And this is where Sherlock's day and all his plans really start to unravel. He was cultivating an image. Not a false image, but the best version of his true self. He was trying to be his best for John, because he wants John to be someone...he wants John to be his friend and he wants John to think he's the version of himself that Sherlock most wants to be. Did that make sense? Yes, it makes an awful lot of sense!
The difference, of course, is that (from what we can see) Mycroft is content to be the lonely puppet-master (I'd argue that if anyone has antisocial personality disorder, it's Mycroft)...whereas Sherlock actually wants friends, Sherlock wants to be loved, Sherlock is LONELY. And Sherlock's loneliness is something that Mycroft doesn't understand...which makes Sherlock lonelier and even more misunderstood, because not even his intellectual equal/better understands him. Yes again! I think it's really tragic that Mycroft doesn't understand what Sherlock wants and needs from him. Less meddling, less ordering about, more respect for his work, his lifestyle, his choices and more affection that is free from condescension, manipulation or a feeling of familial duty...
He's probably the type of person who puts things in boxes. People always make it sound like Sherlock really is a freak who doesn't understand emotions while all of us normal people handle them oh so perfectly! Relationships and human interactions are full of misunderstandings, of causing others pain, of ignoring each other and selfishly focussing on ourselves... Sherlock isn't worse than anybody else, he's just less shamming, less polite.
The clevest person (besides Sherlock) in this episode is a dead woman, and she has ALL of Sherlock's respect. Good point!
People assume Mycroft is good because he serves Queen and country, is polite, carries a harmless umbrella, and worries about his poor dear younger brother who suffers from such moods. But Mycroft is NOT fundamentally good in Sherlock's eyes. Sherlock is actually a better man than Mycroft is. Mycroft plays with lives on a VERY large scale. Couldn't agree more. Sherlock doesn't like it when people die. He asks John if he's alright after shooting the cabbie and wonders at how calm Irene is after her boobytrap killed one of the Americans. He tries to bring criminals to justice. He knows what's right and what's wrong. And in politics, those boundaries often blur...
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Date: 2013-07-01 05:06 pm (UTC)Yes, it makes an awful lot of sense!
The difference, of course, is that (from what we can see) Mycroft is content to be the lonely puppet-master (I'd argue that if anyone has antisocial personality disorder, it's Mycroft)...whereas Sherlock actually wants friends, Sherlock wants to be loved, Sherlock is LONELY. And Sherlock's loneliness is something that Mycroft doesn't understand...which makes Sherlock lonelier and even more misunderstood, because not even his intellectual equal/better understands him.
Yes again! I think it's really tragic that Mycroft doesn't understand what Sherlock wants and needs from him. Less meddling, less ordering about, more respect for his work, his lifestyle, his choices and more affection that is free from condescension, manipulation or a feeling of familial duty...
He's probably the type of person who puts things in boxes.
People always make it sound like Sherlock really is a freak who doesn't understand emotions while all of us normal people handle them oh so perfectly! Relationships and human interactions are full of misunderstandings, of causing others pain, of ignoring each other and selfishly focussing on ourselves... Sherlock isn't worse than anybody else, he's just less shamming, less polite.
The clevest person (besides Sherlock) in this episode is a dead woman, and she has ALL of Sherlock's respect.
Good point!
People assume Mycroft is good because he serves Queen and country, is polite, carries a harmless umbrella, and worries about his poor dear younger brother who suffers from such moods. But Mycroft is NOT fundamentally good in Sherlock's eyes. Sherlock is actually a better man than Mycroft is. Mycroft plays with lives on a VERY large scale.
Couldn't agree more. Sherlock doesn't like it when people die. He asks John if he's alright after shooting the cabbie and wonders at how calm Irene is after her boobytrap killed one of the Americans. He tries to bring criminals to justice. He knows what's right and what's wrong. And in politics, those boundaries often blur...
SMILES! IT'S LOVE!
Yes, it is!