He succeeds, but for what? Eurus admits there were no explosives at Molly's house, so why that little game? To expose Sherlock's emotions and how not only do they hurt himself, they hurt others. So, for the third experiment Sherlock has to get Molly Hooper to say "I love you" to Sherlock.
Third Experiment: As Mycroft says, this entire game is about Sherlock. Is he ready to solve the riddle she put in front of him all those years ago? So now she gets to watch Sherlock do just that, perhaps to see how clever he has become. This is something Eurus has wanted to do with Sherlock all her life - play with him (though her version of playing is solving riddles and cases). al? Perhaps it's because she wanted to watch him deduce, but she wanted to watch him deduce with the help of his friends. (Side note I love how right after John tells Mycroft it's time to be soldiers, we get a nice shot of John in a soldier's posture - shoulders back, arms slightly bent at the elbow and to the side, hands in a soft fits shape, feet slightly pointed out at an angle.) Eurus poses a question - does it matter if the innocent is killed instead of the guilty? Does killing one instead of the other feel different or the same? Eurus could have answered this question herself, so why the need to involve Sherlock et. Again, Eurus is making/encouraging Sherlock to use his friends so she can watch him interact with people he is close to. Second Experiment: Sherlock has to deduce which brother killed a man named Evans, a task only Eurus was able to accomplish. It's where is plane is going to come crashing down. Again, after watching the episode and coming back to this bit of dialogue it's clear Eurus is already telling Sherlock where the Final Problem will take place: home. She appears to be 8-10 years old at least, so Sherlock's questions aren't difficult for her to answer. This bit of dialogue is interesting because it almost feels like the girl is avoiding answering Sherlock's questions directly. Sherlock: No, I understand, but where did you come from? Where did the plane take off? Despite her attempts at waking other people up (re: Redbeard and the puzzle for Sherlock), they have always been in vain and she has remained the only one awake, unable to navigate the world or pilot the airplane. No one has been able to match Eurus' abilities, so she is the only one "awake". Not literally asleep, but intellectually asleep. There are lots and lots of people in it, but they are all asleep. 'The plane is the world, and it's a big world. This might be a stretch, but bear with me as I dissect this metaphor. If you're going back over this bit of dialogue after watching the whole episode, what the little girl/Eurus says goes deeper than actually being on a plane. Girl: Lots and lots but they're all asleep, I can't wake them up. Sherlock: What kind of a plane are you on? Scene between Experiments: Sherlock talks to the young girl on a plane. To this Eurus comments by saying "Interesting." However, Sherlock focuses his concern on John and asks how he is doing instead of checking on his own brother. Also, right after the Governor shoots himself, Mycroft gets sick in the corner of the room while John just stands there. Sherlock chose Mycroft, meaning Sherlock valued John more because he didn't choose him first to put him in a morally compromising situation. When the Holmes' were kids, Sherlock was faced with a similar (albeit far less dramatic) decision: play with his sister (family) or his friend? With this particular scenario, Eurus wanted to see who Sherlock would be okay with morally compromising, indicating who the important one actually was. As Eurus puts it, is it actually morally correct to have a clear conscious and refuse to have blood on your hands but end up with two people dead instead of only one? Note in this scene how she has already put Sherlock in the position of choosing his brother (family) or his friend. Let's review:įirst Experiment: Sherlock had to choose either Mycroft or John to shoot and kill the Governor in order to save the Governor's Wife. There are still some holes I have yet to figure out, but this is a rough draft. I’ve watched The Final Problem a few times now and noticed that the seemingly random experiments might all be connected.
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