Sherlock

 

 

The Reichenbach Falls ; Season Two, Episode Three, Written by; Stephen Thompson

This is the depressing and amazing finale to season two of Sherlock. It starts out with John Watson talking to his therapist.  The therapist is trying to make John admit something, when finally John mumbles that Sherlock Holmes is dead. We then go back about six months earlier, when Sherlock had become a local celebrity, attracting the attention of James Moriarty, Sherlock’s archenemy. Moriarty, to attract Sherlock’s attention, broke into the museum where the Crown Jewels were kept, and at the same time, broke into the Tower of London and let convicts out of the high security prison. Thereafter, Moriarty went to see Sherlock and told him that he owes Sherlock a fall to his death; he then leaves. Sherlock and John did not hear from Moriarty for another five months or so. During this period, they found a new case involving missing children, which Sherlock solved rather quickly. When Sherlock began to ask questions of one of the children, she began shrieking at the sight of Sherlock. This made one of the police officers Sherlock worked with suspicious; it is thus revealed that this was Moriarty’s plan -- to make everyone question Sherlock. It worked. The police showed up at Sherlock’s apartment, but Sherlock and John refuse to go quietly and made a run it. As both Sherlock and John were running, Sherlock realized that this was the beginning of Moriarty’s plan, and that he was about to die. Sherlock decided he would die on the rooftop of the local hospital. Sherlock met Moriarty, who proposed a deal -- all three of Sherlock friends would die unless Sherlock jumped off the building. Sherlock was just about to jump when he realized Moriarty was bluffing because he noticed that Moriarty had not given a sign to tell the gunmen to shoot. Right after Sherlock points that out, Moriarty gave the signal, i.e., Moriarty killed himself.  At this point, Sherlock knew he had to commit suicide to save his friends, but just as he was about to jump John called to him. Sherlock gave his farewells to John and then jumped. But as we see John going to Sherlock’s gravestone, the camera pans over to a figure watching him -- it’s Sherlock!!!

 

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Comments

 

-I did not include in the summary the scene where Sherlock asks for Molly Hooper’s help.  Although this doesn’t advance the plot, I feel this is important because it shows that Sherlock really does care for Molly, even though he always acts cold and pushes Molly away.  In this moment, Molly realizes that Sherlock cares for her.

Here is a link to watch the adorable Molly Hopper scene!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48WI7SsPn6A

 

 

-I loved the phone scene Sherlock and John had before Sherlock jumped.  It showed how much their friendship meant to each other and far Sherlock would go to protect his friend.

-This episode is depressing, but it is wonderful because it reveals so much emotion that I don’t think Sherlock even realized he had.