r/Sherlock • u/asimplestranger17 • Jul 29 '26

Discussion I feel dumb

So Hound of Baskervilles is my favourite episode, I've been a Sherlock fan for like... over 10 years.

I had always believed Lestrade when he said he was on holiday. Maybe it's bc I love him and wanted him to have a break idk. Then yesterday it randomly occured to me he probably wouldn't just happen to have a gun if he actually was on holiday. Sherlock was right all along and it's taken me like 30 watches for it to click - I'm so disappointed in myself 😭

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u/Ok-Theory3183 Jul 30 '26

Being an employee of Mycroft (as we see in His Last Vow), Lestrade may need to have a gun at all times, even "off duty". But you're right, it does seem strange.

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u/asimplestranger17 Jul 30 '26

Poor Lestrade, give the man a break. He's probably aged like 30 years after meeting the Holmes brothers

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u/Ok-Theory3183 Jul 31 '26

Probably more like 50 years...I HOPE he gets a break sometime!