Reichenbach Falls was boring
There. I said it.
Probably the most unpopular opinion in tumblr history, but I mean, really. Really?
Let’s see, Moriarty conspicuously didn’t know about Molly, who Sherlock had had an uncharacteristic “personal revelation” about 10 minutes prior. And then Sherlock makes John stand in a fairly particular spot to watch him jump off a roof?
Duh.
To writers of Sherlock Holmes adaptations:
Holmes makes a terrible center for a mystery. Holmes is one of the best characters in fiction because he is surrounded by well constructed stories. These stories are not mysteries, but adventures, because they are designed to withhold copious amounts of information from the reader. In a mystery story, you keep the reader interested by making the ending something they might eventually figure out (at least a little), whereas in Sherlock Holmes stories, you never know everything because Holmes is so much more observant than the writer, even. He has to point out the information for it to be available. Holmes’ inhuman abilities keep key information from the reader all the time, and along with his quirks, help to make him one of the most predictable characters in fiction. He’s such a character, that it’s often easier to figure out his next move than it would be to figure out Watson’s or Lestrade’s, since they’re so predictably human—that is to say, unpredictable. Holmes is the worst center for a mystery since figuring out what he does before he does it is cake. Q.E.D.
TLDR: I figured it out before the rooftop scene, and the “reveal” at the end felt like pandering to stupid audiences. Keep Sherlock solving mysteries, because he doesn’t make much of one.
P.S. I know I’m supposed to feel bad for Watson, but he’s just so ungodly stupid sometimes. And the surrounding “mystery” just made me so angry that any “feels” I might have had just flew out the window.
