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today we're counting down our picks for
the top 10 moments from Sherlock we've
uncovered after careful deduction the
greatest moments from the first three
series of this BBC production as you can
expect there are some spoilers ahead so
spoiler alert now let's start the
investigation error countdown what are
you gonna wear one battle dress ducky
boy number 10 Moriarty's cameo the
abominable bride
it's a dangerous harvest finger loaded
firearms in the pocket of one's dressing
gun oh you just pleased to see me
Sherlock may not have been pleased to
see Moriarty but his cameo sure as hell
got fans excitement actor Andrew Scott's
portrayal of Sherlock's nemesis has
always been a perfect match for Benedict
Cumberbatch's calm and calculated
Sherlock and his unpredictability is in
full swing here
every action Moriarty takes every word
he says is as engaging as it is creepy
you know the dust is largely composed of
human skin yes this small scene is
packed with references to some of the
best moments of the other series and
while it may be considered heavy-handed
fanservice it's all put together so well
that most of us simply don't care so you
die
why aren't you dead because it's not the
fall that kills you Sherlock of all
people you should know that it's not
before number 9
John's graveyard speech the Reichenbach
Fall he told me once and you won to hero
after Sherlock seemingly took his final
dive off the rooftop viewers and
characters alike were led to believe
that it was the detectives last vow John
as a functional human being is
distraught to think that his best friend
is dead and he communicates his woes in
a touching private speech over Holmes
grave ok that's just one more thing like
one more thing one more miracle Sherlock
for me
don't be he's always been one to speak
his mind but his frustrations with
Sherlock always kept John from being
openly honest about his feelings luckily
Sherlock isn't actually dead and spoiler
alert the detective himself witnesses
the speech
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number eight Sherlock is shot his last
bow edition if you're going to commit
murder might consider changing your
perfume lady Smallwood sorry
the series 3 finale is packed with
enough twists and turns to make even the
biggest mystery fans head spin in this
mind-bending scene Watson's wife shoots
Sherlock in the chest he was so
confident that he knew her and the
situation well enough to be safe but of
course his ego clouds his judgment
oh sure look if you take one more step I
swear I will kill you
no mrs. Watson you
the detectives first reaction is to fire
up the mind Palace and reason his way
out of the situation the scene is
strangely touching because we see a
rigidly mechanical mind unable to come
to terms with the possibility of death
so we'll examine a mine palace they've
only three seconds of consciousness left
to use it so come on what's going to
kill you Lykos number seven I am
Sherlock a scandal in Belgravia such as
nanny random-number walked out of here
today with everything you've worked for
you just couldn't resist it could you
I've always assumed that love is a
dangerous disadvantage thank you for the
final proof the sexual tension between
Sherlock and Irene reaches a breaking
point in this scene Adler who believed
she has duped not only the British
government but also Sherlock himself is
shocked to find our favorite sleuth is
two steps ahead Adler cellphone which
contains extremely sensitive government
secrets is password-protected which ends
up being SH er Cher
it's not real
I was just playing the game
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and this is just losing
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we soon find out though that the
greatest detective has not let human
emotions become his weakness even though
I had lured proved herself a challenge
for Sherlock he still gets to remain the
smartest person on the show you're right
I won't even lost six months sorry about
dinner number six
Sherlock at buckingham palace a scandal
in Belgravia tall brooding and brilliant
Sherlock is also notoriously hard to
work with this fact is compounded when
his brother Mycroft appears to insist
that he take on a high-profile case the
mystery in question involves the highest
powers in England and is therefore
shrouded in secrecy Sherlock Holmes put
your trousers on for your client and my
client is a lost face in the extreme and
remaining I have to inform you entirely
anonymous this does not sit well with
Sherlock who throws a tantrum in the
middle of Buckingham Palace the result
is a grown man who refuses to get
dressed even in the presence of royalty
this is a matter of national importance
grow up cut off my feet or what I'll
just walk away and let you boys please
come here number five the pool sand off
the great game this is a turn-up isn't
it Sherlock
Oh bet you never saw this coming
Sherlock and Moriarty first real
confrontation comes at the end of series
1 in this pulse-pounding scene John
seemingly lures Sherlock into a trap
only he's being held hostage and
distract with an explosive vest when
Sherlock's nemesis finally reveals
himself we meet a villain who is all too
happy to play games Jim Moriarty why but
in true Holmes Ian fashion there are
multiple reversals until everyone
involved is held at gunpoint setting up
a running theme series 1 ends with a
cliffhanger I would try to convince you
number 4 best man's speech the sign of
three I am the most unpleasant rude
ignorant and all-round obnoxious
[ __ ] that anyone could possibly have
the misfortune to meet Sherlock Holmes
is truly in his element when he's
solving mysteries and fighting bad guys
it's when faced with the baffling
mechanics of interpersonal relationships
that the great detective is lost
exceeding we had huge expectations for
his speech at Watson's wedding whether
or not it would actually go well however
was definitely up in here maybe a door
or a catapult somebody tiny could crawl
in there so yeah we're looking for a
dwarf brilliant really no this whole
episode is centered around it and
Sherlock isn't exactly qualified to talk
about love empathy and respect but true
to his character Holmes uses the
opportunity to solve a series of
seemingly unrelated crimes so we can
forgive him a few awkward moments who go
to a wedding that's the question who
would bother to go to any lengths to get
themselves to a wedding
number 3 Irene Adler's entrance a
scandal in Belgravia I think a quote
your name I'm so sorry I'm
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how it's always hard to remember an
alias when you've had a fright as with
most events in the series this scene was
ripped straight out of the literary
source material with a few evocative
editions or in this case removals I've
missed something have I in a mutual bid
to stop one another
Irene Adler and Sherlock Holmes put on
their best disguises in Irene's case
this just so happens to be nothing at
all we realized just how reliant Holmes
is on his powers of observation but with
both nothing and everything for him to
see here the detective is completely
baffled do you know the big problem with
his disguise mr. Holmes
whoever hard you try it's always a
self-portrait viewers get their first
peek at a wrong footage Sherlock who
attempts to use his considerable
brainpower in the face of primal human
desire I was look at naked women I
borrow John's laptop et borrow my laptop
i confiscated number two Sherlock and
Watson get drunk the sign of three in an
attempt to show his friend a good time
Sherlock takes his best man duties
really seriously for a high-functioning
sociopath this means taking John to all
the crime scenes they ever investigated
and making a pub crawl out of it as the
night progresses
both detective and assistants soon
discover that their constitutions aren't
what they thought they were
I
the fun at this moment is seeing
Sherlock and Watson act like two
relatively normal best friends crazy we
know but it's really a beautiful moment
of honesty between the two beloved
characters just some people do people
like me no they don't you tend to rub
them up the wrong way okay before the
clues let us deduce our number one pick
here a few honorable mentions good boy
come on
okay
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I'm not a hero I'm a high-functioning
sociopath
Merry Christmas number one the rooftop
jump the Reichenbach Fall as long as I'm
alive you can save your friends and got
away well good luck with that in the
decisive scene from the first two series
Sherlock finds himself at a loss against
the villainous Moriarty the whole scene
is an homage to Arthur Conan Doyle's
original story the final problem and the
famous scene where Sherlock and Moriarty
fall to their apparent deaths over the
edge of the Reichenbach falls in this
version though Sherlock is instead
forced to take a fatal leap to save his
friends ask those viewers who watched it
when the show aired and two words yet
privy to the elaborate clarifications of
Series three it was a shocking moment to
believe that Moriarty had finally
stumped the great detective forcing him
to make the ultimate sacrifice
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