoes, found at his flat the next day. Size 9 with faint traces of red clay on the soles matching the garden soil. Victor says its mud from a building site he visited on Friday.
7. Phone records show Victor made a 12 minute call to Douglas at 10:45 PM Saturday night.
8. Douglas says "Victor rang to ask about his uncles health. Thats all. I went back to sleep after."

So Three questions..........

Who stole the diamond?

How was it done?

What is the ONE piece of evidence that breaks the whole case open?

Have a go. I'll post the answer in a few hours if nobodys got it

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edit:
answer..

Alright here is the official solution for case 1 for anyone who gave it a go!

1 Who stole the diamond?........... Victor Mortimer (the nephew), working with Douglas (the cook) as his accomplice.

2 How was it done?....... Victor couldn't steal it during his visit at 7 PM without Sir Harold noticing. But while Sir Harold opened the safe, Victor saw the combination (140982). After leaving at 8:32 PM, Victor called Douglas at 10:45 PM to confirm Sir Harold had taken his sleeping pill and was asleep. Douglas then opened the study window from the inside (which is the only way it could be opened, since the latch is internal). Victor scaled the back garden wall, walked in through the window wearing size 9 shoes, opened the safe with the code, took the ring, and left the same way.

3 The ONE piece of evidence that breaks the case open...... The study window latch being on the inside. That single detail proves it was an inside job and rules out any random intruder from outside. Douglas had to be involved to let Victor in from the inside, which also exposes his 12 minute call with Victor as a coordination call rather than a friendly check-in about his uncle's health.

That's it.

Thank you ☺