INTRODUCTION

There are several parallels between A Scandal In Belgravia and Casino Royale.

Of course considering the fact that James Bond is also very evidently referenced in A Scandal In Belgravia.

MYCROFT: Bond Air is go, that’s decided.



MYCROFT (flashback): Bond Air is go. Bond Air is go. Bond Air is go. Bond Air is go. Bond Air is go.



JOHN: Uh, flight 007.

SHERLOCK: What did you say?

JOHN: You’re right.

SHERLOCK: No, no, no, after that. What did you say after that?

JOHN: 007. Flight 007.

SHERLOCK: 007, 007, 007, 007…

SHERLOCK: something, something connected to 008… What? 007,007, what, what, something, what?









PLAYING DEDUCTIONS

When Vesper and Bond first meet, they try to deduce each other.



VESPER: And you’re good at reading people?

BOND: Yes, I am. Which is why I’ve been able to detect an undercurrent of sarcasm in your voice.

VESPER: I’m now assured our money is in good hands.

BOND: You don’t think this is a very good plan, do you?

VESPER: So there is a plan? I got the impression we were risking millions of dollars and hundreds of lives on a game of luck. What else can you surmise, Mr. Bond?

BOND: About you, Miss Lynd? Well, your beauty’s a problem. You worry you won’t be taken seriously.

VESPER: Which one can say of any attractive woman with half a brain.

BOND: True, but this one overcompensates by wearing slightly masculine clothing, being more aggressive than her female colleagues, which gives her a somewhat prickly demeanor and, ironically enough, makes it less likely for her to be accepted and promoted by her male superiors, who mistake her insecurities for arrogance. Now, I’d have normally gone with only child, but, you see, by the way you ignored the quip about your parents, l’m gonna have to go with orphan.

VESPER: All right. By the cut of your suit, you went to Oxford or wherever and actually think human beings dress like that. But you wear it with such disdain, my guess is you didn’t come from money and your school friends never let you forget it. Which means you were at that school by the grace of someone else’s charity, hence the chip on your shoulder. And since your first thought about me ran to orphan, that’s what I’d say you are. Oh, you are. I like this poker thing. And that makes perfect sense since Ml6 looks for maladjusted young men that give little thought to sacrificing others in order to protect Queen and country. You know former SAS types with easy smiles and expensive watches. Rolex?

BOND: Omega.

VESPER: Beautiful. Now, having just met you, I wouldn’t go as far as calling you a cold-hearted bastard.

BOND: No, of course not. But it wouldn’t be a stretch to imagine. You think of women as disposable pleasures rather than meaningful pursuits.

When Sherlock and Irene meet, they try to deduce each other.



(Sherlock can’t deduce Irene and ??????? appears on screen)

IRENE: D’you know the big problem with a disguise, Mr Holmes? However hard you try, it’s always a self-portrait.

SHERLOCK: You think I’m a vicar with a bleeding face?

IRENE: No, I think you’re damaged, delusional and believe in a higher power. In your case, it’s yourself. Oh, and somebody loves you. Why, if I had to punch that face, I’d avoid your nose and teeth too.











GET SIZE ON FIRST MEETING

Vesper gets Bonds measurements when they first meet.

Sherlock takes Irene’s measurements when they first meet.









FALSE LOVE INTEREST

Vesper pretends to be interested with Bond, but she actually has a boyfriend whose life depends on her fooling Bond.

M: She had a boyfriend. A French Algerian. They were very much in love. He was kidnapped by the organization behind Le Chiffre and they blackmailed her, threatening to kill him unless she cooperated.

Irene pretends to be in love with Sherlock for personal gain, while she’s actually gay and prepared to defeat him.

IRENE: Not you, Junior. You’re done now.



IRENE: Oh dear God. Look at the poor man. You don’t actually think I was interested in you?







GIRL TRICKS HERO

Vesper tricks Bond into failing his mission as a spy.

Irene tricks Sherlock into giving her secret information.











GIRL DIES AND LEAVES PHONE

After Vesper dies, Bond gets to keep her phone at the end.

After Irene is considered dead (but is actually saved by Sherlock), Sherlock gets her phone at the end.









57

57 Spades is Bond’s winning hand.

57 is the number of messages John counts from Irene.

Read more about it here.





NAME AS PASSWORD

The password to transfer the money is Vesper’s name.

MENDEL: And now the password.

BOND: You can do that.

VESPER: I would if I knew what it was.

BOND: V-E-S-P-E-R.

The password to Irene’s camera phone is SHER, which forms Sherlock’s name.









PARELLELS WITH SERIES 3

This part of dialogue seems to also parallel Mary in some ways, as she’s a secret agent, an only child and an orphan.

BOND: Now, I’d have normally gone with only child, but, you see, by the way you ignored the quip about your parents, l’m gonna have to go with orphan.



MARY: Ah, orphan’s lot. Friends, that’s all I have.



REFERENCES

Ariane DeVere’s Sherlock Transcripts