4) Did Molly Recover From The “I Love You” Scene?
One of the most emotional scenes in the finale is Eurus’ cruel experiment involving Molly Hooper. Apparently having rigged Molly’s house to explode, Eurus forces Sherlock to make Molly admit her long-standing feelings for him. If she doesn’t say the words “I love you,” she’ll die. He succeeds, but Molly – and Sherlock himself – is left devastated by the admission.
The lovestruck pathologist has garnered a strong fanbase over the years, so her supporters will be miffed at the fact we don’t get any kind of reconciliation scene between the pair later on in the episode. Did Molly get over this ordeal? In the last few moments of the episode, we can briefly see her smiling in Baker Street, but are things really A-OK between them?
Interestingly, even Sherlock‘s cast and crew can’t agree on this one. Steven Moffat thinks she easily got over it while actress Louise Brealey disagrees and thinks it would have left an emotional scar.