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10 Great Theories *This article contains spoilers, if you haven’t seen episode 3 of the second series of Sherlock, please do so immediately. It’s good* Sherlock was confirmed for a third series yesterday (well technically, it was confirmed ages ago, along with the second series!) But the question that is going through the TV watching community like a hot machine gun through butter is: How did Sherlock survive his fall from the top of St Barts?
*Series Three of Sherlock to include ‘The Case of the Speckled Band’? 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Survival. Theories regarding Jim's fate (major spoilers) by *inklou on deviantART. 'Sherlock' and 'The Reichenbach Fall': How did he fake his own death? - Sherlock Blog - British TV. Anyone who knows anything about the Conan Doyle canon knew that Sherlock's series two cliffhanger was always going to be a brain-buster.
But two days on from 'The Reichenbach Fall's airing and we're still struggling to think of anything else other than how on Earth are Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss going to get out of this one? > Best Ever TV Cliffhangers - Friday Fiver> 'Sherlock': The Reichenbach Fall - recap After a tussle on a rooftop, Sherlock's nemesis Moriarty blew his own brains out. For convoluted reasons, this meant Sherlock had to kill himself or risk his three closest friends being assassinated. Sherlock, being the dashing hero that he is, jumped.
The clues? Was that a truck with trashbags we spied near where Holmes's body 'landed'? Every question brings with it more questions and nobody's going to know the answer until the third series airs (which at the earliest looks like being in late 2013). If they were involved in the cover-up, what was their role?
The rubbish truck? Sherlock fans take to Twitter to share theories on how Holmes faked his own death. By Georgina Littlejohn Updated: 17:34 GMT, 18 January 2012 It was one of the most nail-biting television cliffhangers in recent years that left viewers on the edge of their seats.
But the drama of Sherlock Holmes's 'suicide' quickly turned into a yet-to-be solved mystery truly worthy of the world's greatest detective. Holmes - it turned out - had actually faked his own death at the end of the third and last episode of the last series, which aired on Sunday night. Death: Sherlock Holmes - played by Benedict Cumberbatch - is seen leaping from the roof in a suicide plunge Close-up: Gory images of Holmes lying 'dead' on the pavement seemed to leave little room for any doubt about his death Cue a frenzy of internet activity as die-hards took to the world wide web to share their thoughts and theories on how he managed to appear dead on the ground - and then live and kicking a few months later.
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