Sherlock Holmes Wouldn't Have A Functioning Freelance Business If He Were Living In Modern Times; He'd

sherlock holmes wouldn't have a functioning freelance business if he were living in modern times; he'd be on fiverr advertising his services like, "i will solve any problem that is challenging (murder is preferred)," and taking payment based on how interesting the case was. ($200/h, rounded up to the nearest hour for the uninteresting ones. practically pennies for something that's actually challenging.)

gay rep is like “kyaaaaaah!!! i like a boy but… i’m a boy >////<?!?!” meanwhile queerbait will be “it’s not a game for me troy. i’m seeing real lava because you’re leaving. it’s embarrassing and i don’t want to be crazy, but i am crazy so… i made a game that made you and everyone else see what i see. i don’t want it to be there either, i swear. i want you to be able to leave, but i don’t think the lava goes away until you stop leaving”

parker in the 10 li'l grifters job is delightful. she's dressed up as nancy drew. she's laughing at her boys being so cranky about letting sophie dress them up too. she only cares if nate killed someone and didn't tell them, not if nate actually killed someone. "there's something weird about these hallways. the dimensions are off." "wha- huh- the dimensions are off????" (<- actual genius alec hardison who can't see the world the way parker sees it) "do you have that thing with enclosed spaces?" *disappears into the walls* eliot has to adapt to a thief/grifter role and keeps assaulting the guests because parker's too busy exploring the secret corridors to pick pockets. she's having a blast and so am i

I love that in every universe Sherlock never cleans 221B baker street (and every time Watson makes sure that the whole world knows about this)

Okay, bear with me

Laurie R King, author of a looooong and ongoing series of books inspired by Sherlock Holmes, once said that she had to convince the Doyle estate that her books were not going to be bodice-rippers (my words not hers). They were very concerned about the reputation and vibes of Sherlock and wanted to ensure she would honor ACD and the original Sherlock appropriately (she does imo).

Now, let's talk about the TV show Elementary, specifically the pilot. It immediately sets the stage that Holmes and Watson - who is a woman this time - are meeting for the first time. With Watson being a woman, you could easily see people assuming this show is going to be about them falling in love. Most shows with a male + female leads do, after all.

Then, the first thing Sherlock Holmes says to Joan Watson is a couple sentences about being in love/love at first sight: "Do you believe in love at first sight? I know what you're thinking: the world is a cynical place, and I must be a cynical man, thinking a woman like you would fall for a line like that. Thing is, it isn't a line, so, please... hear me when I say this. I have never loved anyone as I do you right now, in this moment."

And Joan is shocked and confused. Understandably!

Then Sherlock hits play on the remote in his hand, and the TV starts playing right as a character says the EXACT speech he just gave. He gives a "nailed it" and finally introduces himself like normal.

It's funny AND sets a tone for his eccentricities, but I don't think that's why they did it. I think that scene went exactly like that to announce right out of the gate that this would not be a love story, there would be no sexual tension, Watson being female changes NOTHING.

And it didn't. And it was perfect. Not usually wholesome or beautiful, but perfect.

I don't really have a point here, just had to connect those two points after re-watching the pilot last night