GRAPEPUREEZ!!

in bbc, sherlock rarely shows much emotion at all and he’s a bit of an asshat to everyone for the majority (keyword majority, I really enjoy the character development at the end) of the series. he shows no concern or fear ever until later in the series. he’s stuck up and kind of stuck in his own little bubble for most of the series too. john watson is also different from his own counterpart, he’s a bit more angry and more involved in relationships and such (correct me if I’m wrong, I haven’t finished arthur conan doyle’s series of books yet and I’ve plenty to go! hope I manage to finish it, it’s really interesting so far). not to mention other characters like lestrade and mycroft (especially mycroft’s relationship with sherlock)

in the original books (from what I’ve read) sherlock is much more welcoming. he shakes john’s hand when they are introduced to each other and isn’t as cold or demanding as bbc had made him out to be. when he makes deductions, he does so humbly, never really shows any hint of pride at his ability to deduce such complex details from just observation. he isn’t very stuck up, and has a nice brotherly relationship with mycroft (again only from what I’ve read!! please correct me if I am wrong) and is willing to admit that mycroft’s observational ability is indeed much better than his. he also was immediately willing to admit all his flaws to john and make sure he was comfortable living with him. I’m not too sure about john as for me it’s slightly difficult to explain or deduce his personality. he is writing from his perspective and I never quite see much of his dialogue, but I realise he’s much less awkward with sherlock the first time they met. he almost immediately took to calling sherlock his friend and they shared nice conversations. john was never forced to follow sherlock anywhere, neither was he dragged around too much. also just a side note but I find the rivalry between lestrade and gregson really fun to read.

but something I like about bbc sherlock is the different interpretations of characters. all sherlock series or movies (including all sherlock media. like granada [I should watch that soon] or that one dinosaur movie. I love that movie.) have different interpretations of the characters. the ones where robert downey jr acted in portrayed sherlock as slightly jealous of john’s other relationships. I liked john and sherlock’s relationship there because it was very sibling like. and the dinosaur movie’. sherlock was mumbling but that’s okay because there was a 7 foot tall CGI dinosaur and sherlock and john fought it. also lestrade had an incredibly strong cockney accent.

back to the topic of bbc sherlock, it’s modernised so that it takes place in the 2000s. sherlock is more mean there because nobody really has a clue what he’s saying most of the time. they don’t try to match his sort of not as “modern (?)” way of speech. they drive him up the walls. that’s why he’s so stuck up. he thinks his ability is ordinary and that others should be able to do it if he can. basically, he’s mad because nobody really can be on his level in terms of observational skill. that’s why he was such good friends with mary. because she was, in a way, as smart as or even more intelligent and witty than him. in the bonus episode of the series (the abominable bride, if I’m not wrong) when he is lost in his thoughts, he goes back to the time period in which the original sherlock holmes books took place. he might think he is born in the wrong time period (or rather it’s merely implied) or he could simply just be thinking about the possibilities. he seems happier and more carefree in that episode too. he’s actually willing to admit to being inferior to mycroft.

overall, I absolutely adore both versions of sherlock. both of them are amazing. if you dislike bbc’s sherlock, that’s totally okay!! but personally I love the individuality of character steven moffat and mark gatiss gave the cast. amazing actors on set too.

fuckkkj that went on for entirely too long I’m sorry for ranting so much