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.
No mental leaps here! Mr Blue Skull
changed to it’s glowy-text counterpart because….
Yes, that’s right. Aliens
Mofftiss, Sue, Martin, Arwel and everyone else in the cast and crew were abducted by aliens right before filming started for Season 4. But not Ben, the Aliens thought he was cool.
Arwel Wyn Jones was quick to think of a way to show
the audience that something was wrong before being taken away on the ship. “What better way” he thought, “than to
make a prominent art piece on set change so drastically and glow at intermittent
intervals.”
The aliens were smart to abduct them
before filming, but Arwel was smarter. If you watch the glowing, it spells out
Morse code that says “Pink Planet”
That explains why the text from A Study in Scarlet is superimposed on the new Mr. Blue Skull. And Arwel knew that we fans would understand the 57 connection!
57 texts?
Someone go save TPTB! It’ll only take you 114 years with current technology!
*disclaimer* This post was created for #reichencrack. A day in the Sherlock fandom where anything goes, as long as it
doesn’t make sense.
Despite the brief fakeout, Jim was still dead in this episode. So for us, he was essentially a ghost. A ghost Christmas present. In other words, the Ghost of Christmas Present.
Our previous Christmas story involved a Victorian-era haunting. Emilia Ricoletti was obviously the Ghost of Christmas Past.
We already know Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carolis one of Moffat and Gatiss’ favorite stories. And the first hint for Series 4 was “ghosts.”
Yeah well he AND The Penguin (from the Batman Comics) both have the same weapon. And neither of them
have been seen in the same room. Therefore, Mycroft and The Penguin are the
same person!
Not convinced?
Need I even explain? The resemblance is uncanny!
The nose! The expression! The same air of wealth and sophistication!
Bonus:
nananananananana Batman Sherlock!
*disclaimer* This post was created for #reichencrack. A day in the Sherlock fandom where anything goes, as long as it
doesn’t make sense.
Axolotls are capable of regenerating a missing limb.
John is clearly a human/axolotl hybrid created at Baskerville. This explains how his feet grew back after he left them at the bottom of the well. It also explains why he’s so darn cute.
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.
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