Watson Star Reveals if Sherlock Holmes Is Actually Alive

After the convoluted rationalization behind Sherlock Holmes’ return in Watson’s most up-to-date episode, one of many sequence’ stars lastly places an finish to the theories concerning his demise. Robert Carlyle, who portrays the well-known detective within the medical drama, reveals the present standing of the character.

In an interview with TV Insider, the actor acknowledged that he genuinely believes that Holmes is alive. His response shuts down all of the theories swirling across the web about how Watson was simply hallucinating and that the detective is only a figment of his creativeness created to assist him address all of the trauma in his life.

Nonetheless, whereas Carlyle acknowledged that he personally believed Holmes was alive, his response was nonetheless moderately cryptic. “Effectively, so far as I’m involved, he’s very a lot alive. The entire thought of that’s type of like a Sherlock Watson sort of factor; it’s a thriller in itself for the viewers to attempt to determine that out.“

It is secure to say that his response probably wasn’t sufficient to place an finish to all of the conspiracy theories floating across the web. Though he did deny any sort of trickery, his feedback nonetheless have an air of uncertainty to them. Telling viewers that they nonetheless should determine it out after he seemingly answered the query definitively will probably set off a detrimental response amongst followers who’re in search of the reality.

Carlyle additionally teased that Watson is likely just as confused because the viewers is. He stated that the titular character in all probability would not belief what he’s seeing or listening to when he finds out that Holmes continues to be “alive.”

Why ought to he imagine him? I don’t know whether or not he does. I feel by the top of that second episode, I don’t assume that’s resolved in any approach. I nonetheless assume that that Watson may be very, very cautious of what’s occurring, of what this man really is. [Laughs] You’re not fairly positive what’s occurring there. So I don’t know whether or not he ought to imagine him, I feel, to reply your query, and I feel the viewers additionally can be fairly proper to assume, “I’m not too positive. Is that this a pretend? What’s occurring?”

Watson is based on the iconic literary character Dr. John Watson (Morris Chestnut), who originated from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes books. The sequence is ready within the modern-day and sees the protagonist transition from fixing crimes to decoding medical mysteries.

New episodes of Watson are launched each Monday at 10:00 PM ET and seven:00 PM PT on CBS.