While His Last Bow takes place after Sherlock's retirement, there's no reason they couldn't use the plot (which was about espionage I think) and not the retirement part.
Also keep in mind that His Last Bow was also the title of the book, not just the one story. This could just as easily be a misdirection.
Let's face it, everything here could be a misdirection. They could even mean the violin bow, for all that we know. I wonder what will happen in the fandom when actual pictures and videos start coming out, tumblr will probably implode. My dashboard is already losing its mind as we speak.
Oh, it's all misdirection. I'm 100% positive they only included wedding to make fandom lose its fucking mind. Either Gatiss or Moffat (I forget which) was making insinuations about Mary Morstan last year; they're basically just epic trolls. ;)
If I were in their shoes, I'd probably do the same. It must be fun watching hundreds of fans losing their minds over snippets of info that do not mean anything at all. :D
Honestly, I don't think they'll actually do it. I think the dynamic between John and Sherlock, which is pretty much the entire basis of the show's strength, would shift too much. So I don't think they'll do it, but I think they want us to THINK they'll do it. So I am expecting further trolling along those lines.
They could have Mary Morstan in the series briefly before killing her off because after all her death is canon... I can imagine them doing that just to draw a reaction from the fandom.
Whoever above said Moffat and Gatiss are epic trolls got it right as they'll do things just to get a reaction!
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Date: 2012-08-24 04:14 pm (UTC)Also keep in mind that His Last Bow was also the title of the book, not just the one story. This could just as easily be a misdirection.
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Date: 2012-08-24 04:35 pm (UTC)Whoever above said Moffat and Gatiss are epic trolls got it right as they'll do things just to get a reaction!
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Date: 2012-08-25 09:04 pm (UTC)I quite agree that she should the one to play Mary Morstan if they indeed go in that direction:)