Part 2 of 3 of long, tedious replypythia_delphiJuly 30 2010, 22:09:07 UTC
I agree with you about other things: the mess, the wonderfulness of Mrs. Hudson (I think her catchphrase will become a running gag, rather like Dr. McCoy's 'I'm a doctor, not a ...' in Star Trek:TOS), and Sherlock's open affection for as well as exasperation with her, as well as Sherlock's unabashed exultation in crime (and not pretending he cares or that he's doing it to 'help people.'
As for the drug/smoking thing, I was a tad confused as well. I think the initial buurriness of the scene when he is lying with his shirtsleev rolled up is meant to imply that he's shooting up, but then the picture clears and we see it's nicotine, as he finds London not a friendly place for smokers. However, when Lestrade and co. invade their home with a 'drugs bust' excuse, and John is indignant on Sherlock's behalf, Sherlock does tell him to STFU and gives him that LOOK, which i think we're meant to take as 'the police will find something if they search further.' Perhaps we'll find out in future episodes. But I'm with you. they shouldn't exagerrate his cocaine habit. after all, at the time Holmes took cocaine, it was still a legal drug and loads of people took it for medicinal purposes; it was even put into toothpowder (like radium, when that was initially discovered by Marie Curie, and before its dangers were known). watson was, in fact, much ahead of his time, in advising Holmes of the potential dangers of it. And indeed, Holmes looks askance at the opium addicts in the story of the 'Man with the Twisted Lip' and is scathing about the gangs who operate the illegal opium trade that ruins the lives of so many. He isn't really a junkie, he does it to escape the desperation of the boredom and lethargy that overcomes him when his brain is insufficiently engaged.
As for the drug/smoking thing, I was a tad confused as well. I think the initial buurriness of the scene when he is lying with his shirtsleev rolled up is meant to imply that he's shooting up, but then the picture clears and we see it's nicotine, as he finds London not a friendly place for smokers. However, when Lestrade and co. invade their home with a 'drugs bust' excuse, and John is indignant on Sherlock's behalf, Sherlock does tell him to STFU and gives him that LOOK, which i think we're meant to take as 'the police will find something if they search further.' Perhaps we'll find out in future episodes. But I'm with you. they shouldn't exagerrate his cocaine habit. after all, at the time Holmes took cocaine, it was still a legal drug and loads of people took it for medicinal purposes; it was even put into toothpowder (like radium, when that was initially discovered by Marie Curie, and before its dangers were known). watson was, in fact, much ahead of his time, in advising Holmes of the potential dangers of it. And indeed, Holmes looks askance at the opium addicts in the story of the 'Man with the Twisted Lip' and is scathing about the gangs who operate the illegal opium trade that ruins the lives of so many. He isn't really a junkie, he does it to escape the desperation of the boredom and lethargy that overcomes him when his brain is insufficiently engaged.
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