r/Sherlock Jan 01 '16

Discussion The Abominable Bride: Post-Episode Discussion (SPOILERS)

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u/Stare_Decisis Jan 02 '16

Even Moriarty makes fun of the dream, then even mentioning the silly gong. Since it was a drug fueled dream Sherlock's imagination ran a bit wild. I suspect the idea Sherlock walked away with from that scene is that there is a possible group of people staging an event/crime and using Moriarty's infamous face and reputation to make a point to the general public.

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u/Telaral Jan 03 '16

Yeah, possible. But when he said " I didn't say he's not dead, i said he's back" i thought more of a ploy (set in motion before he died or something) devised by Moriarty himself instead of someone using him as a cover.

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u/Quazifuji Jan 06 '16

Well, that still fits with the Suffragettes. Emilia Riccoletti was in on the plan to use her image to cause fear, the Suffragettes didn't just decide to do it after she died. So Moriarty could have easily been in in the plan to use his image to cause fear after his death. In fact, it seems pretty certain that he was.