I've only seen positive reactions to Mary so far, which pleases (but does surprise) me. I'm with you, though; I'd love to see more emphasis on the solving of mysteries.
About the interview: Real or not, it doesn't matter; Rowling's opinions about her work are interesting, but they have no bearing on canon for me (I'm a Reader-Response critic). I don't understand the flap about her talking about her own story (not from you, but elsewhere, people are losing their composure in myriad fora); it doesn't change anything-that's what fan fic is for!
About Mary...that's a pleasant surprise! I've been in so many slashy fandoms where people turn against every female character that might possibly disrupt their favorite boy pairing.
And yeah, I don't really get why everyone has their knickers in a twist. JKR is entitled to comment on her own work, but it doesn't change what's actually written in the books. Hermione/Ron never made a lot of sense to me, and it's always pleasing to think that a creator agrees with your opinion...but yeah, shouldn't be a game changer for anyone.
> I really, really miss seeing them run around for a whole episode trying to solve crazy mysteries.
Me, too. What makes Sherlock unique is the mysteries. It's so much a part of his character, you can't really get too far away from it. So glad you liked ep#2!
Hopefully they will go back to that next season. I thought this season was sort of like, 'Sherlock Holmes, Action Hero.' Which was fun in that it closely resembled a lot of fanfic, but didn't really play to their strengths as story tellers.
People accepting Mary is certainly a pleasant surprise! Every slash-heavy fandom I've been in, so many people automatically hate on any woman who could disrupt their favorite pairing. Glad that Sherlock fandom isn't playing out that way!
I like Mary too. I've seen episode three now...so basically John married Natasha Romanov?
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About the interview: Real or not, it doesn't matter; Rowling's opinions about her work are interesting, but they have no bearing on canon for me (I'm a Reader-Response critic). I don't understand the flap about her talking about her own story (not from you, but elsewhere, people are losing their composure in myriad fora); it doesn't change anything-that's what fan fic is for!
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And yeah, I don't really get why everyone has their knickers in a twist. JKR is entitled to comment on her own work, but it doesn't change what's actually written in the books. Hermione/Ron never made a lot of sense to me, and it's always pleasing to think that a creator agrees with your opinion...but yeah, shouldn't be a game changer for anyone.
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Me, too. What makes Sherlock unique is the mysteries. It's so much a part of his character, you can't really get too far away from it. So glad you liked ep#2!
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I like Mary too. I've seen episode three now...so basically John married Natasha Romanov?
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