In my original article on Sherlock's fake death, I suggested that Steven Moffat wouldn't place all the evidence in one episode. He'd leave some of it until the reveal. And I theorised that perhaps, just perhaps, the fall was filmed from John Watson's perspective, and perhaps, just perhaps, his disorientation was integral to this. And I was half-right. John's disorientation didn't actually affect our view of the fall. But in the time that John was knocked over, Sherlock applied crucial details; he bloodied himself up, sorted the ball under the arm, and bought his homeless network vital time. We didn't see everything. Perhaps more interestingly, we still haven't seen anything. We've only seen what Sherlock wanted to tell Anderson. If, of course, Sherlock was even there at all; who's to say that Anderson didn't dream that encounter? His manic wall-tearing at the end of the scene would certainly suggest that. We'll never know for certain how Sherlock survived, we'll only ever know what Sherlock wants us to know. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is exactly as he likes it. Which theories did you believe? Were you, like Anderson, disappointed by the reveal? Do you believe the theory about Moriarty and Sherlock being in love? Comment below!
