The idea of Sherlock Holmes as completely amoral and callous is a massive retcon of the character The original books and stories make it clear that Holmes is at his most "assholish" when he realizes someone powerful is exploiting someone powerless and getting away with ithttps://twitter.com/KaylaAncrum/status/1251531874939404288 …
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A lot of "sociopath Sherlock" takes came out of people being inspired by House, even though that was a massively twisted take on the character (And I would argue that House also started off as obsessed with the vulnerable but also got flanderized)
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Like, the essence of House's character was supposed to be that he was FURIOUS with doctors "giving up" on patients and just letting them die of a "mystery" illness, because it had actually happened to him and that's how he lost the use of his leg
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