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I didn't think there was anything special about how he treated her at christmas. I mean, he didn't lash at at only her; healso treated Greg and John's girlfriend worst than usual. He was probably like that because of the situation with Irene. I think he disregarded Molly but treated her nicely sometimes due to some feelings of gratefullness for her help or maybe because he deep down felt bad about treating her badly/using her when she was so nice and loyal. However, when (in the last episode) she showed him she wasn't stupid and that she liked him so much she would be a doormat willingly to help him, Sherlock started looking at her with different eyes and because of that started seeing her worth. When he goes to ask her help and says she matters, at that point I think he meant it.

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Favorite series: Discworld (Terry Pratchett), Tales form the Wyrd Museum (Robin Jarvis), Narnia (C.S. Lewis) and the Desperate Duchesses series (Eloisa James) Favorite authors: Terry Pratchett, Jane Austen, Marian Keyes, Eloisa James & C.S. Lewis Favorite standalone book: Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) Honorable mention: the Harry Potter series., specifically books 1 to 3. I loved the first book so much it's what made me start liking to read. Sadly, it's not a favorite series because I didn't enjoy the last books so much...

I read somewhere that Sherlock Holmes wa sinspired by a character in Dickens' Bleak House.

Hum, I think it looked pretty clear it was Sherlock that jumped...unless he put a mask and his clothes on Moriarty's corpse and pushed him...oh hey! That could happen, right?

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Lmao, yes! And if someone does, I think this picture should be on the first post: (done by reapersun on tumblr)

I never noticed the comparisons, lol. Personally, I always thought Mentalist was a serious take on Psych...and now I'm thinking of the similarities between Psych and Sherlock... -main character acts as a consultant for the police -solves cases by noticing what noone else does -has a best friend that goes with him in all his cases -said best friend works as pharmaceuticals salesman And I'm pretty sure there's more...

I didn't mean in the Sherlock Holmes fandom, but in the Sherlock one. The fics based on the books and movies have the normal number of bad, normal & good fic. The good thing about being neither american or british is that you don't notice too often when something is not in Brit-speak ^^ ?

When you talk about the standard in this genre of fanfiction, do you mean in the Sherlock fandom or in general? From the fandoms I've been in the last year, I can safely say Sherlock's has the highest quality bar. Even the 'worst' stories have far better grammar, spelling and less OOCs than in other fandoms. If I were studying psychology i'd definetly want to do a case study to see if there's a reason for this...

I won't lie: I do download books for free sometimes. Depending on how much I like it I'll: A- not buy it or read it again B- buy on my Kindle or C- buy physical copy (only if I love it cause i have to pay shipping costs to my country and find a space for it somewhere in my crowded room). I do something similar for movies and music. Hell, watched a movie 3 times in 3 D after seeing it for free. Now, when it comes to things that are not available my views change: if something is only available to you by illegally downloading it beforehand, then the creater isn't losing money is he? I mean, take the series Sherlock for example: It doesn't air in Brazil, I would never have bought the Dvds if i hadn't watched it for free first. Merlin, sadly, doesn't even have Dvds to buy here so download it is...

I found it for free on the internet, but it's been over a week so I don't remember where ;_;

^I'm probably the dumb one here, not you, because which is THE quote?

I'll try to answer without giving away spoilers. The plot is logical, although I could see who the culprit was from a mile away. There were times it almost felt like a Sherlock Holmes novel, but when it came to describing people, specially women, it was very different. I liked Watson, but Holmes wasn't very in character; I felt as if he wasn't a sharp as he should be. One thing I found funny is that, although this is a mature m/m fic novel

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I have, is there anything you want to know? ^^

Not even just the names? Pleeeeaasssee???

I actually downloaded and read it Definately fanficish but the writer truly did her homework, adding mentions to previous cases and characters all the time and the writing in itself wasn't that bad.

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9) both have a slashable friendship Good lord, I used to love House and I never ever noticed this...AWESOME! (or should I say brilliant?). I did think they were making him deduce a great deal all things considered. I mean, Sherlock could simply solve the cases and tell John how he did it to receive his praise, but he does go out of his way at times to include John (The Great Game is the biggest example of this) or delegates certain important tasks to John (although that maybe due to laziness, but I don't think that's just it).

Aaaand, more rambling...commence! Something we'll never know but i'd give an arm to see is their growing up. Because I think when they were very young the only thing that made Sherlock and John different was that: Sherlock was smarter than normal and John was very emotional. I do think John hid his personality because he gets hurt easily by what people say (sherlock talks badly about his blog, he goes spend the night somewhere else) so he kept a sociable distance with people: so that they never talked badly of him. Sherlock, meanwhile, told himself he didn't need to heed what others said, because he was better and smarter than them. He even began to call himself a sociopath as a way to protect himself. Why I think saying he's a sociopath is a survival mechanism: S01E02: sebastians comment "we hated him". Sherlock must have been hurt and friendless and this wasn't the first time, probably. What better way to tell himself that this was ok, that it didn't hurt? By declaring to himself and evryone he's a sociopath, and therefore it's expected that he be like that. This is bullshit cause I'm pretty sure jumping off the roof to save your friends, going into a panick every time John's in danger and crying in fear are not the actions of a sociopath.

The second film felt as if made after the following conversation: Producer 1: so...we need to make more money this time. Producer 2: hum...those Michael Bay movies earn a lot, what does he put in them? Producer 1: Huh...hot chicks, robots and explosions Producer 2: huh, ok then we'll add explosions but we'll Producer 1: Why?? Producer 2: she wears too much clothes and I've discovered a new demographic that'll absolutely by anything Sherlock Holmes if we do it right: fangirls. Producer 1: hum...how will you do that? Producer 2: easy, Producer 1: I think that's a bit too much sir... Producer 2: who cares? I want my money!

Oooh, I've been dying for something like this! Excuse me if I ramble: BBC's Watson is my favorite Watson. In other Sherlock Holmes', Watson is a simple man: he's kind, patient, loyal and adores his friend, Sherlock. He is the normal man, through which we see the crazy antics of an unusual one: Holmes.In this adaptation, both are unusual. Mycroft points out John has trust issues, but chose to trust Sherlock. As much of a fangirl as I am, I don't think it was trust at all; he moved in as fast as possible with Sherlock because he knew somehow Sherlock was everything he wanted: company (he was lonely) and danger. And this brings me to point something out: Sherlock is also distrustful, plus aloof and cold, but he made an effort to get John to be his flatmate (the wink, his brief attempt to tidy up his stuff in 221B etc) which makes me believe that he had already realized from their first encounter John was different, unique, not dull at all and migh enjoy the danger. Considering his text and talk with John later ("might be dangerous" "want to see some more?") this is probably true. Oh, and John's face when he saw Sherlock on the roof on the unaired pilot. Back to John: speaking of his being alone, everyone likes him and he's pleasant, yet after the war he is totally alone, we never see him talking to a friend, which is weird considering how sociable he is and this isn't because he had just gotten back from the war: throughout the series we never see him going to meet with former friends, only to meet up with girlfriends. The one friend he meets up with (by accident) he almost doesn't recognize and he can barely handle a conversation with him (he's easily pissed off by the guy's laughter and never let's down his defensive). So I think he's very similar to Sherlock: there's something about normal people he can't handle, only that unlike Sherlock he hides it. Maybe he always enjoyed the thrill of danger, thus making him feel different from other and than making him leave everything and go to the army. Maybe it's another reason he likes Sherlock so much: he says what he really thinks, isn't boring like others and leads to danger. And Sherlock is probably good for his ego too: he needs saving (provided by John), has noone to depend on (but John) and needs someone to be his doctor (John again) because he doesn't take care of himself. Last thing: John's reaction to Sherlock figuring out his past: an interetsing reaction indeed. He's distrustful yet he enjoyed bein gread by Sherlock? Instead of getting angry or bitter or more closed off? Veeeery weird reaction no? And why? Does he like he thought of someone paying attention to him (with a drunk, lesbian sister, maybe he was never the center of attention of his parents and family) or is this another side of his 'twisted' personality, another proof he too abhors dull people and dull reactions like Sherlock? So I see him as even more devious and dangerous than Sherlock: Sherlock doesn't hide his feelings and opinions while John does: pretending to be a poor, ordinary guy being dragged around by his friends. One day he won't be able to handle his charade anymore...

R and the last word is Sherlock

T and can I guess 1 word?