A review by persephtiyareads
Moriarty the Patriot Vol. 8 by Hikaru Miyoshi, Ryōsuke Takeuchi

5.0

please, hear me out! HOW CAN I NOT GIVE 5 STARS BECAUSE THAT LAST CHAPTER JUST TOTAL WIN

In Chapter 28 [The Phantom of Whitechapel Act 4], which is the last part for this arc simply pointing out what makes Moriarty and Co. distinguished from another group upbringing for revolution. It serve as reminder that Moriarty ready to die serving their ideology while others on the name of selfish act where they used ‘changing social status’ but still seeing others as lowlife.

It also an important choice to see what Sherlock’s move will be after knowing the ‘fake Jack the Ripper’. Sherlock slowly trying to understand who’s behind all of this.

In Chapter 29&30 [The Riot in New Scotland Yard Act 1&2], Sherlock came to a conclusion where his choice will always be like a stringed puppet to the anonymous mastermind and that definitely drove him crazy.

We assumed that Moriarty’s eyes probably placed in everywhere necessary.

In Chapter 31 [The Adventure of the One Student] aka BY FAR, MY MOST FAVE CHAPTER PLEASE.

This chapter just simply beautiful and perfect. How every dialogue and panel constructed to flesh out Sherlock-Liam’s dynamic. They literally confronted one another— consulting detective and crime consultant despite their nature might fated to be against each other, both found such reassurance in one another.

Like when Sherlock said “I’m glad I could talk to you”, it just feels like the burden he bear just lifted. He might suspecting Liam at the same time but he still find Liam’s accompany soothed him.

I might seem just exaggerating their dynamic but that’s what I truly feel. The easy flow of conversation between them, just— SO PRECIOUS I SWEAR.

And by the end, Liam also felt the same way. He knew this very guy right in front of him accidentally will serve as his mortal enemy but at the same time, he glad that it was Sherlock.

PLEASE GUYS I AM GETTING EMOTIONAL