Sherlock’s series 3 finale has provided a massive talking point for speculation among fans.
Rob looks at the options, with huge spoilers…
This article contains major spoilers forHis Last Vow.
You will not apply my precept, he said, shaking his head.
So how did Moriarty come to be on those screens?
Lets look at the options…
They did not fake suicide at each other.
Imagine how stupid youd feel if you bumped into each other!
What, you too?!
Steven Moffat (Series co-creator and writer ofHis Last Vow)
Rule one: The Moff lies.
With that in mind, lets consider how Andrew Scotts Moriarty could have faked it.
So this option cannot yet be eliminated.
Isnt he an expert with guns and spotting fakes?
Wouldnt he know fake blood when he saw it too?
Something about this option just doesnt sit right.
Clue that supports this option: We never see the hole in Moriartys head.
If youre good at anticipating the human mind, it leaves nothing to chance.
Clue that supports this option: Moriartys miss me?
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Dalek: A scenario was devised from the memories of your companion.
Sontaran: A trap the Doctor could not resist.
Perhaps Moriartys reappearance was a conspiracy dreamt up by Mycroft and Sherlock together to save the latters life?
…. Yeah, I think we need to stop.
