History Fridge / TheGreatMouseDetective

** Believe it or not, Dawson's WhatTheHellHero speech to Basil as the latter is suffering from a bad case of HeroicBSOD and doesn't actively look for a way out of their deathtrap also is similar to Holmes and Watson's relationship. Thanks to [[Creator/NigelBruce Nigel Bruce's]] portrayal of Watson against [[Creator/BasilRathbone Basil Rathbone's]] Holmes, many people have the mistaken notion that Watson in the Holmes Canon hero-worships Holmes and sees him as an absolute paragon of virtue...when in reality, there are a few times when Watson chews Holmes out for his self-destructive tendencies (mainly involving his use of morphine and cocaine as recreational drugs to cure his boredom) and even argues with Holmes about refusing to learn common sense things in ''A Study In Scarlet''. And, like Basil does in this scene, Holmes listens to Watson.

* There's more to the onslaught of Basil's HeroicBSOD right before the climax than just Ratigan outsmarting him again. While understandably frustrated at the beginning when the ballistic evidence doesn't line up and when Olivia gets captured by Fidget at the toy shop, Basil is back on the case as soon as a new lead (such as Olivia's mentioning that her father had been kidnapped by a bat or Dawson finding the list) comes up. So what makes this time different? It's not just Ratigan proclaiming that he's won. It's Ratigan, Fidget and the rest of the minions ''laughing'' at him. Why? Remember, Basil has shown touches of arrogance. What is arrogance often a mask for? Believe it or not, insecurity. Deep down, Basil doesn't just fear being outsmarted. It's ''everyone seeing he's been outsmarted and mocking him because of it''. That's why he completely crumples; his worst fear has literally come true.

* Fridge-Awesome: It's cool enough that Basil and Ratigan's final battle takes place atop Big Ben. But the climax of their fight becomes even more meaningful when their fall to their deaths is a homage to "The Reichenbach Falls".

* After Fidget is sent to get the items on Ratigan's list (including Olivia), he manages to find her with relative speed and ease in the relative safety of Baker Street (although he is unable to capture her right at that moment). Given that Ratigan is established as someone with enough resources and loyal minions to plot an (almost) successful coup, Fidget probably talked to his contacts and got a good idea about where Olivia was and how to find her...

* Felicia, Ratigan's pet cat, is ''very'' fat. And given that she seems to dine exclusively [[NightmareFuel on mice given to her by Ratigan...]]

* Thanks to the SquareCubeLaw, Ratigan is actually very likely to have survived his DisneyVillainDeath. And if he landed in water? Rats can tread water for as long as 3 days.

** That doesn't work. Ratigan lost his cape earlier in the fight. The entire back of his outfit was ripped off in fact
*** He actually ''doesn't'' lose the cape. He rips it to get free from the gears but it's still visible as he's scurrying through Big Ben and during his fight with Basil. It's most prominently seen as he's gloating about having apparently killed Basil, tattered but still there.