Subject: To be fair, what kind of name is Sherlock or Mycroft?
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Posted on: 2012-08-26 18:02:00 UTC
Also, it's mentioned that the Holmes' mother was a bit eccentric, and the fact that Enola is alone backwards becomes a plot point.
And Enola is a real name, actually. The Enola Gay was the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, and it was named after the pilot's mother.
A World Away: in which the Sue is married to the Doctor and Sherlock simultaneously.
I would love to deal with this with the help of either a Disentangler or at least someone who knows Doctor Who better than me, but the problem is that the author has stopped writing the story after one chapter, so... would it be too short for actual charges or anything, and do we have to factor in the author's acknowledgement that the story was a bad idea?
(Also the author has some other Sues on her profile, one of which is Rose Tyler's sister. Yeah.)
Why is the Sue messing with one of the greatest figures in classical literature?
You could try and MST it.
Particularly these words, but that was just. Stupid. Horribly stupid. I think you get more than one charge a sentence, a couple for the premise, and hopefully one for a stupid summary.
If you ever find one of these in a continuum I know more about (I know BBC Sherlock very well, not so much the Doctor) I'll be happy to come along for the ride to kill the stupid. As it is, you two crazy kids have fun detangling this one.
Have fun.
(I call Alexis Gilmore btw)
Aw man. Glad to see that a new Sherlock Sues Tumblr popped up - I tried running Sherlock Sue of the Day (inspired from Deleterius and Potter Sue of the Day) for a while, but I have problems sticking to projects, so it fell asleep...
Now all I need is to get a pair of Agents and then we can unite and kill all the Sherlock Sues. *evil grin*
Hmmm... I cannot decide if my least favorite of the suvian species are the "Sherlock's sister" types or the "Sherlock/OC" types. (In ACD Holmes, it's the pairing sue, because Sherlock is expressly stated to be asexual, actually more than once in canon.)
I think I'll kill off the "Sherlock's big sis Layne" one.
...for both of those. Enola Holmes and Mary Russell.
I'd really like to know how the PPC treats published Holmesian badfics, especially of the Beekeeper's Apprentice ilk. (I have no idea how good or bad Enola is in terms of quality of characterisation.)
I read those a few years ago. They were all right - nothing terribly special, but nothing particularly bad, either. From what I remember, for the most part Enola did her own thing and stayed out of her more famous brothers' way. It didn't really have to have been a Sherlock Holmes-dreivative at all. It probably would have been more enjoyable if it was something entirely unrelated.
That said, non-canon siblings of canon characters are very hard to do well, and most "Sherlock's sister" stories I've seen are inane or godawful. So that's true.
Also, it's mentioned that the Holmes' mother was a bit eccentric, and the fact that Enola is alone backwards becomes a plot point.
And Enola is a real name, actually. The Enola Gay was the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, and it was named after the pilot's mother.
Somehow "Sherlock" (comes from an english surname) and "Mycroft" (also coming from an english surname)just don't seem to fit it, though.
Of course, anything is better than when they name some Holmes Sister Sue something like Lauren or Ashley... Brrr.
Though admittedly I see Violet used a lot more for Holmes's mother (and Siger for his father).
Used a lot, you say? So that's why it's stuck in my head that Mummy Holmes would be Violet...
Daddy Holmes in turn pokes me usually with a name from mythology or medieval times. Siger I have not heard of, but Sigurd or Siegfried (both close enough to Siger) strike me as very likely possibilities.
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... And hopefully I'll never have to use that information, because I don't plan on ever seeking out anything pertaining to the Beekeeper's Apprentice.
Another charge would be if they warped her or Holmes out of character established by the BA canon (or not specified by that and specified by ACD) if I understand your post correctly. Good to know.
(Or perhaps, a series of collaboration missions, because I've also discovered Twilight/Sherlock crossover The Strange Life of Isabella Holmes where I'm not sure whether that's Bella Swan or a (even moreso) Mary Sue Replacement of Bella Swan.)
I actually felt nauseous reading the fic, to be honest. Really, really nauseous.
I got to ' I rushed down the stairs in my usual Feline grace, God, I loved disguises!' Then I felt like punching something and had to close the browser window to make sure that this "something" wouldn't end up being my laptop.
An what Was with the Random capitalization of Words?
Anyway, I would love to do some sort of collaboration mission!
I'm lilywinterwood@gmail.com; chuck me an email whenever you're ready to take on these two... crossover Sues.