I just rewatched The Final Problem and I don't know how he does it, but I'm so amazed by the way Jeremy Brett shows that Holmes is secretly terrified by the news that Moriarty got away, from the moment he receives the telegram. He stops confiding in Watson, he doesn't even really meet his eyes anymore. And from time to time you see a glimpse of the knowledge in his eyes that he's a dead man walking. He knows that he can turn wherever he likes but he will eventually walk into a trap, and the way he's resigning to that and puts up a brave front and still is silently terrified is so ... powerful.
But you know what. So is Watson. Because of course he picks up on Holmes's mood. He can tell Holmes is not always telling him the whole truth, and despite or because of it, he doesn't even consider leaving. He has accompanied Holmes on this whole uncomfortable trip, they have left London disguised, and changed trains in a ridiculous fashion, and left behind their luggage to gain some time to clandestinely get to the continent. And you get the impression that, although he might not yet fully grasp how dangerous the situation really is, he picks up on Holmes's dread, but is not really able to do anything about it. Nothing but to stay.
God, how I wished this had ended differently. Because Holmes retreating into himself here is already the beginning of him disappearing for years, and looking back, Watson will already feel like Holmes was slipping from his grasp days before they actually reached the falls.
Fat people deserve mobility aids, too. No matter if it's connected to their fatness or not, because having a mobility issue that is connected to one's fatness won't change that they're still fat and still have the issue at hand. Fat people don't deserve to "tough it out" because fatness should be this divine punishment doled out to those who "deserve" it. Fat disabled people deserve to have the peace of mind that they can exist in whatever way is most comfortable and accessible to them
over the last 2 weeks, i've seen countless patients walk into my urgent care center, symptomatic for so many things, refusing to get tested for covid and flu, citing that they don't want to knowingly bring it to their holiday tables. i had a patient tell me, verbatim, "i don't want to test for covid, because i don't want to be the asshole who brings it on a plane."
i understand that - i understand that holidays are times where people look forward to meeting loved ones that they might only see once a year, or where they get a break from the hectic back and forth of their lives.
but here's the thing - whether they get tested or not, they will bring whatever they have to their holiday tables. it's pure recklessness to know that you're sick, and walk into someone else's house spreading the disease.
today, january 2, i saw 91 patients, many of them who have tested positive for covid and flu. many of these patients are the same ones who didn't want testing 3 days ago, until their events were over, and now, they will have to reach out to everyone they know to let them know that they were positive because they were showing symptoms well before their event.
the next week or two? we're going to see many, many more, all people with symptoms that started around christmas. these are the only two viruses we test for rapidly in our office, but they are potent and can be fatal in many people.
so here's why i wrote this post, and maybe it's a little late, but - if you care about your loved ones, please get tested if you know you're sick. it doesn't have to be at a clinic if you don't want it to, because the over-the-counter tests work just fine too (if you test within 5-7 days of symptom onset). just...please don't try to run from the knowledge that you might have covid, because immunocompromised people, elderly people, people with co-morbidities like asthma, pregnancy, diabetes, etc...many of them may not recover. and they may not be sitting at your holiday table in the future because of it.