Elementary 1x22

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Discussion post for Elementary 122 - 'Risk Management'

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What did you think?

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random thoughts...

MORIARTY!

If Moriarty wanted Sherlock dead, he'd be dead. Moriarty is just as smart and clever as Sherlock (or more so) and he has someone he can play with.

Moriarty explained exactly what it is he does and what he's responsible for. He didn't lie because there wasn't really any reason for him to do so. He's a spider in the cneter of a web and he knows exactly who makes which stanrd of webbing vibrate and what to do with it.

I love how Joan actually gets to solve cases. She's not just assisting or following Sherlock around. She's going over evidence, interviewing people, using the skills and knowledge passed to her by Sherlock to solve the crimes or at least bring them both oe step closer. She's his partner

While I get what Gregson was trying to do (and I did wonder for a moment if Sherlock had suggested it to him) with the offer of being a sober companion, she's not interested in going back to what she was. This is who she is now and if there are threats and dangers, she will deal with them. She's so much more than she was at the start of the season. She has a better grasp of who she is, what she wants to do, and how to do it.


That final scene HURT, mainly because of Jonny Lee Miller's facial expressions and body language. When Sherlock sees Irene (and I think he knew what he was going to find and part of him wanted to be wrong), Joan puts her hand on his back to steady him because his legs are starting to give. He's overcome with emotion because his Irene is alive and in front of him. She's been so angry, so haunted, and now he's discovered it is all a lie.



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Irene is not dead. I have 2 theories: 1. Irene 'died' in order to prevent Moriarty from harming Sherlock or 2. she 'died' because Moriarty knew tha Sherlock would have a downward spiral and thus no longer be any form of a threat. Either way, it seems to me that she'd been in contact with Moriarty, possibly more than once. If that's the case, is she still working with him?




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