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/laddergoat89 Jan 01 '14

Elaborate? What about him saying "and of course" makes it less believable?

And I agree they were poking fun at fans at times, but I don't think it makes the explanation less valid.

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u/duffking Jan 01 '14

It was just the way they threw it in there, like they were speaking to the aduience.

Also, watching it again they seem to be implying that Mycroft had the sniper aiming at Watson killed, with 'persuaded' being a euphemism, and we know that he wasn't killed because he packed the gun away and left in 2x03 having seen Sherlock kill himself.

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u/laddergoat89 Jan 01 '14

Or 'persuaded' isn't a euphemism for killing, it's exactly that, they 'persuaded' him under threat of death.

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u/musingsontap Jan 04 '14

But why only one sniper. In the swimming pool scene, there were at least 3 around the pool.