11 Shocking Similarities Between Doctor Who And Sherlock

4. Faking A Death

Among the whirlwind of characters that are blotted across the pages of a story, some are thrown into the abyss of white space between the lines, dead forever to produce dramatic effect. Some characters, however, can never be truly murdered without making a completely implausible comeback (unless the writer has a death wish). They've been animated and brought to life beyond the confines of a book and their deaths would be far more impactful than simply a few words written across a page and ending with a finite period. For this reason, the Doctor and Sherlock are guaranteed immortal lives despite whatever perils they may face. It's amazing how our seemingly invincible Time Lord can collapse dead simply from the firing of two gunshots in quick succession. Why has a Sontaran or Dalek never attempted this before? (OK, fine - for plot convenience!). When the Impossible Astronaut presented the unavoidable reality of a deceased Time Lord, rather than grieving, our brows were furrowed and our gears sent spinning to answer the question, "So how's he going to get out of this one, then?!" Well, unlike The Reichenbach Fall, there were really no allusions or hidden clues that would point to the roundabout, mind-boggling solution that transpired in The Wedding of River Song. Apparently, an 1,100 year old Doctor enlisted a droid operated by microscopic people to be disguised as his 900 year self and fool the Silence into believing they had carried out their extensive agenda. All of this was orchestrated at the expense of Amy, Rory and River's well being because, of course, the Doctor could not reveal his plans to them. In a slightly more elaborate (but definitely more comprehensible) sequence, Sherlock, on the precipice of losing everything he holds dear, leaps from the edge of a rooftop, flying with a very definite destination. How anyone could evade a suicide fall without sprouting a pair of wings is beyond reckoning, but London's prolific detective manages to do it... somehow (with a giant inflatable pillow, allegedly). Sherlock's triumph is severely negated, however, as he forgot the small detail of telling his best friend over the span of two years. Not so clever now, are you?