Long story short, the fake death was because BBC Sherlock’s Mary is an adapted version of the character Birdy Edwards from The Valley of Fear. (Who, even longer story even shorter, also faked his own death.)
(Rings were a whole thing with Birdy Edwards, who also had three of them. And a secret tattoo.)
Mary left a DVD telling Sherlock to help John by picking a fight with a bad guy. Then Sherlock picked a fight with Culverton, and Mary turned up in disguise.
The makeup lady we see in closeup is probably the same random extra we see from a distance later.
Ha ha ha, I’m just being silly for April Fool’s. Silly, silly—
You know what? NO.
It may be silly, but I actually believe this one. I don’t even care if I can’t totally explain why they did it, a not-insignificant part of me believes they really did.
Not only that, but Redbeard was in fact the ONLY real character in the entire show.
Every other character in Sherlock existed purely in a dog’s imagination. After his owner spent yet another evening sitting inside reading detective stories, Redbeard dreamed of having a different life where his owner was much more adventurous.
Yes, it all seemed to take a tragic turn at the end, but that was because it was the kind of dream where you wake up and learn a lesson about feeling grateful for what you have. Instead of ceasing to exist in a sudden collision of angst and plot twists, Redbeard actually woke up, got a treat, and then was taken to the dog park where he could play with his friend Eurus the Greek Shepherd while their owners sat on a bench reading. (Eurus’ owner only reads about airplanes. You should see that dog’s dreams.)
This theory, of course, explains why the only other dog we saw Sherlock interact with was pretty pathetic at his job. Sorry, Toby, but Redbeard wasn’t going to invent a true rival in his own dream.
I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling pretty okay with the revelation that we’ve all spent half a decade obsessing about the imaginings of a very creative pup. Good dog, Redbeard.
How it works: A random guest from the
audience pulls a topic from a hat and I have 2 minutes (reading time) or less to
explain *audience shouting* THAT THING THAT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE!
Why did they promote the leak?
This makes perfect sense if you think
about it. And use a bit of math.
Only the Sherlock Facebook page AND Sue
Vertue said to NOT seek it out. Those are two negatives. Which, if you take
simple properties of math, equals a positive. Meaning, they DID want die-hard
fans to find the Russian dub before it aired on BBC.
TPTB knew that the episode was wacko
regardless, and they wanted to use the subtext of a Russian Dub to really hit
home. Sort of like: “We know that this episode makes no sense. It’s not
supposed to. Here’s a dub in a language that has nothing do to with the global political
climate at all. Just to make sure you really understand that there’s nothing to
understand here.”
*disclaimer* This post was created for
#reichencrack. A day in the Sherlock fandom where anything goes, as long as it
doesn’t make sense.
Bring the silliest Sherlock theories and parody metas you can think of. Theories about any episode or topic are welcome, as long as they don’t make sense.
It’s a fandom tradition in its 7th(!) year, and everyone’s invited to take part.
It is currently April 1st in some parts of the world. You have been invited, and warned. 😘
It’s “master bun,” as in the bunny that controls all of the other bunnies. So much more than just a rabbit. The bun at the center of a nest–a fluffy nest with a thousand cottontails and she knows precisely how each and every single one of them hops.
So who is this international rabbit of mystery?
You know what they say: “If there’s a bun on the wall in the first chapter…” What fluffy friend was introduced earlier in the story?
BLUEBELL.
“But Bluebell’s dead!” you cry out in your naïveté.
No, you sweet, sad thing. I can only pity you. You see but you do not observe.
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