#captain gregson

[galaxythreads]

CBS elementary is absolutely bonkers, okay?

Sherlock crashes Joan's car in the first episode. This is never addressed again.

Sherlock goads Joan into an illegal autopsy after he kept doing it wrong

One time Sherlock comes home with a human head and has no idea where he got it

Moriarty has a daughter who is kidnapped. Sherlock and Joan have to rescue her. With Moriarty.

Moriarty kills someone who tries to assassinate Joan and then sends her a letter basically equaling out to “only me kill you <3″ 

Joan beats up a cop in a boxing ring. Then she annoys Joan again so Joan prepares for round #2.

Joan shaves Sherlock's head on purpose. At his request. He is bald or almost bald for several episodes. 

Someone mocks Sherlock and Joan asks the man "what's the hardest you've ever been hit?”

Joan threatens to stab Sherlock in the thigh with a push-pin if he doesn’t pay attention to a meeting (she has the push pin the whole scene in her hand)

Sherlock and Joan take down an entire drug gang in like a weekend.

Sherlock goads Gregson into marrying his girlfriend for insurance.

They keep roosters for like four episodes because Sherlock is trying to teach them to get along

Lestrade takes a helicopter to go down the block

“I’m Gay” “I am not” “No that’s my name. But I am actually gay, so it saves time.” “How efficient.” 

Sherlock becomes friends with a serial killer

Sherlock and Joan need help with a case so they go visit a detective in stolen antiquities who demands their help with a SEPERATE case that Sherlock solves in ten seconds

“Tell me you didn’t start that fire” “I didn’t start that fire” 

Sherlock’s solution to dealing with annoying neighbors is to start sculpting bushes with a chainsaw

In order to stop Marcus from assaulting someone, Sherlock assaults them first

Joan gets attacked by a serial killer and when Sherlock looks at her with big puppy eyes of apology she tells him that she’ll break his rib if he apologizes

One of Marcus’ professors refuses to teach Marcus because of a grudge they hold against Sherlock

“I’ve been robbed. How offensive.”

A LOT of people Joan knew get murdered (this is weird now that I’m thinking about it, I can think of at least three people)

Mycroft and Joan dated

“Her first hidden body, you must be so proud.” “You’re jesting, but I am.” 

“You don’t know I play the violin?” “Until last week I didn’t know you ate food.” 

Sherlock gets into a disagreement with his father and his solution to dealing with his frustration is to squeeze an entire honey jar down the drain 

Joan publishes a book detailing Sherlock’s life SOLEY for revenge after Reichenbach 

No one can understand Sherlock’s texting except for Joan, who used the fact he WASN’T talking like a teenager to realize he’d been kidnapped 

“It’s the orange high lighter, it always brings bad luck.”

Joan dyes her hair blonde to deal with a personal crises 

Joan and Sherlock lie under oath about breaking into people’s houses because they “heard puppies and babies under distress”

“Holmes and Watson are tracking down some sort of Holmes and Watson thing.”

Joan’s adoption lawyer lies about failing to notify her of meetings and Sherlock gets a king involved

Joan meets her sister because her sister runs an illegal poker game

Clyde. Just. Clyde

Joan’s mother tells her that she thinks Joan’s brother is having an affair and when Joan vents her frustration about this, Sherlock tells her she can (and should) cut off her family

The first half of season three is basically Joan and Sherlock mentoring/parenting Kitty 

Sherlock was SO CONFIDENT that his father wouldn’t show up to the meeting that he hired an actor to stand-in for his father (and he was right)

A consistent running gag of the series is Sherlock waking up Joan in new and strange ways

“Uncle Detective” “My child is not calling you detective.” 

“What does the moon landing have to do with someone trying to kill your father?” “Nothing. Or everything.” 

[possibility221]

Elementary Sherlock and Joan

The person you love most in the world.

Episodes: 7x13, 2x22, 4x24, 7x13

[thestinkyman]

I need to get that man pregnant

[happygirl2oo2]

Elementary parallels (s1 vs s6)

Captain Gregson to Sherlock after M (a serial killer) seemed to have followed him to New York and then murdered someone over there (presumingly, at the time, to catch Sherlock's attention by hitting "close to home", but of course Sherlock had no way of knowing he'd do so and he is appalled by it upon finding out), in s1 ep12:

Gregson: "I guess this answers the question about whether he came to New York for you, huh?" Sherlock: "My sincerest apologies, captain. If I'd have had any notion that my presence would've drawn him to your city..." Gregson: "Hey, hey, he's the twist, okay? Not you." *puts a comforting hand on Sherlock's shoulder*

Captain Gregson to Sherlock after Michael (a serial killer, tho unknown to Sherlock at first) killed Hannah's roommate (canonly to catch Sherlock's attention by hitting "close to home", but of course Sherlock had no way of knowing he'd do so and he is appalled by it upon finding out), followed by Hannah killing him later on in revenge, and after Sherlock politely asks Gregson to not let Watson take the fall for Hannah's crime by keeping quiet about it, in s6 ep21:

Gregson: "You're the door that this lunatic walked through, okay? Not me! He cozied up to you. He got to know everything about you, including the fact that I have a daughter. He killed her friend to get your attention. If it weren't for you, Maddie Williams would be alive today and my little girl wouldn't be a killer."

[chehukyu]

cbs elementary but it’s the way i see it (a tired dad with a band of kids that can’t stop getting into Situations)(gregson my beloved)(you’re doing your best)

[xony]

there's an episode in s2 of Elementary where a guy is so obsessed with Captain Gregson his appartment walls are covered with pics of him and honestly, same

[writingfanficsfan]

Just rewatched Bites and Pieces and I will never understand why Gregson reacted the way he did when Sherlock told him about his PCS. 

I can understand that he was angry for not telling him sooner and only telling him because Sherlock had found that head and didn’t remember how he got it but I still think Gregson reacted too harsh. 

Even at the end of the episode, it was all said so harshly and the whole ‘you can trust me’/ ‘proof it’ thing still rubs me the wrong way. 

[blistering-typhoons]

trying to call out your psuedo-dad and steadily losing confidence simulator

[hjbirthdaywishes]

March 8, 2023

Happy 64 Birthday to Aidan Quinn. 

[mcfriggingonagall]

Random 5 am thought "What kind of grandfather would Morland Holmes be ?"

[galaxythreads]

Truly nothing will ever be like my love for grumpy old men who keep collecting children. It is my favorite trope in existence. I love fathers whose fatherhood may not have been a choice but it was always inevitable and they're surprisingly cut out for the job.

[possibility221]

Elementary Holmes and Watson: We're a team

episodes: 4x02, 4x02, 1x07, 1x23, 3x17, 4x07

[happygirl2oo2]

Elementary Parallels

Gregson about Sherlock kidnapping and planning to intentionally kill the active serial murderer that killed someone he loved (which he didn't end up fully going through with, only beating him up for a bit in a way that would hurt but do no real harm before intentionally taking M to the police himself), s1ep13:

Watson: "Sherlock feels terribly about what happened. He'd tell you himself but you know how he is. What would it take for him to come back? Is it a matter of sitting it out or do you want a formal apology?" Gregson: "You sound like he took my favorite shirt without asking. Holmes planned to torture and murder somebody." Watson: "Sherlock thought that Moran murdered the woman he loved." Gregson: "Which makes it natural to think about paying him back. An employee of this department does not act on those impulses. Do you wanna know what Sherlock can do? Nothing. And if I had to bet, I'd say he's not even sorry. Now, I understand, you're worried about your client, you think that he needs this job to stay sober. I understand that. But he's broken, and he's broken in a way that has nothing to do with whether or not he's getting high."

Gregson about Kitty kidnapping and planning to intentionally kill the active serial rapist and murderer that terribly abused her 5 years ago (which she didn't end up fully going through with, ended up pouring strong acid on his face instead before intentionally revealing Gruner's location to the police), s3ep12 and s5ep15:

Sherlock, answering his phone: "Captain." Gregson: "We got him. Gruner. We've been trying to ping his cell phone for hours, but suddenly it came back on. We found him in a warehouse on Staten Island tied to a chair. At first, we thought someone had lit his head on fire, but the doctor said it was some kind of corrosive. Preliminary lab work says he is Jesse Laird's biological father, and Joan found a book stashed at his place. There are pictures in there that he's not gonna be able to explain. He's gonna wake up after a few hours, and right after I tell him he's under arrest, I'm gonna ask him who did this to him. Maybe it's a name I know. Maybe it isn't. Either way, I'm gonna have to go after them." Sherlock: "Understood." [cut to Sherlock and Kitty talking on the phone] Kitty: "There's some things I need to wrap up with the captain. I wanted you to know that this is the last time I'll be using this phone. Thought you'd want to verify that I really have gone to the airport this time."

Watson: "You want me and Kitty to talk to the captain?" Sherlock: "Is that a problem?" Kitty: "Yeah, Watson. Problem?" Watson: "You didn't just leave New York two years ago, you fled. You dunked some guy's head in a vat of acid." Kitty: "Del Gruner wasn't a "guy," he was a monster. All things considered, I'd say he got off easy. Watson: "All I'm saying is the captain knew it was you." Sherlock: "He suspected. Gruner never said a word about who marked him. Obviously, he didn't want to reveal his true connection to Kitty." Watson: "You really think that's gonna matter to the captain?" Kitty: "I wrote him a letter. The captain, after I got back. I didn't confess to anything… I knew that would put him in a spot… I just… apologized if I disappointed him. We're square." Sherlock: You heard her. They're square." [cut to Watson and Kitty in the police station] Watson: "You're sure about this?" Kitty: "Pretty sure." Watson: "What do you mean, you're pretty sure?" Kitty: "I mean, I'm reasonably certain he won't try to charge me with a two-year-old crime. 60/40. Ish." *Gregson spots Kitty, and immediately his face changes into looking pissed. She waves awkwardly and he begins walking toward her with what seems to be an angry face* Gregson: "Are you kidding me?" *stops in front of Kitty, then immediately his face changes into a happy and smiling one* "How come no one told me you were coming?" *proceeds to hug Kitty* Kitty, relieved: "It's sort of a long story, actually." Gregson: "Oh, yeah?" Kitty: "I could use your help." Gregson: "Okay, come on. We'll talk in my office." Watson: "Must've been one hell of a letter." Kitty: "Yep." *after explaining the case* Gregson: "I'll make some calls. You'll have all the help you need from the police in Jersey. But first, I'm gonna go find Marcus. I know he's gonna want to say hi to you."

Gregson about Hannah intentionally locating and killing the active serial murderer that killed someone she loved (which she fully went through with, before then intentionally disposing of Michael's dead body by putting it in the garbage with the help of a willing accomplice and only confessing to the crime to her cop father while being drank), s6ep21:

Gregson: "How much do you know?" Sherlock: "Almost all of it. Michael was killed by a woman at the home of a man named Denny Mulgrew. An accomplice helped her dispose of the body: a man named Curtis Jenkins, father of Graham. I confess I don't know at what point you were drawn into the plot, but once you were, you realized that the killer could be undone by security footage recorded outside Mr. Jenkins' workplace, so you went there and you destroyed it. I spent the better part of today thinking that Michael's killer was Special Agent Mallick. But no. It's Hannah. Your daughter." Gregson: "Maddie wasn't just Hannah's roommate. She was her best friend. After Maddie's murder, Hannah took some time off. She was supposed to be getting her head together. Instead, she started looking into Rowan on her own. She dug in. She got to know all the people in his life. Including Denny Mulgrew. After she heard about what happened at your place, she got to thinking. He's not going to a hospital. He'd go to a guy like Mulgrew. So she played a hunch. She went to his place and staked it out. The next morning, after Mulgrew left, she found a way inside. She had her gun with her. But she thought that was too good for him, so she used her baton instead. Him calling Joan's name-- she never heard that. And she sure as hell didn't know the whole thing was being recorded." Sherlock: "So, when did she make you an accessory?" Gregson: "Couple hours later, I got a call from a friend of mine who owns a bar. He said Hannah was there and that she was in bad shape. So I went there, got her into my car. And that's when she told me everything." Sherlock: "You have to tell the FBI." Gregson: "I can't. No. Hannah's a cop. She can't go to prison."

[chehukyu]

aggieio really brings out the best in people

[golden-dart]

I love elementary, the show is brilliant and so underrated. It also contains my platonic ot3 which consists of Sherlock, Joan and Marcus.

[sir-sanguinus]

I'm on the penultimate episode of Elementary, and this show is so... Beautiful. It's inter-personal relationships are gorgeous.

Watson and Holmes admitting that they are more than partners, but people who love each other (and it's even more important that it's platonic)

Sherlock and Mycroft's goodbye several seasons ago, before Sherlock knew how to talk to his family.

And now, Holmes and his father, having made so much progress. Sherlock being in shell-shock, being genuinely hurt by his father's death. A man for whom he had nothing but hatred for the first 2 seasons.

I think this Sherlock Holmes is beautiful because he makes connections with people. His friendship with Captain Gregson, Detective Bell, and ME Hawes, his partnership with Joan, Alfredo and Cassie becoming friends, his brother and father and their development, his attempts to atone for past mistakes, with Lestrade, Oscar Rankin, and his attempts to help those who needed it, like Kitty Winter and Shinwell Johnson. I also want to mention Sherlock's relationships with Jamie, Fiona Helbron and Athena.

His relationships are so diverse and whilst Sherlock remains bizarre, and at times stubborn, he is genuinely a good person. He struggles, he learns, he relies on others for help and advice. He feels so human, which means an audience associates with him more.

I just wanted to acknowledge how much Sherlock has grown, emotionally. Seeing him express sadness at his father's death just shows that.

Anyway, go and watch Elementary. It's got to be one of the best Sherlock Holmes adaptations on TV.