Sherlock 2.01 - A Scandal in Belgravia

[prodigy]

This episode -- there were definitely elements I liked, especially Sherlock and Mycroft's relationship, and I think all the actors did the best by what they had, but overall: if your gender politics are more backwards than those of a short story published in 1891, you have a problem.

Moffat. Moffat Moffat Moffat.

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[relia]

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Fuck you Moffat, I hate you I hate you I hate you.

[prodigy]

He is not an experienced medical doctor recently returned from Afghanistan.

[amadi]

So. Much. Word.

[prodigy]

I'm trying to figure out a way to use Tumblr Savior to block all the defensive gushing over Scandal on my dash without blocking the entire fandom, but I'm afraid it's probably impossible. Did you know that if we thought this ep was offensive we don't really understand feminism? The More You Know.

[amadi]

I've read this comment repeatedly, over several hours, and I still can't parse it. I mean, all of the words make sense, but... no.

I mean, really? We don't understand feminism?

[prodigy]

I think this article sums it up rather nicely although I'm not sure I agree with its assertion that Moffat was well-suited to adapt the Holmes stories in the first place (given Moffat cannot string together a plot with any sense of internal continuity left to his own devices, much less make sense of ACD's). Sadly, I stumbled on it on Tumblr where someone was bitching about how it "didn't get it."

Some fans treat TV creators like their home sports team.