Comments on: ‘Sherlock’ season 3 finale review: Mycroft, Moriarty and is there a third Holmes brother?

By: lol

lol — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 01:14:00 +0000

In reply to possibly..?. OMG YES

By: possibly..?

possibly..? — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 01:12:00 +0000

Although this is probably a stupid theory, couldn’t Moriarty be their adoptive brother? It’s highly illogical that he’d be there actual brother since he’s Irish, but maybe their parents adopted Moriarty because they liked that he was smart just as Mycroft and Sherlock were, but soon learned that he grew up in a very bad family. Possibly Moriarty lived with them for a short amount of time but was very cruel so (referencing back to “Don’t be absurd. I’m not given to outbursts of brotherly compassion. You know what happened to the other one.” ) Mycroft or Sherlock or both got fed up and.. Yeah, I really have no idea where I’m going with this… But I do think that Moriarty is this ‘3rd Brother’, just not their genetic family member. Something happened between Moriarty, Mycroft, and Sherlock long before they became adults, that’s all I’m trying to say.

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 21:39:00 +0000

In reply to ;ajf. Correct, why would moriarty need to know all of sherlocks info from mycroft otherwise!

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 21:38:00 +0000

In reply to Cam Hasbrouck. Well thought!!

By: Sophie Hicks

Sophie Hicks — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:33:00 +0000

In reply to mznewbie. If sherlock is still a virgin, the what explains Janine in his shirt and fumbling around in the bathroom with him??

By: YetAnotherName

YetAnotherName — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:47:00 +0000

We were told to watch the end credits of episode 3. “Miss me” is said by “Moriarty” and an arrow misses someone in another show. This actor that is missed by the arrow may be in season 4, possibly the 3rd brother.

By: Cam Hasbrouck

Cam Hasbrouck — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 04:41:00 +0000

I caught the line and it got me wondering…. also, when Moriarty is teasing sherlock as he’s dying, Moriarty says “Mommy and Daddy will cry”…. without the word “your”…. coincidence? perhaps not.

By: ;ajf

;ajf — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 04:31:00 +0000

theres no way moriarty is the third brother. i think both Sherlock and Mycroft would recognize him as their brother if he were…

By: sadfsdghjklk

sadfsdghjklk — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 19:01:00 +0000

In reply to mznewbie. The "big house" was only in Sherlock's mind palace.

By: mznewbie

mznewbie — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:04:00 +0000

Sherlock is still a virgin. Janine said she would have liked to at least once and he said he was saving himself for marriage, at which point she responded, “But there wasn’t going to be a marriage.”
And am I the only one that thinks the whole “normal parents” thing is way off? What about the flashback to the big house (Redbeard also seemed a forced, odd sentimentality–something I’ve noticed Steven Moffat does a lot, he’s not always good at building a slow heat of emotion, instead occasionally relies on cliches to grab his audience) but then, at Christmas they’re at a warm, cozy house? The parents don’t seem so distant and cold as Mycroft and Sherlock have alluded. Parents seemed flighty, but not completely detached to the point they foster increased oddness and contempt from their boys to each other (however many that may be).