Sherlock S2... Spoilers And Angry Rantings

[autumnatmidnite]

I've only just calmed sufficiently enough to air my frustrations with this episode, so for those who have not seen 'A Scandal In Belgravia' and have no use for spoilers, scroll right on past this post.

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[autumnatmidnite]

For an episode with so much sexual innuendo of all sorts it was completely incoherent innuendo

ABSOLUTELY. YES. THIS.

It wasn't only the crude and entirely needless sexual references that chafed me, it was how it was made so garbled by the fact Moffat was obviously pandering to two distinct portions of the 'shipping' fandom - that of Holmes/Adler and Holmes/Watson. In my estimation, it made for a very vapid, shallow depiction of both relationships, aside from being rather grating on the nerves. I actually think this episode was worse than The Blind banker - it certainly sunk to lower levels than the other one ever did.

Ditto on the bad fanfic vibe throughout. The scene with badass!Mrs Hudson was one of the few I enjoyed, but even so, it reeked of catering to fandom in lieu of creating intriguing plots and character interactions. And honestly, I have never seen Sherlock Holmes written so out of character.

I'm actually a bit physically ill. This show won my heart like nothing else had since Canon, then went on to break it into a thousand tiny pieces :(

[calicokat]

"The Blind Banker" was just senselessy, eurocentrically racist. There wasn't a devoted effort to targeted character assassination and fannish fluff. I mean, there was a coherent episode in there -- a bad episode, but a coherent episode!

*offers you antacids* :(