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I'm loving Sherlock but haven't gone looking for fandom because Sherlock/John just does not interest me half as much as SherlockJohn onscreen does.
It does not surprise me that Fandom had a HOW DARE YOU BE A SEXUAL THING, YOU HARLOT. STEP OFF MY OTP! reaction - but it does sadden me.
In addition to what's been said via post or comments - I find it interesting that people are harping on her using sex as power when we don't ever actually see her having sex - except for the implied fade to black at the beginning.
I truly didn't see her using sex with Sherlock. She used emotion - which is really why she's a threat to a fangirl's OTP. She got under his skin the exact same way John did and from there it doesn't go anywhere for the exact same reason it doesn't with John.
Sherlock engages with her - by ignoring her which just makes me laugh and pet him - for similar reasons. She's not boring and she isn't put off by him. There's a large dose of hubris there - she can dominate any man, but it's HIM she's intrigued by.
She uses it and he doesn't blame her - but it's all emotional, not sexual to me.
As for dominatrix rather than schoolteacher - really? I would actually only see the character modernized as dominatrix (which they picked and made me squee), con woman/art thief (a la a female version of the White Collar lead) or some sort of criminal profiler which would put her on the same side of the law as Sherlock. Now THAT would have threatened the OTP.
As for the more delicious point of what/why she's tied to Moriarty. I think she originally intended to play them off each other.
She gets tangled with Mycroft by her stunt with the royal. She then turns to the "consultant" to get a read on Mycroft. Now she's tangled with Moriarty so she offers information - but it's encrypted - so Moriarty sends her to Sherlock to play one Holmes against the other.
I can squint and wonder if Moriarty didn't set the whole thing up to see if Sherlock was as big a weakness for Mycroft as John is for Sherlock. That it's actually Mycroft that Jim's started a war with and is startled that Sherlock became such a large threat so quickly.
Mostly because when he shows at the pool, he's equally condescending (Daddy's tired of playing) and impressed. If it's Mycroft he's playing Byzantine chess with, then turning/breaking/killing Sherlock are all a major play. He shows up in person because he genuinely can't decide which move to make - so he's making them in order - starting with breaking.
To that end, he sends in Irene. If she's smart enough to hurt Sherlock, atta girl, I've got a place for you in my organization. If she can't or is duped into falling for him, then killing her will hurt Sherlock and ultimately Mycroft. Moriarty still wins the hand.
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Date: 2012-01-08 08:42 pm (UTC)I'm loving Sherlock but haven't gone looking for fandom because Sherlock/John just does not interest me half as much as SherlockJohn onscreen does.
It does not surprise me that Fandom had a HOW DARE YOU BE A SEXUAL THING, YOU HARLOT. STEP OFF MY OTP! reaction - but it does sadden me.
In addition to what's been said via post or comments - I find it interesting that people are harping on her using sex as power when we don't ever actually see her having sex - except for the implied fade to black at the beginning.
I truly didn't see her using sex with Sherlock. She used emotion - which is really why she's a threat to a fangirl's OTP. She got under his skin the exact same way John did and from there it doesn't go anywhere for the exact same reason it doesn't with John.
Sherlock engages with her - by ignoring her which just makes me laugh and pet him - for similar reasons. She's not boring and she isn't put off by him. There's a large dose of hubris there - she can dominate any man, but it's HIM she's intrigued by.
She uses it and he doesn't blame her - but it's all emotional, not sexual to me.
As for dominatrix rather than schoolteacher - really? I would actually only see the character modernized as dominatrix (which they picked and made me squee), con woman/art thief (a la a female version of the White Collar lead) or some sort of criminal profiler which would put her on the same side of the law as Sherlock. Now THAT would have threatened the OTP.
As for the more delicious point of what/why she's tied to Moriarty. I think she originally intended to play them off each other.
She gets tangled with Mycroft by her stunt with the royal. She then turns to the "consultant" to get a read on Mycroft. Now she's tangled with Moriarty so she offers information - but it's encrypted - so Moriarty sends her to Sherlock to play one Holmes against the other.
I can squint and wonder if Moriarty didn't set the whole thing up to see if Sherlock was as big a weakness for Mycroft as John is for Sherlock. That it's actually Mycroft that Jim's started a war with and is startled that Sherlock became such a large threat so quickly.
Mostly because when he shows at the pool, he's equally condescending (Daddy's tired of playing) and impressed. If it's Mycroft he's playing Byzantine chess with, then turning/breaking/killing Sherlock are all a major play. He shows up in person because he genuinely can't decide which move to make - so he's making them in order - starting with breaking.
To that end, he sends in Irene. If she's smart enough to hurt Sherlock, atta girl, I've got a place for you in my organization. If she can't or is duped into falling for him, then killing her will hurt Sherlock and ultimately Mycroft. Moriarty still wins the hand.