To touch on what you said about "Magnussen" being an underwhelming antagonist this ep--this is one of the episodes that is more or less taken directly from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original run of "Post Moriarty" antagonists. Charles Augustus MILVERTON is the original name of the blackmailer and Lady Smallwood IS the killer. In the short story, after going to Sherlock for help, he watches her murder Milverton while hiding in Milverton's office. He keeps quiet afterwards, feeling like the blackmailer got what he deserved. Gaining access to Milverton's office was achieved by getting engaged to Milverton's secretary.
It's also, I think, after Mary and John got married in the story as well. Anyways, great reaction, soooo glad you watched and recorded n all. I always try to start the morrow on a video of urs. Tends to make it a good day at the very least. Take care✌🏾
Lord Insidious
2026-01-31 13:20:07 +0000 UTC
That was exceptionally fun!! Thank you, beloved 🐕🌮, for another wonderful reaction!
ArcAngel
2025-10-30 20:12:44 +0000 UTC
LIIIEEESSS!!!?? What really lol * edit ok googled it thats pretty neat
Raymond Walker
2025-10-29 00:30:48 +0000 UTC
Upon first viewing, I too was underwhelmed by this villain. Upon rewatching and rereading Agatha Christie’s “Curtain,” which was Hercule Poirot’s swan song. Is when it hit me. The real unstoppable evil forces are unassuming, and the things that they do to hurt and destroy people might not even be prosecutable, but they are monsters who need to be stopped for the greater good, even if stopping them means sacrificing yourself. That is why despite his lack of flamboyance, in one episode, he was able to back Sherlock into a corner even though viewers were like, “Him? Him?, No really, Him?”. It also sort of reminds me of. the Damien Mearoux character on Leverage, great actor, iffy payoff, for the very same reason.
Classic R & B Lover
2025-10-29 00:23:56 +0000 UTC
That’s not Mads Mikkelsen, that is his older brother, Lars Mikkelsen.