She was also a contributor for FanSided's BamSmackPow and 1428 Elm. Mycroft used Redbeard whenever he couldn’t manage Sherlock, but in the series finale, “The Final Problem”, the real identity and backstory of Redbeard was revealed – and he wasn’t a dog, but a real person, very close to young Sherlock. Everything got more confusing in season 4, with the introduction of a third Holmes sibling and Redbeard, who turned out to be someone completely different from what Sherlock remembered. Sherlock Holmes has been around long enough to have been adapted to all types of media, and recent versions have revived interest in the cases of the Great Detective. 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It’s fair to say Sherlock finale The Final Problem took us to some dark places, but perhaps the darkest among them was the truth behind Redbeard. "Vänligheten är ett språk som de döva kan höra och de blinda kan se". Prior to Screen Rant, she wrote for Pop Wrapped, 4 Your Excitement (4YE), and D20Crit, where she was also a regular guest at Netfreaks podcast. She then gave Sherlock and Mycroft a riddle called “The Musgrave Ritual” which would lead them to Victor’s body, but they didn’t find him until many years later. That story was perpetuated by his older brother Mycroft, who later faked Eurus’s death, had her incarcerated along with the other “uncontainable” criminals in the secret island facility known as Sherrinford, and – it’s at least hinted – took steps to ‘reprogram’ Sherlock’s mind to ensure he would never remember either Eurus or the truth about Redbeard. Related: Sherlock's Biggest Mistake Was Bringing Holmes Back From The Dead. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. You can unsubscribe at any time. This article was originally published on 23 January 2017. Following Sherlock’s "death" in season 2’s finale “The Reichenbach Fall”, the quality of the series went down, and the stories were not believable anymore. Breakfast food is life and coffee is what makes the world go round. A one-stop shop for all things video games. These straws are reusable, sustainable and recyclable, and deliver a pure taste. Sherlock and Victor used to play pirates together, with Sherlock being Yellowbeard and Victor being Redbeard. Sherlock, we’re told, was “different after” Trevor’s death, which may explain why he retreated into himself and why he remembered Redbeard as a dog – in order to protect himself from the horrible truth. Sadly, a lot of things happened in Sherlock season 4, mostly in “The Final Problem”, and the Redbeard story can be easily forgotten, but it does play an important role in Sherlock’s arc. Sherlock season 4 had a lot of twists and big revelations, including the backstory and real identity of Redbeard – and here’s who it was. Among those is the BBC’s Sherlock, which gave a twist to the famous detective and his most famous stories. Redbeard was Sherlock’s childhood dog, and it’s worth noting that he treated him very differently from how he treats people, as he smiled at him and called him … Sherlock brought the title character (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) and John Watson (Martin Freeman) to the present day, with modern London as the main setting. It was also hinted Mycroft attempted to ‘reprogram’ Sherlock’s mind to ensure he’d never remember the existence of Eurus or the truth about Redbeard – after he staged a fake death for Eurus so he could keep her confined in high security facility called Sherrinford. The new puzzles website is now live - sign up now and enjoy a 7-day free trial! It was great. She set Sherlock and his family a riddle called The Musgrave Ritual which would lead them to his body, but it wasn’t until decades later the detective was able to solve it – leading them to discover his friend’s body at the bottom of a well on the Holmes family estate. Sherlock was created by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat and ran for four seasons with one special episode in between. The series finale of Sherlock had a lot of twists and revelations, among those who Redbeard really was and what happened to him.