(Oops, I forgot to not be anonymous on Part 1. Sorry! That was me...)
Ok, I don't usually like fan conversations that much (like you were saying about the Tumblr culture) but I DO like pop culture artifacts like T-shirts or whatever ... So I have a Sherlock wallpaper on my computer right now (The one that says "Why can't people just THINK?"). It's my work computer and let me tell you, when I go into my office after a bizarre work conversation, I often do look at Sherlock and say "I know, right???" My good friend who introduced me to the show came in and I showed her the wallpaper and she was like, "Yeah, man, gotta love those cheekbones!" I seriously did not even know that was a thing! The effect is lost on me. I just really don't care. I'm not attracted to him in that way.
Also I love the line, I forget which episode, where John said Sherlock just turned up his coat collar to look cool. I totally resonate with that. Now when I put my sunglasses on to go into school even when it's not really that sunny, I know why I'm doing it. And I wish I had a coat collar to turn up to make myself look cool.
And re the whole season/series thing, THANK YOU! That's what I am always saying to Sam when he's bitching about how can any show go for two years without any new episodes, and what's with having only three episodes in a season. (IT'S NOT A SHOW.)
And finally, the cold-blooded murder thing. For some reason I did not find it shocking at all. (I mean, yes, in a plot development way, because what happens next??? But not in a moral/ethical way.) Like I said on FB, I do not understand the distinction between this and other types of crime-stopping killing. How is that cold-blooded??? Like you said, maybe lukewarm -- because the whole point was to spare Mary and thus John, unless I read that completely wrong. It was certainly emotionally motivated. I don't want to be seen as not being for justice and democracy and what-all, but honestly, can we admit that those processes are flawed, as currently in place in America and the UK? Is it better to follow the law just because it's a law? (I'm asking rhetorically, not challenging you, Amy!) Is it better to get a lot of police officers, soldiers, innocent bystanders, etc. killed to do something the sanctioned way? I'm not saying whether it is or it isn't; I really think it's a false distinction. One might be more appropriate to a particular context than another, but I sincerely hope that solving that question isn't the end of human moral/ethical evolution -- I would rather move on from "what's the right way to stop/punish murderers" to SO what can we do to create a world in which people are not so often moved/driven/encouraged/inspired to commit murder? (And whatever other crimes against their fellow humans' happiness and well-being.)
Ok, I really believe that that is it for now. That was the longest comment ever. Instead of writing about Sherlock on my blog, I wrote about it on your blog LOL -- but I agree -- after watching series 3 I wanted to talk about it, and in a fun conversational way. So thank you for providing the forum!
Good Words part 2
Ok, I don't usually like fan conversations that much (like you were saying about the Tumblr culture) but I DO like pop culture artifacts like T-shirts or whatever ... So I have a Sherlock wallpaper on my computer right now (The one that says "Why can't people just THINK?"). It's my work computer and let me tell you, when I go into my office after a bizarre work conversation, I often do look at Sherlock and say "I know, right???" My good friend who introduced me to the show came in and I showed her the wallpaper and she was like, "Yeah, man, gotta love those cheekbones!" I seriously did not even know that was a thing! The effect is lost on me. I just really don't care. I'm not attracted to him in that way.
Also I love the line, I forget which episode, where John said Sherlock just turned up his coat collar to look cool. I totally resonate with that. Now when I put my sunglasses on to go into school even when it's not really that sunny, I know why I'm doing it. And I wish I had a coat collar to turn up to make myself look cool.
And re the whole season/series thing, THANK YOU! That's what I am always saying to Sam when he's bitching about how can any show go for two years without any new episodes, and what's with having only three episodes in a season. (IT'S NOT A SHOW.)
And finally, the cold-blooded murder thing. For some reason I did not find it shocking at all. (I mean, yes, in a plot development way, because what happens next??? But not in a moral/ethical way.) Like I said on FB, I do not understand the distinction between this and other types of crime-stopping killing. How is that cold-blooded??? Like you said, maybe lukewarm -- because the whole point was to spare Mary and thus John, unless I read that completely wrong. It was certainly emotionally motivated. I don't want to be seen as not being for justice and democracy and what-all, but honestly, can we admit that those processes are flawed, as currently in place in America and the UK? Is it better to follow the law just because it's a law? (I'm asking rhetorically, not challenging you, Amy!) Is it better to get a lot of police officers, soldiers, innocent bystanders, etc. killed to do something the sanctioned way? I'm not saying whether it is or it isn't; I really think it's a false distinction. One might be more appropriate to a particular context than another, but I sincerely hope that solving that question isn't the end of human moral/ethical evolution -- I would rather move on from "what's the right way to stop/punish murderers" to SO what can we do to create a world in which people are not so often moved/driven/encouraged/inspired to commit murder? (And whatever other crimes against their fellow humans' happiness and well-being.)
Ok, I really believe that that is it for now. That was the longest comment ever. Instead of writing about Sherlock on my blog, I wrote about it on your blog LOL -- but I agree -- after watching series 3 I wanted to talk about it, and in a fun conversational way. So thank you for providing the forum!
Much love!
Angie