Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Two years of fan theories about a man everyone believed was gone were answered with a four-word taunt that the show then aimed at the viewer too. Andrew Scott's grin and a question became the series' biggest cliffhanger, and the line is now the standard way to announce the return of any villain, ex or old problem.
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In context
Spoilers for SherlockShow the scene
The ending of "His Last Vow", the third series finale of Sherlock (BBC One, 12 January 2014), shows Sherlock Holmes shooting the blackmailer Magnussen to save his friends. Mycroft secures him a way out of prison, a dangerous mission abroad, but within minutes of take-off the plane is recalled: video screens all over Britain are showing Jim Moriarty, the mastermind who dominated The Reichenbach Fall in 2012, repeating one question. After the credits, Moriarty asks the audience directly whether they missed him too.
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- Wikipedia: His Last VowPlot, endingReference checked
- Wikiquote: Sherlock (His Last Vow)His Last VowReference checked
- Wikipedia: The Reichenbach FallLeadReference checked
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