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Great writer, lousy Mycroft....

posted 13 years ago by Bladerunner•
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I love the fact that Mark has resurrected Sherlock on TV and that he has done a great job in writing the series (for the most part). I don't like that he has made Sherlock out to be such an anti-social and rude person, and the fact that he has removed the warm relationship between Sherlock and John, but otherwise the writing is fantastic.

That being said, he should never have written himself into the series as Mycroft. He is not a suitable Mycroft. Mycroft is an extremely powerful, imposing man, and Mark is simply not this type. Mark is best as a warm, gentle character, frustrating bureaucrats or as weasely, simpering types, but he does not have a strong, formidable presence that commands respect, which is who Mycroft is supposed to be.

I'm truly grateful to Mark for this new Sherlock series. He shows real brilliance in his interpretation of the canon. I can't wait to see season three.

"...nothing is left of me, each time I see her..." - Catullus

[–] Bladerunner• 13 years ago

First of all, I see nothing in this adaptation that implies ANY homosexual tension between John and Sherlock. The series makes fun of the fact that everyone around them tends to think they may be gay, but between the two there is no homosexual tension. If the BBC does intend to do this, I think that would be a huge mistake. There is no reason to introduce that dynamic. None.

As far as the relationship being "warm" in this version, wow, just goes to show you how differently two people can see things watching the same material. John is very warm on many occasions, but Sherlock is almost incapable of showing any warmth towards John. John has deep (friendship) affection for Sherlock, but their relationship is far from warm.

I get so, so, so tired of people perverting brotherly love between men into some kind of homosexual tension. Within the Christian community, particularly, there is freedom to show love and affection between men, which has NOTHING to do with homosexual tension. I have close friendships with three men, we can say "I love you" and hug and show genuine affection without anyone being afraid that someone else is going to misinterpret it. There is no homosexual tension, none. Instead it is a brotherly kind of love that is similar to the love I have with my biological, younger brother. It's sad that so much in the media and society today tries to pervert these healthy relationships. I had hoped that as our world had moved more toward acceptance of men being a bit more sensitive that we could let this garbage go, but apparently not.

"...nothing is left of me, each time I see her..." - Catullus