Oh, I didn't mind the saving at all. Saving people is what Sherlock DOES. There's no shame in that.
(There IS shame in getting into ANY RANDOM CAR without backup, John, really.)
But, yes, the losing. Totally misses the point of the original story, yeah. Also, it humiliation-squicks me, because, "beg for it", really? (Not that I liked the Irene-humiliating Sherlock bits, either. Nor drugging and whipping him without his consent. There is a not so fine line between kink and abuse, lady, and you should really know that. I wouldn't even mind if she wasn't a dominatrix? But, come on, where're your professional ethics?)
The thing is, I love the theory of Irene, and bits of the actual execution too - lovely actress, wasn't she? - but I cannot get over how her sexuality is cool and awesome while she's using it to extort state secrets but becomes her downfall the moment it becomes genuine? Like, ladies, being sexually liberated means using sex to get material goods and the opportunity to wreak havoc, but you must always make sure to fuck people because they're useful, not because you want the fuck them, because that way lies self-destruction. Which, actually, hello, River.
aaaah. Anyway. I'm glad Irene exist, if only because there will be femslash, I'm glad she got awesome lines, I'm glad we there shall be tons of porn (some of it fix-it porn, with him begging her twice rather than what the show produced) and mostly I kind of imagine that whole SHERLOCKED thing was pre-arranged by her and Sherlock for whatever reason. Maybe, like, because she knows Moriarty is watching? Or something?
Also, I'm getting increasingly certain Molly is the brain behind Moriarty and I am okay with that.
Alsoalso, yes, the viciousness. "Wear you for shoes". He's not hot like the Master is, f'rex, but he's - effective.
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Re: This has nothing to do with your meme, but:
Date: 2012-01-04 12:55 am (UTC)(There IS shame in getting into ANY RANDOM CAR without backup, John, really.)
But, yes, the losing. Totally misses the point of the original story, yeah. Also, it humiliation-squicks me, because, "beg for it", really? (Not that I liked the Irene-humiliating Sherlock bits, either. Nor drugging and whipping him without his consent. There is a not so fine line between kink and abuse, lady, and you should really know that. I wouldn't even mind if she wasn't a dominatrix? But, come on, where're your professional ethics?)
The thing is, I love the theory of Irene, and bits of the actual execution too - lovely actress, wasn't she? - but I cannot get over how her sexuality is cool and awesome while she's using it to extort state secrets but becomes her downfall the moment it becomes genuine? Like, ladies, being sexually liberated means using sex to get material goods and the opportunity to wreak havoc, but you must always make sure to fuck people because they're useful, not because you want the fuck them, because that way lies self-destruction. Which, actually, hello, River.
aaaah. Anyway. I'm glad Irene exist, if only because there will be femslash, I'm glad she got awesome lines, I'm glad we there shall be tons of porn (some of it fix-it porn, with him begging her twice rather than what the show produced) and mostly I kind of imagine that whole SHERLOCKED thing was pre-arranged by her and Sherlock for whatever reason. Maybe, like, because she knows Moriarty is watching? Or something?
Also, I'm getting increasingly certain Molly is the brain behind Moriarty and I am okay with that.
Alsoalso, yes, the viciousness. "Wear you for shoes". He's not hot like the Master is, f'rex, but he's - effective.