![]() Ambiguous Ending: Most of the episode portrays the Victorian era as a simulation being run in modern Sherlock's mind palace, with things getting stranger and stranger as modern Sherlock ODs.As noted below, 1885 Moriarty snaps between his future personality and a more reserved nature that brings to mind how the character is usually otherwise depicted. 1885 Lestrade seems similarly less intelligent, but doesn't actually seem to be acting. ![]() ![]() ![]() 1885 Watson, for example, seems duller and is a bit more of a ditz but with moments of incredible sharpness and seriousness when the need arises, which is hinted and ultimately revealed to be a case of Obfuscating Stupidity for the sake of 1885 Sherlock's investigations (he also appears to play up his cluelessness within his stories). There are several other subtle personality changes between the time periods.Adaptation Personality Change: Dr Hooper is stern with her employees and evidently dislikes Holmes, but Watson's chat about Sherlock's blindness to certain aspects of human nature hints that she might still be covering feelings for him (as well as her gender).Adaptational Heroism: When Holmes snarks Watson for his lack of imagination, Watson retorts that he's turned Holmes from a sociopathic drug-addict into the gentlemanly Great Detective of the Strand stories.Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene: When one of these occurs, Holmes starts wishing aloud for a homicidal ghost to turn up.
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