#sherlock thoughts

[communitypoolswimlessons]

so like I know the Holmes' sister ended up being like, awful*, but that scene where Sherlock and Faith Smith (played by Eurus Holmes) is really sweet and my favorite, actually?

*extremely subjective

[detectivejay]

Time for a new poll! I'm curious to see the spread of answers on this one (and hear any other series not on the list.) Tried to go for a range of older and newer series on here, more on the older end of the spectrum, but I can't cover everything with the limited poll options here, so I hope you'll share your answers! :)

Please reblog for a larger sample size, thank you!

EDIT: Wow this broke containment from my little sideblog, thank you all for sharing your favorites even after the poll concluded. I love getting updates with little snippets of people's favorite and first mystery series and fond memories. Mystery nerds unite! 🥰

[bl-mitchum]

Reading Sherlock Holmes and there are so many scenes where Holmes is just at the foot of Watson’s bed, wide awake at a questionable hour like, “Hello, my dear Watson! I have studied bicycles all night!” What a little cryptid.

[its-me-em28]

[vampyrholmes]

the way they stand after this guy produces what is around $40k in modern USD gets me every time. watson looks like he’s gonna puke and holmes look like his ears started ringing. if watson could say ‘what the fuck’ he would’ve

[finehs]

Tortoises have terrible hearing. The music [Enya] is for you. You said you used to listen to spa music when you operated on patients. I thought it might reduce your agita during this bothersome task.

[beemovieerotica]

you KNOW that if polls were a feature on tumblr back during full post editing privileges it would have been insane. like you see one version of a poll pass your dash: "who suffered worse? 1) sherlock 2) mycroft" with a mycroft sweep of 100,00 votes and then you see it again except it's "who bottoms" and then suddenly OP is fighting off demons and an entire callout post and people are trying to dox everyone who voted

[sinagingan]

Le John Watson study

[nerikga1axy]

💐so pretty with flower

[spooksicl-e]

old boy but /aff

[noodles-and-tea]

History will say they were different sides of the same coin

[i-dont-talk-for-days-on-end]

It is tempting to think that Sherlock Holmes was so emotionally repressed and secretive and obviously not great at handling the feelings of others (making Watson believe him dead or dying several times) because his own author did not love him enough. Childhood trauma. Deep in his heart he knew that all the time ACD spent with him he'd rather write about dinosaurs, and that turns a man bitter. And looking at some adaptions I think this is still ongoing - some creators still do not love Sherlock Holmes. They want his name, but they don't want him. Pleeeaaase let Sherlock Holmes be with creators who love himmmmm pleeeeaaaaaase my poor silly little guyyyyyyy

[abstractfrog]

SILVER BLAZE PART THREE - happy jonkday everyone. one of these days i'll draw a scene that doesn't take place at night

[its-me-em28]

[starfruitsomething]

Sh&co vs. bbc sherlock

Something I feel that really separates Sh&co from bbc Sherlock is that Sherlock is not some super computer mind thats a million steps ahead of everyone.

Yes he is incredibly smart, but he's not the only one who is solving the problems. Like there are several episodes where he couldn't have solved the crimes without John and Mariana.

I just really love how they all work together- Like Mariana and John don't just exists to look stupid compared to Sherlock.

[motorghost]

anyone else get occasionally assaulted by thoughts of holmes and/or watson dying in sussex? like, maybe one day, when they are both very old, holmes wakes up to watson in his arms and he knows right away. he genuinely believed he would be the first to go. he steps downstairs and lights up a pipe. he stands there for a long time. he writes a few letters and sends them out. he walks around the house, observing everything. then he goes outside to sit near the bees. he listens to their soft humming and passes away in the sunshine.

or, one day, when they are both very old, watson comes back from the village to see holmes asleep in his chair. he knows right away. he genuinely believed he would be the first to go. he sobs and sobs and sobs. he writes letters by candlelight. then he writes more. he writes until he has nothing left to say. then he goes out and sits by the bees, who are all silent. he passes away under the moon.