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

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[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Yes exactly. I was gonna write "emotionally autistic" earlier, but thought it was going too far, but somewhere on the aspergers scale perhaps, certainly he has trouble dealing with his emotions. I loved the scene where he's talking to Lestrade in the latest episode to explain himself. He is so close to tears!

I love all of the various Holmes pastiches. My worst fear for this one was that it'd be an American reboot of the recent BBC version (which at first it appeared it might be, despite the female Watson) and as it progresses I now don't feel it is. It's a lovely new interpretation that's beginning to pick up some real steam.

When news first hit about this series coming out the Sherlock fans immediately hated it. They claimed JLM wanted a part of BC's fame etc. etc. But Sherlock is only one of many interpretations of Sherlock Holmes over the years. A very good one, granted. And probably one more reason to reboot it again, but I think as a general Holmes fan this show is turning out to be yet another interesting interpretation.

(Incidentally, I saw Frankenstein live when I was in London. I bought a theatre membership just to get access to the tickets because they were that popular that the general public never got ticket sales. It was aces!! Totally worth it! :D)