Every Sherlock episode RANKED

8. The Empty Hearse

Set after The Reichenbach Fall, The Empty Hearse sees Sherlock return – very much alive – to discover that John has moved on with a new girlfriend called Mary. He has some trouble convincing his friends that faking his death was for the best and must deal with the fallout. Meanwhile, Molly becomes Sherlock's new assistant for a time, John gets kidnapped (again) and the pair are finally reunited in the attempt to thwart a group of terrorists.