Right place to post this? Analysis of Holmes/Watson

[cuddyclothes.livejournal.com]

DISCLAIMER:  I haven't seen the movie.

A friend sent me this, and said it explained to her that she would find Wilson more interesting as the one with the scar.  I think it's a similar but different dynamic.  If I've posted this in the wrong community, please let me know.

http://recessional.dreamwidth.org/64119.html

Comments

[pro-prodigy.livejournal.com]

I am a totally Holmes/Watson fan, been a Sherlockian for a while now.

I like the differences between the two dynamics.

And i think House is a wonderfully done modern take of the Holmesian mythos. It captures the classic elements of Doyle's famous sleuth with much more modern connotations.

Wilson's weaknesses is more subtle than Watson's and vice versa, Holmes' damage is more subtle than House's.

[cuddyclothes.livejournal.com]

I agree with you. I have an ancient copy of "The Annotated Sherlock Holmes," and for some reason, I don't recall Watson having a leg injury. Was that only for the movie?

In the latest chapter of my fiction, "The Princess And The Peeved," I tried to write about what would happen if House's leg were a central part of the sexual experience, not the way you think. It's a crack AU fic.

[in-vegas-lights.livejournal.com]

Watson's injury is something that has always been a part of the ACD stories. It was mentioned immediately at the beginning of "A Study In Scarlet."

The issue with the injury is that in "A Study In Scarlet" Watson mentions how he was shot in the shoulder; there's no mention of a leg wound. Then, in various following stories, he'll either mention favoring his leg or his shoulder.

A lot of fans have simply taken it to mean he has an injury in BOTH places to refrain from further confusion. I think the leg injury was also preferential in the movie because Watson could then have a cane, which he used both for walking and as a weapon.

I hope that helps! I don't comment here often but I was intrigued by your Holmes/Watson post. :)

[daymarket.livejournal.com]

That analysis is seventeen kinds of awesome. I'm not really into Sherlock fic (I watched the film and enjoyed the hell out of it, but I'm not really into the fandom), but that made me reconsider the Mary/Watson/Holmes dynamic in ways I've never thought about before. Also it reconfirms my faith in the House OT3. :D