SHERLOCK

[sith123]

how did he survive at the end? i read the book before so knew he survived but it does not make sense..any help please?

[emmie]

lots of answers, theories

http://www.theanswerb...uestion1096270-2.html

[emmie]

I thought he would survive, too good to kill off, and that he had somehow switched with the dead body of Moriarty, and that's who fell, the other thread gives better explanations.

[Mosaic]

I haven't read any of the links and extras but I guess that was why he was being nice to the lab-monkey, who would be in a position to manipulate medical records and pathology samples.
Plus, he's Sherlock Holmes. He doesn't die.

[Old_Geezer]

Only saw the end of it. Folk don't tend to survive falls like that. I think they must have forgotten the mattresses.

As redhelen pointed out, in the original story he was never supposed to survive, and the outrage was such Conan had to think of a reason things were not as they seemed. Well same for this modernised version I suppose. Maybe he'll step out of a shower and it'll all be a dream al la Dallisty or whatever.

[emmie]

No we saw him at the end, as Watson had walked away from his supposed grave, he was there in the background, with that faraway enigmatic look, the other thread has lots of good theories, perhaps have a read.

[Old_Geezer]

So he's already had his shower ?

[emmie]

maybe,

[paisleylass]

Hey, if John Stape can survive a fall like that, so can Sherlock!

[sith123]

thanks for the link em

[Mattk]

Steven Moffatt says that people have missed a big clue in the final episode when checking online for the theories.

[sith123]

i have a theory. remember that dummy he hanged during the episode. Maybe that was what had fallen and he might have got that doctor women to create a mask or something like that. afterall, he is sherlock holmes. he can do that