... I've thought of some more
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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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.
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