In the show's defense, they have said that their concept for it was that these guys are about 20 years away from being the platonic ideal of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. They're not done baking yet. Of course, I also think Sherlock is more of an Aspie than a sociopath, but I will admit that I am fundamentally an apologist for the show (albeit not a blind one).
Buffy? I like that. That girl's so hot, she's buffy.
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Procedurals 1: Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You.
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DebetEsse - May 25, 2012 8:07:42 pm PDT #8975 of 11831
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Typo Boy - May 25, 2012 9:37:25 pm PDT #8976 of 11831
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I agree with you that Sherlock is not a sociopath. I'm not quite as sure about Aspie, but then again I don't know that much about Aspergers. I know one high functioning Aspergers patient who is *very* socially successful, very able to charm people and make lots of friends.
I do have a theory/fanficcy idea that Sherlock and Mycroft were deliberately raised to be thinking machines/sociopaths . Whoever was trying this (their mother?) came much closer with Mycroft, which is why he functions well in government. I'm not sure Mycroft is a true sociopath either. He seems to truly care for Sherlock. (Yes, I know gave him away to Moriarity, but perhaps did not expect him to ever get away to use the knowledge.) On the other hand he seems to have no problem with torture and secret labs that violate medical ethics - so he is not *that* far from true sociopath even if he is not quite that.
Ginger - May 26, 2012 1:45:45 pm PDT #8977 of 11831
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
sumi - May 26, 2012 2:30:03 pm PDT #8978 of 11831
Art Crawl!!!
Those are great!
§ ita § - May 27, 2012 12:23:53 pm PDT #8979 of 11831
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I just read that Andrew Scott won a BAFTA. And I actually googled to see if it was for Sherlock, because seriously? I felt he had no boundaries on his performance, so I couldn't even say he was good. He just had to act incredibly loopy. I have no reason to think really brilliant psychopaths act that way.
I suppose someone has to chew the scenery in real life?
§ ita § - May 27, 2012 5:18:02 pm PDT #8980 of 11831
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Man, I love how "fuck you" the writers were when they had to write out AJ Cook. And wikipedia cites spinoff-related financial reasons.
Glad that worked out for you, network. And if you hadn't jacked with Paget Brewster, we might still have her...
Ginger - May 27, 2012 5:28:42 pm PDT #8981 of 11831
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
ION's having a CM marathon tomorrow. Apparently, nothing says Memorial Day like serial killers.
Vortex - May 28, 2012 8:10:19 am PDT #8982 of 11831
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Just discovered that Hallmark Movie Channel is having an old school Perry Mason marathon.
le nubian - May 28, 2012 12:52:56 pm PDT #8983 of 11831
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
-t - May 28, 2012 7:30:21 pm PDT #8984 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ha! The most infamous L&O episode ending?