[ SECRET POST #1818 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1818 ⌋


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Notes:

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Comments

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edit/deleted comment: Sorry my cat sent that one in unfinished while he was stomping on the keys :x . My actual response:


Ah, fair enough, I'll lay off the "many adaptations"- mostly thinking about the past ten years or rather, the downey jr. one and the more distant (and distinct, don't chase me down for this) stuff like House. So I apologize and will be checking those things out. But to be fair, in the current media climate, she's definately being coined as the "love interest".

As I stated, the fear IS ludicrous, any logical look at the show insofar- the episodes, the track history of the writers (well, kind of) seems to push strongly in the "not fuck it up" direction. But it's the run up to the next season in about two weeks and most of these fans are like, only exposed to the new adaptation and the movies (which DO give holmes romantic female leads). So any crazy fears ("what's the reichenbach falls?" , "who is Irene Adler?" are kind of at fever pitch. It's just miserly fandom.

I mean, that's the whole point though- it WOULD be terrible writing, but they could easily sweep it under the carpet with "modern adaptation"- where as a series more close to the original has to stay that way, or can defend itself as a period piece "not queer, reserved". There's also several clips featuring her which are clearly designed to bait the viewer that have come out, so if the whining has gotten louder, it's probably that (people who are naked in trailers: Adler, Holmes).

I actually like the show, so I guess it's one of those "yes, I'm emotionally attached to this thing! No, I know it's crazy!" situations .... but the characters aren't really lock-step with the original cannon, to be sure. I mean, I enjoy the writing over all (not that line at all haha, but moreso the story-telling). Half the excitement is "how are they going to adapt this story?" I agree that a true-to-cannon portrayal of Holmes is pretty far away from the new series, but for me it's an interesting take on the character/situation, given a much more flawed protagonist than the cannon has. I mean and that's up in the air- its hard to tell if they're treating his personality issues as a serious point or if we're supposed to just go along with it as a "charming quirk", especially in fandom which just distorts it all further into wish fulfillment hell.

But thanks for the suggestion, I'll definitely check it out! That sounds really fantastic actually. Also, happy boxing day/chanukah/kwanzaa/etc. Once again, sorry for the long winded reply, this stuff is interesting to me for some reason. orz