an ambivalence of sherlocks

[thedeadparrot]

I liked the first series of Sherlock. I liked it a lot. Maybe I just needed a new fandom at the time or maybe I was more willing to cut the show some slack, but it was my jam. There was a charm and cleverness to it, and it was high on its own fannish joy at playing with the Sherlock mythos. The racism was pretty egregious, and the treatment of

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[leiascully]

I feel the same, although I liked Irene (she did get shit on, though). I am indifferent to the return of Sherlock at this point.

[thedeadparrot]

I want to like their version of Irene, but compared to so man other modern interpretations of Irene, it feels like it was trying too hard with the seductress/temptress vibe, not to mention the whole dominatrix thing. I found it grating on so many levels.