The End of Memoirs, and Beginning of Return

(WARNING: THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE BOOKS. DON'T READ IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOKS.)

Alright, so...I know Grace and I already talked about this...but did anyone else read the end paragraph of Memoirs, and then immediatly skip ahead to the beginning of the Return? Besides us, that is. lol I mean, I think I was in bed when I read it...and I started crying...(yes I did..I get very emotional reading books like that) and then I skipped ahead. I was like, well, why else would it be called "The Return of Sherlock Holmes?"

Then, I was greatly cheered by the beginning. I started laughing.

Then, I turned around and watched the return on Youtube. It was so funny...I watched it three times in one week, once myself, once with my sister, and once with Grace. I totally recommend the version with Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke (as Watson) as I haven't seen others but it's basically word for word to the book...oh yeah. it's part 2 of 5, of the Empty House. I love when Watson faints..."for the first and the last time..." Beautiful. Then when Holmes is so concerned that he shocked Watson in so unnecessary a manner...and takes care of him until he comes to...such a caring side of Holmes we don't ever get to see :D I mean...I would probably faint too, if Holmes was in my sitting room, after being dead for 3 years. Er...actually, I probably would faint if he was in my sitting room, period. lol No really, I wouldn't. Just joking :D

Did you know...(random fact of the day) that Doyle actually planned on leaving the series ending with Holmes' death at Reichenbach Falls?! I was so upset when I read that. How do you end such a series by killing off the hero, along *with* his nemesis?! So, I am so thankful that Doyle decided to bring Holmes back, even if it did mean killing off Mrs. Watson. (yeah, I do believe she disappeared after Holmes came back.) I'm glad he left it open, so that it wouldn't have to be the end...he never did say that they found bodies or some gross thing...there was no evidence that Holmes actually went over the falls :D So, I was very glad when I kept reading and found that he does indeed return for another 5 books :D

Alright, maybe next time, I will post something more intellectual. But I felt like being fun today :D

And Grace is in London now, probably, I'm so looking forward to that London post ;D