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Is Moriarty as smart as Sherlock?
Originally Answered: who is more intelligent: Sherlock or Moriarty? It’s hard to tell, really. Both have been shown to be equally intelligent, from the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle himself to the modern Sherlock movies and TV shows.
What accent does Moriarty have in Sherlock?
It’s not an American accent. It’s an Irish accent. The actor, Andrew Scott, on his first audition, went in doing an English accent and playing a more typical Moriarty like George Zucco or Jared Harris. But then he decided to keep his own Irish accent because Moriarty is, after all, an Irish surname.
Who is Jim Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes?
James “Jim” Moriarty is one of the two main antagonists (along with Eurus Holmes) of the BBC series Sherlock . He is the main antagonist of Series 1 and 2, and then later a posthumous antagonist in Series 3, the 2016 special “The Abominable Bride” and Series 4. He is a consulting criminal mastermind as well as the archenemy of Sherlock Holmes .
What was Sherlock Moriarty’s first crime?
Prior to the events of Sherlock Moriarty’s earliest known crime was when he killed a schoolboy in his year known as Carl Powers, who Moriarty claimed “laughed at him” so stopped him laughing. Putting a poison in Carl’s medication this caused the lad to drown in a swimming pool.
How would you describe Moriarty’s personality?
Moriarty possessed a cynical, sarcastic and childish sense of humor which was similar to Sherlock but much darker and at the expense of others’ pain or misery. He spoke very softly but normally changed the pitch of his voice during sentences for effect.
What did Moriarty do to entertain himself?
Moriarty was easily bored by life, and he entertained himself with distractions, which involved the callous, chaotic and sadistic disasters that he created globally, considering the destruction he caused and the effort to keep himself anonymous to be thrilling.