Season 4 is not planned, however, to serve as the final episodes … but itcouldbe.

It might be the end of an era, he was quoted as saying.

It feels like the end of an era, to be honest.

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[Season 4] goes to a place where it will be pretty hard to follow on immediately.

We never say never on the show.

Id love to revisit it, Id love to keep revisiting it, I stand by that.

The idea of never playing him again is really galling.

But now showrunner Steven Moffat tells EW theDoctor Strangestar was misquoted.

This is really worth saying because its getting exhausting for us all, Moffat says.

Thats not what Benedict said.

Thats what someone edited his words into the meaning of.

It seems to be impossible these days not to be misquoted.

He was quite specific about being keen to carry on.

He went on to say hes hard to get us all together.

We want to keep the quality up.

We havent even seen this [season air] yet.

We havent sat down with the intent to anything yet.

But were always aware that it could be over.

But the fact is Benedict did not say that.

So it would seem the Case of the Fourth and Final Season is now firmly closed.

It definitely had a feeling of that.

And I am never ever afraid of things ending.

Ultimately,Sherlocks future is a currently unsolvable mystery, something that Holmes would appreciate.