Sherlock: Scoop on Irene Adler's future on the show in season 4 from TVLine's Michael Ausiello

Here's some scoop on Sherlock from this week's (Posted on 1/21/14) Ask Ausiello column.

Question: As much as I’m loving Sherlock‘s third season so far, I’m bummed about the lack of Irene Adler. Any chance she’ll resurface in Season 4? —Brandon
Ausiello: “It’s not impossible, because she’s still
alive and out there,” responds exec producer Steven Moffat. “But I was
really, really pleased with [Season 2's Irene-centric] ‘A Scandal in
Belgravia,’ and that sense of longing between those two characters. The
question is, can you do it again  without making it less good?
Are sequels ever as good? Do you really make more money or do you debase
the coinage? If we had as good a story as ‘Scandal’ and somewhere else
to take them, we’d do it again. But, in the meantime, we’re thrilled
with that episode and wary of touching it again. There are many other
stories tell.” Gotta admire his quality control.

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