The internet wants you to know there’s a really big plot hole in the season finale of “Sherlock”
The Season 4 finale of Sherlock, “The Final Problem,” might very well be the final episode of Sherlock ever. That means, we’re probably going to talk about, debate, and nitpick everything about this episode until the end of time, including the fact that there’s a tiny (BIG) plot hole in this episode.
Obviously there are spoilers ahead, because, duh.
Now, what could this plot hole be? Is this plot hole…the fact that we’ve been led to believe that Redbeard is a dog and then suddenly he’s a kid and it makes no sense? Is it the quick mention that someone lets Eurus get on TWITTER and like wow, could you not? Mycroft’s sudden fear of clowns?
Nope. Though those are all things in the episode that need a little bit more explanation, the plot hole is actually so tiny you might have missed it. Or maybe you caught it and it’s all you’ve been able to think about for the last few days because it is bothering the hell out of you:
Towards the end of the episode, John Watson is trapped in a well (thanks, Eurus) and tells Sherlock he can’t climb out because his feet are chained to the ground.
Fast-forward to John’s rescue, and he’s lifted out of the well via a rope.
Um. What?
Didn’t John just make a big stink about how his feet were chained up, and he couldn’t climb out even if he tried? Sherlock has solved a lot of puzzles, so maybe he can help us out with this one. The internet’s just as confused, and wants you to KNOW they KNOW this is an issue:
Remember when they pulled John Watson up with a rope despite the fact his legs were changed to the bottom of the well #Sherlock
— Paige ➕✖️➗ (@wonderkid_100) January 15, 2017
My favourite part is John saying his feet are chained to the well but once they throw in a rope he just casually climbs out.#Sherlock
— negative creep (@JohannaMesnil) January 15, 2017
The biggest mystery of this episode of #Sherlock is how they managed to get John out of the well so easily when he was chained up to it
— Dani Kyomoto
(@tomanii) January 15, 2017
So Johns feet were chained to the bottom of the well, but they pulled him up with a rope... I sense John was being over dramatic #sherlock
— P.O.P.P.Y (@PBaskcomb) January 15, 2017
If John was chained in the well how did he get out with a rope?
— Sherlock of Baker St (@DetectiveShezza) January 16, 2017
Apparently if you pull john Watson out of a well with a rope with such speed, the chains around his ankles will just dissapear #Sherlock
— Kate ✖ (@MoriartyOctopus) January 15, 2017
Honestly I hope some proper reviewer mentions that John was chained to the bottom of the well but somehow magically got out. #sherlock
— Johnlock Reminder (@johnlockreminds) January 16, 2017
What she says: I'm fine
What she thinks: how did John get out with a rope if he was chained to the bottom of the well?#SherlockReacts— sinner. (@newtmasistheway) January 17, 2017
There's a 50% chance Steven Moffat unchains his bike by throwing a rope in its general direction.
— Stats Britain (@StatsBritain) January 17, 2017
Obviously, no matter what the situation, the easiest way to save John Watson is to just throw a rope at him.
sherlock: euros I need you to tell me how to get john out of the well
euros: just throw a rope in u dumbass :/— chloe (@tinydetectives) January 15, 2017
If there's a season 5 I'd like them to solve the mystery of how John was airlifted from a well that his feet were chained to. #Sherlock
— Hardy (@HardyM) January 16, 2017
We see you, Sherlock, and we see your plot holes. Let’s try a little bit harder for the hypothetical Season 5, mmmk?
