If you are in a Reichenbach panic - read this it may help
Up and down the land (UK) people are waiting with a mixtureof excitement and dread for the final Sherlock episode. This episode isentitled The Reichenbach Fall and is of course based, to some extent, on TheFinal Problem – Arthur Conan Doyle's story of 1893 - in which Sherlock Holmessupposedly met his end.
People seem seriously worried that our new Sherlock will notreturn. My thought on this is that people should not panic. I'm not saying thatwatching this episode will not be difficult or emotional but if you look at itmore clinically it seems unlikely that it is the end.When Conan Doyle wrote The Final Problem he was desperate tosee an end to Holmes. He was tired of him and wanted to focus on other things.Despite this he did not close the door on Holmes. No body was found and theperson to conclude that Holmes was dead was Watson who, as we know, was famousfor seeing but not observing.
Thus, in 1903, Conan Doyle was able to bring Holmes backwithout any real difficulty.Now look at the new series. To my knowledge, not one of thewriters or actors has made a statement to the effect that they definitely won'tdo any more. None have expressed any desire to be rid of Holmes. On acommercial basis the series must be raking it in. Worldwide broadcast rights,DVD sales, soundtrack sales. Does anyone really think that they'll just stop?
Yes Martin Freeman's Hobbit commitments and BenedictCumberbatch's involvement in the new Star Trek film are bound to cause a longdelay but I feel pretty confident at this stage that Sherlock Holmes willreturn.
Take heart citizens of Britain.
People seem seriously worried that our new Sherlock will notreturn. My thought on this is that people should not panic. I'm not saying thatwatching this episode will not be difficult or emotional but if you look at itmore clinically it seems unlikely that it is the end.When Conan Doyle wrote The Final Problem he was desperate tosee an end to Holmes. He was tired of him and wanted to focus on other things.Despite this he did not close the door on Holmes. No body was found and theperson to conclude that Holmes was dead was Watson who, as we know, was famousfor seeing but not observing.
Thus, in 1903, Conan Doyle was able to bring Holmes backwithout any real difficulty.Now look at the new series. To my knowledge, not one of thewriters or actors has made a statement to the effect that they definitely won'tdo any more. None have expressed any desire to be rid of Holmes. On acommercial basis the series must be raking it in. Worldwide broadcast rights,DVD sales, soundtrack sales. Does anyone really think that they'll just stop?
Yes Martin Freeman's Hobbit commitments and BenedictCumberbatch's involvement in the new Star Trek film are bound to cause a longdelay but I feel pretty confident at this stage that Sherlock Holmes willreturn.
Take heart citizens of Britain.
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