#elementary 3x07

THIS! A thousand timed this. A few years ago i would have given everything to hear something like this in BBC Sherlock. Yeah, Elementary might not feature openly queer characters in the main roles but it often features Sherlock who talks about self acceptance. Saying that Joan should not stick to traditional relationship concepts but haev the courage to explore new fields. He often points out that she would be much more happier with multiple partners at once, or with a woman.

“they are a trait to be accepted, not correct”

Can you believe that one day we actually might have an openly gay Sherlock and a struggeling bi Watson and Sherlock gives that speech? The power it would have! It alleeady has power now in Elementary but in such a context! Just wow!

Would her step-dad’s affair factor into the count in any way?

100% unchecked asshole genius. I think we're supposed to notice that half his asshole declarations turn out to be wrong but other than sighing, eyerolling, and "you mean water is wet?" statements there wasn't any pushback. And supposedly made okay by a brief statement of direct praise for work well done? And for all the blah blah blah case, they left out closure for Joan's original client.

There was one somewhat OOC conversation that had potential for connection between Joan and Sherlock as well as provided some scaffolding for her long-term love prospects, and she did get to check an earlier particularly crass and insulting comparison he smeared earlier in the ep, but the whole discussion sort of showed up out of nowhere and wasn't well integrated in this ep at all.

I can still see the threads of the long-term arcs they remembered to install this season, but I have never liked Sherlock less than in this episode.

And Ms Hudson! JFC what an utter waste, at least CC got paid but there was no reason given for her specifically to be there and they did nothing NOTHING NOTHING AT ALL with her character. I'm thoroughly disgusted. They should be ashamed.