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WOW, why is he not considered the greatest


actor ever?? There should be 123345566 threads about how awesome is his acting.???! I've never seen anything like that (Moriarty character). I'm in love with every second of his screentime in The Final Problem, the whole Freddy Mercury clip (it got me dancing in my chair), the attitude, the "posing", the pompousness, the shinny glasses, I didn't instantly realise the music was sort of coming from his earphones, but it was so appropirate and just perfect, he's in his movie, he's a "star" in his own movie all the time and he acts like a "star" also outside it!, that's why it's even more hilarious when he removes his earphones and faces the gray/boring people (who of course don't live in his head and don't feel his "elan"). He's a mad man but (unlike the Ledger's Joker) he's in the suit like all the others which kind of emphasizes the importance/uniqueness/hiddenness/chaoticness of his "inner" being.

Then is accent is just perfect, the way he talks, the mockery, the "street speak" (while there's no response on big G's face) , lazy voice, I LOVE how soft he pronounces the "b" in "boys", excessive pretentiousness and fake humbleness in the same time, the hungry donky story (and then he locates the animals around baby Jesus (just like usually kids do)) lol)), and I LOVE how when he says "whatever you are going to tell me I already know it's.." he looks terrifying (BECAUSE HE'S SO SINCERELY EXCITED!!) (with every part of his face - slightly rised eyebrows, dark eyes with dark circles, slightly opened mouth, hungry (& in the same time satisfied because he's having fun) expression) but still gentle like always and then he finishes the sentence with "..going to be awesome" (+ silly "omg" gesture). Not to mention his "choo chooo" 💝📢"comment" (recorded in advance or not - it expresses exactly him) when Sherlock &co are going into next room (and are dealing with serious business etc). LOL! Conceiving of Andrew Scott's character was the work of art itself bus his actual acting (realization) (with his own touch) is even more creative and genius!
EDIT: I mean, he (his interpretation of early writing) was an inspiration for further writing (Moriarty scenes) anyway.


It's not like you've lost a pen, is it? It's so much worse. Would you like a pen?

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Totally understand this, it's exactly what I was thinking about too!!

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Well written. I can add nothing more.

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