I was listening to the Sign of Four recently (Sherlock & Co) and in part... 8? I think, when calling all of the group Mystery Incorporated characters, John called Sherlock, "Daphne", which idk, surprised me? I would have thought Watson would have him Velma or Fred, but no, Daphne.
Any normal person might write this off as nothing, or just a suggestion of Sherlock's queerness (or that John thinks Sherlock is queer) but because it's so... odd, to say the least, I'd like to think this means something more.
It could suggest that John views Sherlock as being wealthy and constantly putting himself into dangerous situations that he isn't equipped to save himself from (damsel in distress).
It could suggest that John views Sherlock as someone who on the surface seems like he's incapable and unable to do things, but is secretly very capable and has a variety of knowledge on things that others view as useless, when they're actually useful.
It could just mean that John thinks Sherlock is beautiful/handsome (but highly unlikely for this show, sorry jonklock/pod husbands/whatever the ship name is for this specific adaptation, I also ship them, but I don't think the creators will ever make it canon).
Overall, it's a very strange tie to his character, that leaves more room for analysis, not analysis on Sherlock himself though, on John rather, how he sees Sherlock.
Very intriguing piece of dialogue in my opinion, even if it's just John assigning each of his coworkers (and Toby) Mystery Incorporated/Scooby Doo characters.
