Tyger Tyger

and then even smaller

I'm just going to skip rapidly over how I can't stand their Mycroft both as a portrayal of Mycroft and as a character and he seemed like a totally ridiculous character anyway who just seemed to race around in fast vehicles and shoot people and that's literally it? that's their idea of being a spy or secret agent or whatever? And how wasted Sophy felt and how most of Latimer's 'evilness' just seemed to be from making him sound """crazy""" and how infantile all the sibling bickering and yet more talk about Archie farting and the killing "baddies" and acting like it's fine to kill anyone and everyone and you'll never experience any legal or emotional consequences for that just so long as you deem them to be a "baddy" was and how absurd it was to keep drawing attention to John having been recently shot and put in a coma while he was doing more action stuff in this story than in most of the rest of them and how yet again Mariana barely got to do anything and just get to what the hell is this supposed to mean:

"MYCROFT (CONT’D) Your spider. There’s a silence MYCROFT (CONT’D) He.. will be dormant. For some time. Be alert when he returns. SHERLOCK Is that verified intelligence."

I had already observed that he was as sensitive to flattery on the score of his art as any girl could be of her beauty. — A Study in Scarlet

This was originally just incomprehensible screaming. Joel emery what are we doing. What was the point of that. Why did any of that happen. Just why in general??????

ughhhhhhhhh so we meet Latimer right? Big evil villain guy:

-threatens to shoot a woman (but NEVER DOES BY THE WAY)

-poisoned her brother

-torture (I think?)

-laughs evilly

-talks about stealing gold

-immediately considers fleeing when John Watson talks him into it calmly and offers to take the blame

obviously the scariest villain ever, am I right? His motivations were so grounded they took a few words to talk him out of. He's crAzY! He's gonna shoot you at any point! except he isn't! he doesn't fucking do that!!!!!! Until he feels threatened !

I CAN'T FUCKING EMPHASISE THIS ENOUGH. PEACE WAS AN OPTION. NOBODY HAD TO DIE.

and what happens?

What do you think could possibly happen?

EVERYONE GETS SHOT.

EVERYONE.

INCLUDING THE PROBABLY MENTALLY ILL GUY. INCLUDING BODYGUARDS WHO JUST WORKED FOR HIM. SHOT. FOR WANTING TO STEAL SOME FUCKING GOLD.

MYCROFT JUST FUCKING BURSTS IN AND CAUSES THAT??? FOR WHAT. FOR WHAT PURPOSE. JOEL EMERY WHY WOULD YOU WRITE THAT. except I know why it's because evil people and criminals deserve to die ! There is no nuance to this, they're trying to kill us so we kill them ! fucking war mentality !

It is !! an incredibly conscious decision !! to have Mycroft come in and shoot all the 'bad guys' !! That is not something that just had to happen john found a way out. John was written to find a way out but his peaceful solution was overruled.

'oh he was unjustly handing himself into authorities and covering for a kidnapper and torturer' EXCEPT SOPHIE AND PAUL ARE WITNESSES??? THEY CAN LITERALLY ALL ATTEST TO WHAT HAPPENED ONCE THEY'RE SAFE AND CATCH LATIMER FLEEING?? If they really wanted to include Mycroft they could have him be the one to bring authorities with him as they try to catch Latimer leaving??? Like. why are we pretending this is what should/ had to happen.

There is a logic here that 'bad guys' deserve to die because they're 'bad'. You want to know who else had that logic? Light MOTHERFUCKING Yagami. Do we call him just?? He was doing it for the 'right reasons'.

I editted an image I saw the original said " I was overstimulated/underestimated" I'm planing to make a drawing with sheriarty with this idea

??????

Sure people can do whatever they want forever but sometimes it feels like it's just lazy characterisation, lazy plot tropes throwing in whatever 'evil villain' character comes to mind first when there are probably other characters way better suited to be portrayed as abusive in some way if you desperately want to write about Holmes or whoever being assaulted. And it does feel sometimes like people think there's some canonical basis for this what with how it keeps getting used repeatedly, when there is nothing canonically that indicates Moran is a rapist or sexual abuser (if anything there are things that suggest he isn't abusive in that way) Since I have seen this for Moran far more than Moriarty I think, it also feels like people are just ignoring the kind of character Moran actually is and the kind of role he takes and just think he's the violent animalistic 'stupid sidekick' and all he's really good for is brutality and sexual violence.

These guys will be available in my store in the next few days but now I'm curious, would anyone be interested in customs? Could be a pet, an OC or just another animal you'd like to see.

Price is subject to change but I'm thinking it would be around the $70-80 USD mark for the whole commission (custom design plus physical charm), plus shipping (which is usually in the $3-6 range). If you wanted multiple copies of the same design the subsequent copies would be significantly cheaper than the initial cost.

I cannot ship to the EU or Northern Ireland. I generally ship everywhere else when possible, with some exceptions.

❗️Рашистський БПЛА вбив тварин у Харківському зоопарку, — мер Терехов.

Дрон влучив поруч із віварієм, де утримувалися кролі, морські свинки та інші дрібні тварини. На жаль, кілька з них загинули.

Немає слів...орки воюють з їжаками та морськими свинками.

📸📹: ДСНС Харківщини

❗️Russian Nazis launched a UAV to kill animals at the Kharkiv Zoo, — Mayor Terekhov.

The drone struck near the vivarium where rabbits, guinea pigs, and other small animals were kept. Unfortunately, several of them were killed.

It’s hard to find the words... orcs are at war with hedgehogs and guinea pigs.

📸📹: SES of Kharkiv Region

❗️Los nazis rusos lanzaron un dron para matar animales en el zoológico de Járkiv, — alcalde Terekhov.

El dron impactó cerca del vivario donde se mantenían conejos, cobayas y otros animales pequeños. Lamentablemente, varios de ellos murieron.

Es difícil encontrar palabras... los orcos están en guerra contra erizos y cobayas.

📸📹: SES de la región de Járkiv

❗️俄罗斯纳粹发射无人机杀害哈尔科夫动物园的动物，——市长捷列霍夫（Terekhov)

无人机击中了关押兔子、豚鼠和其他小动物的饲养所附近。遗憾的是，其中几只已经死亡。

难以言表……兽人竟然在与刺猬和豚鼠作战。

📸📹: 哈尔科夫地区国家紧急服务局 (SES)

❗️النازيون الروس أطلقوا طائرة مسيرة لقتل الحيوانات في حديقة حيوان خاركيف، — العمدة تيريخوف

أصابت الطائرة المسيرة موقعاً بالقرب من حظيرة الحيوانات الصغيرة حيث كانت تُحفظ الأرانب وخنازير غينيا وحيوانات صغيرة أخرى. للأسف، نفق عدد منها.

يصعب إيجاد الكلمات... الأورك يحاربون القنافذ وخنازير غينيا.

The Three Gables

The subdued omnipresent strain of period-typical racism that runs throughout the entire canon is at its worst in this shoddily plotted story. Though it gives us a hasty peek at the formidably under-used Langdale Pike, Holmes’ gossiping columnist friend, there is nothing that can redeem this adventure. Holmes is indeed a product of his time and privileged place in society, and as such displays a complex array of prejudicial attitudes, but it is hard to reconcile his relaxed mood at the conclusion of “The Yellow Face” with his aggressive racism toward the figure of Steve Dixie. The case itself is a rehash of an already twice-used plot, growing weaker each time: it is basically identical in premise to both the events of the Red-Headed League and the missing Garrideb, with clues that apparently no one but the reader picks up on, a Holmes with a remarkable absence of foresight, and the villain(ess) undeservedly getting away with her crime. One is left to wonder why it was considered for publication at all.