The key feature of Holmes as a character hammered in over and over again is that he PAYS ATTENTION -- "You see, Watson, but you do not observe"
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Watson is drawn as a typical decent guy of his time and social class -- but he fails both intellectually and morally because he DOESN'T PAY ATTENTION He's a "decent guy" who thinks the way all the "decent guys" around him are taught to think and rarely goes further
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(He, at least, can appreciate Holmes' ability to think outside the box and follow behind him on the path he takes Which is more than people like Inspector Gregson and Lestrade, whom Holmes dismisses as decent and competent enough but like all actual cops "have no imagination")
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It's like how most modernizations completely drop the idea of the Baker Street Irregulars How Sherlock made a point of befriending all the local street urchins and using them as an informal information network, and they trust him because he actually gives a shit about them
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The equivalent of this in a modern era would be something like Sherlock volunteering at a youth center or being involved in some kind of mentorship program, which is 180 degrees the opposite of how they usually characterize him
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There's also the fact that -- as often remarked upon by moral guardians -- Holmes frequently let criminals go "Commuting a felony", as he called it (which irl is a use of the pardon power only available to the Queen and her government)
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Unlike the BBC characterization of Sherlock as someone who cares only about the glory of "solving the puzzle" and doesn't give a shit about consequences, canon Sherlock cares a LOT about consequences
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It's not even just when the criminal is a sympathetic person, or their crime was justified The dude in The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle was a huge piece of shit who almost fucked up a lot of people's lives But he decided sending him to jail would do more harm than good
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It's a great scene too The guy is just shamelessly begging and whining and he just silently walks over and flings the door open "Get out" And the guy tries to thank him and he's all "Not one more word. Out!"
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Replying to @arthur_affect
That is sincerely one of my favorite parts of the cannon Holmes stories. That one, and the one where he gets a man to admit to catfishing his stepdaughter for her inheritance income, and then canes the shitstain all the way out the front door.
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Yup and he says he doesn't have any legal recourse against the guy that wouldn't cause the daughter to suffer further pain and humiliation but he's pretty certain the guy's gonna pull something else that sends him to the gallows someday
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Replying to @arthur_affect
Yep. I just always felt so ANGRY for the girl. And then really glad I was not born when 100 pounds (IIRC?) a year was worth destroying someone's life over.
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Replying to @CWGaither @arthur_affect
It's been over a decade since I've read them. I remember enjoying them but not much else! And now I've watched Sherlock, House, The Mentalist, parts of Elementary (barf), the movies, and The Great Mouse Detective. I should revisit the stories
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