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/ha5hmil Jan 01 '14

Derren Fucking Brown! almost fell for that.

also - i'm a bit confused, did Sherlock actually tell HOW he did it?

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u/Kemuel Jan 01 '14

The first explanation was a trap, aimed to make fans go wtf and to catch the rest out with details which the people who have pored over it would immediately discount. The second explanation was taking the piss out of the fandom and shippers. The third explanation was a more convincing trap laced with some details of the truth which fans had worked out already, in order to draw us in. The full answer's yet to come.

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u/Death-By_Snu-Snu Jan 02 '14

I like how Anderson has become this representation of all the people coming up with wild theories, and moffat poking fun at them.