And I think this is the fundamental difference between Sherlock and Mycroft. Everyone always goes on about how dark Sherlock might be...how psychopathic and dangerous, but do they consider Mycroft? I've always seen Mycroft as the darker force, even while fandom after S1 was obsessed with Mycroft!Poppins(IDK if you've seen it; Mycroft as Marry Poppins), I always saw him as the darker force. And we saw that in Scandal, when he was concocting Bond Air. Like you said, if anyone has a form of psychopathy, Mycroft is the more likely prospect. He's not fundamentally evil, but he's not good. And I love the way you explain how Sherlock sees that and relates it to the world around him, and how he doesn't appreciate Mycroft's cool exterior and interior.
So, John treats Sherlock like a human, and really, despite Sherlock's insistence that he's superhuman, being treated like he's human is really all Sherlock has ever wanted in life...well, that, and to have a friend who is impressed by intelligence rather than intimidated by it. And here we go; last comparison I'm gonna make, promise(mostly 'cause we're at the end here...XD). I know I'm special, and I hate being called normal. I prefer to be differentiated from others, because in a totally unhumble way, I know I'm special. But that doesn't stop me from wanting people who'll accept my abnormalities as normal. Hence, I suppose, why I love the internet so much.
Sweet baby jesus, this is an entry in its own right. Sorry! I have too many thoughts.
ETA: I agree with your commentary thoughts. I have them, all of the commentaries for S1/2, iirc, but I haven't actually listened to them through.
Someone was accusing Merlin of this yesterday, but that's just because they aren’t a very astute watcher. I think most people are used to progressions that don't resemble RL, where people have smooth transitions from episode to episode, and if they don't then it's bad. I think Merlin's done pretty well(thought I don't know if I believe it's on purpose or not) in that REAL people don't magically become better people over a gradual slope. They just have an increase in good things vs. bad things. I guess I'm more talking about Arthur's who's been accused of all kinds of uncool things, but mainly of having a shaky storyline, which, yeah, sometimes, but calling him inconsistent because he doesn't suddenly become a shining pillar of goodness is a bit harsh. Nobody changes overnite, and nobody has a nice smooth transition. Change takes time, and it's a rocky road. He's grown a ton since S1, and to ignore that would be a crime. And the others all have similar stories, though I'm a lot more pissed over Gwen and Morgana's inconsistencies, because we don't get to SEE them change, at all. /rant
Ha, and then I read down and realized you practically said the same thing about Sherlock and John. Nice.
"John Watson is the most reliable man in the world." Love, love, love that quote.
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Date: 2012-06-22 11:01 pm (UTC)I've always seen Mycroft as the darker force, even while fandom after S1 was obsessed with Mycroft!Poppins(IDK if you've seen it; Mycroft as Marry Poppins), I always saw him as the darker force. And we saw that in Scandal, when he was concocting Bond Air. Like you said, if anyone has a form of psychopathy, Mycroft is the more likely prospect. He's not fundamentally evil, but he's not good. And I love the way you explain how Sherlock sees that and relates it to the world around him, and how he doesn't appreciate Mycroft's cool exterior and interior.
So, John treats Sherlock like a human, and really, despite Sherlock's insistence that he's superhuman, being treated like he's human is really all Sherlock has ever wanted in life...well, that, and to have a friend who is impressed by intelligence rather than intimidated by it.
And here we go; last comparison I'm gonna make, promise(mostly 'cause we're at the end here...XD). I know I'm special, and I hate being called normal. I prefer to be differentiated from others, because in a totally unhumble way, I know I'm special. But that doesn't stop me from wanting people who'll accept my abnormalities as normal. Hence, I suppose, why I love the internet so much.
Sweet baby jesus, this is an entry in its own right. Sorry! I have too many thoughts.
ETA: I agree with your commentary thoughts. I have them, all of the commentaries for S1/2, iirc, but I haven't actually listened to them through.
Someone was accusing Merlin of this yesterday, but that's just because they aren’t a very astute watcher.
I think most people are used to progressions that don't resemble RL, where people have smooth transitions from episode to episode, and if they don't then it's bad. I think Merlin's done pretty well(thought I don't know if I believe it's on purpose or not) in that REAL people don't magically become better people over a gradual slope. They just have an increase in good things vs. bad things. I guess I'm more talking about Arthur's who's been accused of all kinds of uncool things, but mainly of having a shaky storyline, which, yeah, sometimes, but calling him inconsistent because he doesn't suddenly become a shining pillar of goodness is a bit harsh. Nobody changes overnite, and nobody has a nice smooth transition. Change takes time, and it's a rocky road. He's grown a ton since S1, and to ignore that would be a crime. And the others all have similar stories, though I'm a lot more pissed over Gwen and Morgana's inconsistencies, because we don't get to SEE them change, at all.
/rant
Ha, and then I read down and realized you practically said the same thing about Sherlock and John. Nice.
"John Watson is the most reliable man in the world."
Love, love, love that quote.