Overview
- Monday’s episode centers on a private Watson–Sherlock exchange that heightens the question of whether Holmes is truly back or a projection.
- Holmes offers an in-story explanation for surviving his presumed death, yet no other characters interact with him, fueling audience skepticism.
- Robert Carlyle says that, at this point, he considers Sherlock to be present, though he acknowledges viewers may question that as the season unfolds.
- Carlyle tells TVLine he is slated to appear in roughly eight episodes this season.
- He describes this Sherlock as older and preoccupied with legacy and mortality, hints at watchfulness toward figures like Ingrid, and notes the scenes’ secluded staging has a practical in-world reason.