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"Finding the Better Half" -- !!!!
Jan. 9th, 2005 11:16 pmWhile reading The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes by Les Klinger, I am constantly reminded that while other fandoms might be full of seriously disturbed people, My Fandom Is Crazier Than Yours. And so shall it always be. Here are a couple of theories about Reichenback that Klinger mentions:
"Auberon Redfearn concludes that Moriarty escaped death because his black cloak (Watson notices only a 'black figure', but a black cape or cloak is standard gard for villains) acted as a parachute until it caught on a branch and Moran was able to rescue him." (italics added by my astounded brain)
"Jason Rouby reveals, in 'A Confidential Communication', that Holmes let Moriarty go and that Moriarty subsequently achieved moral rehabilitation and, assuming the name J. Edgar Hoover, pursued a career in law enforcement in the United States." (the most unbelievable part of that theory is that it assumes that Hoover had morals).
I don't think anything can beat this, though:
"More farfetched is the work of Alastair Martin, in 'Finding the Better Half', which identifies Moriarty as the widow of Count Dracula whom Holmes encountered at the Reichenbach, wed, and spent three years with during the great Hiatus." (OK... this guy never says that Moriarty is a man... but he doesn't seem to say that Moriarty is a woman, and so I am forced to conclude that this is THE GAYEST THING EVER).
Please bear in mind that the majority of these writers are middle-aged, middle class white men, with normal jobs like "broker".
"Auberon Redfearn concludes that Moriarty escaped death because his black cloak (Watson notices only a 'black figure', but a black cape or cloak is standard gard for villains) acted as a parachute until it caught on a branch and Moran was able to rescue him." (italics added by my astounded brain)
"Jason Rouby reveals, in 'A Confidential Communication', that Holmes let Moriarty go and that Moriarty subsequently achieved moral rehabilitation and, assuming the name J. Edgar Hoover, pursued a career in law enforcement in the United States." (the most unbelievable part of that theory is that it assumes that Hoover had morals).
I don't think anything can beat this, though:
"More farfetched is the work of Alastair Martin, in 'Finding the Better Half', which identifies Moriarty as the widow of Count Dracula whom Holmes encountered at the Reichenbach, wed, and spent three years with during the great Hiatus." (OK... this guy never says that Moriarty is a man... but he doesn't seem to say that Moriarty is a woman, and so I am forced to conclude that this is THE GAYEST THING EVER).
Please bear in mind that the majority of these writers are middle-aged, middle class white men, with normal jobs like "broker".
