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HA. I was right about Irene being Moriarty. I know some people apparently have mixed feelings about this, but honestly? I was thrilled.
One of the many, many things I love about Elementary is what a fantastic ADAPTATION it is. I'm not looking for it to be some kind of perfect reflection of or expansion on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's texts, and it isn't. It takes those basic concepts and plays with them. It's not Sherlock Holmes In The Twenty-First Century, or even In Twenty-First Century America. It's very much its own thing, gorgeously so. I wouldn't like it if all Irenes were Moriarty! But both of those characters in the original are fairly bare bones, and there's so much room for development. I thought it was well done, and I thoroughly enjoyed both of her personas.
Also, cool (and about time) as it would be to see a canon queer relationship in a Holmes adaptation ... I find it at least equally fantastic that in this version, both his rival and his partner are women. The smartest and most capable people, the ones who can match or balance him. (And it's also not a particularly big DEAL within the show that they are.) And I loved that of the two of them, Moriarty is the more openly calculating about everything, especially their relationship! I wasn't even particularly bothered by the "defeated by love" trope (usually I hate that), because it wasn't over the top or remotely sentimental. It's not as though her feelings for him destroyed or overrode any part of her identity: she seemed perfectly happy to swan off and go about her business. Her ambivalence about hurting him didn't change her plans in the slightest, and what called her back to him was the news of his fake overdose ... the idea that her (almost, in her terms) equal would lose himself, that she would no longer have anyone (even just out there in the world) who could fully appreciate her abilities. I suspect that if Sherlock had simply failed to stop her plot, she'd have been happy enough leaving him there.
In some ways I'm sorry that we didn't get that for awhile before Joan could "solve" Moriarty, although it's hard to really be annoyed by Joan Watson's brilliance. (Which the show made no attempt to gender, thank goodness. Joan had clear vision and a certain amount of objectivity in view the situation! The only person who ever referenced gender in the context of deduction was Moriarty, which was a little annoying, but fairly minor.) On the other hand, I'd hate to see this be the last of the character; I'd really enjoy watching both Sherlock and Joan lock horns with her again. I guess we'll see ... I have no idea what we can expect from the next season, but I can't wait to find out.
If I have any complaints about the finale, it's that Joan wasn't onscreen enough. But he named a bee after her. Aaaaah. <333
Also, I have really been enjoying
liviapenn's various posts analyzing Irene's paintings. Recommended!
Sadly, I found the Doctor Who finale to be a bit meh, but that's been fairly common this season.
Meanwhile, this whole Kindle Worlds thing has been showing up all over my fannish and professional circles, and ... I'm just having a lot of trouble mustering up the energy for it. I mean, I realize that this is a bit different, because it's a company as big as Amazon ... but I feel like we've seen all this bullshit before, and it never really seems to go very far. Mostly I think I don't feel like dealing with yet another round of people from the non-fan side of my life talking about fandom (especially since some creator-types inevitably get judgy, bleh). I guess I'll keep a lookout for a decent round-up post.
On a completely different note! Still on the lookout for any particularly funny/awesome/FAVORITE band/musical artist interviews and articles, if anyone feels like sharing! Badass ladies (of any age or genre) especially. :D?
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One of the many, many things I love about Elementary is what a fantastic ADAPTATION it is. I'm not looking for it to be some kind of perfect reflection of or expansion on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's texts, and it isn't. It takes those basic concepts and plays with them. It's not Sherlock Holmes In The Twenty-First Century, or even In Twenty-First Century America. It's very much its own thing, gorgeously so. I wouldn't like it if all Irenes were Moriarty! But both of those characters in the original are fairly bare bones, and there's so much room for development. I thought it was well done, and I thoroughly enjoyed both of her personas.
Also, cool (and about time) as it would be to see a canon queer relationship in a Holmes adaptation ... I find it at least equally fantastic that in this version, both his rival and his partner are women. The smartest and most capable people, the ones who can match or balance him. (And it's also not a particularly big DEAL within the show that they are.) And I loved that of the two of them, Moriarty is the more openly calculating about everything, especially their relationship! I wasn't even particularly bothered by the "defeated by love" trope (usually I hate that), because it wasn't over the top or remotely sentimental. It's not as though her feelings for him destroyed or overrode any part of her identity: she seemed perfectly happy to swan off and go about her business. Her ambivalence about hurting him didn't change her plans in the slightest, and what called her back to him was the news of his fake overdose ... the idea that her (almost, in her terms) equal would lose himself, that she would no longer have anyone (even just out there in the world) who could fully appreciate her abilities. I suspect that if Sherlock had simply failed to stop her plot, she'd have been happy enough leaving him there.
In some ways I'm sorry that we didn't get that for awhile before Joan could "solve" Moriarty, although it's hard to really be annoyed by Joan Watson's brilliance. (Which the show made no attempt to gender, thank goodness. Joan had clear vision and a certain amount of objectivity in view the situation! The only person who ever referenced gender in the context of deduction was Moriarty, which was a little annoying, but fairly minor.) On the other hand, I'd hate to see this be the last of the character; I'd really enjoy watching both Sherlock and Joan lock horns with her again. I guess we'll see ... I have no idea what we can expect from the next season, but I can't wait to find out.
If I have any complaints about the finale, it's that Joan wasn't onscreen enough. But he named a bee after her. Aaaaah. <333
Also, I have really been enjoying
liviapenn's various posts analyzing Irene's paintings. Recommended!
Sadly, I found the Doctor Who finale to be a bit meh, but that's been fairly common this season.
Meanwhile, this whole Kindle Worlds thing has been showing up all over my fannish and professional circles, and ... I'm just having a lot of trouble mustering up the energy for it. I mean, I realize that this is a bit different, because it's a company as big as Amazon ... but I feel like we've seen all this bullshit before, and it never really seems to go very far. Mostly I think I don't feel like dealing with yet another round of people from the non-fan side of my life talking about fandom (especially since some creator-types inevitably get judgy, bleh). I guess I'll keep a lookout for a decent round-up post.
On a completely different note! Still on the lookout for any particularly funny/awesome/FAVORITE band/musical artist interviews and articles, if anyone feels like sharing! Badass ladies (of any age or genre) especially. :D?
This entry was originally posted at my dreamwidth. (
comments)