This post(and the comments!) are so fascinating when it comes to sexuality vs. intelligence in fandom and RL. I for one thought the episode and Irene's portrayal as fantastic, with only a couple little nitpicks that I'd have to rewatch to catch and expand on.
*shrugs* Haters are always gonna hate Irene, either because she gets in the way of their OTP, or because she's too feminine/modest/whatever(or not enough!). I've liked her in practically every incarnation I've seen or read, so I never questioned that I'd like this version.
I just know I really like the way they threw out the whole "If you're attracted to someone, it must be sexual, and if you're not, then you obviously can't love them" thing that fandom seems to love.
Going off on a tangent, that's always been one of the biggest things that annoys me about some fandoms; if there's a bond/relationship/love, even, then it must absolutely be sexual. And I say that as a shipper and slasher of less-than-canon pairings! But there's a difference between seeing the world through your rosy porn-filled shipper glasses all the time and being able to take them off. And I think that may be tripping up a lot of Sherlock fans.
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Date: 2012-01-05 06:08 am (UTC)This post(and the comments!) are so fascinating when it comes to sexuality vs. intelligence in fandom and RL. I for one thought the episode and Irene's portrayal as fantastic, with only a couple little nitpicks that I'd have to rewatch to catch and expand on.
*shrugs* Haters are always gonna hate Irene, either because she gets in the way of their OTP, or because she's too feminine/modest/whatever(or not enough!). I've liked her in practically every incarnation I've seen or read, so I never questioned that I'd like this version.
I just know I really like the way they threw out the whole "If you're attracted to someone, it must be sexual, and if you're not, then you obviously can't love them" thing that fandom seems to love.
Going off on a tangent, that's always been one of the biggest things that annoys me about some fandoms; if there's a bond/relationship/love, even, then it must absolutely be sexual. And I say that as a shipper and slasher of less-than-canon pairings! But there's a difference between seeing the world through your rosy porn-filled shipper glasses all the time and being able to take them off. And I think that may be tripping up a lot of Sherlock fans.