Fic Rec: Jie Jie (Sherlock)
Fandom: Sherlock
Author: viggorlijah
Rating: G, though there are references to various adult concepts
Length: 2421 words
Do you need to know the fandom to appreciate this: Yes- you need to have seen Sherlock s1e2, "The Blind Banker" (though no other Sherlock is necessary)
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/108878
This is an episode tag for the second episode of Sherlock, "The Blind Banker".
"The Blind Banker" is not one of the better episodes of Sherlock, although surely 'not being one of the better episodes of Sherlock' rates it still better than most of what's on television. But the episode is scattered and not as clever as other episodes. It also has problematic portrayals of Chinese people and cultures, much in the spirit (although not to the extent of) the story that "The Blind Banker" is based off of, The Sign of the Four.
This story is a reaction to that. It takes a character who is much mistreated by the plot- glossed over and then murdered- and brings her to the forefront. It gives her a believable backstory and motivations and feelings, all in a few deft and minimalistic strokes. This is beautifully written and thoughtful. It's one of those stories that makes you proud to be involved in fanfiction.
It's best to have seen the episode in question before reading this episode tag. But really, you should have watched Sherlock already. And if you haven't, go do so now. It's some of the best television around. I cannot praise it enough.
Excerpt:
The name they use on the small obituary in the Times is not the one she was born with, but it's the one she chose.
Tan Soo Lin
1977-2010
Sadly missed by her friends at the British Museum
There is no family. The paperwork that brought her into the U.K. on a student visa lists only an aunt, deceased exactly twenty-one months later. It was excellent paperwork after all.
No-one clips the obituary out. John Watson misses it because he buys the Guardian.
Author: viggorlijah
Rating: G, though there are references to various adult concepts
Length: 2421 words
Do you need to know the fandom to appreciate this: Yes- you need to have seen Sherlock s1e2, "The Blind Banker" (though no other Sherlock is necessary)
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/108878
This is an episode tag for the second episode of Sherlock, "The Blind Banker".
"The Blind Banker" is not one of the better episodes of Sherlock, although surely 'not being one of the better episodes of Sherlock' rates it still better than most of what's on television. But the episode is scattered and not as clever as other episodes. It also has problematic portrayals of Chinese people and cultures, much in the spirit (although not to the extent of) the story that "The Blind Banker" is based off of, The Sign of the Four.
This story is a reaction to that. It takes a character who is much mistreated by the plot- glossed over and then murdered- and brings her to the forefront. It gives her a believable backstory and motivations and feelings, all in a few deft and minimalistic strokes. This is beautifully written and thoughtful. It's one of those stories that makes you proud to be involved in fanfiction.
It's best to have seen the episode in question before reading this episode tag. But really, you should have watched Sherlock already. And if you haven't, go do so now. It's some of the best television around. I cannot praise it enough.
Excerpt:
The name they use on the small obituary in the Times is not the one she was born with, but it's the one she chose.
Tan Soo Lin
1977-2010
Sadly missed by her friends at the British Museum
There is no family. The paperwork that brought her into the U.K. on a student visa lists only an aunt, deceased exactly twenty-one months later. It was excellent paperwork after all.
No-one clips the obituary out. John Watson misses it because he buys the Guardian.