Sherlock Holmes.
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ickaimpTotally get it now.
Sherlock is in no way, at all, obsessing one Dr. John Watson. Because the world does not fall away when John is around. And Sherlock doesn't crave that. At all.
He is not annoyed at Mary for stealing Dr. John Watson out of his home. And he most certainly is absolutely not demonstrating this much in the same way a small schoolyard boy whose favourite toy is being taken away or sulking about it.
Or drugging the dog.
He is completely enamoured with the beautiful Irene Adler, who while completely smitten with him, does not show her affection through such means as drugs, lies and bondage.
Or gratuitous nudity.
And they totally, absolutely, did not set themselves up for a sequel.
IN OTHER WORDS, PIGS FLY AND THE SKY IS PLAID. BRING ON THE FIC!!!
<3 (this was a fun movie!)
Sherlock is in no way, at all, obsessing one Dr. John Watson. Because the world does not fall away when John is around. And Sherlock doesn't crave that. At all.
He is not annoyed at Mary for stealing Dr. John Watson out of his home. And he most certainly is absolutely not demonstrating this much in the same way a small schoolyard boy whose favourite toy is being taken away or sulking about it.
Or drugging the dog.
He is completely enamoured with the beautiful Irene Adler, who while completely smitten with him, does not show her affection through such means as drugs, lies and bondage.
Or gratuitous nudity.
And they totally, absolutely, did not set themselves up for a sequel.
IN OTHER WORDS, PIGS FLY AND THE SKY IS PLAID. BRING ON THE FIC!!!
<3 (this was a fun movie!)
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Date: 2010-01-27 02:03 am (UTC)Hey, psst-- do you have any idea what Mouri Ran's birthday is? Can't find it anywhere for love or money. **sigh**
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Date: 2010-01-27 02:41 am (UTC)Dunno if anyone's caught on to that yet. #^^#
Ran does not have a canon birthday, as far as I can recall. Vaugely remember something about it being 2 Oct, based on the live action movie, but I think you're pretty much in the free and clear.
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Date: 2010-01-27 06:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-27 02:05 am (UTC)Fandom is not being very kind to Mary but Irene gets off fairly well and Watson is almost as popular as Holmes.
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Date: 2010-01-27 02:49 am (UTC)That's a pity, about fandom. I really liked Mary. Yes, she's inbetween Watson and Holmes, and she KNOWS that and she seems to try to handle it with as much grace as she can and still keep John. She's willing to fight for him, Watson is willing to fight for Mary, but at the same time neither of them want to hurt Holmes. (well, maybe Mary. A little bit.)
... And it just struck me at how very Victorian the mindset it is when referring to 'Watson' as 'John' feels somewhat intimate. Huh.
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Date: 2010-01-27 04:05 am (UTC)I already liked Mary from the books. She is very much her own person and Watson loves her. Grace is a perfect word for her and John.
Its also very American. On this side of the pond we are called Sherlockians where as the English fans are Holmesians. First names vs last names are almost as old as the fandom and the Sherlock Holmes fandom is deep and old. Fan stories and gatherings have been around almost as long as the books themselves. Its really fascinating.
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Date: 2010-01-27 07:01 am (UTC)"Hail Mary, full of grace." She can hear Sherlock mutter sarcastically behind her. "For thy Lord is with you</>."
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Date: 2010-01-28 12:19 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-01-27 02:50 am (UTC)(because I totally didn't see the movie just to understand the porn. really.)no subject
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Date: 2010-01-27 03:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-27 04:19 am (UTC)also, Robert Downey Jr. has already signed up for a 2nd Holmes movie.
and yes, I looked for all the porn references too. and I was not disappointed
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Date: 2010-01-27 04:23 am (UTC)Isn't Ran's birthday (if accept movies as canon ish) in May? First movie when talking about lucky colours (Ran asking Shinichi what his fav is on phone)...
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Date: 2010-01-27 10:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-27 12:24 pm (UTC)The scene at the restaurant with Holmes having trouble shutting off from everything was a nice touch, as well.
Granted, I'd probably have been happy as long as they didn't stuff him in the coat and hat like everyone else seems to do ^.^;;
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Date: 2010-01-29 02:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-28 02:12 am (UTC)Wait, Irene Adler is a love interest? Irene Adler is "The Woman" - but she marries someone else, she is the woman who outsmarts Holmes, former mistress of a monarch, but really only wants to be free of him to move on and get married, Holmes and she are an item in the movie??...twitching.
And yes, there have always, and will always be certain homoerotic overtones to the Holmes/Watson dynamic. :)
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Date: 2010-01-29 02:08 am (UTC)