The internet has zero chill about the big family twist on “Sherlock”

Oh my gosh. Go ahead and take a seat, because we need to talk about the huge, EPIC twist during the latest Sherlock episode, “The Lying Detective.” For a show that actually loves to surprise us, be honest…did you see that coming?

Spoilers ahead, unless you’re one of those people who are fine with not watching the latest Sherlock episode, but still need to know everything about it.

Since the very end of Season 3, a mysterious third Holmes sibling has been teased. Mycroft made a passion mention to “the other one,” and at the beginning of this latest season, a third Holmes was once again mentioned. According to Sherlock Holmes lore, there is a third Holmes sibling out there, Sherrinford. Supposedly, Sherrinford is the never-seen eldest third brother to Mycroft and Sherlock. At the very end of “The Six Thatchers,” Mycroft sees a note on his fridge about the “13th” and the calls Sherrinford. Third brother, confirmed.

During “The Lying Detective,” John straight-up calls Mycroft out on there being a third brother. Mycroft denies it, but John knows he’s lying.

Now let’s jump to the end of this latest episode, where we learn Sherlock wasn’t in fact hallucinating a client, Faith Smith. She was real, and she’s posing at John’s new therapist (just go with it). ALSO, she’s the woman John met on the bus, who he then started a ~texting affair with~ (lol, texting affair). WELL, turns out this mysterious woman — who we’ve only known as E — has a name. It’s Euros. Know what Euros means?

EAST WIND.

As Euros tells John, her parents loved funny names…like Mycroft and Sherlock. Yup, there isn’t a third Holmes brother, there’s one Holmes sister.

Twitter just about lost it.

https://twitter.com/udfredirect/status/818304256956567555

OMG SISTER I AM FULLY AND COMPLETELY SHOOK #SHERLOCK

— 𝖉𝖆𝖓𝖎𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖊 𝖆𝖓𝖓 (@danielleoostdyk) January 9, 2017

#Sherlock A sister!! There's always something…. pic.twitter.com/1iXUk8zzYA

— Cakes (@Bar_C_Cakes) January 9, 2017

Can we talk about how Mycroft told young Sherlock stories about how the East Wind – his own freakin sister – was coming to GET him

— Extra Medium (@jensaysthings) January 9, 2017

UM STILL NOT OVER THIS. WHY DID NO ONE EXPECT A SISTER? HOW DID WE JUST ASSUME IT WOULD BE A MAN? #SherlockReacts #Sherlock pic.twitter.com/6vH3ndhc6v

— Adri Ari (@adriari0913) January 9, 2017

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Also, come on, Sherlock.

QUESTION THOUGH: How many years have passed since Sherlock saw his sister that he DOESN'T RECOGNIZE HER ANYMORE???

— Nicky 🐝 (@SherlocksBees) January 8, 2017

Question: how did Sherlock not recognize his own sister?? #sherlock #sherlockreacts #round2

— Amber and Icy✨❄️ (@amber_amberson) January 9, 2017

SHERLOCK SPOILER KINDA: is no one gonna talk about the fact that Sherlock went on a date with his sister without knowing it?!? #Sherlock

— Iran (@musicnotes1105) January 9, 2017

People are also really upset that Eros wasn’t actually Moriarty in disguise.

I CANT BE THE ONLY ONE WHO LOWKEY THOUGHT SHERLOCKS SISTER WAS GONNA PEEL OFF A MASK TO REVEAL MORIARTY #Sherlock

— megan // PJO IS HAPPENING 🪐 (@CROWLEYBEANS) January 8, 2017

#Sherlock – surely can't have been the only one waiting for the Holmes sister to peel off a mask and turn out to be Moriarty

— Katharine Sharpe (@KatharineS93) January 8, 2017

https://twitter.com/udfredirect/status/818310465327628288

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And yes, this means that John had a texting affair with Sherlock’s sister.

I just realised.. John cheated on Mary with Sherlocks sister 😱😱😱 #Sherlock

— A. (@avengelock) January 8, 2017

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Now that the initial shock of this huge reveal is beginning to wear off, it’s time to as some important questions: What. Does. This. Mean? What does it mean for Euros, and Sherrinford, and more importantly, Moriarty? Bring on the Sherlock Season 4 finale.