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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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[themonkeytwin]

It did! It ate my brain! And there were no leftovers!

I thought it was kind of spelled out at the end there?

See, I thought it was kind of the most logical assumption, although I was of course rather distracted by other things (oh John, I will hold you!) at the time and wasn't checking the integrity of the theory. Rewatch! Rewatch and tell me what you think! (Does that give you an idea? It gives me an idea. *stares fixedly at you*)

I have to kind of agree with you on Moriarty. He's ... I don't know. They've played him in an interesting enough way, I guess, but he is not ultimately a very interesting person. There's no tension in him; there's only changeability. And while he is so unfettered to make that very dangerous, he is not, as a character, intriguing at all. Irene most definitely is. She's a character; Moriarty is more of a device. Both to create conflict and to act as a reflection of the heroes. Without Sherlock, he's not interesting at all. Poor guy. Quite the punishment, to be merely the shadow the "hero" sheds; no wonder he's bored with it all.

Ah fandoms, always so predictable.

I love that we share a brain about this. It makes fandom-adjacent life liveable, sometimes. :)

I want to live in Irene's house. It's so gorgeous. /shallow

Ha, the second time I watched these episodes was with my mum, and we are constantly talking about that. She was upset by "Reichenbach" and so insisted we watch "Top Hat" (read: White Collar), which she's firmly devoted to in spite of never getting the name right, and the exact same conversation goes on. "Oh, look at that apartment. Oh, that's gorgeous. I want that one." As well as spot-the-landscape in New York, since we lived there for a while. In conclusion: shallow appreciation of set porn is thoroughly acceptable around here! :p

[bitterlimetwist]

Does that give you an idea? It gives me an idea. *stares fixedly at you*

It does. But maybe it's the wrong one. *stares back and raises an eyebrow*

Scandal was sparkly and bubbly, like champagne. The stakes were high, but not as high as Reichenbach, and there was so much delight in the way Irene and Sherlock were circling each other.

Moriarty reminded me of the Joker in The Dark Knight (not my favourite thing in the world, tbh). There's was bit too much of that lunacy and look-at-me-creating-chaos, even though Moriarty obviously has different motivations.

I really shouldn't go on like this until I rewatch. I may change my mind completely.

Oh, those chandelier-style lamps. Oh, that black wallpaper in her bedroom. *drools*

[themonkeytwin]

I was going to say about the Joker! Yes, absolutely. I mean, I don't know Moriarty's characterisation in the books, so I don't know which comes from where. But that kind of completely chaotic character pretty much reached its peak with The Dark Knight. (I didn't like it that much either.) I mean, I like that Moriarty is a thoroughly British (Irish...?) character, that nothing he does rings false for that nationality. He's not aping the American version. But it's still just not all that interesting. And part of that has to be that even though he's set up as someone who Sherlock could potentially turn into, we all know he's just not going to, so there's no tension there, either. In fact, in spite of all the damage he can do, he just comes across as kind of pathetic, especially when compared to the far richer life that Sherlock has half-adopted, half-stumbled into.

That said, I think there's a lot of potential for developing him (assuming he's still alive) by actually putting him with a companion of sorts. Maybe that's why I'm so keen to see Moran. Other than, obviously, to see the dark version of John. So. *fingers crossed*