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How The Finale Of "Sherlock" Series 3 Broke Twitter Emotionally

MISS ME? (Warning: This is entirely full of spoilers.)

Sunday night saw the finale of Sherlock Season 3, "His Last Vow."

Needless to say, Twitter was not emotionally prepared.

RETWEET IF YOU'RE NOT EMOTIONALLY READY FOR SHERLOCK

I AM NOT EMOTIONALLY PREPARED #Sherlock

Everyone knew this episode was going to be, well, intense.

The Sherlock theme tune and credits is probably going to be the happiest moment in this episode.

sherlock is about to come in like a wrecking ball

- 911 What's your emergency? - SHERLOCK

In "His Last Vow" we are finally introduced to the big Series 3 baddie, Charles Augustus Magnussen.

Just one hour until the #Sherlock Season 3 finale and Charles Augustus Magnussen. http://t.co/weuPog4wRl #HisLastVow

Who quite reminded Twitter of a certain someone.

so Magnus is essentially Murdoch then? #Sherlock

A certain someone wearing Google Glass, to be precise.

Excellent Sherlock already. Baddie is Rupert Murdoch wearing Google Glass. Impossible to be more evil.

So if #sherlock teaches us one thing it's that Rupert Murdoch should never get hold of Google Glass

Ah so the big bad this season on #Sherlock is a Murdoch parody with secret google glass

And after meeting Drunk Sherlock in the last episode, in "His Final Vow," we get to meet High Sherlock.

Note to self: don't annoy Sherlock when he is high

Who has a new nickname.

Which John is not impressed by.

Neither is Molly.

And Twitter quite fancies the (disheveled) High Sherlock.

"Don't appall me when I'm high" is the line Withnail never said #sherlock

WHY DOES SHERLOCK LOOK SO HOT LIKE THAT UM SORRY

Yet the attraction swiftly turned into rage and confusion at Sherlock's relationship with Mary's bridesmaid, Janine.

SHERLOCK GIRLFRIEND SHERLOCK GIRLFRIEND WHAT IS THIS I JUST WHAT!?! JOHNLOCK

Sherlock has a girlfriend? Sherlocks not a Virgin anymore? What?!? #SherlockLives

But some (correctly) had their suspicions about their relationship.

AS SOON AS SHERLOCK HAD A GIRLFRIEND, WE ALL SAT THERE IN DISBELIEF, AND SAID SIMULTANEOUSLY THAT SOMETHING WASNT RIGHT

"Do what in front of everyone?" Oh, Sherlock, you cad. But a million #Sherlock fans cheer up.

But then THIS happened.

When Mary shot Sherlock i just

But some people were all like, "Yeah, totes saw that coming."

That moment of I KNEW IT! #sherlock Mary Watson!

I knEW IT WAS MARY JUST BEFORE SHE TURNED AROUND I WAS LIKE OH CACK

Had to sound like a know-it-all but I knew there was something not quite right about Mary #soundslikeafilmtitle #sherlock

I TOTALLY saw it coming with Mary... #Sherlock

And we're once again given a fascinating look inside Sherlock's Mind Palace, where we see an old friend.

can my mind palace be like this please please please

And the whole process made people a bit...emotional.

IM ACTUALLY SITTING HERE SOBBING IM NOT JOKING YOUNG SHERLOCK AND MOLLY AND MYCRODFT AND SHERLOCK DYING WHAT THE HELL

IS THIS SERIOUSLY GOIMG THROUGH HIS HEAD AFTER GETTING SHOT BC I WOULD PROBABLY JUST CRY OMG SHERLOCK DONT DIE.

Like, ALL CAPS EMOTIONAL.

THE THING THAT TRIGGERS SHERLOCK HOLMES

Which raised a very important question.

WHY IS EVERYONE TWEETING SHERLOCK IN CAPITAL LETTERS ?

Along with confusion.

well my mind palace for one is confused #sherlock

And self-doubt.

My mind palace contains nothing other than a recipe for an excellent clementine martini #sherlock

Inside the Mind Palace we also get to meet Steven Moffat's son Louis, who plays a young Sherlock.

little Sherlock is played by Moffat's son and he is so adorable

And throughout the whole WTF MARY ordeal, we got to learn quite a lot about Martha Louise Hudson.

Can we all appreciate that Mrs Hudson's pressure point is marijuana hahaha

Such as the fact that her pressure point is marijuana, and she used to be an exotic dancer.

But mostly everyone was stuck in a vortex of emotions and confusion.

SHERLOCK IS MYCROFT'S PRESSURE POINT JOHN IS SHERLOCKS PRESSURE POINT MARY IS JOHN'S PRESSURE POINT

But then, it appeared everything might be OK.

MARY AND JOHN GET THEM AWAY THEY HURT ME

Mycroft and Sherlock turned into teenagers again.

And Mycroft was being NICE!

Mycroft showing he has feelings. Sherlock's reaction. THIS IS PRICELESS

"Your lost would break my heart." Mycroft, don't say things like this! #Sherlock

BUT OF COURSE, everyone was soon back to being confused/shocked/WTF.

did sherlock just drug his whole family

SHERLOCK DRUGGED EVERYONE NOW HES THE ASSH OLE????//

HE JUST DRUGGED HIS LOVED ONES AND WE ALL THOUGHT HE HAD CHANGED OH SHERLOCK

And people weren't entirely impressed with Magnussen.

so... this guy is scary because he has a... photographic memory???? #sherlock

Or his vaults.

Raise your hand if you think #Sherlock can store the entirety of Magnussen's Vaults in the Mind Palace. #CAMknows

Isn't Appledore a kind of cheese? #Sherlock

And then there was the face flicking.

im guessing someone said can i flick your face on sherlock

BUT THEN Sherlock said this.

I'm a high functioning sociopath merry christmas #Sherlock

And did this.

did he just shOOT HIM FUCK FUCK FUCK SHERLOCK JUST KILLED SOMEONE IN FULL VIEW OF LIKE 500 POLICE MEN

And everyone was like this:

SHERLOCK WHAT THE FUCK HAVE YOU DONE

HOLY SHIT SHERLOCK WHAT THE FUCK MAN

And just when everyone thought they were 100% dead from all of the shooting, THIS HAPPENED.

"Did you miss me?" #Sherlock #Moriarty

And Twitter was beyond itself.

How I feel right now. SO MUCH going on. 'Did you miss me?' Ah mind explosion. Can't wait two years!! #sherlock

WH-WH-WH-WHAT JUST HAPPENED!!? #Sherlock

And we realized that death means precisely NOTHING in Sherlock.

Does anyone in Sherlock ever really die though?

Oh for gods sake make up your mind! #sherlock

IDEA: next series of Sherlock, let's let people actually stay dead for a change.

And once again, Sherlock fans have been left with a massive, confusing cliff-hanger that's broken them emotionally.

There are a lot of questions.

THEY MADE US WAIT TWO YEARS TO SEE HOW SHERLOCK SURVIVED AND NOW WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER TWO TO SEE HOW JIM MORIATY SURVIVeD

And some plot holes.

Points for dialogue. Plot holes as big as a mind palace #Sherlock Mind you, if Moriarty's return heralds a proper story then yes, #missedyou

Sherlock drinking game: Drink until the plot holes disappear.

But, in perhaps the biggest twist of all, it would appear that for the time being, Moffat is forgiven.

I THINK I ACTUALLY ENJOYED A MOFFAT SCRIPT (OH MY GOD THAT DIALOGUE) (OH MY GOD)

They unnecessarily broke my heart for a while. But it's okay, I forgive Moffat.

@BBCOne #SherlockQA AFTER THIS EP I HAVE TO SAY THAT I FORGIVE YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID WITH THE DOCTOR, MOFFAT

Or maybe not.

I'm never going to forgive Moffat