Thank you so much for both of those links. I have watched the episode at this point, but I don't have a lot to say about it. I do feel that they degraded the character of Irene Adler, making her a silly whore rather than a clever and forward thinking woman. I think that Moff leaped to the whore conclusion because those are the only women he sees as powerful...those that use their sexuality as a weapon. Perhaps he feels helpless in the face of sex and thinks ruthless fetish women are the only power players. To me, he does read like a compensating misogynist.
As for the slash context...well...yes...it is all a big joke for the ladies. I didn't have much hope of true homoerotic interest depicted in Holmes, because the boys would all be afraid of it. I think that is why women are leading the way in acceptance of the gay...because we are not afraid of it the way straight men are. We are also not afraid of women. Sadly, television is mostly written or controlled by little boys in old men bodies. They still giggle at bodily functions and think that their limited insights are deep and original.
I didn't rage over Sherlock. I just didn't care. I think Hounds of the Baskerville is better. Not only because it has more gay people and fewer women...but also because Sherlock and John do try to work on their feelings and deal with some emotional baggage. The quiet moments between Benedict and Martin are the best.
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Date: 2012-01-14 03:22 am (UTC)As for the slash context...well...yes...it is all a big joke for the ladies. I didn't have much hope of true homoerotic interest depicted in Holmes, because the boys would all be afraid of it. I think that is why women are leading the way in acceptance of the gay...because we are not afraid of it the way straight men are. We are also not afraid of women. Sadly, television is mostly written or controlled by little boys in old men bodies. They still giggle at bodily functions and think that their limited insights are deep and original.
I didn't rage over Sherlock. I just didn't care. I think Hounds of the Baskerville is better. Not only because it has more gay people and fewer women...but also because Sherlock and John do try to work on their feelings and deal with some emotional baggage. The quiet moments between Benedict and Martin are the best.