The Science of Deduction: First Official Season 3 Sherlock Photos

The Season 3 premiere date is still a few months off, slated for a January 2014 airing, but Sherlock fans have something to ogle while they wait with the first official Sherlock Season 3 set photos. The photos don't give much away outside of the fact that our sleuth is indeed alive and John Watson is once again at his side at 221B Baker Street. Click here to view the rest of the revealed set photos.

In addition, we have the first two episode titles to speculate on. The first, obviously, is “The Empty Hearse” which will explain how Sherlock survived his fall, although there are already many theories out there. Like last season the creators, Steven Moffat and Mark Gattis, released three words to sum up the season: Rat, Wedding, Bow. While some bloggers have speculated that “Wedding” refers to the story, “The Noble Bacherlor,” others think it may refer to the Watson's marriage to Mary Morstan. It has also been revealed that the episode two title is “The Sign of Three,” which is similar to the story where we met Morstan in “The Sign of Four.”

Where do you see Season 3 going? What do you think of the new photos? Do you see an HEA for the serial-dater Watson?