![]() Every single one of them makes a choice to sacrifice himself to save the other two and it's that true act of love, friendship and loyalty that steals the finale for me. Everyone's reactions and choices in that one particular moment say so much about their characters. There's so much to say about this scene and in the end I consider it to be one of the most memorable and significant parts of the episode. Of course nothing is ever quite as obvious as it may seem, so while he's following the logic, the other two already know the right answers to the impossible question. There are three men locked in the room, two of them are considered to be geniuses operating on the facts and not following emotions, but it's the third one who is able to put aside his feelings and come to the conclusion he's the most expandable of them all. That's actually one of the saddest and most surprising scenes of the episode. And when the time comes to choose between himself and Mycroft, John uses logic, not heart, to understand and accept his own death. Eurus' actions anger and hurt him deeply but he goes on and supports Sherlock when he's at his worst. When it comes to shooting an innocent man to save his wife, Watson understands the man's decision and tries his best to honor it, but his moral code stops him from killing the desperate prison governor. His "today we are soldiers" attitude was helping all three (Sherlock, Watson & Mycroft) face the cruelty and random nature of Eurus' game. First thing to note, he was truly clever and strong under these extreme circumstances. And as always, Andrew Scott is absolutely wonderful in portraying this complicated character and he remains one of the show's biggest scene stealers.Īnd then there's Watson. Moriarty's scenes in the episode, the introduction, the meeting with Mycroft and Eurus and then all the interruptions only added to the intensity of the episode. And now that we finally know it was Eurus who started the "Did You Miss Me?" bit, as planned with Sherlock's archenemy years before, it's not quite the same. After reflecting on these four seasons, I still find myself thinking no villain has worked quite as well against Sherlock as Jim Moriarty. Of course we've all heard many confirmations regarding his death, even here, when Eurus mentions how little he cared about his own life, especially if he could still bring down his enemies from beyond the grave. His entrance during the hour was easily one of my favorite parts in this brilliant finale and it made me actually hope he's still alive after all. ![]() Now, before I get to Sherlock and Watson, I need to take a moment to highlight Moriarty's presence in the episode. I really loved that part near the end of the hour when Sherlock asks Lestrade to make sure Mycroft is looked after, because "he's not as strong as he thinks he is." There's so much more heart and emotions in these two than one could assume. This time, however, we watch his performance as a fisherman with a stolen boat, his fury at the prison governor when he realizes his sister took over the control of the prison, his fear and disgust in response to a series of psychological ordeals prepared by Eurus and finally a family man willing to admit his mistakes and ready for a true sacrifice. It seems that in all the episodes before, we've only seen a brief glimpse of who he truly is. We get to see so many more sides of his character during the episode and it's absolutely brilliant. And let's not forget, it wasn't the only time when he shared too much of the Holmes family history with Jim Moriarty. It has got to be one of the worst choices he could possibly make and to think he never actually admitted that to anyone makes it even worse. Honestly, the second I realized that Mycroft is the one responsible for their meeting, I couldn't help but question his intelligence. That's all that took for Eurus and Moriarty to plan the entire plot of the episode and almost tear the Holmes brothers apart. In return bringing her occasional gifts, like the violin or five minutes of unsupervised conversation with Jim Moriarty. So after all the years he spent in his line of work, he sometimes chooses to ask for her help with the mysteries he can't solve on his own. The only person he's actually afraid of is his sister, described as an era-defining genius. Mycroft always considers himself to be the smartest person in the room, including his little brother Sherlock.
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