Molly Hooper
So apparently I've decided to do a series of meta posts about Sherlock characters. Up next: Molly Hooper! Totally not in the same format as the Irene post because my thoughts on Irene are much more solidified.
Okay so let's take what we know for sure about Molly: She's shy. She's awkward. She likes pink and sparkly things and kittens. She's a coroner or medical examiner, which means she's had some serious schooling. And she has some serious empathy.
But she asks Sherlock to coffee anyway. I think she knows she's shy and she's accepted it, and she doesn't let it stop her. And frankly I think that's a more impressive kind of boldness. Like, it doesn't take courage to do what doesn't frighten you. For the record, I am of the opinion that Sherlock knew exactly what she was asking, and was a total dick about it in order to discourage future advances. Which didn't really work out for him, if he is to be believed about the smokin' hot dress she wore to the Christmas party in S2E01. (Which I, frankly, don't believe that he is: I think she is perfectly capable of wanting to be smokin' hot without wanting to, like, seduce anyone.)
I think she realized from "black, two sugars, please; I'll be upstairs" that nothing was ever going to happen--and I think that she realized that not because Sherlock wasn't interested, but because she decided that despite his cheekbones and his frankly delicious neck, he actually is rather a dick, and she deserves better than that. I don't think that stops her from having a massive crush on him, but it is possible to have a crush and not have any real desire to engage in a relationship with someone. (Would that my 14-year-old self knew that. Which is funny, because my 11-year-old self was totally down with that idea.)
So I think that she's shy and awkward, and I think that she's, like, made her peace with that--she's decided (quite correctly) that shy and awkward is an okay thing to be. And I think it's that acceptance that lets her do things like wear a smokin' hot dress to a Christmas party at which she doesn't want to seduce anyone.
I don't think her approaching Sherlock in S2E03 had anything to do with the fact that she has a massive crush on him, I think it had to do with the fact that she has empathy and respect for him and realizes that he is a human being who might need some emotional support, and I think she realizes that he's not getting it anywhere else.
I want fic where Molly Hooper is just, like, a fucking badass. A shy, quiet, insecure badass who likes pink sparkly things and kittens. Because I believe that she is that badass! You just only ever see her in the context of Sherlock being dismissive towards her, and he never thinks to imagine her complexly. And I want to make it clear to the world that you can be a shy quiet woman who likes pink sparkly things and kittens, and still be a rock-solid badass.
ETA: An interview with Louise Brealey! I think she's kind of amazing!
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Okay so let's take what we know for sure about Molly: She's shy. She's awkward. She likes pink and sparkly things and kittens. She's a coroner or medical examiner, which means she's had some serious schooling. And she has some serious empathy.
But she asks Sherlock to coffee anyway. I think she knows she's shy and she's accepted it, and she doesn't let it stop her. And frankly I think that's a more impressive kind of boldness. Like, it doesn't take courage to do what doesn't frighten you. For the record, I am of the opinion that Sherlock knew exactly what she was asking, and was a total dick about it in order to discourage future advances. Which didn't really work out for him, if he is to be believed about the smokin' hot dress she wore to the Christmas party in S2E01. (Which I, frankly, don't believe that he is: I think she is perfectly capable of wanting to be smokin' hot without wanting to, like, seduce anyone.)
I think she realized from "black, two sugars, please; I'll be upstairs" that nothing was ever going to happen--and I think that she realized that not because Sherlock wasn't interested, but because she decided that despite his cheekbones and his frankly delicious neck, he actually is rather a dick, and she deserves better than that. I don't think that stops her from having a massive crush on him, but it is possible to have a crush and not have any real desire to engage in a relationship with someone. (Would that my 14-year-old self knew that. Which is funny, because my 11-year-old self was totally down with that idea.)
So I think that she's shy and awkward, and I think that she's, like, made her peace with that--she's decided (quite correctly) that shy and awkward is an okay thing to be. And I think it's that acceptance that lets her do things like wear a smokin' hot dress to a Christmas party at which she doesn't want to seduce anyone.
I don't think her approaching Sherlock in S2E03 had anything to do with the fact that she has a massive crush on him, I think it had to do with the fact that she has empathy and respect for him and realizes that he is a human being who might need some emotional support, and I think she realizes that he's not getting it anywhere else.
I want fic where Molly Hooper is just, like, a fucking badass. A shy, quiet, insecure badass who likes pink sparkly things and kittens. Because I believe that she is that badass! You just only ever see her in the context of Sherlock being dismissive towards her, and he never thinks to imagine her complexly. And I want to make it clear to the world that you can be a shy quiet woman who likes pink sparkly things and kittens, and still be a rock-solid badass.
ETA: An interview with Louise Brealey! I think she's kind of amazing!
This entry was originally posted at Dreamwidth. You can comment there using OpenID or read comments (
so far) made there.