How Will ‘Elementary’ Follow Up That Shocking Finale Cliffhanger in Season 7?
Spoiler Alert
[Warning: This article contains spoilers from Season 6 finale of Elementary.]
A return to Baker Street!
The Elementary Season 6 finale provided fans with a mix of surprise and nostalgia when Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) and Dr. Joan Watson (Lucy Liu) journeyed across the pond to set up shop in London.
The crime-solving duo were pretty much forced to leave this country after Sherlock decided to confess to the murder of serial killer Michael (Desmond Harrington) in order to protect the prime suspect, Joan, after they discovered that it was actually Hannah (Liza J. Bennett) who murdered him.
Rather than ending up in jail, Sherlock made a deal in which he’d have to move to the UK, but not before he admitted to Joan that he loves her — but more in a “platonic, lifelong friendship, I respect you immensely” type of way.
The finale episode could have also acted as the show’s series finale, because showrunner Rob Doherty wasn’t positive there would be Season 7 renewal.
“I had to assume this was the end for the series, Doherty told TVLine. “So I thought it was time for Sherlock to stop beating around the bushes and let the subtext be the text for once. When you look at any of our seasons, what you see or feel between them is love. I think that’s the way it is for all Watsons and Holmes, or Holmeses.
Luckily, CBS eased our and Doherty’s stress and announced that the crime drama will return for a seventh season, but there’s a twist — “When we come back in the seventh season, a year will have passed,” Doherty revealed.
Going forward, the show will exclusively take place in England.
“We chose to move Sherlock and Joan to London at the end of the season because we felt it was canonically appropriate,” Doherty said.
“We really liked the idea of taking our Holmes and our Watson, and putting them where, really, a Holmes and a Watson belong — bring them home, so to speak — and let everyone imagine that there are additional adventures and mysteries ahead of them in a place where they really belong.”
Elementary, Season 7 Premiere, 2019, CBS
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I loved the finale...I was fangirling like crazy when Sherlock told Joa we\'re two people who love each other:D The only thing that was missing was a hug-.-
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When you have the perfect ending...…. How do you restart it?
A season in London seems very anti-climax...…
No wrap up for the Captain, no wrap up for the FBI agent who hounded Watson. I love the show, but \"not\" ending... could be a mistake.
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I assume the headline was just to draw clicks. But the Season six finale was not a cliffhanger. Everything was explained and left off at a good point. It was the absolute opposite of a cliffhanger. It would have perfectly served as a series finale.
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Yeah, I think it should be emphasized that when Sherlock said \"Because we love each other,\" he was not speaking of romantic love. And the fact that they are no longer living under the same roof should strengthen that. I think it will be interesting to see them in London. Too bad Mycroft is gone.
As a downside, I hate to think that Captain Gregson\'s career is probably over. Or at least frozen in place. Yes, he \"got away\" with being an accessory to murder after the fact, and his daughter \"got away\" with murder. No blame or even whiff of suspicion is going to go their way. But I believe that Gregson is the type of man whose conscience is very strong. With luck, he\'ll eventually get used to carrying his guilt and go on with his life.
And Marcus... Holmes\' (bogus) confession should wipe away any threat that the FBI woman could throw in Marcus\' path to the Secret Service, but I\'d like to hear confirmation of that.
Otherwise, I look forward to the next (and most likely final) season. Cheerio!
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love the comment. but you made a small mistake. Marcus\' path wasn\'t to the secret service but to the US Marshalls.
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Yikes, you\'re entirely correct-- it was the Marshals rather than Secret Service. (Although Marcus would be a good fit for either organization.) Thanks for the correction. :-)
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I believe that the final season will feature returns (eventually and if only for a episode or two each) of both Marcus and the Captain. If a year has passed in between (as has been stated by the producers), then it\'s quite possible that Marcus (having finished his Marshal\'s training and with several months of field experience under his belt) could show up in London in the course of chasing an important fugitive, particularly as the presence of Holmes there would be of good use. Similarly, the Captain could have taken an early retirement and then moved into private security; possessing high-level connections to both the NYPD and British Intelligence (through Holmes) he would be bringing unique leverage to such a career, leading to him ending up in London (perhaps in the course of chasing the same fugitive as Marcus above). Who knows? Said fugitive could even be Gregson\'s own errant daughter! Of course, let\'s not forget Moriarty and her desire to regain her empire. I think this last will be the focus of the final season and I suspect that (in the series finale) Holmes inherit his father\'s position and make a truce with Moriarty . . . perhaps even marry her, being as she is The Woman.
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