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  • Complete Monster: Akira Moriwaki is behind most of the villains in the series, as the mysterious Stella Maris. After her "Leading Crime" theory was shut down, Akira went into hiding and, under the identity of Dr. Mariko Irikawa, founded the Dock, a counseling facility which she uses to brainwash patients who went through trauma into becoming killers. Throughout the series, Akira brainwashes multiple people into killing and torturing others, with all of them killing themselves due to her programing, while befriending Wato Tachibana in the guise of a friendly counselor. Preying on Toru Moriya's PTSD to get him to steal a deadly virus, and framing Sherlock for it, before having him inject it all into himself, leading to his death. Brainwashing Wato, Akira plans to have her detonate a miniature nuclear bomb in Syria, and tricks Sherlock into finding the blueprints for her. Striking a deal with Sherlock after she destroys the blueprint, Akira later orders Wato to kill Sherlock instead. Determined to prove her theory correct at any costs, Akira Moriwaki is Sherlock and Wato's most personal and dangerous foe.
  • Fan-Preferred Couple: It didn't take long for most fans to latch onto shipping Sherlock and Wato. As with most versions of the two characters, it had already started before the first episode aired, and only grew as the episodes aired. There's plenty of fanfiction, fanart, and fanvids for the ship, along with the pairing having a strong following on both Twitter and Tumblr. This is mainly due to the chemistry between their actresses, the Les Yay between them, and the fact that their dynamic is the focus of the show. This continued even after Wato was given a proper love interest, Moriya, though thankfully he managed to avoid Die for Our Ship, and continues even after the show ended.
  • Harsher in Hindsight: Sherlock jumping off a building is this, in light of her actress Yuko Takeuchi’s death by suicide.
  • Paranoia Fuel: While it's highly improbable in real life, Wato's experiences with Irikawa. This also extends to the support group. Seeking counseling and help after experiencing traumatic events? Commendable. Getting turned by your therapist into her emotionless minion, to the point of being willing to kill for her? Definitely not recommended. Sweet dreams!
  • Portmanteau Couple Name: Watolock for Wato/Sherlock.
  • They Copied It, So It Sucks!: More than one viewer has pointed out that the last two episodes of Season One owe a lot to the Sherlock Series 2 finale — "The Reichenbach Fall".

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