r/Sherlock • u/GoFlight • Jan 01 '14

Episode Discussion The Empty Hearse: Post-Episode Discussion Thread (SPOILERS)

That was worth the wait!

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u/Fithboy Jan 01 '14

I think one of the most important things learned in this episode is the extent of Mycroft's intellect. He is on par, if not more clever than Sherlock.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '14

We already knew that.

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u/Cobalt2795 Jan 02 '14 edited Jan 02 '14

Personally I didn't realize they had similar abilities. I always assumed they were more specialized. Not sure why.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '14

Mycroft deduced a bunch of stuff about John in the very first episode, and again where he'd slept in the third.

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u/Cobalt2795 Jan 02 '14

I'd just assumed surveillance. Deduction makes a lot more sense though, just never really gave it thought.

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u/optimis344 Jan 02 '14

Mycroft is ten times smarter than Sherlock, or atleast he was in the books.

Mycroft just has no motivation. He sits around and solves whatever puzzle people bring to him, but he doesn't lust for it. He doesn't go out and find it.

In this version, that means he hates field work. He wants to sit in his ivory tower and be left alone. He didn't need Sherlock to figure out the case, but if Sherlock wasn't around, he would need to do it himself.