Share Your Head Canon!

[Carol the Dabbler]

I just glanced at my New Content page and saw this thread as "Shave Your Head [something]."  Gonna be one of those days, apparently.

 

[J.P.]

Well then it's two of us. I read it this way all the time.

[Carol the Dabbler]

Whew!  :D

[J.P.]

I also read Word Assasination...

[Carol the Dabbler]

We do quite a bit of that, actually....

[Arcadia]

Finally, Mary is explained. She is a word assassin! What a relief...............

[Arcadia]

Okay, no one else is sharing but I shall mosey along and see what else I come up with. I just hope I don't read all this next week and discover how much I've embarrassed myself. Oh well, anything for entertainment....... :P
 
Head cannon (boom!) inspired by TBB....
 
Sherlock would like to have friends but will never admit it because he thinks he never will.
 
Molly should have smashed her lunch tray over his head when he blatantly manipulated her in the cafeteria.
 
She should have given him a right uppercut for good measure.
 
Sherlock thinks girls are silly and will spoil all the fun that the boys have.
 
Annnnd ... wow, that's it. This episode just gets more and more pathetic...

[J.P.]

 

Sherlock would like to have friends but will never admit it because he thinks he never will.

Maybe he thinks he is unable to make and keep friends. Somehow all the ponderings seem to go in the direction that Sherlock thinks he is unlovable.

[Boton]

Well, along the same lines:

 

Mycroft is an extreme introvert and truly is exhausted by interactions with people, whether they are his intellectual equal (rare, but possible) or not.

 

Sherlock *thinks* he's supposed to be exhausted by people because he subconsciously always tries to live up to Mycroft's example.  But really, he finds being the center of attention quite energizing, and then he feels guilty about it afterward.

 

Mrs. Hudson encouraged Sherlock to get a roommate and live near her in 221 Baker so he stood a chance of cutting down on the drugs.

 

Mrs. Hudson really didn't know if Sherlock and John needed one bedroom or two because she'd never seen Sherlock close enough to another person to wonder how deep their relationship went, and she didn't want to seem "not with it."  Later, she quickly caught on to their friendship, and she loves to jerk John's chain by pretending to not understand their relationship.

 

 

[Arcadia]

I agree with the first one and will go along with the others! I love the idea of Mrs. Hudson jerking John's chain and John never figuring it out.........

 

I'm never sure what to make of the drugs. It wasn't really a problem for the original Holmes, was it? I mean, cycles of addiction and withdrawal and Watson holding his head over the toilet and all that jazz. But the "intervention" in Scandal, and Mycroft's "back on the sauce" remark, implies to me that it's a problem for our Sherlock. Or does everyone just assume it is, because of how cocaine use is viewed by today's society? Any thoughts, folks?

[Van Buren Supernova]

Molly should have smashed her lunch tray over his head when he blatantly manipulated her in the cafeteria.

 

She should have given him a right uppercut for good measure.

Wait wait..since when this turns into rewriting the story? :lol: :lol:

 

Maybe he thinks he is unable to make and keep friends. Somehow all the ponderings seem to go in the direction that Sherlock thinks he is unlovable.

If only he knows how loveable he is.

 

Mycroft is an extreme introvert and truly is exhausted by interactions with people, whether they are his intellectual equal (rare, but possible) or not.

Agree with this. He always seems tired when he has to talk to people.

[Boton]

 

I'm never sure what to make of the drugs. It wasn't really a problem for the original Holmes, was it? I mean, cycles of addiction and withdrawal and Watson holding his head over the toilet and all that jazz. But the "intervention" in Scandal, and Mycroft's "back on the sauce" remark, implies to me that it's a problem for our Sherlock. Or does everyone just assume it is, because of how cocaine use is viewed by today's society? Any thoughts, folks?

 

OK, here goes my opinion.  And I know that my opinion occasionally ruffles feathers on this topic because I've gotten into debates, but I'll throw this out there.

 

I think Victorian society allowed for a wider range of drug use before the behavior was seen as truly problematic.  We know that patent medicines had cocaine, heroine, cannabis, and other now-illegal drugs mixed with alcohol and sold as appropriate even for children.  A man might have an opium habit, and as long as he supported his family and didn't disappear for too long too often, that might be overlooked.  Part of the context of Isa Whitney in "The Man with the Twisted Lip," to the best of my understanding, is that Kate becomes concerned not so much that he's taking opium (which she knows and may not love, but it doesn't freak her out), but that he's been gone for three days in a seedy opium den.  Presumably, if he were smoking opium in the parlor on his own time, she may not approve but she may not characterize it as an "addiction."  In this way,  ACD Holmes can have a recreational drug habit and be bohemian and a bit of a bad boy but not what we would call a "junkie."

 

I think our society has a zero tolerance policy.  If you've tried a drug, you have a problem.  If you take a drug once in a while, you have an addiction.  If you quit that drug, you must do so cold turkey, permanently, and perhaps without indulging anywhere else in your life.  I think that's the line that Mycroft is enforcing by calling out Sherlock's "danger night" in SiB and only letting him have one cigarette, a small permissible indulgence to hopefully stave off a greater binge, but still beyond the pale on a normal day.

 

Now, I do actually think that Sherlock can flirt with "problem" territory with his drug use.  I think he can over-medicate on a danger night, and I think there have been times when his drug consumption is frequent and habitual.  I think those episodes are mostly in the past.  Fitting with my head canon (see, back on topic!), I think once he met up with John and was living upstairs from surrogate-Mom Mrs. Hudson, he had less need for self-medication to quiet his mind and maybe less opportunity, too.  But I don't think he is truly an addict, and I do think he is more or less successfully limiting his consumption to "recreational" territory.

[Carol the Dabbler]

Maybe he thinks he is unable to make and keep friends. Somehow all the ponderings seem to go in the direction that Sherlock thinks he is unlovable.

If only he knows how loveable he is.

 

Oh, please, no!  There's nothing worse than a man who thinks of himself as loveable -- other than perhaps a man who thinks of himself as handsome, sexy, intellectual, witty, or (God forbid) sensitive.  Nothing whatsoever wrong with a man who truly *is* any or all of those things, but they generally seem to lack the self-perception, which is part of their charm.

 

Lest I be accused of a sexist bias because I mentioned only men, let me add that women can be just as obnoxious.  Though I think we may handle the self-perception a bit better.  Maybe.

 

[J.P.]

Plus - I'm afraid that he's lovable only as long as there is the 4th wall separating us from him.

[Arcadia]

Wait wait..since when this turns into rewriting the story? :lol: :lol:

Hey, it's MY head canon! :P

 

 

I'm never sure what to make of the drugs. It wasn't really a problem for the original Holmes, was it? I mean, cycles of addiction and withdrawal and Watson holding his head over the toilet and all that jazz. But the "intervention" in Scandal, and Mycroft's "back on the sauce" remark, implies to me that it's a problem for our Sherlock. Or does everyone just assume it is, because of how cocaine use is viewed by today's society? Any thoughts, folks?

 

OK, here goes my opinion.  And I know that my opinion occasionally ruffles feathers on this topic because I've gotten into debates, but I'll throw this out there.

 

 

I think that's a pretty sound analysis, and more or less fits with my thinking. So of course it must be correct. :P

 

Hmmm, what other head canon do I have? Nothing from TGG really jumps out at the moment, but there's all kinds of stuff prompted by Scandal....

 

- Sherlock is not gay.

 

- Neither is he "in love" with Irene Adler, but I'm willing to concede he may slip off and "have dinner" with her sometimes. I doubt if there's anything particularly loving about it; I think their relationship is based on fighting for control, not providing comfort. Frankly, I prefer not to think about it too deeply.

 

- I think he believes he'd hurt (emotionally, not physically) any woman he allowed himself to have a relationship with, and I think he's right.

 

- I think he underestimates other people's ability to understand and love him anyway, in spite of being hurt by him.

 

- Sherlock perceives (perceived?) Molly as being one of the "silly" ones. That's why he was so dismayed by her arrival at the Christmas party.

 

- His encounter with Moriarty made him realize it's a sin to kill a mockingbird, and that's why he apologized to her. (For those to whom this reference is obscure, it's from the great novel To Kill a Mockingbird; "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." I think Molly's a mockingbird, and that's a high compliment.

 

- John is somewhat fooled by Sherlock's claim to have no feelings.

 

- Mycroft thinks Sherlock is underutilizing his intellect. I'm inclined to agree, and I think it's part of Sherlock's little act of rebellion. If Mycroft were my brother, I might rebel the same way.

 

There's loads more, but that's enough to go on, don't you think?

 

 

[Van Buren Supernova]

I can see that you are desperately waiting for Season 4. XD

 

Anyway, before I joined this forum, I thought dinner is dinner. Might not necessary means dinner, but sharing private moments together, not that type of dinner or moment. XD but then again, I am reliably told that I am a clot in this.

 

- John is somewhat fooled by Sherlock's claim to have no feelings.

 

- Mycroft thinks Sherlock is underutilizing his intellect. I'm inclined to agree, and I think it's part of Sherlock's little act of rebellion. If Mycroft were my brother, I might rebel the same way.

Agree with these.

Also I think Sherlock is just not interested in politic, he just wants to do what he likes, which I respect a lot, detective-ing, eventhough there is small payoff or glory (at least in the beginning).

 

Other shave your head canon from me, I think Lestrade has a combination of John and Sherlock's traits.

 

Sherlock:

- He is an introvert, dislike social setting. He went to wedding alone and didn't make attempt to socialize. He enjoys football alone. His closest circle of friend for Christmas party is Sherlock's fgs.

- He doesn't mind bending rules. Allowing Sherlock to crime scene, doesn't make a fuss that Sherlock losts count on how many times someone falls from window.

 

John:

- He appreciate intelligence, has ability to recognize Sherlock's brilliance. Sherlock is not someone you can easily get along with, especially when he shows up at your work place and tells you what to do.

- He has similar moral values and emphaty. He sympathizes with Anderson eventhough he kinds of screw him and Sherlock.

 

Both Sherlock and John:

He is willing to do stuffs for people he cares about.

 

Well, he is a man and good at it.

Writing those, suddenly he seems much more attractive..

[Arcadia]

I can see that you are desperately waiting for Season 4. XD

As a great man once said: "It's this, or Cluedo." 

  

 

[T.o.b.y]

I agree with the first one and will go along with the others! I love the idea of Mrs. Hudson jerking John's chain and John never figuring it out.........

 

I'm never sure what to make of the drugs. It wasn't really a problem for the original Holmes, was it? I mean, cycles of addiction and withdrawal and Watson holding his head over the toilet and all that jazz. But the "intervention" in Scandal, and Mycroft's "back on the sauce" remark, implies to me that it's a problem for our Sherlock. Or does everyone just assume it is, because of how cocaine use is viewed by today's society? Any thoughts, folks?

Well, the cocaine Holmes took was not illegal back then and I have never found any signs of a serious drug problem in any of the stories. However, it is mentioned that his friends' habit had Dr Watson quite worried and that he actively tried to put a stop to it. As soon as I am home and not on my phone, I will dig up the quote I am thinking of.

 

I must admit I kind of like the idea that Sherlock is something of an addict, although I don't think his drug use ever is or was totally out of control. I think he flirts with it the way he flirts with all kinds of danger - anything not to be bored.

[Marieke]

In my head I just can't see Sherlock wearing underwear.

 

John is clearly a man who wears those old fashioned white and tight briefs.

 

But Sherlock... I say nothing; he wears nothing underneath. 

[Carol the Dabbler]

In my head I just can't see Sherlock wearing underwear.

 

John is clearly a man who wears those old fashioned white and tight briefs.

 

I have no idea what Sherlock might (or might not) wear under that suit (though if the suit is made of wool, he might want to wear something under it -- unless he's made of sterner stuff than I assume is possible).

 

John, on the other hand, I've always seen as a boxer-shorts kinda guy -- which may be because that's what I consider old-fashioned, and I think you're right, John is something of a traditionalist.  So I guess the true answer depends on what he considers old-fashioned!

[Marieke]

really? well that's something new to me!

 

aaah, the new horizons that internet forums bring  :D

[Van Buren Supernova]

Because of TAB, the main forum is a bit neglected.

So I'm quite pleased to see a discussion.. wha..what.. we are talking about Sherlock underwear now??

 

It never really crossed my mind (about whether he is a go commando guy or not), but I always wonder, everytime I see SIB, did those Palace guys pack his underwear too? Because I don't see it in the pile. However, they might keep it folded among the other clothing items.

 

Anyway, to answer the topic. I believe he wears something, based on:

 

1. John asks him. Flatmates know this kind of things eventually, it's not easy to hide.

If John knows Sherlock doesn't wear under regular clothes, why would he wears it under sheet?

 

2. Sherlock chooses celibacy. He doesn't see it as a need or amusement. But he is flesh and blood. For 18 and above

you think he would choose to let it loose? With all the sensitive nerves and all? XD

. Nah.... Nope.

 

I can't believe I'm seriously thinking about this. :lol:

[J.P.]

 

we are talking about Sherlock underwear now?

Talk about a multi-layered discussion... :D But I don't think I want to see beneath all layers.

[Carol the Dabbler]

John is clearly a man who wears those old fashioned white and tight briefs.

 

John [...] I've always seen as a boxer-shorts kinda guy -- which may be because that's what I consider old-fashioned, and I think you're right, John is something of a traditionalist.  So I guess the true answer depends on what he considers old-fashioned!

 

This question has been percolating in the back of my head fort the past few days, so I finally looked up the history of men's underwear on the internet.

 

According to this article:

 

 

 

"Boxers or briefs?" Before the 1920s, this question would have gotten you little more than a blank look, mostly because neither boxers nor briefs had been invented yet. From Victorian times into the 1930s, men had mostly worn tight-fitting knee-length flannel "drawers" beneath their pants and donned similarly snug flannel tops as undershirts.

 

It goes on to say that "boxer" shorts really were developed for boxers, starting in 1925, but didn't really catch on as underwear till the late 1940's, by which time briefs had been introduced (according to this article, in the late 30's).

 

So, although we now know what the Victorian Watson wears under his trousers, we still have no real answer to the briefs or boxers question.  Both arose circa 1930, so both are equally "new" or equally "traditional" (depending on your point of view).

[Van Buren Supernova]

 

we are talking about Sherlock underwear now?

Talk about a multi-layered discussion... :D But I don't think I want to see beneath all layers.

 

I don't really either.

But if I have to.. uhm.. I am only flesh and blood. XD

 

 

So, although we now know what the Victorian Watson wears under his trousers...

We do??