Subject: Re: Fic Pet Peeves
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Posted on: 2012-08-09 15:56:00 UTC

Yes. I cannot stand stupid!Watson fics. Misses something that's obvious to Sherlock, yes. But Watson running around, jumping to stupid conclusions, and generally acting like a moron (especially if it's so that Sherlock can save him) is just bad.

There is one person in the Sherlock Holmes universe who is an intellectual equal to Sherlock. It happens to be his brother. (Moriarty was dumb enough to suggest that they settle their differences by wrestling at a waterfall, so original works Moriarty doesn't quite count; he's dangerous because he has resources and Sherlock is outnumbered, not smart enough to take Sherlock on his own. Other portrayals he might match up, but you have to do it well.)

I also hate it when people write Sherlock as having no consideration for Watson at all. Or anything that makes me wonder why the heck the fanficton writer thinks they can share an apartment, if they can't deal with each other.

/mini rant. That felt good.

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