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Sherlock – Season 2, Episode 3 The Reichenbach Fall

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A whirlwind adventure and the return of arch-nemesis Moriarty lead John to believe that Sherlock is dead.
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Sherlock — Season 2, Episode 3

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Beautifully written, deliciously twisty, and tragically mortifying, "The Reichenbach Fall" ends the season two finale with a cat and mouse game between Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty that will leave viewers speechless.

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Benedict Cumberbatch

Sherlock

Martin Freeman

Watson

Rupert Graves

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Alan Sepinwall Uproxx 04/08/2019
Benedict Cumberbatch did a terrific job showing the man beneath the legend throughout the closing half of this season finale. Go to Full Review John Nugent Empire Magazine 04/06/2019
The BBC update transposes this famous showdown to the roof of a London hospital, but retains the key elements: Sherlock's reputation ruined, he is forced into an almost-literal cliffhanger ending. Go to Full Review Sarah Crompton Daily Telegraph (UK) 02/17/2017
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Cumberbatch revealed just how good an actor he is. All series he has been magnificently mean, moody and far too clever for his own good. Now, facing a madman and his own demise, he made Sherlock palpably human. Go to Full Review MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher 04/08/2019
There are a lot of ways in which this was 90 brilliant minutes of television drama, but the first way in which it's brilliant is the opening moments. Go to Full Review David Butcher Radio Times 04/08/2019
[The Reichenbach Fall is] full of mind games and conundrums and laugh-out-loud reaction shots and twists it wouldn't do even to hint at. Go to Full Review Kyle Anderson Nerdist 04/08/2019
As explosive as The Great Game was last year, series 2's finale, The Reichenbach Fall, is three times as devastating, both to the characters and to the audience. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis A whirlwind adventure and the return of arch-nemesis Moriarty lead John to believe that Sherlock is dead.
Director
Paul McGuigan
Executive Producer
Mark Gatiss, Beryl Vertue, Sue Vertue
Screenwriter
Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-14 (L|V)
Genre
Adventure, Crime, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 15, 2012