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don; Sherlock has reached the height of his fame after the recovery of a Turner painting, aptly titled The Reichenbach Falls, and Moriarty returns with the intent of bringing him down and solving “The Final Problem”. The games that Moriarty plays are designed to make Sherlock – and his adoring public – doubt the evidence of his own mind, but after his breakthrough in The Hounds of Baskerville, Sherlock may not be as easily fooled as Moriarty hopes. Benedict Cumberbatch is on fine form in the title role. His performance is suffused with a melancholy that suggests the character is aware of the fate that awaits him. This foreshadowing leads to Moriarty being able to finally confront Sherlock but we always knew that while Moriarty may be one step ahead of Sherlock, it is hard to pull the wool over his eyes. While Sherlock’s trademark smart statements are fully evident at the start of the episode, as time goes on, he appears to be worn down by the gravity of the situation he is faci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x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x?&[H\???^8?'K???? ?????] \?H[?\? ?] ?X?\?X? ]H ?Y\???X\????YY H[??X??Y\?Y??\?X?[[?[X?[?\? HX[X?[?\?[?X\? H\?H?[Y[[?[?\? Z?[?? H ??\??\??Z\?H ]?\???? \?\?[? H?Y?[?[?????[?Z]??HY??\?[? ?X\????Y\?\??Z\?\?[\?[? ?]?YH?\ \?K ?\?X\?[?X\? H?[? ?[? ?] H[?[???\?\?[???\?????&\??????[?^Y\??????MB??