I don't see Bunny as "an anxious, garrulous soul", which sounds so old-maidish. He does chatter, but I see this as part of being young, naive and admiring/ in love. And he is anxious while they crack cribs, but so is Watson in his expeditions with Holmes: the normal human being vs. the Cool, Calm and Collected Super-Hero. Jeremy Lewis seems to have something against Bunny.
I agree with every bit of what you wrote, and couldn't have put it any better!
He always seems to be making fun of Bunny, and choses quotes which make him sound dithering and girlish. "Oh, Raffles, what kind of a trap is it? What shall I do? What shall I bring?" and "Then we shall be able to talk to each other day and night!" etc.
I really like how, in the TV series (and in your story), Bunny comes across as sweet and endearing, enthusiastic and ingenuous, and also brave and with a great deal of *feeling*. He's not a goof or a flighty girl. Bunny is solid.
He does seem very dismissive of poor Bunny. I think Bunny is endearing and is overawed by Raffles, but I don't see him terribly anxious or garrolous. He gets nervous when placed in dangerous situations, of course, but he's still always up for adventure. In fact, he gets quite put out and when he's not allowed to participate. Plucky little devil, indeed!
WRT Watson, I think Bunny is much more worshipful of Raffles than Watson is of Holmes. Watson is able to criticize Holmes. I think Bunny wants to go into danger with Raffles because he's trying to prove himself worthy to Raffles. I think Watson mainly goes to try to keep Holmes out of trouble from going too far.
Well, he's a fan and he's writing an introduction essay--he needs to write about something! :-) I like his style better than any of the other Raffles essays I've seen; most of them are pretty unapproachable and rather snobbish about the "quality" of the stories (they think the writing is inferior). Mr Lewis is very enthusiastic and animated about the stories, and he finds Raffles an extremely interesting and complex character (he talks more about him later in the essay).
It's a good thing the didn't have cell phones back then, or Bunny would've been texting Raffles constantly! ;-)
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He always seems to be making fun of Bunny, and choses quotes which make him sound dithering and girlish. "Oh, Raffles, what kind of a trap is it? What shall I do? What shall I bring?" and "Then we shall be able to talk to each other day and night!" etc.
I really like how, in the TV series (and in your story), Bunny comes across as sweet and endearing, enthusiastic and ingenuous, and also brave and with a great deal of *feeling*. He's not a goof or a flighty girl. Bunny is solid.
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WRT Watson, I think Bunny is much more worshipful of Raffles than Watson is of Holmes. Watson is able to criticize Holmes. I think Bunny wants to go into danger with Raffles because he's trying to prove himself worthy to Raffles. I think Watson mainly goes to try to keep Holmes out of trouble from going too far.
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"Good!" I cried. "Then we shall be able to talk to each other day and night!"'. Aaah, young love.
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It's a good thing the didn't have cell phones back then, or Bunny would've been texting Raffles constantly! ;-)
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