Thoughts on Elementary

[starrylizard]

I'm definitely starting to like Elementary. Where BBC Sherlock is a self-declared sociopath. This Sherlock is much more emotional. His pain almost seems to come from trying to control himself and keep his emotions in check. Plus he really does come across as a recovering addict. Joan started out seeming very passive, but she's becoming more interesting now. Plus the interaction is becoming more mutually beneficial. I'm interested to see where it goes and happy that it isn't trying to be a carbon copy of Sherlock as I feared at first. :D

Comments

[ageless-aislynn.livejournal.com]

I totally agree with everything you said, particularly in how that I'm glad it's doing its own thing and not trying to just do a thinly veiled copy of BBC!Sherlock, which I was also worried about.

Some good indicators of how much I'm liking a show are whether I want to vid it (which I do, uh, again -- since I did a vid out of the trailers already ;) ), whether I look forward to the new ep every week (and I have been, a little more every week) and whether I find myself wanting the DVD set already, just so I can watch all of the eps over again whenever I want (yep ;) ).

I'm really enjoying Jonny Lee Miller's interpretation, in particular because he does come across as a bit more empathetic/sympathetic and emotional. And I'm definitely loving how his and Joan's relationship is developing. *thumbs up*

I'm really happy that you're enjoying it, too! :D ♥!

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it does seem to be getting a lot of hate. Hate from Sherlock fans who are convinced it's a copy; hate from women who think Joan is being treated like an inferior and a slave because she's a woman; hate from non-Americans just because it's an American version of a British tradition...

It did take me a few episodes to get in to it, but I really enjoyed the most recent episodes. I think it's finally hitting its stride. Feels like Joan and Sherlock are working as a team and helping each other as they go. :)