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It’s crazy to me that people read Sherlock Holmes’ obsession with Irene Adler as romantic when it is so clearly the same kind of obsession that gay men have for Lady Gaga

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Modern Sherlock Holmes but he’s a 27 year old, drinks energy drinks only, is astonishing polite and has no idea how the solar system works because it was never relevant to a case but can name every every person involved in making Super Mario Bros because he did need that for a case once.

Watson is continuously appalled about his eating habits and makes vague posts on Twitter that ends in threads like

Watson: “My roommate noticed only today that he can label his email inboxs but took apart his entire bloody laptop two weeks ago.”

Person: “This reminds me of the post about the roommate who couldn’t turn on the coffee machine but remembers like 500 numbers of pi”

Watson: “I’ll be delighted to inform you that this is the very same roommate.”

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guess what’s just arrived!! all the way to paris!!

i’m very very impressed with the quality and count myself very lucky to have secured a copy—one with a signature and doodle as well!!

@contact-guy thank you for all your hard work :)

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the BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY part 2 - part 1 here - there is a mention of Holmes reading Petrarch in this story and so naturally I went on a deep dive of some of the most TRAGIC AND ROMANTIC POETRY ABOUT DOOMED LOVE I HAVE EVER READ. BUDDY.

the 'deductions and inferences' bit I drew ages ago so it's in a different style! classic bitch moment.

One more part to come! This is in the Watson's Sketchbook series.

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Man also RIP Sir Arthur Conan Doyle you would've loved House MD

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John Watson is the BIGGEST hype man and that’s just canon

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Can you really consider yourself a roommate if you don’t teach your fellow lodger the art of deduction??

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I present to you: Sherlock Holmes in Drag. Inspired by a clip I once saw in a Johnlock compilation and it caught me very off guard (in a positive way). He was absolutely BEAUTIFUL! Also this was drawn during pride month so I guess that’s an additional slay.

If she were a drag queen…what do you think her stage name would be?

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Sheloc and wotsun

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“the wreck and ruin of a noble man”

[ID: a digital illustration in black and white of Sherlock Holmes with a cigarette in his mouth. He is at crotch level with another man, whose hand is on his head, threaded through his hair. The man wears a suit and a wedding ring, only his sleeve and the edge of his jacket are visible. Sherlock is gazing up at the man with a suggestive, defiant smirk. His tie is loose and askew and the first button of his shirt is undone.]

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Mystery Inc. meet Holmes and Watson!

I am having a lot of fun with this Victorian Scooby Doo au!!

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Dr. Watson is just as important of a character as Sherlock Holmes. You cannot get rid of or replace him. He is the narrator. The stories are about Holmes, but it's through WATSON that we have them in the first place. He's not "just" the sidekick. He is the main character, right alongside Holmes.

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Wait???

Watson literally traveled NEARLY SIX HUNDRED MILES IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS just to see Holmes and make sure he was okay.

GET YOURSELF A MAN LIKE JOHN WATSON

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Why does he have to wear his watch chain so sluttily. Who allowed this.

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The idea of Sherlock Holmes, the bachelor man, the famous detective, the "calculating machine", thinking of every young girl as his daughter makes me want to sob in my bed for days

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"You can't hate on an entire Sherlock Holmes adaptation just because of how they interpret Irene Norton (nee Adler)-" SHUT UP.

I will hate on an adaptation if it does the following:

makes Irene a love interest for Sherlock Holmes (whether realized or not).

First of all, Holmes is NOT attracted to women, and never experiences a smidgen of attraction towards them in the original stories. ACD could have very easily written him a love interest, but CHOSE NOT TO because it went against the idea of his character. He was never attracted towards women.

Second of all, Irene Adler isn't even Irene Adler. Her name is Irene NORTON. Do you want to know why? Because she's LITERALLY MARRIED. TO A LAWYER NAMED GODFREY NORTON. She already has a husband who she loves very much! She does not love Holmes!

Thirdly, a man can feel admiration for a woman without being attracted to her. Watson literally says in the first part of A Scandal in Bohemia that he didn't feel any emotion akin to love for Irene Adler!!

2. makes Irene into some sort of femme fatalle/sexually appealing

This implies that women can only be smarter than men if they are attractive/hot. That, in order for a woman to be successful, she has to provide something for a man. She has to have an excuse to be intelligent. Doing this means she can't just be a smart woman, but that she has to be sexually attractive and mysterious, too! DOING THIS REDUCES HER INTO AN OBJECT OF DESIRE!!!

3. makes her weak/makes her get outsmarted by Holmes

Im not sure if any adaptations have actually done this. But if so. Absolutely not. She challenges Holmes's misogynistic ideals and to reform his views. Because Holmes views women as softer, weaker, and less intelligent (when they are NOT!!) And Irene helps to teach him this. Her lesson is effective!! Because Holmes stops making fun of women. And he changes his ways. Why would you make her weaker? She's SUPPOSED to beat Holmes.

If it does this or anything else I will NOT view the adaptation. You can tell a lot about the adaptors, their respect and accuracy while depicting the original stories, and how they view women, through their interpretation of Irene Norton. She is the most famous female character in the series, after all. Do her RIGHT! READ A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA BEFORE YOU ADAPT! And if you still make these amateur mistakes, you shouldn't be adapting Sherlock Holmes at all.