Elementary series finale spoilers: Is Jamie Moriarty returning?

Is Jamie Moriarty, the longtime foe of Jonny Lee Miller’s Sherlock Holmes, returning for the Elementary series finale? It goes without saying that this is something that we want! It’s something that the majority of the fandom likely wants. Natalie Dormer had a big arc early on in the series’ run but since that time, the producers have been unable to include her. We don’t think that it’s for any reason of their own; rather, they’ve just had a hard time scheduling the former Game of Thrones star. We’ve wondered along the way if they would consider recasting the character to someone who they could use more often, but that just hasn’t happened.

Well, we can tell you that Moriarty will have a role on the August 15 episode, but there is no guarantee along the way that Dormer will appear. All we have for evidence right now is the official synopsis for the episode below:

“Their Last Bow” – Amidst Holmes and Watson’s battle with tech billionaire Odin Reichenbach, the investigators receive word of their old enemy and Sherlock’s former love, Jamie Moriarty, on the series finale of ELEMENTARY, Thursday, August 15 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Within this episode, our hope is that we will get at least some presence from Moriarty that makes her still feel like a threat to Sherlock’s life — even if it’s not directly in front of him in the flesh. We’ve seen the series include Jamie before without having her appear, and such could be the case here. At least this finale is recognizing that Moriarty is still Sherlock’s greatest enemy, no matter how few chances we have to see her.

(Note that Dormer is not listed among the guest cast for this episode — though we don’t think they would tell us in advance even if she was turning up. Some things are better with the element of surprise.)

Beyond Moriarty, the series finale will bring an end to the arc of Sherlock and Joan vs. Odin, their Big Bad for this season. This is someone who has done plenty to be a thorn in their side throughout the season to date and we have a hard time thinking that his work is done.

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