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[themonkeytwin]

Apparently, I'm not done with Sherlock thoughts just yet. Mostly because I've actually been reading through some of the theories and reactions and stuff on the tv tropes entry and its subpages, and it's stirred up thoughts I forgot to mention. (It's weird, the "fridge brilliance" entries are almost entirely intriguing and/or enriching; the "fridge

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[fannishliss]

I like Sherlock, and I love John, but I hate Moriarty, and I find Sherlock's obsession with Moriarty kind of sickening. The way that Moriarty stimulates Sherlock's brain grosses me out tbh. I'm like, awesome, defeat him, but don't get off on it so much! Fine too, whether or not you care about the victims... but just to get so excited about the game afoot and to dismiss the victims is unsettling to me.

I loved the first ep and the experimental ways it was shot, like using the floating texts... I loved the unveiling of Mycroft and the way John was taken off guard by Sherlock repeatedly. The second and third eps bored me, the second the most so, while the third was a little too close to hard horror -- like the movie Seven, which I could have done without for my whole life.

So, there are certainly aspects about the show that I LOVE, primarily John and the John/Sherlock interactions as John struggles as a regular gifted person to keep up with the uber genius... and the way the two of them fit together is lovely. I think my favorite moment of the first series is when John shoots the cabbie. I like that Sherlock is made of hubris, but I also like the way that John is a shield around him ... I guess I don't really warm to the idea that John might be Sherlock's weakness... I think Sherlock would skip right over that ...

anyway that is why I am eager to watch more of it even though it didn't entirely work for me. I am character driven first, story driven second, but somehow the stories of season one didn't grab me the way they were meant to.

[themonkeytwin]

but just to get so excited about the game afoot and to dismiss the victims is unsettling to me.

Fair enough. I mean, I think it was intended to come off that way, so if that is genuinely offputting then of course the story/character won't work for you. I don't know what you've picked up about the second season, but the one of the main underlying threads is how Sherlock is changing (albeit slowly) through John's influence, and how that impacts all his other relationships. So hopefully that will be more satisfactory for you!

like the movie Seven, which I could have done without for my whole life.

Agreed, totally.

I guess I don't really warm to the idea that John might be Sherlock's weakness

Which is really one of the ideas they're playing with: what exactly constitutes weakness? Are you stronger not caring (Moriarty), caring only according to strict principles (Mycroft), learning to care to where it changes your principles and actions (Sherlock), or being undyingly loyal (John)? I mean, I have my suspicions on where they'll draw the line obviously, but the interesting thing is how they get the characters there.