Houndsssssss!
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tardis_stowawayI have been largely absent from LJ lately for no good reason. I hope to catch up on my flist over the next few days, but for now, the fast version of a Hounds of Baskerville reaction.
Squeee! That was an altogether wonderful episode! I contained everything I wanted with just two omissions:
1) Sherlock spending ages living in a tiny cabin on the moor like he does in the book, because the idea of Cumberbatch!Sherlock doing this is HILAROUS.
2) actual Sherlock/John making out.
Since the latter had a snowball's chance in hell of actually happening, this episode counts as a rousing success. My favorite bit was (predictably) Sherlock saying how John was amazing, fantastic, a conductor of light (canon allusion!), really hot when he pulled rank in the military base, etc. Okay, I may have made the last one up. However, in an episode that had John remarking on Sherlock's cheekbones, it wasn't much of a stretch.
Other highlights:
-Sherlock and John breaking into a military base with Mycroft's ID
-Sherlock posing on top of the rock, looking majestic *fans self*
-John doing lots of investigating, including the "Morse code" headlights
-Sherlock rode the tube while covered in blood and carrying a harpoon. Bless his heart.
-John and Mrs. Hudson conspire to keep Sherlock away from cigarettes when he's trying to quit
-Sherlock's mind palace. WHITE TEXT OF GREAT BRILLIANCE. Also, Elvis!
-Unexpected Lestrade! GREG Lestrade. I also laughed my head off at the fact that Lestrade was sent by Mycroft. Gatiss gave the Mycroft/Lestrade shippers a teensy bit of canon suport! I don't personally ship it, but I liked this as one more way the episode felt like a big, beautiful piece of fanfic.
-John and Sherlock played Cluedo, and Sherlock deduced a solution outside the rules of the game. ♥
-Wait, Sherlock can drive?????!? Surprise!
-I nominate Martin Freeman's acting for ALL THE AWARDS.
-Except the writing awards, those are for Mark Gatiss
And next week, the fall. I am worried, both for the characters and for the episode quality. Why get Steven Thompson to write this pivotal episode? I really hope he's stepped up his game since Blind Banker. So far the writers have been performing according to type (Moffat: shiny, hilarious, in many ways awesome but marred by some typically Moffat Woman Issues. Gatiss: the internet calls him Godtiss for a reason.)
But that is for next week. For now, everything is made of lovely scenery and feelings.
Squeee! That was an altogether wonderful episode! I contained everything I wanted with just two omissions:
1) Sherlock spending ages living in a tiny cabin on the moor like he does in the book, because the idea of Cumberbatch!Sherlock doing this is HILAROUS.
2) actual Sherlock/John making out.
Since the latter had a snowball's chance in hell of actually happening, this episode counts as a rousing success. My favorite bit was (predictably) Sherlock saying how John was amazing, fantastic, a conductor of light (canon allusion!), really hot when he pulled rank in the military base, etc. Okay, I may have made the last one up. However, in an episode that had John remarking on Sherlock's cheekbones, it wasn't much of a stretch.
Other highlights:
-Sherlock and John breaking into a military base with Mycroft's ID
-Sherlock posing on top of the rock, looking majestic *fans self*
-John doing lots of investigating, including the "Morse code" headlights
-Sherlock rode the tube while covered in blood and carrying a harpoon. Bless his heart.
-John and Mrs. Hudson conspire to keep Sherlock away from cigarettes when he's trying to quit
-Sherlock's mind palace. WHITE TEXT OF GREAT BRILLIANCE. Also, Elvis!
-Unexpected Lestrade! GREG Lestrade. I also laughed my head off at the fact that Lestrade was sent by Mycroft. Gatiss gave the Mycroft/Lestrade shippers a teensy bit of canon suport! I don't personally ship it, but I liked this as one more way the episode felt like a big, beautiful piece of fanfic.
-John and Sherlock played Cluedo, and Sherlock deduced a solution outside the rules of the game. ♥
-Wait, Sherlock can drive?????!? Surprise!
-I nominate Martin Freeman's acting for ALL THE AWARDS.
-Except the writing awards, those are for Mark Gatiss
And next week, the fall. I am worried, both for the characters and for the episode quality. Why get Steven Thompson to write this pivotal episode? I really hope he's stepped up his game since Blind Banker. So far the writers have been performing according to type (Moffat: shiny, hilarious, in many ways awesome but marred by some typically Moffat Woman Issues. Gatiss: the internet calls him Godtiss for a reason.)
But that is for next week. For now, everything is made of lovely scenery and feelings.
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Date: 2012-01-10 08:17 am (UTC)