My Big โMiss Sherlockโ Theory
With only 3 episodes in, the no-context-scenes from previous trailers, the names of future episodes, the chracters bios and my undying love for Sherlock and crazy theories, here is my idea of what could/would happen in Miss Sherlock.
1- The Big Evil The only two people that are not listed as original chracters nor have their canon equivalent in their bio: Mariko Irikawa and Toru Moriya (top right corner)
Mariko is already fishy, I think we all agree on that one. Since the beginning Iโve been scared of the little โTrustโ label that comes from Wato. So, obviously, it would play a huge part in the development of the plot/the conclusion of the first season. Also, she will see Wato at her most vulnerable self:
I think she is the one behind Little Dipper, if not the big schemer at least the one who recluits people who seek her counselling (Akiko Mizuno andย Yuma Shiinaย probably)
If Mariko ends up beingย โProfessor James Moriartyโ, then Wato is feeding her first hand information on Sherlockโs methods. Then we have this scene:
Wato pointing a gun towards Sherlock. My guess is that Mariko will make Wato believe that Sherlock is some kind of evil that need to be rid of. (The other possibility is that Sherlock is testing Watoโs loyalty.) Moving on, we have Toru Moriya
Toru will appear next episode (The Wakasugi Family Curse) and will be Watoโs next love interest. The HBOAsia chart has theย โLove?โ label and it goes both ways.
The little question mark make me believe he has other intentions altogether, manipulation is a high one on my list.
The chart above is Huluโs. Different characters have different backgrounds. Sherlock, Wato, Kimie and Kento: red Reimon and Shibata: green Mariko and Toru?: dark grey My theory is that Toru will be our โCoronel Sebastian Moranโ, his bio describes him like this: โA war journalist who returned to Japan after going through a similar experience as Dr. Wato and he too suffers from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He and Dr. Wato meet at the clinic they go to for counselling and the two get along well and gradually grows into a romance.โ
The other big one is that he will be our โMary Morstanโ, but I think itโs highly unlikely unless they mix Maryโs character with Moranโs. (Also, Iโm sure he will hurt Wato, and I already hate him for itโฆ.) 2- Sherlockโs past It has to be addressed at some point, and it may even have to do with Little Dipperย at a larger scale.
Letโs see three other bios:
Yuko Takeuchi plays Sherlockย who was born in England and have returned to Japan. Sherlock uses her extraordinary observation and reasoning skills to help solve bizarre cases as an investigation consultant for the local police. She lost both her parents to a plane accident when she was 7 years old and since been emotionally detached to everything and everyone around her.ย
Yukiyoshi Ozawa plays Kento Futaba who is Sherlockโs older brother and is also the Executive Secretary to the Prime Minister. Since their parents deaths, Kento has always looked after Sherlock and begins to worry about her as she becomes emotionally detached.
Ran Ito plays Kimie Hatano who is the widowed landlord of Sherlockโs apartment. Kimieโs late husband was an employee at a trading company who was kidnapped for ransom by terrorists while on an assignment in the Middle East. It was Sherlockโs father who was a diplomat in the Middle East, who saved him from his captors. Since then, Kimie continues to support Sherlock as a show of gratitude to her father.
To me, Little Dipper will have to do with Sherlockโs parentsโ death, as her father was involved in big diplomatic matters after all, and Little Dipper seems to think at large scale (possibly a global one). Also, we have the W-E-L-C-O-M-E:
I donโt think itโll be meant for a client, but for Sherlock coming back to Japanโฆ 3- Stella Maris When I first saw the list of episodes my mind went directely to the sea (we have a lighthouse in my town which is called like that). So my former thought wasย โVictor Trevorโ andย โThe Gloria Scottโ.
My hopes for that story specifically are lower now, but through the canon we have several stories to do with the sea (or large masses of water):
The Gloria Scott:ย In The Adventure of the Gloria Scott, Holmes spends a month with a college friend at his friendโs fatherโs estate. Here, the story of a long forgotten ship, the Gloria Scott, its convict passengers bound for Australia, and its mutinous crew first comes to light.ย
The Bruce Partington Plans:ย Mycroft asks Sherlock to retrieve the missing plans for the Bruce-Partington submarine.
The Naval Treaty:ย Percy Phelps, an old schoolmate of Watsonโs, ย had the misfortune to lose a top secret naval treaty, as it was stolen from his desk.
The Five Orange Pips:ย The tale of John Openshaw, whose family appears to be cursed. His uncle, upon receiving an envelope containing five orange pips, died mysteriously. Sadly for Holmes, the possibility of revenge sinks, along with the ship carrying the wanted murders back to America.ย ย
The sign of (the) four:ย [โฆ]โAnd there is the Aurora,โ exclaimed Holmes, โand going like the devil! Full speed ahead, engineer. ย Make ย after ย that ย launch ย with ย the ย yellow ย light. ย By heaven, I shall ย never ย forgive myself if she proves to have the heels of us!โ [โฆ]ย โWe must catch her!โ cried Holmes between his teeth. โHeap it on, stokers! Make her do all she can! If we burn the boat we must have them!โย They eventually do overtake the Aurora, ย but ย sadly ย for ย Holmes, although he hasย caught his man, the treasure is gone; vanquished to the depths of the Thames River, spread out over countless miles, with no hope of retrieval.
I also think of โThe Blanched Soldierโ (which has nothing to do with the sea, but I love that story), sadly, if used, it will be with Wato and Toruโฆย
โThere was not a finer lad in the regiment. We formed a friendship โ the sort of friendship which can only be made when one lives the same life and shares the same joys and sorrows. He was my mate โ and that means a good deal in the Army. We took the rough and the smooth together for a year of hard fighting.โ OR! with the person who give Wato the bonfim bracelet โฅ
Theย Little Dipperย organization will finally arrive toย โThe Dockโ (pun totally intended) and we will (hopefully) have finally the answers to all the questions (or a second season, that would be great).
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