[ SECRET POST #2016 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2016 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 065 secrets from Secret Submission Post #288.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[wauwy]

everyone from yesterday's thread would have have been flailing about Liu!Watson if TPTB hadn't stripped her of her military service.

i d t s

also I'm not arguing about this here BECAUSE IT WAS YESTERDAY, THE POST IS STILL THERE TO ARGUE IN, but I have to laugh at anyone who thinks that Watson's military service is ~A CRUCIAL PART OF THE CHARACTER~ There were like one or two throwaway mentions of it in the original ACD novels and it had zero to do with Watson as a character in any way. It's just been played up in recent adaptations -- especially, and suspiciously, the BBC one -- because it is cool and gives woobie Watson a chance to experience PTSD.

"Sherlock Holmes experts" around here sure do have a very selective memory that seems to skip right over anything that isn't Cumberbatch and that other guy :333

Anyway, the furious tears are delicious, simply delicious, and I welcome them for years to come. and in before locked.

[(Anonymous)]

You really haven't read any of the original stories or watched any of the other adaptions have you? I could give a shit about Watson having PTSD, I do care about the fact that Watson's military history and ability to stay calm in dangerous situations is incredibly important in many stories.

Also people can talk about whatever they like wherever they like. I'm sorry your poor trollish brain can't handle dealing with serious issues without flying off the handle or being gross.

[(Anonymous)]

>> implying someone is being gross

>> writes multiple posts being ageist, misogynistic, and ableist

[(Anonymous)]

Actually, weapon usage was uncommon among non-criminals in ACD's books, so Watson's military service was constantly brought up in his owning and using a pistol, as well as his steadiness, lack of nerves, and general willingness to go into dangerous situations. There's really no way to know whether the military changed Watson because he's left the military when we meet him. So, yeah, you're not too familiar with canon yourself.

I personally think it is played up because of the recent war in Afghanistan. It's a pretty clear correlation between that and the war in the books and explains his having a firearms license (or not. I'm pretty sure Watson wasn't supposed to have a gun in ACD but still had it from his time in the military).